P. Verree, William Wall, John W. Wallace, E. P. Walton, Elijah Ward, Ellihu B. Washburne Kellian V. Whaley, Albert S. White, William Windom, Samuel T. Worcester.

The following named members voted for BENJAMIN F. MUDGETT, viz: William Appleton, Goldsmith F. Bailey, Portus Baxter, Francis P. Blair, jr., James Buffinton, Frederick A. Conkling, Roscoe Conkling, Henry L. Dawes, Charles Delano, Alexander S. Diven, George P. Fisher, Daniel W. Gooch, Bradley F. Granger, Edward Haight, John Hickman, Owen Lovejoy, Robert McKnight, Anson P. Morrill, Moses F. Odell, Abraham B. Olin, Frederick A. Pike, Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Charles B. Sedgwick, William P. Sheffield, Socrates N. Sherman, A. Scott Sloan, Edward H. Smith, Benjamin F. Thomas, Charles R. Train, Chauncey Vibbard, Charles W. Walton, William A. Wheeler.

The following named members voted for A. J. GLOSSBRENNER, viz: William Allen, Sydenham E. Ancona, Joseph Baily, Henry C. Burnett, George T. Cobb, Thomas B. Cooper, James A. Cravens, James E. English, Philip Johnson, John Law, Jesse Lazear, William E. Lehman, James R. Morris, Warren P. Noble, George H. Pendleton, James C. Robinson, William G. Steele, Clement L. Vallandigham, Chilton A. White, George C. Woodruff, Hendrick B. Wright.

The following named members voted for W. L. L. SEABROOK, viz: Charles B. Calvert, John W. Crisfield, George W. Dunlap, Henry Grider, Aaron Harding, James S. Jackson, John W. Killinger, C. L. L. Leary, Robert Mallory, John W. Menzies, Francis Thomas, Edwin H. Webster, Charles A. Wickliffe.

George H. Browne, Philip B. Fouke, John A. Logan, John A. McClernand, John W. Noell, Elijah H. Norton, John W. Reid, and William A. Richardson voted for WILLIAM G. FLOOD.

Edward Ball, having received a majority of all the votes given, was declared by the Speaker duly elected Sergeant-at-arms of the House for the thirty-seventh Congress.

And thereupon

The said Edward Ball appeared, and, having taken the prescribed oath, entered upon the discharge of the duties of his office.

Emerson Etheridge, the Clerk elect of the House of Representa

tives for the thirty-seventh Congress, appeard, and, having taken the prescribed oath, entered upon the discharge of the duties of his office.

Mr. Johnson presented the petition of John Kline, contesting the seat of John P. Verree as a representative from the third congressional district of Pennsylvania; which, together with the documents relating thereto now on file, was referred to the Committee of Elections, hereafter to be appointed.

Mr. Johnson, by unanimous consent, submitted a resolution, which he subsequently modified to read as follows, and which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the several gentlemen who shall have contests for seats pending before this House have the privilege of the floor during such contest, with the right to speak with regard to their respective

cases.

Mr. Van Wyck moved that the House do now proceed to the election of a Doorkeeper.

Pending which,

Mr. Edwards submitted the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the election of Doorkeeper be postponed until the first regular session of this Congress, and that the present Doorkeeper be continued in office until such election.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Lovejoy,

Ordered, That the said resolution be laid on the table.

The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Van Wyck;

And being put, it was decided in the affirmative.

So it was ordered that the House do now proceed to the election of a Doorkeeper.

Nominations having been made as follows, viz:

And the Speaker having appointed Mr. Fenton, Mr. Cox, Mr. Law, and Mr. Fouke tellers,

The House proceeded to vote viva voce for a Doorkeeper.

When

It appeared that

The following named members voted for IRA GOODNOW, viz: Cyrus Aldrich, John B. Alley, Isaac N. Arnold, James M. Ashley, Elijah Babbitt, Goldsmith F. Bailey, Joseph Baily, Stephen Baker, Portus Baxter, Fernando C. Beaman, John A. Bingham, Harrison G. Blake, James Buffinton, James H. Campbell, Jacob P. ChamberJain, Ambrose W. Clark, Schuyler Colfax, Frederick A. Conkling, Roscoe Conkling, Martin F. Conway, John Covode, James A. Cravens, John W. Crisfield, Samuel R. Curtis, William P. Cutler, William Morris Davis, Henry L. Dawes, Charles Delano, Alexander S. Diven, R. Holland Duell, George W. Dunlap, Sidney Edgerton, Thomas M. Edwards, James E. English, Reuben E. Fenton, Samuel

C. Fessenden, George P. Fisher, Philip B. Fouke, Richard Franchot, Augustus Frank, Daniel W. Gooch, John N. Goodwin, Bradley F. Granger, Henry Grider, John A. Gurley, Edward Haight, James T. Hale, Luther Hanchett, Aaron Harding, John Hickman, William S. Holman, Valentine B. Horton, John Hutchins, James S. Jackson, George W. Julian, William D. Kelley. Francis W. Kellogg, William Kellogg, John W. Killinger, William E. Lansing, John Law, Dwight Loomis, Owen Lovejoy, James B. McKean, Robert McKnight, Edward McPherson, Gilman Marston, John W. Menzies, William Mitchell, James K. Moorhead, Justin S. Morrill, John T. Nixon, Moses F. Odell, Abraham B. Olin, John Patton, Nehemiah Perry, Frederick A. Pike, Theodore M. Pomeroy, Albert G. Porter, John F. Potter, Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Albert G. Riddle, Edward H. Rollins, Charles B. Sedgwick, John P. C. Shanks, Samuel Shellabarger, Socrates N. Sherman, A. Scott Sloan, Edward H. Smith, Elbridge G. Spaulding, John B. Steele, Thaddeus Stevens, John L. N. Stratton, Francis Thomas, A. J. Thayer, Carey A. Trimble, Rowland E. Trowbridge, Charles H. Upton, William Vandever, Burt Van Horn, Robert B. Van Valkenburgh, Charles H. Van Wyck, John P. Verree, Chauncey Vibbard, Daniel W. Voorhees, William Wall, John W. Wallace, Charles W. Walton, E. P. Walton, Elijah Ward, Ellihu B. Washburne, William A. Wheeler, Kellian V. Whaley, Albert S. White, Charles A. Wickliffe, William Windom, George C. Woodruff, Samuel T. Worcester, Hendrick B. Wright.

The following named members voted for JOHN G. Doren, viz: William Allen, Sydenham E. Ancona, Thomas B. Cooper, Samuel S. Cox, Richard A. Harrison, Philip Johnson, Jesse Lazear, John A. Logan, John A. McClernand, James R. Morris, Warren P. Noble, George H. Pendleton, Clement L. Vallandigham, Chilton A. White.

The following named members voted for GEORGE A. BASSETT, viz: Francis P. Blair, jr., Samuel S. Blair, Charles B. Calvert, George T. Cobb, Thomas D. Eliot, C. L. L. Leary, Robert Mallory, William P. Sheffield, Benjamin F. Thomas, Charles R. Train, Edwin H. Webster.

Mr. Henry C. Burnett voted for W. F. AIKEN.

Ira Goodnow, having received a majority of all the votes given, was declared by the Speaker duly elected Doorkeeper of the House for the thirty-seventh Congress.

And thereupon

The said Ira Goodnow appeared, and, having taken the prescribed oath, entered upon the discharge of the duties of his office.

On motion of Mr. Cox, by unanimous consent,

Resolved, That Rev. Thomas H. Stockton be, and he is hereby, declared to be the Chaplain of the thirty-seventh Congress.

On motion of Mr. William Kellogg,

Ordered, That the House do now proceed to the election of a Postmaster.

Nominations having been made as follows, viz:

By Mr. William Kellogg.

Mr. Aldrich.

JOSIAH M. LUCAS,

WILLIAM S. KING,

Mr. William G. Steele.

Mr. Killinger

WILLIAM A. JOHNSON,

WILLIAM K. MEHAFFEY.

And the Speaker having appointed Mr. William Kellogg, Mr. Aldrich, Mr. William G. Steele, and Mr. Killinger tellers,

The House proceeded to vote viva voce for a Postmaster.

When

It appeared that

The following named members voted for WILLIAM S. KING, viz: Cyrus Aldrich, John B. Alley, James M. Ashley, Elijah Babbitt, Portus Baxter, John A. Bingham, Samuel S. Blair, Harrison G. Blake, George H. Browne, James Buffinton, James H. Campbell, Jacob P. Chamberlain, Ambrose W. Clark, Frederick A. Conkling, Roscoe Conkling, Martin F. Conway, John Covode, Samuel R. Curtis, William P. Cutler, William Morris Davis, Henry L. Dawes, Charles Delano, R. Holland Duell, Sidney Edgerton, Thomas M. Edwards, Thomas D. Eliot, Alfred Ely, Reuben E. Fenton, Samuel C. Fessenden, Richard Franchot, Augustus Frank, Daniel W. Gooch, John N. Goodwin, Bradley F. Granger, Luther Hanchett, John Hutchins, George W. Julian, William D. Kelley, Francis W. Kellogg, William E. Lansing, Owen Lovejoy, James B. McKean, Robert McKnight, Gilman Marston, William Mitchell, James K. Moorhead, Anson P. Morrill, Justin S. Morrill, Abraham B. Olin, John Patton, Frederick A. Pike, Theodore M. Pomeroy, John F. Potter, John H. Rice, Albert G. Riddle, Edward H. Rollins, Charles B. Sedgwick, John P. C. Shanks, William P. Sheffield, Socrates N. Sherman, A. Scott Sloan, Elbridge G. Spaulding, John B. Steele, Thaddeus Stevens, Charles R. Train, Rowland E. Trowbridge, William Vandever, Burt Van Horn, Robert B. Van Valkenburgh, Chauncey Vibbard, William Wall, Charles W. Walton, E. P. Walton, Ellihu B. Washburne, William A. Wheeler, Albert S. White, William Windom, Samuel T. Worcester, Hendrick B. Wright.

The following named members voted for JOSIAH M. LUCAS, viz: William Allen, Sydenham E. Ancona, William Appleton, Isaac N. Arnold, Joseph Baily, Stephen Baker, Francis P. Blair, jr., Henry C. Burnett, Charles B. Calvert, John S. Carlile, George T. Cobb, Schuyler Colfax, Samuel S. Cox, James A. Cravens, John W. Crisfield, Alexander S. Diven, George W. Dunlap, James E. English,

George P. Fisher, Philip B. Fouke, Henry Grider, John A. Gurley, Edward Haight, James T. Hale, Aaron Harding, Richard A. Harrison, John Hickman, William S. Holman, Valentine B. Horton, Philip Johnson, William Kellogg, John W. Killinger, John Law, Jesse Lazear, C. L. L. Leary, William E. Lehman, John A. Logan, Dwight Loomis, John A. McClernand, Robert Mallory, John W. Menzies, James R. Morris, John T. Nixon, Warren P. Noble, John W. Noell, Elijah H. Norton, Moses F. Odell, George H. Pendleton, Nehemiah Perry. Albert G. Porter, John W. Reid, Alexander H. Rice, William A. Richardson, James C. Robinson, James S. Rollins, Samuel Shellabarger, Edward H. Smith. William G. Steele, John L. N. Stratton, Francis Thomas, A. J. Thayer, Carey A Trimble, Charles H. Upton, Charles H. Van Wyck, John P. Verree, Daniel W. Voorhees, John W. Wallace, Edwin H. Webster, Kellian V. Whaley, Chilton A. White, Charles A. Wickliffe, George C. Woodruff.

Mr. Thomas B. Cooper and Mr. Clement L. Vallandigham voted for WILLIAM A. JOHNSON.

Mr. James S. Jackson and Mr. Edward McPherson voted for WIL. LIAM K. MEHAFFEY.

William S. King, having received a majority of all the votes given, was declared by the Speaker duly elected Postmaster of the House for the thirty-seventh Congress.

And thereupon

The said William S. King appeared, and, having taken the prescribed oath, entered upon the discharge of the duties of his office.

Mr. Ely, from the committee on the part of the House to wait upon the President of the United States, reported that the committee had discharged the duty imposed upon them, and that the President had informed them that he would make a communication in writing to the two houses immediately.

A message in writing was then received from the President of the United States, by John G. Nicolay, his private secretary; which, by unanimous consent, was read, and is as follows, viz:

Fellow-citizens of the Senate and

House of Representatives:

Having been convened on an extraordinary occasion, as authorized. by the Constitution, your attention is not called to any ordinary subject of legislation.