The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-18
I'M CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
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MONDAY. DECEMBER II, is49.
SENATE.

i Z III .
Mr. DICKINSON gave notice that, as the arrange
ments for the election OF the standing committees OF the
Senate had not been completed he would not call up his
motion TO proceed 10 the election OF said committees until
message was received FROM the President Of the Uni
ted States By the hands OF Col Bliss his private secre
Nj BERRIEN inquired whether the message was Of
character demanding the consideration OF the Senate in
executive session
The VICE PRESIDENT replied in the Affirmative
On motion by Mr.. BERRlEN, the Senate then pro,
ceeded to the consideration OF executive business and
after time spent therein the doors opened
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the reading Of the Journal
Mr. KAUFMAN offered the following resolution:
Rssolpsd That II person have msoriry Of all the
Sa,s for sssLs. on ns nsa 5aG sn upon h the
member shall receive only one less than majority q the
whole number q votes he shall be declared elects but i
upon the next (hirdl ballot 4 asy member shall receive
only two less than majority he shall be declared elected
taken, until choice OF Speaker is made y G
Mr.. ROBINSON moved that il be laid on the table.
Mr.. SAWTEl.LE rose and said, that il was a Gus
tomay practice for members to preface their remarks by
saying that they did not intend to make speech, and
then proceed TO harangue IN ertenso He Should do no
such thing he was not often afflicted with that dis
that maady, which had been raging in the House
for two full weeks, sometimes denomInated eacoefhes
Loqusnda disease more to be dreaded than the Asatic
cholera On Friday last his honorable friend from Penn;
for the consideration OF the House resolution cutting oil
all debate, and enforcing upon the members thereof 70
proceed g vote gpa vo and nus continue 70 vo'e ani
by the almost unanimous vote OF the House Has that
resolution any biding force Why, then, its abandon.
ments Why not carry out its spirit!
There were many very many reasons why this House
should be speedily organized An ardent desire was
manifested by the whole community everywhere that
they might the platform upon which this admin
straton shall plant itself The Presidents message
burning for utterance; the locomotive was already fired
up to transmit il by express to our Atlantic cities Mr.
s. appealed to members 10 cooperate with him. and pro-
coed At to VOTE and continue TO do until Speak
should be chosen and then, instead OF hearing COM
plants from every quarter that disorganlzaton existed in
these halls, we shall send forth with to
the East and the West the North and South, the joyful
intelligence that "order relgns in Warsaw"
Mr. s., on resumng his seat, said that he hoped the
House would not adjourn until choice OF Speaker
should be effected and to that end, he demanded the call
The Clerk having pu, the question upon lay = the
resolution proposed by the gentleman from Texas Mr..
KAUTMAE1 the table, was decided in the affirmative,
with but few dissenting voices. [Cries Of "Call the
Mr. STANLY requested his friends TO vote for him no
longer as he was not them nor had ne been at any time
candidate for the speakership He was also under.
stood to remark, that as colleague lMr CLNsMANl
had few days before taken occasion to speak OF the po
sition Of his Stateof what she will do "when the &C.
eason comes"-as likely to be where it was found in
I775 he desired for himself add, that she would do
and cay in is49 as she said and did when first hearing Of
the battle of Lexngton-hat the OF Boston is the
cause Of aver being herself devoted to the preserva
The Clerk here invited Mr. VAN DYKE to act as teller
in place of Mr. DUER that gentleman being absent for
he moment, and Mr.. VAN DYKE having taken his seat
9Th Messs STRoso, HnLIARD, and MILLER (the other
The House proceeded with the 4sth ballot vfua poee
for Speaker. with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast 223.
Necessary to choice. liz.
Mr. Winthrop received 10; Mr. Boyd Sc; Mr.. T. Ste
vens III Mr Morshs.d Il M Potter u; Mr. Outlaw
Conrad /, Mr.. Disney a Mr.. Chandler Mr.. Stan
y3.
For Robert O. WTwihrop -Messrs. Alexander, Andrews,
ss P0G
Chandler. Clark, Cole censer, Conrad Gorwip Debeuy,
now. Gou. Gould. Grnnsil, HaIOwsy, Hampton, Hay,
Raymond Hebard, Henry, Houston Jackson Kerr, Daniel
ka Sssss akns a. ks
son, Newell ods PbeniI Reed, Reynolds, Risley. Rose.
sIvs.sI spsldng, stanly, Thaddeus stevens, Taylor
John B. Thompson, Thurman, Underhll. Van Dyke, VIM
Bsyiy. Bssls Bs.el, BOoocf, Bowdon Bowin, Albert q
Howe. r. cS eocSal
Dimmick, Dunham, Edmundson, Ewing Featherston Full
H.noad Harrison, hsl@sn.on, ishs% G. Harris, sa%P
son W. Harris, Thos: l. Harris Hubbard, Holiday. Home.
a SsGsws i k 5SS IAN MHSs
More, On, Parker Peaaee. Phelps, Powell, Richardson.
Roobi1s Robnson Ross Savage, Sawtele, Seldom Fred
erick p. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Thomas. Jacob
ThomPcou, James Thompson, William Thompson. vena-
bic, Wallace. webom, Whiiesey, wildrick, Woodward,
~ Tsddss Stspens --Messrs Allen, CroweI, Calvin
Campbell, Dickey, Giddngs, Howe, Hunter McCaughey
Nss Ose, Putnam Rockwell Root. sacket, sPrague, and
m cAariss s. MovsAead-Messrs. Alston Anderson, Ba
ker, Breck, E. Darlington Cabei Alexander Evans Hill
lizard, J. L johnson, Marshall McKissock Outlaw, Owen,
A. n. Stephens, Toombs Watkins and Williams.
Ew Emery ID. Poffu.-Messrs. Bingham, Booth, Buel, j.
Sp:Ss cssslasS. Dow Fitch Gerry as;aan hGagl.nd
ESv HosssH Cobb-Mr. Boyd
~ David Ostiap.-Messrs. Clingman and Morton
~ yohn =. Robs~so~ Mr.. Disney.
~ chavis M. Conrad.-Mr. Morehead.
Fw Dsrid z. Disnsy -hessrs. Norris Odds, Potter, and
IN JsssyA r. Cha~dlsr.--Mr. Pitman.
Pr Edioard Sta~iy.-Messrs. White, Winthrop, and
Dusr
No choice having been effected. the House proceeded
with the 4eth ballot, with the following result:
Whole number oil votes cast 223.
Nsce.sary to a choice, ll2
nr. Winthrop received 70; Mr. Boyd, 81; Mr. T.
Stsyens, IL; Mr.; Morehead, "a; Mr.. Potter, IA; Mr.
II, Cobb, Mr. Robinson, Mr.. Strong, &; Mr.. Con-
red, 2; Mr.. Disney s; Mr Chandler, Mr.. Julian,
Mr.. Sianly, Mr. Outlaw,
Those members changing their vote. on this ballot
previous baot-were as follows: Messrs Calvin, Dlckey
Hunter Osle. Putnam, Rockwell, and Williams, voted
for MIR. Winthrop; Mr. Hoagland for Mt Boyd; Mr.
Duer for Mr. 7. Stevens; Messrs Conrad Raymond, 4.
Z. Mclean, Morton, Gus, Shepherd, Thurman, and IN.
derhiIl Tor Mr.. Mosehead; Mr. Wentworth for MIR.