The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-11

MIR. HOLMES moved that the House adjourn,
but the motion was disagreed TO.
MIR. sWEETZER offered the following preamble
| and resolution, viz:
Whereas, the House has balloted seven DAYS for
Speaker without an election, it is manifest that
rom present indications, organization can
| be hoped for; therefore
Resolced, That, the Senate conc urring this House
stand adjourned until the first day of January 1885,
at twelve o'clock.
Mr.. SWEETZER said that he wanted to place
before the country both political parties, in their
proper light The Democratic party concentrated
| on the Hon. III. CoBB, and gave him hundred and
three votes--largcr than was given to any other
gentleman. After voting three days the Demo
cratic party, finding that they could not elect,
dropped him. He Mr. SwEETzER) desired 10 con
centrae IN another quarter. He wished, by his re-
marks, that it might become known to the country
that the Democrats in the House were not faction
lists, and were not those who prevented an organi-
zation. The members Of that party from the North
East South, and West, ready to organize,
and had already given for their candidate a higher
vote than had been given for any other candidate
The charge that the Democratic party were faction
lists had come from the State of New York, and yet
the Representatives from that State have voted and
are still voting for the nominee from Massachusetts
who cannot command more than hundred and
two votes-a smaller vote than that given for How
ELL CoBn. few days ago the member from Mas
| sachusetts, (Mr. AsHMUN,) proposed that we
should vote by ballot, and abandon the manner Of
electing officers pursued by this House for years.
This proposition had been renewed to-day, and has
again been voted down. No good can result from
adopting the ballot SYSTEM because he did not be-
lieve there was any one present whose vote would
be changed He did not think there was any mem
Der present who afraid to place his name on
record as having voted for his particular candidate
1t was true gentlemen had disclaimed any motive
in offering the proposition, of allowing members
secretly to change their votes, still, that was the
natural inference to be drawn from the introduction
OF the ballot system at this stage of proceedings.
Why is the Democratic party charged with pre-
venting organization? The other party is in
the minority, and yet they have for seven days
voted unchangingly for who cannot re-
ceve more than one hundred and two votes He
wished, as representative from one of the dis
tricts of the State of Ohio, that his constituents
should know that he was not afraid to vote openly
for his candidate. There is probability of an
election at this time. The Democrats arc now
divided and the Wings cannot advance. Let us
adjourn till the LIST of January, 1885, and then per-
haps, we may be able to come to such an under
standing that an organization may be effected. AS
the House stands at present. there is no probability
that the Wing party will come over to us, nor can
we, who are stronger go TO them. Nor is there the
least probability that the third party will Join either
Of the other two He wanted, and the object of his
resolution was, that this House adjourn to the LIST of
January, 1850, and by that time much could be
done in the way of producing good results. The
House was now in complete confusion, and the
probability of elccting is becoming more uncertain
II we adjourn, there might be produced such an ar
rangement that the elements of this House could be
brought to unite on some person, and thus an
organization could be effected and the public bust
ness proceeded with.
The resolution was then read, and
MIR. WENTWORTH said, the resolution is
joint resolution, and requires the action of the
Senate This House cannot, till organized, pass
any such measure. We have no Speaker. The
Clerk must, therefore, decide it out of order.
Mr.. VINTON moved the House adjourn
Mr.. WENTWORTH asked for the yeas and
nays
Mr.. BOWLlN demanded tellers on the count
upon the demand for the yeas and nays, and
Mr.. CAsELL and Mr. BowLIN were appointed tel
lers, and reported majority against the demand
for the yeas and nays.
The question then taken on the motion Of
Mr.. VINToN, (Messrs. CABELL and VENABLE act
ing as tellers,) and the motion prevailed; and
The HoNae adjourned