Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-08
Second BalIot-W. L. Martin II, John
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Second Ballot-W. L. Martin II, John
Martin %, and Keeble %.
RECESS.
On motion of Mr.. Senter, the House took
recess until two O'Clock, at which hour the
Chairman called the House to order.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
Third Ballot-W. L. Martin 10, John Mar
tin &c, Keeble 81, and Miller (Mr. Martin, of
Shelby l.
Mr.. Edwards nominated Jas. P. Mcdowell
candidate for Speaker.
Filth BallOt-W. L. Martin 16, John Mar
tn 20, keeble 81, and Mcdowell 9.
Mr.. Mcdowell.
Sixth BaIlot-W. L. Martin, Il, John
Martin %. keeble p, and Miller 1.
Seventh BallOt-W. L. Martin IL. John
Martin %. Keeble %. and Miller 1.
Eighth Ballot-W. L. Martin IL. John
Martin 20, Keeble %, Miller l, and
Meek l.
Ninth Ballot-W. L. Martin II. John
Martin %, Keeble %, Miller 1, Meek 1. and
Fleming 1.
Tenth Ballot-W. L. Martin I6 John
Martin Is, Keeble p, Miller, ,, Fleming II,
and Willard L.
Eleventh Ballot-W. L. Martin I6. Jno.
Martin p, Keeble %, Miller 1, Fleming l.
Dunlap l, and Lockhart l.
Mr.. w. L. MARTIN, of Wilson, then. in a
few well conceived remarks, thanked the
friends who had supported him for the Speak
ership, and said he would not longer stand in
the way of an organization of the House, and
asked his friend Caruthers to Withdraw his
name, which he did.
Twelfth Ballot-Martin, of Shelby, 81, and
Keeble 81
The CHAIRMAN thereupcn declared Mr..
keeble duly and constitutionally elected
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MIR. Martin conducted the Speaker elect to
the Chair.
On assuming the chair, Mr. Speaker KEE-
BILE said:
Representatives 1 am overwhelmed with a
sense of inability to discharge well the high
duties imposed upon me by your partiality.
Totally inexperienced in parliamentary
rules, and unlearned in its law, | RELY upon
your wisdom to direct me and your assist
ance to supply my deficiencies. l can only
promise the effort of impartiality towards
you and stern fidelity TO the interests OF the
country.
invoke your charity for my errors. your
cooperation in sustaining the Government
of the Confederate States in the pending
struggle for the great principles of free speech,
free press, and that all governments are
founded On the consent of the governed. Ii
will be our duty to aid in sustaining our ar
IliitS III tlt u-iu dkkl 10 4lcltl the utfk SlRtl-
ow OF want from the hearth of the absent SOL
der. Accept, Representatives, for the honor
you have conferred, my profession Of the pro-
foundest gratitude.
PRINCIPAL CLERK.
The Speaker declared the election of Priu-
cipal Clerk in order.
Mr.. Dunlap nominated Fred. S. DeWolfe
Mr.. Robb nominated Samdel Y. Brown, of
Cheatham county.
The first ballot resulted for DeWolfe IS.
and Brown %. Mr. DeWolfe was thereupon
declared duly elected.
FIRST ASSISTANT CLERK
For First Assistant Clerk tae names of
MeSsrs. John NJ. Van Dyke L. C. Russ. VIM.
Parks, 4 q Norvell aud Thomas E Russ
wurm were put in nomination. On the 5th
ballot, Russwurm, having received MAORI
ty of the votes cast, was declared duly
elected.
EXERCISING CLERK.
For Second Assistant (Engrossing) Clerk.
the names of Messrs w NJ Brewer, Wm II
Mott, Thos Shelton. Thomas Bateman,
Henry Liggett aud + DOdd were put in nomi-
nation. On the fourth ballot Mr Liggett, hav-
ing received a majority Of the votes cast. was
declared elected
On motion of Mr. Laws the House adjourn
ed to nine O'Clock tomorrow morning