Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-19
for sps.L.r Of thi. Hou.s, Hon. Thomas g. BOOOek, Of

for Speaker Of this House. Hon. Thomas 8. Bocock Of
Virginia
M. FOorE referred in brief bat eloquent terms to
the eminent qualifications Of Mr. BococK tor the position
to which be nominated him. and confident that such
was the general esteem 10 which be was held through
oat the entire onederscy that his election would be
unanimously ratified by the House. No other member
being put In nomination,
Mr. COBB put the question to the House, and Mr.
BococK was elected, We believe, unanimously, as We
could hear no diEentins voices
hessrs FooIE and BoYcf we're appointed committee
to inform Mr. BococK of bis election, and conduct MIN
to the Chair. These gentlemen having performed tna'
duty, and Gov. Co.'s having vacated the Cnair,
M. soesker BOCOOK returned his thanks in aspeech
marked throughout by vgor appropriateness and elo
ouepce Az this speech will be published, We would
oay dstrac from lis merits BY further silusion 70 H. e.
pecially we're 90 much eDgroeaed curing is ue
livery that we found Il impossible to attend 70 our
notes
message was received from the Senate informing
the House that that body had organized by elecng H.
n T. HUsrKA President pro tenn, and ). d. Nssn' See
Rotary.
of the Provisional Congress be adopted the rules Of
this House until permanent rules shall be adopted and
that Committee be appointed to prepare such ruies
1.-The SPEAKER announced that the election OF
Clerk was the next business in order, whereupon noni-
nations made as follows, each gentleman ofeny
but earnestly urging the clsims OF bis nominee -,
By Mr.. Pryor Of Va, hictes W. oiusney, Esq' oi
Tennessee.
By Mr.. Curry Of Ala, Emmett Dixon Esq, OF Geor-
gia. MI
By Mr. Lyon Of Va, James Mcdonald Eiq, Of Vir'
ginia.
b. Mr. Vest Of Mo-, Thomas G. johnson Esq., Of Ms
souri,.
The speaker appointed hsssrs. Pryor. Curry, Lyons,
and Vest tellers The frst ballot announced by
Mr. Pryor, as follows: Dixon SO, Olusksy rs johnson
81 McDonald5 z. Total s7-no choice. Before the sec,
ond ballot was taken Mr. Lyons withdrew the name Oh
James Mcdonald Esq.
Result of the End bslot-DiIon Al, Cluskey ~ 1onn
son H. No choice.
Mr.. PRYOR announced the sd ballot, as follows:
Dixon A. Oluskey 20, johnson II. Total number Of
votes cas-. ST. So Emmett Dixon, Eq, Of Georgia, was
declared duly elected Mr. Dixon took the oath oil ONCE
and snterad upon bis duties.
Mr. SMITH, OF Va, moved that the Senate De III
formed that this House organized by the eecon
of Thomas s. Bocock, Of Virginia, as Speaker anu Ln
NETT Dixon as Clerk, and that the Executive also'
be informed that the House Is ready to receive any
communication he may have to make. The SPEAhEh
appointed on said Committee, hessrs. Smith, oil 'iI'
eiuia, Chiffon of Aabam. and A. R. Wright OF George.
memorial was presented from Judson r Johnson
of Arkansas contesting the scat OF Augustus d. Tar
lend which read by the Clerk, and, on motion, was
laid upon the table.
morrow Of o'clock, meet the Senate in this hall, Tor
the purpose Of counting the votes for President and
| Vice President OF the Confederate States.
The House then proceeded to the election OF Door
keeper.
NJ. SEXTON nominated R. Il. Wynn and Mr.. II. W.
BRUCE nominated L. D. Gilbert On the frat ballot
Mr.. Wynn received 81 votes and was declared duly
elected.
An Intellectual effort was made to create the office oil
SergeAnt-atArms after which the House adjourned to
tomorrow at IL, n.