The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-14

Mr.. MASON stated that he had just been informed by
papers had already been Withdrawn, and he would ac-
cordngly withdraw his request until examination could
Nj. STURGEON stated that he had called upon the
Secretary Of the Senate and had been informed by him
thai these papers had been previously Withdrawn.
Alter an interval Of about twenty minutes no further
ate, motion Tor adjournment made.
Mr.. BERRIEN called for division and the question
being putt was decided in the afrmatve-ayes 80,
noes moi counted.
The Senate accordingly adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the journal Of the previous days proceedings had
Nj. A. g. BROWN offered a resolution providing that
Mr. CoBB of Georgia shall be the Speaker Of the Thirty
Mr. B. said he had introduced the resolution without
consultation with his political friends and without having
exchanged q word with the gentleman from Georgia
lMr. CoBB.1 He had consulted Mr. c., because he
felt well satisfied that he would not have consented to
this use OF his name He also knew that his honorable
friend was too good patriot TO decline the occupancy Of
any position in which he could be of service to his
country.
After nine days OF Intellectual baoting we had reached
the point where out. Not only without
Speaker but both parties without candidate. The
county looks on with intense nteres-he nation is al
most brealness with anxiety to the termination OF
this struggle. If il ordinary party struggle but
little comparative interest would be manifested its
suit but do not attempt TO disguise from ourselves
much less we conceal from the country the important
at the foundation of this Protracted Reorganization He
(r b. did intend debate these important conside
ratons; they would come up in due season,
a. which all who were sincerely DESTROYS OF or.
ganizing the House could, he thought, unite He
sminenly qualified as every one was ready to admit
He had no euogy to pronounce on his friend; was
neceasary His acts speak for themselves, and his po
ica opponents pronounce his highest euogy when they
sSn that we could not present them better man in
We sie entitled on the broad principles Of republican
proprsty to the Speaker We have the majority True.
uus that you have failed TO unite yours. If some of
the free soil democrats Of the North have refused 10 vote
Tor our candidate, some free soil wings and ve southern
wings have refused to vote for yours
AVoIcE How do you make majority on your side:
BY counting the free .solersl
Mr. BROWN Not necessarily. live divide the free.
majority Of Sves You exclude n lSem snIsy COUNT ne
ing them on neither side, have still larger demo.
cratic majority; and having that majority, we upon
I'll proper principles entitled to the Speaker. We cannot
command all our votes; you cannot command all Of
you; and the result is that no election can be made
What then, do propose. lsaid Mr.. b. That the two
:o d order IN he Transaction q public business which IS
20 desrable, and which have sought in vain for nine
days. Did he ask anything unreasonable He thought
q; that they had power do-they had tried in vain
He asked them TO abandon vain effort to do what they
Ill admitted they never could accomplish, and to join him
and bis party friends in doing the next best thing that
could be done-the election OF gentleman !spendidy
qualified in al respects to preside over the deliberations
ssnsey and safely the destiny Of the nao" |, may Be
asksd why We do not join the wings in the election OF
thsir candidate for Speaker In all contests, (sad Mr.
ans 70 give way, the weak Yields necessarily, and he
thought properly TO the strong We the strong party
numerically. II every seat was occupied, and every
cratic Issues, have majority certainly Of IL is
your misfortune TO have four members absent This
gives us an advantage BY five. Now, who shall yield
Of discreet men, Of pure hearts and sound heads the
other side. TO put end to this struggle by accepting
SPEAKER than whom they could not get better in the
Mr. ROOT rose personal explanation TO correct an
error BY which reporter had presented him using the
nsme Of the member from Boston, instead Of that Of
yesterday This had inflicted injustice upon the
fomer, which he desired 10 correct The mistake, he
acknowledged, was chargeabe upon himself as, in revi
sing that reporters notes, he had neglected TO rectfy it,
Mr.. WINTHROP had not discovered il, not having
read the report He fell assured however, that the gen.
ueman from Ohio would do him no intentional injustice
Mr.. CHESTER BUTLER desired to offer a resolution
In place Of that Of Mr. BRowS OF Mississippi embracing
proposition to choose from the three highest candidates
on the next trial II choice be made then to choose
JAMES % sa Gsa he %as si, about to offer
Q resolution, which he desired to explain, and which
was reed, as follows:
unue 10 ballot until o'clock this day. unless Speaker be
other purpose shall be made until the hour above named
shall have arrived.
Mr. T. spoke at length in favor Of his resolution
rmarking that having opposed the of the ballot in
previous stages Of these proceedings he felt the
eessity for resortng TO H. the House would hope to
choose Speaker, and giving his for coming to
this conclusion.
Mr.. CARTER offered the following resolution:
Rssoivsd, That any person who may b, iied Speaker
Of this House shall be dvesed Of the powerto
District and Territorial Committees and that shall
be made n oil the House.
M C., taking the floor, addressed the House in sup.
port oil his views embraced his resolution, but 10
tone thai was not Sufficiently audible to be heard at the
desk Of The reporter the other side OF the Speakers
Mr. THOMAS (Air CARrER yielding the foor) asked
leave call the attention Of the House the fact that
the and the Globe Of this morning had mad
veenty attributed remarks 70 him that made
BY his honorable colleague lM HARRIsl on yesterday
The remarks to which he referred in relation to the
vote given yesterday for Mr. BRows OF Indiana, for
Speaker lie would now remark for himself that he, in
common with almost the entire party, had voted for Mr. b.
and that IL he had known the facts disclosed yesterday In
time he would never have voted for him. This, he was
sure. the sentiment Of all his democratic colleagues
and. be verify believed, OF the entire democratic party
That many members from the democratic side OF the
House had spoken IN relation to these disclosures and