The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-10

condition above set forth
Resolved That committee be appointed by the Speaker
TO examine into the laws in relation 10 the printing lot
the House Of Representatives the prices paid therefor
and the duties of the Public Printer whose duty ~ sh
be to report thereon with the least practicable delay 10
geher with such change Improvement therein as tey
may deem advisable
The substitute offered by Mr. SMITH, Of Virginia, is as
follows
Resolved That committee of - be appointed by the
Speaker into the laws in relation 10 the print
ing for the House of Representatives the prices paid
therefor and the duties of the Public Printer whose duty
ii shall be to report thereon with the least practicable
delay together with such change improvements therein
az they may deem advisable
And Be further rcsolrof That until such report and ac-
ton thereon by this House. the election OF Public Printer
shall be postponed and that in the mean time, the
Clerk of the House shall such printing executed ON
the best terms practicable may be required by te
House.
Mr. HOUSTON moved that the blanks be filled by the
insertion of the word seven.
There being no objection, the motion was agreed To-
The demand for the previous question was seconded
ayes 95 95-the Speaker voting in the afnrma-
tive
The question recurring 'shal the main question be
now put p it was taken and decided in the Affirmative
yeas ll6, nays "a.
Mr. BANKS, of Massachusetts then moved that the
resolution of Mr. Houston be laid the table which
motion not agreed to-yeas 81, nays l26.
The question then taken upon the substitute and
il decided in the negatiye--yeas VI, nays llo-as
follows
YEAS-Messrs Abbott, Anderson, Andrews, Banks,
Bennett, Billnghurt, Bingham, Blair Bliss, Brayton
Buffinton Burlingame Burroughs Case Chafee, Clark
of Connecticut, Clawson, Clark b Cochrane OF New
York Colfax Comins, Covode, Cragn, Curtis, Damrell,
Davis of Massachusetts, Davis of Iowa. Dawes Dick Dodd
Durfee Edie Fenton Foster Giddings Gilman, Gilmer
Goodwin Granger, Grow Hall of Massachusetts,, Har-
LAM Harris of Maryland Horton Howard, Kellogg, Kel-
sey, Klgore, Knapp, Kunkel OF pennsylvania leech,
Letter Loveoy Marshall of Kentucky, Maynard, Nor
gam Morrill,, Morris of Pennsylvania Morse OF New
York. Morse of Maine, Mott, Murray, Nichols, DIN,
Parker Petit Pike, Potter, Pottle, Rcaud, Htchie,
Robbins, Roberts, Royce, Sherman of Ohio, Sherman
of New York Smith OF Virginia, Spinner, Stanton,
Stewart of Pennsylvania Tappan Thayer, Tompkins,
Wade, Walbrdge, Waldron, Walton, Washbune of
Wisconsin, Washbume of Illinois. Washbum OF Maine,
Wilson, and Zollicofer-9l.
NAYS-Messrs Adran, ALL Arnold, Atkins, Avery,
Barksdae Bocock, Bonham, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Bur
nett Burns Campbell, Caskie Chapman, Clark of New
York. Clark OF Missouri, Clay, Clemens, Cngman Cobb,
John Cochrane of New York, Cockerill Cox, Craig of
Missouri Crawford Curry, Davidson, Davis OF Indiana,
Davis of Mississippi Dewart Dmmick, Dowdell Elliott,
English, Faulkner, Florence Foley Gartrel ellis,
Harris of Illinois, Haskin Hatch, Hawkins, Hickman,
Hopkins, Houston, Hughes Huyler, Jackson Jewett,
of Tennessee j. CLANCY Jones' Owen Jones keitt
Kelly Kunkel of Maryland, Lamar, Lawrence, Leidy,
Letcher Maclay McKibbin Mcqueen, Marshall Of Hli-
nois Mason Miles, Miller, Mson, Montgomery, Moore,
Morris of Illinois, Niback Pendeton Peyton Phelps,
Phillips, Powell Qutman, Ready Reagan Reilly, Ruff
fin Russell Sandge Savage Scales Scott Soaring, Sew
ard Shaw of Illinois, Shaw Of North Carolina Shorter,
Sickles Singleton, Smith Of illinois, Smith OF Tennes
see Stalworh, Stephens, Stevenson Stewart of Mary
land Talbot, Taylor of Louisiana, Ward Warren, Wat
kins, White, Whitley, Winslow, Wortendyke, Wright
of Georgia, and Wright of Tennessee-lls,
The question recurring upon the original resolution,
the vote taken and it decided in the afiiTma-
tive--yeas 100, nays s2-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Adran, ALL, Anderson, Arnold, Atkins,
Barksdale Bishop, Bocock, Bonham, Bowie, Boyce,
Branch Burnett, Burns, Campbell, Caskie, Chapman,
Clark of Missouri, Clay Clemens, Clingman, Cobb,
John Cochrane, Cockerll, Cox, Craig of Missouri,
Crawford Curry, Davidson, Davis of Indiana, Davis
of Mississippi, Dewart,. Dmmck, Dowdell, Edmund
son, English, Faulkner Florence Foley, Garnett,
Gartrell, ellis, Gimer, Goode Greenwood, Gregg,
Groesbeek, Hall of Ohio, Harris of Illinois, Has
kim Hawkins, Hickman, HILL Hopkins, Houston,
Hughes Huyer Jackson Jewett Jones of Tennessee j.
CLANCY Jones' Owen Jones, Kett Kelly, Kunkel of Mary
land Lamar, Ledy, Letcher, Maclay Mckibbin, Nc
Queen Marshall of Illinois, Mason, Miles, Miller Mill
son. Montgomery, Moore Morris of Illinois, Mott, Nib
lack Pcndleton Peyton, Phelps, Phillips, Powell, Quit
man. Reagan, Reilly, Rutn, Russell, sandidge, Savage,
Scales, Scott, Seward Shaw of Illinois, Shaw OF North
Carolina shorter Siclles Singleton, Smith Of Illinois,
Smith of Tennessee, Staworth Stephens, Stevenson,
Stewart of Maryland, Talbot Taylor of New York. Tay
lor of louisiana Ward, Warren, Watkins, White White
lev Winslow Wortendyke, Wright of Georgia, Wright
of Tennessee, and Zollicoffer-l20.
Nays essrs. Abbott, Andrews Banks Bnghurst,
Bingham Blair, Bliss, Bayton, Bufinton, Burlingame,
Burroughs Case, Chaiee Clark of Connecticut Clawson
Clark b. Cochrane, Comins Covode, Cagin Damrell, Da
Wis of Maryland Davis of Massachusetts,, Dawes Dean
Dick Dodd, Durfee, Ede, Fenton Foster, Giddings,
Gilman Goodwin, Granger, Grow, Hall OF Massachusetts,,
Harlan Horton Howard, Kellogg Kelsey, Kilgore,
Knapp Leech, Letter, Ioveoy Marshall of. Kentucky,
Maynard Morgan Morrill, Morse of New York Morse of
Maine Murray Nichols Olin, Parker Petit Pike, Pot
ter Pottle Richie, Robbins Roberts, Royce, Sherman
of Ohio Sherman of New York, Spinner, Stanton Stew
art of Pennsylvania Tappan, Thayer Thompson, Tomp
kins Wade, Walbridge Waldron, Walton, Washbune of
Wisconsin, Washburne of Illinois, Washburn of Maine,
Wilson, and Wood-82,
The SPEAKER then announced that nominations for
Printer of the House were in order.
Mr. BoCoCK, of Virginia, nominated Mr.. Charles B.
Steadman, of Ohio.
M Weston of the District of Columbia
The following gentlemen were appointed telles TO take
the vote Messrs BococK WAsBHURN of Maine, HuGHEs,
and ZoILICoFfER,
The vote was taken, and the teers reported
For Mr. Steadman- ------------------ III
For Messrs. Gales s. Seaton-
The whole number Of votes cast ia necessary to
a choice 10S Mr. Steadman, having received majority
of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected.
The following is the vote in detail
For Mr. Seadu,aa Messrs.. Adrain, Ali, Arnold, At
kins Avery Barksdale, Bishop Bocock, Bonham,
Bowie, Boyee Branch, Burnett Burns, Caske, Chapman,
Clark of New York, Clark of Missouri, Clay, Clemens
Clingman Cobb John Cochrane of New York. Cooke
rill, Cox, Craig of Missouri Crawford, Curry, David