The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-02-06


Mr.. Grow gave notice OF his intention k
introduce homestead bill.
Mr.. Washburne, oil ILL.,, gave notice of bill
intention to introduce q bill amendat0ry o.
the steamboat law, and also River ant
Harbor bill.
MIR. Sherman moved to proceed to the cleo
ton of Clerk, previous to which there wal
| q call of the House.
Mr.. Schwartz nominated Mr.. Forney.
Mr.. Smith, OF Va, nominated Mr.. J. G.
Allen, the late Clerk.
Mr.. Nelson nominated Mr.. Taylor, of Ten,
nessee.
Mr.. Cobb, nominated Mr.. Lawson, Of Ala
The Speaker appointed Elliott, Whitley
Smith, Of Va, and Maynard tellers.
The ballot resulted: Whole number, 22l
necessary TO q choice, Ill; Forney, liz
Allen, N; Taylor, %; Lawson, 8; Nick can, 2.
/ On motion Of Mr.. Sherman the House pro-
ceeded to the election of Sergesnt-at- Arms.
Mr.. Bocook nominated the present mourn
bent, Mr.. Glossbrenner; said he Was the best
officer who had filled that office, aud against
whom not one complaint had been made.
Mr.. Harris, of Md, nominated Ell. A. Hoff-
man, OF Md.
Garrett nominated j. G. Allen, who, he
said, had been steady and consistent Dem
ocrat, and had never voted for the exclusion
OF naturalixed foreigners from the privile-
ges TO ghich they were entitled. He be-
lieved Mr.. III. was elected TO former Con-
gress y1Know Nothings and supported the
proscriptive principles and policy Of the X.
N. party. [Cries of order from the Repub-
lican side.
He commended to the admiration Of the
country the fact that the party whose chief
desire for organisation was, as MIR. Sherman
had asserted, that they might expose the
corruption of the Administration, had inau-
gurated their proceedings ny eseesiag -,
Clerk man who, by q committee of this
House, has been found guilty Of malfeas-
Ance.
Cries from the Republicans, order.
MIR. Houston inquired whether MIR. Hoff-
man was not nominated or recommended as
a rumor said, by the Black Republican eau
Gus yesterday.
Mr.. Garrett thanked God that he was no.
q member of that caucus, but be understood
the fact to be as Mr.. Houston had stated
lie withdrew the nomination of Allen.
Messrs. Bocock, Harris, OF Md, Colfax
and Garrett were appointed tellers.
Before the vote was announced MIR. For
ney was sworn in as CLERK.
Mr.. Hoffman, as Sergeant at Arms, re-
ceived la votes Glossbrenner 62.
The Speaker declared MIR. Hoffman elected.
Mr.. Covode gave notice of his intention to
introduce bill for the purpose of raising
revenue TO meet the current expenses of the
Government for preventing frauds on the
revenue, and for protecting iron, coal and
other articles.
Several gentlemen on the Democratic side
objected to the motion.
Mr.. Sherman moved when the House adj
journed, it be till Monday
MIR. Crawford wished to know whether this
was desired by the Speaker In order that the
latter, 10 the meantime, appoint the stand
Ing committees.
MIR. Sherman replied that the committees
would not be announced Def ore Wednesday,
but bis friends wanted some time to arrange
for the election of the remaining officers of
the House.
Hughes wantedsthe Post Office Deficiency
bill passed now; if il was not, the country
would see on whom the responsibility rested.
Leake said the reason assigned by Sher-
man was net sufficient to induce the Demo
Gratis to assent to an adjournment till Mon
day.
Sherman replied that by meeting then they
could do nothing, as single objection would
prevent the Post Office bill being acted upon
as the rules require. Ii shall frat be refer
red TO the Com. on Ways and Means.
MIR. Leake-Do you want to caucus to-
Sherman.--Yo may have one.
Houston.-Let US stay here and finish the
election of officers.
The question on adjournment till Monday
was decided in the affirmative by l6 ma
jority.
Phelps asked and obtained leave to make
an appropriation to the p. @. Department
for the last fiscal and part of this year. He
moved II be referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, pending
which the House adjourned
MIR. Fornes,s election az Clerk or the
House was effected by the votes of all pres.
ent who had voted for Speaker Pennington,
together with those of ii. r. Clark and Riggs.
and with the exception Of Mr.. Davis, of Nd.
Mr. Hoffman also received the votes Of the
Republicans and half the American vote, and
was thus elected:
Seven Americans, viz: Maynard, Moore
OF Ky, Qnarles, Stokes, Hattop, and Smith
OF N. c., voted for Underwood.
MIR. Glossbrenner, in addition to the Dem.
ocratic votes, received those OF Messrs. Bo.
ligney, Bristol, Hartman, Hill, Leech OF
y. O., and Vance, who belonged to the
Southern Opposition.
Hon. @. b. Cochrane writes to q friend
here that he will soon return, and instead of
being patient in o lunatic asylum, be 10 liv.
ing With the family Of DR.. Gray the Super.
intendent, having gone to Utica, to obtain his
medical advice for chronic consumption and
rheumatism.
MIR. Scott gave notice Of bill to establish
. railroad and telegraph line between Cali
fornia and the Atlantic.
The Republicans will meet in conference
Tomorrow on the subject Of the election Of
Doorkeeper and Postmaster.
NEw LAW FIRx.--Our esteemed fellow cit
lSen and excellent lawyer, the Hon. J. A..
Goodrich, has associated with him d. q.
Scroggs, Esq, late Of Cincinnati, who has