Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-12-20


Met mo Business. Adjourned.
liousE or REPRESENTATIVES,. Mr.. Brown
OF Miss offered the following resolution:
hesoiued, That Howell Cobb be elec,e
Speaker.
Mr.. Brown said that the Democrats had ma
Jorl'y, and beng in majority, they shout
have the Speaker.
Mr.. THOMPSON Of Penn. offered resolution
mat me members should vote by ballot until
o'clock
Mr.. CARTER Of o. offered rs nm amendment
that the Speaker elected shall be diyes,ed o
me power OF appointing The District of Colum
bla and Territorial Committees; that the sait
committees be made by vote of the House. -
lie (Mr c. condemned the ridiculous attitud,
OF The House, aud proposed to remedy the diff
Guilty in tho resolution. 1t WIS only by keepint
up the subtcTanean dscofd that the mniorily |,
crippled in lis sentiments
Mr.. MEADE Of Va. conceived that neither n
thesc propositions could reach the existing evil
IL was Tie existence Of the third party thai
caused tho trouble. II, on the organization
propositions were Ia be introduced 10 abolish
slavery III the District Of Columbia, or prohibit
slavery IN the territories, he trusted in God tina,
MS eyes had already rested on the last Speaker
OF TINS House. The South would resist all ar.
gfesSlon, aud the slnews of every mans arm IN
that section would DC steel.
Mr.. kooT was unwilling TO vote by ballot, and
to be placed IN position where he could not
show how he voted. He rep csented hundred
thousand people aud wanted to leave his mark.
lie had heard OF the play Of Hamlet, with the
part OF Hamlet omitted. This was pretty much
inc case with the proposition OF his colleague,
(Mr. Carter,) the play Of Speaker with the pnrt
of Speaker omitted. Laughlcr1 II the lIuuse
should elect man fl to be Speaker, he is no,
hi 10 appoint the conmitieesl If this resolution
should prevail, the same old confusion would
arise. The old demon would have his horns 10,
II The House should elect the committees on the
District Of Columbia and the Territories. II il
was intended for Free Soil Democrats, it would
moi operate. They won't face the music. H..
would not vote Tor any body who was not CON.
petent to appoint these Committees. Ii looked
suspicious Oh The other side to see them vote for
man VINO was not competent 10 do so. The
speech OF the gentleman from Virginia mir.
Meade) was like the one he sent to han in print,
and which had soporidc effect and calculated
10 save The Union. 1t there is to be dissolu-
lion OF the Union, let 1t come before the House
Is organized, or, as his colleague said, while the
House Is IN dIsorganzed attitude. Ii it take
place now It would not be binding. Ii the I'm
ION should DC dissolved after a bill shall have
bocn passed 10 abolish slavery i'll the District of
Columbia, there would be no help for 1t. Then
would come the time when we would have To
night Tor the wife and little ones, over our house,
hold gods, aud all the other household furniture
lLlughie Ii any Northern nun wished To
stutily himself by refusing 10 meet the question,
and thereby insulting the whole North, let him
prepare for nartyrdJm. The hgots are piled
ana the lire ready; aud If he has Us many chill.
dfen as John Rogers let him put on them their
Sunday clothes. To SEE their father for the last
l.utIf tail = II. L
N majority, why DO they not unite their forces?
They came very near 1t yesterday. They kept
on gaining us far a they went why dirt they
continue: Longhtcr MIR. Root rdcued
Tue proceedings yesterday. lie said he was not
Sdiilclenlly acquainted with Mr. Brown TO OK
press cohpassiou for him. The ba,te was al
most won. The gentlemun's eyes glared iierccr
and hcrcer. Ii that gentleman was moi brought
10 condition to be trusted, who could be 3
llla a. lie said that he was Union man.
and when the time came to dissolve it, he would
ask himself the question, on the part OF his own
suite, and the whole Northwest territory, as
'hey furnished the waters Of. the Mississippi
how dad 1t happen that 1t ran down the rivers
jree?
Mr.. DUrR said that they had voted eight or
nine days. No party was in The minority, and
II was certain that Speaker could be elected
only by an hrrdngcmentbetweenl The two parties.
lie proposition with this view failed yesterday |;
IL iailed To-day members were forced therefore,
- abandon tGe attempt To organize, or resort 10
The only mode by which The Speaker could be
elected. Tnc gentleman from Mississippi, Mr.
Bro"n) called oa the Wings to make an uncon-
dNIohal surrender. A. for himself, he would
vote Tor anybody hut dlsrnionist 10 occupy
that chair. 4 voice "rhere is no sue h Ierson
~ me iioisc. He thought so A member;
'' Where Is hc"l
Mr Duer poInlLd TO Mr.. Meade who was
Standing IN IA crowd OF gentlemen IN the main
aisle.
Mr. Meade was understood to say: "If you
charge ne with being dlsununSt, the asser
.ion Is false"
Mr.. Duer said, You are a liar"
lmmedllrly Mr.. Meade made an attempt 10
reuch Mr. Ducr, but he restrained by the
OF gentlemen. The parties wer,
not more than four feet apart, when members
rushed between them. There were cries of "
ighl," "a fight" when the Sergeant at Arms
hurried down with his mace of office in hand,
Ind cries OF "order," order" were raised
The members moupted TIE side screcus, when
Mr.. Meade oeckoned Mr.. Duer to follow him to
he Ro!unda. boy cryln! out in the gale
res for nomer excited fear that the sound
Proceeded from one of the two members; but
ors on The floor and above looked on with in
ense anxiety, and there was not a member in
lis seat. All was confusion. Motions were |
made to adjourn, and in u few minutes compar- |
awe quiet was Produced
MIR. Duer begged pardon Of the House for
what he had uttered, improperly, at The time,
md he would only appeal to every gentleman in
he House, and rsk whether, IN consequence oil
he charge made aganst him, he could do other
han make the answer he did. He had said that
10 believed the gentleman 20 be dIsuuionlst.
lie had read the words in his Speech that if
certain state ofthngs continued, which the gen
Ieuan said existed he loathed and detested the
iame OF the Union There was nothing person.
i in his Mr Duer's) remarks. lie had risen Tor
he single purpose OF not creating, but alayng
excitement.
The CLERK remarked tina, he had been called |
IN 10 have persons who were not members to
re put out, II they did not walk out. There
vere'several citizens and strangers within the |
'ar, and they retired
Mr. Duer, III conclusion, said that if the
House should adjourn for day, members OF the |
wo parties might be able to come 10 an under
tandng.
MI McLANE rose to move to lay all the pro-
POSITIONS on the table; but, belnre doing SO,
WISHED briefly to suggest that the House should
proceed in the attempt to effect an organization,
" the election OF Speaker To-day. lie was
stonished that two gentlemen, individually
70 esteemed, and individually go Gignii,d ~