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Philemon Dickerson.

Samuel Fowler.

Thomas Lee.

James Parker.

Ferdinand S. Schenck,

William N. Shinn.

Joseph B. Anthony.

Michael W. Ash.
John Banks.

Andrew Beaumont.

Andrew Buchanan.

George Chambers.

William Clark.

Edward Darlington.

Harmar Denny.

Jacob Fry, jr.

James Harper.

Samuel S. Harrison.

Joseph Henderson.
William Hiester.

Edward B. Hubley.
Joseph R. Ingersoll.
J. Klingensmith, jr.
John Laporte.
Henry Logan.
Job Mann.

Jesse Miller.

Mathias Morris.

Henry A. Muhlenberg.

David Potts, jr.
Joel B. Sutherland.
David D. Wagener.

John J. Milligan.

[Benjamin C. Howard. Isaac McKim.

James A. Pearce.

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VIRGINIA-Continued.

NORTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.

GEORGIA.

KENTUCKY.

John W. Jones.
George Loyall.
Edward Lucas.
John Y. Mason.
William McComas.
Charles F. Mercer.
William S. Morgan.
John M. Patton.
Jolm Roane.
John Robertson.
John Taliaferro.
Henry A Wise.

Henry W. Connor.
Edmund Deberry.
James Graham.
Micajah T. Hawkins.
James J. MeKay.
William Montgomery.
Ebenezer Pettigrew.

Abraham Rencher.
William B. Shepard.
Augustine H. Shepperd.
Jesse Speight.
Lewis Williams.

Robert B. Campbell.
William I. Grayson.
John K. Griffin.
James H. Hammond.
Francis W. Pickens.
Henry L. Pinckney.
James Rogers.
(Jesse F. Cleveland.
John Coffee.

Thomas Glascock.
Seaton Grantland.
Charles E. Haynes.
Hopkins Holsey.
Jabez Jackson.
George W. Owens.

George W. B. Towns.

Chilton Allan.

Lynn Boyd.
John Calhoon.
John Chambers.
Richard French.
Benjamin Hardin.
James Harlan.
Albert G. Hawes.

Richard M. Johnson.

Joseph R. Underwood.

John White.

Sherrod Williams.

TENNESSEE,

OHIO.

LOUISIANA.

INDIANA.

ILLINOIS.

ALABAMA.

MISSOURI.

John Bell.

Samuel Bunch.

William B. Carter.
William C. Dunlap.

John B. Forrester.
Adam Huntsman.
Cave Johnson.
Luke Lea.

Abram P. Maury.

Balie Peyton.

James K. Polk.

Ebenezer J. Shields.

James Standefer.

William K. Bond.

John Chaney.

Thomas Corwin.

Joseph H. Crane.
Thomas L. Hamer.
Elias Howell.

Benjamin Jones.
William Kennon.
Daniel Kilgore.
Sampson Mason.
Jeremiah McLene.
William Patterson.
Jonathan Sloane.
David Spangler.
Bellamy Storer.
John Thompson.
Samuel F. Vinton.
Taylor Webster.
Elisha Whittlesey.

Henry Johnson.

Ratliff Boon.
John Carr.

John W. Davis.

Edward A. Hannegan.

George L. Kinnard.

Amos Lane.

Jonathan McCarty.

Zadok Casey.
William L. May.
John Reynolds.

Reuben Chapman.
Joab Lawler.
Francis S. Lyon.
Joshua L. Martin.

William H. Ashley.
Albert G. Harrison.

And a quorum, consisting of a majority of the whole number of members of the House, being present,

And the members being about to proceed to the election by ballot of a Speaker to preside over its deliberations,

A motion was made by Mr. Patton, that the Speaker be elected viva

voce.

And after debate,

A motion was made by Mr. Evans, that the motion made by Mr. Patton, that the election of Speaker be made viva voce, do lie on the table.

And on the question, that the said motion do lie on the table,
It passed in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Beardsley, it was

Resolved, That the House do now proceed to the election of a Speaker, by ballot.

And the ballots being taken and counted by the tellers, it appeared that JAMES K. POLK, one of the Representatives from the State of Tennessee, having received a majority of all the votes given in, was duly elected. Whereupon,

Mr. Polk was conducted to the Speaker's chair; from whence he made his acknowledgments to the House in the words following:

Gentlemen of the House of Representatives:

In accepting the high station to which I am called, by the voice of the assembled Representatives of the People, I am deeply impressed with the high distinction which is always conferred upon the presiding officer of this House, and with the weight of the responsibility which devolves upon him. Without experience in this place, called to preside over the deliberations of this House, I feel that I ought to invoke, in advance, the indulgent forbearance of its members, for any errors of judgment which may occur in the discharge of the new duties which will devolve upon me. It shall be my pleasure to endeavor to administer the laws which may be adopted for the government of the House, justly and impartially towards its members, and with a view to the preservation of that order which is indispensable to our character as a body, and to the promotion of the public interests. To preserve the dignity of this body, and its high character before the country, so far as shall depend upon its presiding officer, will be objects of my deepest solicitude; and I am sure I shall have the cooperation and support of all its members, in the discharge of my duty, with a view to these objects.

I return to you, gentlemen, my sincere acknowledgments for this manifestation of your confidence, in elevating me to this high station; and my ardent hope is, that our labors here may merit and receive the approbation of our constituents, and result in the advancement of the public good.

'The oath to support the constitution of the United States, as prescribed by the constitution, and by the act of the 1st of June, 1789, entitled "An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths," was then administered to the Speaker by Mr. Williams, one of the Representatives from the State of North Carolina. The same oath (or affirmation) was thereupon administered by the Speaker to all the other members who answered to their names, as per list herein before recited.

On motion of Mr. Beardsley, it was Resolved, That Walter S. Franklin be, and he hereby is, appointed Clerk to this House.

The said Walter S. Franklin appeared; when the oath to support the constitution of the United States, together with the oath of office, prescribed by the act of June 1, 1789, 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.

The Delegates from the Territories then appeared, were qualified, and took their seats, viz.

From the Territory of Michigan-George W. Jones.
From the Territory of Arkansas-Ambrose H. Sevier.
From the Territory of Florida-Joseph M. White.

A message from the Senate by Mr. Lowrie, its Secretary.

Mr. Speaker: I am directed to acquaint the House of Representatives, that a quorum of the Senate is assembled, and that the Senate is ready to proceed to business. The Senate have passed a resolution for the appointment of a joint committee of the two Houses, to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that Congress is assembled, and ready to receive any communications he may be pleased to make; and have appointed Mr. White and Mr. Knight, of the said committee, on their part.

On motion of Mr. Connor,

Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate, to inform that body, that a quorum of this House have assembled; that James K. Polk, one of the Representatives from the State of Tennessee, has been elected Speaker thereof; and that it is now ready to proceed to business; and that the Clerk do go with said message.

A motion was made by Mr. Coffee, that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That the House of Representatives do now proceed to the election of their printer for the 24th Congress.

And the question being put,

It passed in the affirmative.

And thereupon a motion was made by Mr. Whittlesey, that the House do reconsider the vote adopting the said resolution.

And pending the question on the motion to reconsider,

The House, by consent, received the following motion made by Mr. Mann, of New York, viz.

Resolved, That the rules of the House of Representatives for the twentythird Congress be adopted for the government of this House until otherwise ordered.

At the suggestion of Mr. John Quincy Adams, Mr. Mann modified his said resolution, by excepting from adoption the 57th rule of the late House of Representatives, prescribing the duties of the Committee of Ways and Means.

At the suggestion of Mr. Reynolds, of Illinois, Mr. Mann further modified his said resolution, by excepting from adoption the ninth and tenth rules of the late House of Representatives, which rules relate to the mode of voting for officers of the House.

The question then recurred on the adoption of the resolution, as modified; and after debate thereon,

Mr. Mann withdrew his said resolution.

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