6 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 6,

Journal Clerk—Wm. G. Purnell.
Sergeant-at-Arms—Eugene Gooding.
Postmaster—Abraham Cole.
Doorkeeper—George W. H. Ruark.
Assistant Doorkeeper—Lawrence Mabury.
Committee Clerks—J. W. Lowe.

" " J. Frank Morrison.

John McCulloh.

" " Stephen Archer, of John.
" " Sol. E. Smith.
Folders—Jesse F. Gardner.
" R. E. Bivens.
" Wm. Heinebaugh.
Page—Charles Harman.

And that the said officers shall receive the same compen-
sation as the officers of the Session of 1874, except the Ser-
geant-at-Arms, who shall receive the sum of five dollars per
day.

Mr. Steiner called for the yeas and nays upon the adoption
of that part of the above order which appoints five Commit-
tee Clerks.

Which was adopted by yeas and nays as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE,

Messrs. President, Joyce,
Aydelotte, Knight,
Brewer, Lee,
Cooper, Lloyd,
Dennis, McCulloh,
Ford, Phelps,
Getty, Stevens,
Gorman, Suit,
Hepbron, Walsh—19.
Humphreys,

NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Duke, Mudd,

Freeman, Newcomer,
Lawrence, Steiner—6.

The order was then adopted.

The several officers present we»e then qualified by taking
the oath prescribed by the Constitution.