The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

Mr., Schwartz, of Pennsylvania, nominated FL,
Clerk, john w. Forney, of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Smith, Of Virginia, nominated James G.
Allen, of Illinois, the late Clerk
Mr.. Nelson, Of Tennessee, nominated Ma.
thaniel G. Taylor, of Tennessee.
MIR. Cobb, of Alabama, nominated David L.
Dalton, Of Alabama. ~ .i.tf- .s
The House then proceeded to vote riod rocs
for Clerk, with the following result z
For Mr.. torney 90, av-o r-a fa- liz
For MIR. Allen - =. r. II
/ For Mr.. Taylor -eA :. gr -safs - %
For Mr.. Dalton e- z-- - ri
For Mr.. McKnew -oS. /
The whole number of votes was 22l: neces.
sary for a choice, III; and John w. Forney,
OF Pennsylvania, having received more than
that number, tviz: liz votes, was declared duly
elected fn''A'e - ~ 18s
Subsequently, Mr.. Forney appeared, received
the oath OF of6ce, and entered upon the dis
charge Of his duties.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, moved that the House
proceed to vote rioa roce for Sergeant,at arms
for the Thirty-sixth Congress; which motion
was agreed to.
Mr., Bocock, of Virginia, nominated for Ser
geantatsrms Mr.. A. j. Glossbrenner, of Penn
sylvania, the present Sergeant-at-arms.
Mr. harris, of Maryland, nominated Hon.
m8TylaHQ.
The House then proceeded TO vote for a Ser
geantat-arms, with the following result: 4
For Mr.. Hoffman o. ia F.
For Mr. Glossbrenner . 90 4
For Mr.. Underwood 7
The whole number of votes was 2l3; neces-
sary for choice, l01. And Henry w. Hoff-
man, OF Maryland, having received more than
majority of all the votes, (yiz: LA votes, was
declared duly elected.
On motion by Mr. winslow, of North Caro-
lima, the Speaker was authorized to appoint the
standing committees of the House.
Mr.. Spinner, OF New York, offered the follow.
ing resolution: III. e,-r1 ~. l.. ...I...l. I
Resolred, That there be paid, ont of the con-
tingent fund of the House, 70 James C. Allen,
late Clerk, in addition to the salary allowed him
by law, eight dollars per diem for the additional
service performed by him from the 4th day of
December, 1859, to the Sd of February, 1860. I
After some debate, the resolution was reject
ed-yeas 70, nays l3l. da7
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, said he proposed to
move that the House adjourn, but preliminary
to that he moved that when the House adjourn,
it be to meet on Monday next
Several members on the Democratic side in
CURED what was the object of adjourning over.
Mr. Sherman said it was to make arrange
ments to complete the organization.
Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, hoped they would
consent to pass the Post Office bill before ad-
journing over.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the mo-
ton, thatwhen the House adjourn, it be to meet
on Monday, and the motion was agreed to
yeas lib, nays 81. aif.aa aefI as
MIR. Phelps, of Missouri, asked unanimous
consent to introduce the following bill
A BILL making appropriations to defray the
deficiency in the appropriations for the ser
vice OF the Post Office Department for the
fiscal year ending 30th June, 1859, and in
part for the support of the Post Office De-
partment for the fiscal year ending the 3Oth
June, 1860.
1.-THE bill appropriates $lO,S9S,oOO for the
objects indicated in the title.
After some discussion
Mr. Phelps moved that the bill be referred
TO the Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union, and then moved that the House ad-
journ; which was agreed to.
Accordingly, at twenty minutes before four
o'clock, the House adjourned to Monday next