Henry Williams, William Wilkins, Joseph A. Woodward, Joseph A. Wright, Jacob S. Yost, and Mr. Speaker. The following named members voted for MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE, viz: John Quincy Adams, John B. Ashe, Daniel M. Barringer, Daniel D. Barnard, Milton Brown, Jeremiah Brown, Joseph Buffington, Charles H. Carroll, Absalom H. Chappell, Samuel Chilton, Thomas L. Clingman, Jacob Collamer, Henry Y. Cranston, Edward Cross, Garrett Davis, Edmund Deberry, James Dellet, John Dickey, David W. Dickinson, Hamilton Fish, Elias Florence, Solomon Foot, Henry Frick, Joshua R. Giddings, Willis Green, Joseph Grinnell, Henry Grider, John J. Hardin, Alexander Harper, Charles Hudson, Washington Hunt, Joseph R. Ingersoll, James Irvin, Michael H. Jenks, Perley B. Johnson, Daniel P. King, Abraham R. McIlvaine, George P. Marsh, Edward J. Morris, William A. Moseley, Henry Nes, Willoughby Newton, Thomas J. Patterson, Joseph H. Peyton, J. Phillips Phoenix, Elisha R. Potter, Alexander Ramsey, Kenneth Rayner, Charles M. Read, George B. Rodney, Charles Rogers, Samuel C. Sample, Robert C. Schenck, William T. Senter, Albert Smith, Andrew Stewart, William P. Thomasson, Daniel R. Tilden, Asher Tyler, Joseph Vance, John I. Vanmeter, Samuel F. Vinton, John White, Robert C. Winthrop, Henry A. Wise, and William Wright. Recapitulation of the vote for Clerk. For Caleb J. McNulty For Matthew St. Clair Clarke Whole number of votes Necessary to a choice 124 66 190 96 Caleb J. McNulty having received a majority of the whole number of votes given in, was declared duly elected Clerk of this House. The said Caleb J. McNulty appeared; when the oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and the oath truly and faithfully to discharge the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and abilities, as prescribed in the act of the 1st June, 1790, entitled "An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths," were administered to him by the Speaker; and he thereupon entered upon the duties of his office. In pursuance of notice heretofore given, Mr. Charles J. Ingersoll asked and obtained leave, and introduced a bill (No. 1) to refund the fine imposed on General Andrew Jackson; Which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. A motion was made by Mr. Vance, at 4 o'clock, that the House do adjourn; which the House refused to do. Mr. McKay moved the following resolution: Resolved, That the House now proceed to the election of printer of this House for the twenty-eighth Congress, whose compensation shall be the same that was allowed to the printer of this House for the twentysixth Congress, subject to such alterations as may be made in the joint resolution of the 3d of March, 1819, "directing the manner in which the printing of Congress shall be executed, fixing the prices thereof, and providing for the appointment of a printer, or printers." A motion was made by Mr. Gilmer to amend this resolution, by adding thereto as follows: "and that the printer who may be elected by this House shall continue to serve until the close of the present Congress, unless it shall in the mean time be provided by law that the public patronage of the Government shall be separated from the political press; in which event, his service shall cease." And pending the question on this amendment, The House, at ten minutes after 4 o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1843. On motion of Mr. Burke, and by the unanimous consent of the House, The resolution received yesterday from the Senate, for the appointment of a joint committee on the expenditure of moneys appropriated for the library of Congress, was taken up, and concurred in by the House. Mr. Burke, Mr. Marsh, and Mr. Maclay, were appointed the said committee on the part of this House. Mr. Newton presented a memorial of William L. Goggin, of the State of Virginia, setting forth his claim to a seat in the House of Representatives, according to the constitution and laws of Virginia, in place of the honorable Thomas W. Gilmer, and praying to be admitted thereto; which memorial was ordered to be referred to the Committee of Elections, when the said committee shall have been appointed. The Speaker left the chair, and substituted Mr. Beardsley, of New York, as Speaker pro tem, when Mr. John Quincy Adams presented a memorial of John M. Botts, of the State of Virginia, contesting the right of the honorable John W. Jones to a seat in the House of Representatives of the United States as the Representative of the sixth congressional district of Virginia, according to the constitution and laws of Virginia, and praying to be admitted a member of the said House, in place of the said John W. Jones; which memorial was ordered to be referred to the Committee of Elections, when the said committee shall have been appointed. Mr. Charles J. Ingersoll gave notice of leave to introduce a bill in relation to copyright. The Speaker announced, as the business first in order, the consideration of the resolution offered yesterday by Mr. McKay, relating to the election of a public printer, and the price to be paid for public printing, and the amendment of Mr. Gilmer thereto; which was pending when the House adjourned yesterday. Mr. White submitted a question of order: that the first business in order was the consideration of the motion of Mr. Chappell, made yesterday, to amend the journal of Tuesday, the 5th instant; the consideration of which motion, by a vote of the House yesterday, was postponed until this day. The Speaker decided that, inasmuch as the consideration of the motion of Mr. Chappell was postponed for a special purpose, (that is, that the House might proceed to the election of a printer,) the motion to amend the journal will not come up again in order, until the motion in relation to the election of a printer is disposed of. From this decision Mr. White took an appeal to the House; And the question being put, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? It was decided in the affirmative, Yeas, Nays, 55 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— Mr. Joseph H. Anderson Archibald H. Arrington Jacob Brinkerhoff Edward Cross Alvan Cullom Paul Dillingham, jr. Richard French Mr. Thomas W. Gilmer Moses Norris, jr. Those who voted in the negative are Mr. John Quincy Adams John B. Ashe Daniel M. Barringer Daniel D. Barnard James A. Black Heary Y. Cranston Garrett Davis John W. Davis James Dellet Joan Dickey David W. Dickinson Hamil.on Fish Mr. Elias Florence Henry Frick Joshua R. Giddings Mr. John Pettit Emery D. Potter Orville Robinson Mr. Thomas J. Patterson Daniel R. Tilden Asher Tyler Samuel F. Vinton John White Robert C. Winthrop The House then resumed the consideration of the said resolution submitted by Mr. McKay; the question being on the amendment thereto, offered by Mr. Gilmer yesterday. Mr. McKay then modified his resolution, at the suggestion of Mr. Cross, by inserting, after the word "be," the word "hereafter." And the question was then put, Will the House agree to the amendment of Mr. Gilmer? The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. John B. Ashe Daniel M. Barringer Samuel Beardsley Aaron V. Brown Milton Brown Jeremiah Brown Augustus A. Chapman David W. Dickinson Those who voted in Mr. John Quincy Adams Archibald H. Arrington Mr. Henry Grider Mr. George C. Dromgoole Mr. Kenneth Rayner Almon H. Read Mr. William C. McCauslen Mr. Samuel Simons John Slide I Lemuel Stetson Mr. John Stewart William H. Stiles George Sykes Mr. Asher Tyler John B. Weller Henry Williams A motion was then made by Mr. Dickey to amend the said resolution offered by Mr. McKay, by striking out all after the word "Resolved," and inserting "that the Clerk be directed to receive proposals for the printing of the House for the session, and to give it to such person or persons as will do it at the least expense to the Government, and that security be given for the performance of the contract." And, after debate, The question was put, that the House do agree to the said amendment, And decided in the negative, SYeas,. 63 111 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are |