From South Carolina.—Samuel Earle, Robert Goodloe Harper, and William Smith.
From Georgia.—Abraham Baldwin.
And a quorum, consisting of a majority of the whole number being present,
The House proceeded by ballot, to the choice of a Speaker; and, upon examining the ballots, a majority of the votes of the whole House was found in favor of Jonathan Dayton, one of the Representatives for the State of New Jersey. Whereupon,
The said Jonathan Dayton was conducted to the chair, from whence he made his acknowledgments to the House, as follows:
Gentlemen: It is with real diffidence that I undertake the execution of the duties which you have done me the honor to assign to me.
In discharging them to the best of my abilities, I anticipate, on your part, a liberal and indulgent temper towards those decisions which may be required from the Chair, and flatter myself that I shall experience, upon all occasions, your co-operation and support.
The House proceeded, in the same manner, to the appointment of a Clerk; and, upon examining the ballots, a majority of the votes of the whole House was found in favor of John Beckley.
The oath to support the Constitution of the United States, as prescribed by the act, entitled "An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths," was then administered by Isaac Smith, one of the Representatives from the State of New Jersey, to the Speaker, and then by Mr. Speaker to all the members present.
The same oath, together with the oath of office prescribed by the said recited act, were also administered by Mr. Speaker to the Clerk.