[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 4, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9]
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ELECTION OF CLERK OF THE HOUSE, SERGEANT AT ARMS, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE 
                         OFFICER, AND CHAPLAIN

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 1) 
and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                               H. Res. 1

       Resolved, That Robin H. Carle, of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, be, and she is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives;
       That Wilson S. Livingood, of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
     be, and he is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives;
       That Scott M. Faulkner, of the State of West Virginia, be, 
     and he is hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       That Reverend James David Ford, of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, be, and he is hereby, chosen Chaplain of the House 
     of Representatives.
  Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment to the resolution, but I 
request there be a division of the question on the resolution so that 
we may have a separate vote on the Chaplain.

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  The SPEAKER. The question will be divided.
  The question is on agreeing to that portion of the resolution 
providing for the election of the Chaplain.
  That portion of the resolution was agreed to.


                     amendment offered by mr. fazio

  Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment to the remainder of the 
resolution offered by the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Boehner].
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Fazio: That Thomas O'Donnell, of 
     the State of Maryland, be, and he is hereby, chosen Clerk of 
     the House of Representatives;
       That George Kundanis, of the District of Columbia, be, and 
     he is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       That Marti Thomas, of the District of Columbia, be, and she 
     is hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives.

  The SPEAKER. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio].
  The amendment was rejected.
  The SPEAKER. The question is on the remainder of the resolution 
offered by the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Boehner].
  The remainder of the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER. The Chair will now swear in the officers of the House. 
The officers will come forward, please.
  The officers-elect presented themselves at the bar of the House and 
took the oath of office.
  The SPEAKER. The gentlemen and gentlewomen are now Members of the 
104th Congress. Congratulations.
          NOTIFICATION TO SENATE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 2) 
and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                               H. Res. 2

       Resolved, That the Senate be informed that a quorum of the 
     House of Representatives has assembled; that Newt Gingrich, a 
     Representative from the State of Georgia, has been elected 
     Speaker; and Robin H. Carle, a citizen of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, has been elected Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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