The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

with the 3Oth ballot, with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast, 224.
Necessary to choice, ia. ~
MI. Winthrop received lo2; Mr.. H. Cobb, S; Mr.. Pot.
ter, III Mr.. Wilmot Mr. Boyd 4; MI. Richardson, !;
Mr. Green, ~; Mr.. Gentry, s; Mr.. kaufman, l; Mr.
VIM Browne; Mr.. Miller, 4; and Messrs. McQueen,
F. p Stanton, Meade, Bayly, and Durkee, one each.
Mr.. LEVIN offered the following preamble and reso
luton:
Whereas precedent has been. established by which all
Rsotred That The Speakers chair be disposed Of In like
manner and that The wings prccesd to place the name Of
native American party third the free soil party ourth
the Taylor democratic party fifth, and that the gentleman
whose shall be frat drawn out by the Clerk be Speak
On motion Of Mr.. MccLERNAND, it was laid on the
table and
The House then proceeded with the slst ballot, with
Whole number Of votes cast, 224
Necessary to a choice, 1l3.
IS; MI. Wilmot, q; Mr.. Boyd. s; MI. Green, i'd; Mr.
Gentry, s; Mr. kaufman, 4; Mr.. VIM J. Brown, . !; Mr.
Miller, 81; Mr.. Bayly,. and Messrs. Durkee. H. Mann,
Colcock Stanton, s. w. Harris, and Meade, each.
No choice having been effected,
Mr.. MORSE offered the following preamble and reso-
luton: &s Il
Whereas the Hons Howell Cobb, of Georgia. and Robert
G. Winthrop, OF Massachusetts, have each received
than 100 voes on large number Of ballots; DO it
RsOiUed That the Clerk Of the House be required place
the names OF Howell Cobb and Robert @ Winthrop in u
box aud the first drawn by OF the pages shall
be the Speaker OF the 3lst Congress.
Mr.. M. remarked, that he presented this resolution
after consultation with but few gentlemen, all OF whom
differed from him in opinion the propriey OF bring
ing il forward He conceived il calculated 10 put end
10 the embarrassment under which the House abored,
brought about by the mpactcabity OF few individual
members, which he was satisfied the country is viewing
with mpatence desiring to the organization perfect
ed as soon as possible He thought due to the country
under existing circumstances that of the two great
parties should have the organization; and being anxious
see the matter thus terminated, he had brought Tor.
ward the proposition II has already been indicated that
Of the House, and between them he willing, as mat.
tiers stand to permit the selection 10 Both
well qualified, certainly any other members the
floor to discharge the arduous and delicate responsibilities
OF the position.
Mr. M further sad that il he could discover any pos.
sibe prospect OF organizing BY proceeding during
the past week. re wouid not have moved the resolution
but not being able TO hope for satisfactory solution of
the difficulty in any other manner, be had been induced
10 bring il forward In anticipation OF the objection that
the matter at issue was too grave to be left to chance he
would remark that lar graver matters had been thus dis
posed OF without injury TO the public service. Mr. M
conceived that the position Of the House ridiculous
sired to relieve himself as soon as possible from sas
ton in which he could not longer remain without mo-
menarily anticipating just censure, Of this body,
Mr.. A. G. Brown moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
Mr.. ROOT did no, conceive il just that gentlemen
should charge upon those acting with neither Of the
great parties The responsibility for the failure to elect.
There some 22o members perfectly disposed TO organ.
ze according this view Of the subject TO one Of the two
parties which theycompose they claim the of
to the country in ridiculous light, standing
whemingly numerous and yet finding il impossible to
come to agreement II there can be anything more
one Of these great parties, should make the acknowl
edgment here. His proposition he conceived TO- be
declaration that they must get up gambling resolution,
lottery scheme to help these two great parties out Of
For bis part Mr. r. saw nothing likely to appear rdic-
ulous in the eyes OF the county in the action OF the
House on this subject. Us proceedings having been
resort TO the method Of eecing choice suggested in
the resolution he thought would Justly render the body
subject for rdicule He (Mr. R) would take the lib
fincbing He could tell them that they are neither in
the Philadelphia nor the Baltimore convention. There is
no yelling a man down here;
Mr.. X, (continuing) said no. II you bad been there,
you would long since have chosen Speaker. A men,
Der near him, from North Carolina, had vehemently
sibity Of defeating the organization Of the House. He
for one, would take TO settle this matter OF response
biliiy with his constituentsleaying every member to
body before this occasion y would Be reeoecied that
on the bill voting supplies for the Mexican war. he
made one OF the fourteen gentlemen voting in the mega
S Ss
try. What was the RESULT He returned to his consttu
ens, and was again returned BY them to this House;
WINE many OIL those thus nercely assalng ais course,
having appealed TO their constituents received permission
Mr.. WOODWARD, remaIking that he had voted
throughout all the balotngs for neither gentleman pre-
sented as party candidate, denied the mputaon OF fac
housness, on his part, implied in the remarks of the
gentleman from Louisiana, Mr. MoRsE.l He belonged
TO no organzaon nor had he any particular man to vote
ior any unexceponable gentleman that might be offered
He had not confined his votes 10 southern men, Gen.
tlemen OF the North had more than once received his
vote since the balotng commenced though he had not
yet voted for the nominee OF the democratic party whom
he regarded compromise candidate, with whom (the
pies were offered upon which he had so lar felt impeed
TO act
Mr.. w. regarded the resolution as embracing virtual
censure upon his upon this subject He denied
that gentemans right to question his course. His right
TO vote belonged TO himself and no gentleman body
It, That question he would determine for himself voting
as he pleased against any or all parties.
lie desired to know in what manner he was TO defend
himself against virtual accusation such that brought
by the gentleman from Lousiana-a charge from which
his defence would require assault on his part against
impeng him to the course he had pursued he was con-
vinced there are not ten members OF the House who
would not pronounce him perfectly justifabe ii debate
Will be permitted he would pledge himself to satisfy two
hundred men that in REV OF the circumstances, his
course in voting against the gentleman from Georgia MT
either candidate at any previous stage OF this election
would have been mere complimentary or subservent
vote neither Of which would he consent 10 cast He had
Al all times stood ready 10 choose as between the two
party candidates, tMessrs. Conn and WINTHROP j and
when the time arrives at which his vote may be able TO
elect either he shall not hesitate to make the selection
he repeated. he would, under no circumstances cast
stber complimentary subservient vote for the Speak