House of Representatives.
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DECEMBER =, lS<5.
The Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings were read
and approved.


Mr. Cons, of Georgia. moved that B. B. French, Esq.
OF New Hampshire, be elected Clerk of the House The
resolution was adopted without division All parties
seem pleased thatthis excellent public officer has been
elected.


The Secretary OF the Senate appeared with message
stating that that body had concusd in the resolution p
pointing committee to wait the President Of the
Mr. G. IyornsoLI. Of Pa, presented memorial from
Mr. Of Va UossS bat ne ouss io some ="
ceed TO the election OF Public Printer.


Mr. GAKRETr DAVIS, of Kentucky of whose constitu-
ents Mr Clay Is one, moved, as amendment, that
committee of five be appointed receive and
to lot tho public printing TO the lowest bidder This he
supported by some statistical tables chiefly taken from
the memorial Of practical printer who offers to do all
the printing for from 20 to so per cheaper than
Mr.. BAILEY replied by saying tina. the gentleman from
Kentucky had carried this when his own
party was in power He hoped they would proceed to
Mr. p.v asked the clerk to read part Of document
such course as his amendment suggested.
reading of the bill be dispensed with


Mr.. DAVIS then withdrew the document and proposed
to reply to the honorable gentleman from Virginia when
Mr.. MCDOWELL Of Ohio, from the committee appoint
ed to wait on the President the President
would forthwith communicate to the House in writing
Mr. DAVIS was just about to commence his reply to
r Bayley, when the Private Secretary and nephew of
the President, j. X Walker Esq, made his appearance
with about hundred pounds weight papers which he
s,si dssi with all becoming ceremony on the Speakers
Mr. Dawn yielded the aoor silly retaining the right %
resume his reply to MIR. Bsyley.


The CLEsH then commenced reading the Message 1t
about o'clock and did not get through till within about
i've minutes before O'Clock. Several times during the
reading of the parts Of the message Oregon and Tex
as, the regular and lobby members would cry out
GOOD" good.n


Mr. CHAPMAN Of Alabama, moved that the usual nun.
Der OF copies, with the accompanying documents be
printed the uso of the membes and that 30 900
without the documents be printed for circulation This
was carried under the previous question: which cut on
debate


On motion of MIR O. DAVIS the House then adjourned,
without going into an election for Printer and other off,
GERS The debate on Printer will be resumed to- orrow
John Foy, ESQ., is unanimously reelected committee
o. the whole oyters the part the House There
may De some opposition to his appointment but think
he will be sustained