The Daily National Whig

THIRTIETH CONGRESS.—First Session

SENATE

Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1847.

The Senate met at 12 o'clock, m.

The journal of yesterday was then read; after which, the committee appointed to wait on the President, made a report that he would send them a message in writing.

The annual message of the President was then communicated, and ordered to be read, but, before the Clerk had got through with it, the Senate adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House came to order at 12 o'clock, m. B. B. French, Clerk, read the journal of yesterday.

Mr. Levin offered a substitute for the resolution that he sent to the Speaker's table yesterday, which was, that the House proceed forthwith to the election of a Clerk. It was agreed to.

Several members, who were not in attendance yesterday, were qualified and took their seats.

The House then went into an election for Clerk.

Robert Toombs, of Georgia, nominated Thomas Jefferson Campbell, of Tennessee.

Richard Brodhead, of Pennsylvania, nominated Benjamin B. French, of Washington.

Isaac E. Holmes, of South Carolina, nominated Samuel Gouverneur, of New York.

Richard Brodhead, of Pennsylvania, and Robert Toombs, of Georgia, were the tellers.

Lynn Boyd asked for a call of the House; which was not agreed to.

A message was received from the Senate informing the House that it had appointed a committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Sevier, Mangum, and Fairfield, to unite with a similar committee on the part of the House, to inform the President of the United States that both Houses were organized and ready to receive any communication from him that he might have to make.

Mr. Houston, of Alabama, asked the concurrence of the House in the resolution of the Senate just read, as that which this body yesterday passed was informal, not having the Senate named in it.

The Speaker put the question, and it was agreed to.

While the House was voting on the election for Clerk,

Mr. Hunt asked leave of the House to give his vote, as he was upon the point of going to unite with the committee of the Senate to wait on the President of the United States. He was accordingly allowed to vote.

The result was reported by the tellers as follows :

Mr. Campbell, 113
Mr. French, 109
Mr. Gouverneur,
Mr. Sergeant,
Mr. Kent, 14,
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Mr. Campbell was therefore duly elected.

Mr. French conducted Mr. Campbell to the Chair.

The whole number of votes cast was 225, necessary to a choice 113. The vote of Mr. Nes decided Mr. Campbell's election.

Mr. Evans, of Md., offered a resolution to draw for seats.

It was then moved to lay it on the table.

The yeas and nays were called on this motion, and it resulted as follows: Yeas 77, nays 138.

Pending the call of the yeas and nays—

Mr. Hunt called for their suspension, in order to enable him to make a report from the committee appointed to wait on the President on the part of the House, but it was not agreed to.

When the result was ascertained,

Mr. Hunt made a report that the committee House had performed the duty assigned them, and that the President would send in to the House a message in writing.

Knox Walker, his private secretary, appeared at the bar and presented his annual message. The clerk then commenced the reading thereof, and had not finished when our reporter left.

Our report is only up to two o'clock, p. m., as we go to press at that hour.