Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-12-20

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After the Z ! bslIo, MIR. Levin Of Pa. Of.
frred the following Preamble and Resoiu.
tom
Whereas, The precedcn, has bsen es,sb-
lsied by whicl all The ats in tho House
have Teen disposed Of by lottery. There.
fure.
Resolved, That the Speakers chair bs
d spused oi n ike mannrr aud hat tho
Whig patty proceed TO place the name Of
one member in a box. tn Demo ~ 10 parry
ano her, the Native American. . thi d
he Free Sollrrs fourth aud the Taylor
De,noera, party the fifth and that the
gen sman first drawn To Speaker Of the
II nise.
This re solution created much laughter
and, IN motion Of Mr.. McLernard, was lid
on the table.
Aher tn. Sd ballet Mr. Morse, OF L..
rose aud said that he hel in his hand les
ou, on. IN regard 70 which he had cons T.
ed with his friends, who unfortunately dis
agreed with hin. II adopted, j, would. in
his opin Oh, on,,ermiuate what had now 5ceomo
a ridicul e usourse Of action.
The following IS a copy oi the resolution.
Resoived, That the narnes Of Howell
Cobb and Robert e.. Winthrop be placed 10
box, and the fret name drawn, tby q page
of The llo se) shall be Speaker.
Mr. Morse.--1he plan which have pro
posed it occurs TO me, is the Tost rational
as well as the most fea ibls one to put al
end To the co test which 10 now regarded
by men If all parties as par,sking largely Of
The character VI the ridiculous. We can.
not longer rife with tho wishes or interest.
Of our constituents.
They look to Us TO proceed with the bus-
mess OF the country With all practical die.
patch, and can zee no good reason why ,hws
shouI d be further delay in the 0rganizs,ioA
Of this House. Msnbers may endeavor 90
console themselves with the difficulties Of
1889 as a precedent. Blu, the cases are no
parallel. A, thAt tire the delay was occa-
stoned, not by the Speakers election, bu,
by he disputed seats Of the New Jersey
eleriion.
AS the cnss now stands the obstinacy Of
one or two individuals may prevcn, forever
an organization AMI it is therefore due to
h. legislation Of the country that tic Wings
and Deuocra,s-iho TWO great partiss--
should unite on some Ian to put down that
dIsorsanising spirit which has manifested
Use f.
The proposition was not adopted, a. We
infer from the following despatch which We
havs just received.
After the Sd ballot, motion TO adjoura
to III" 1t Of January was los,. The House
then lroceeded to ballot for the fourth time
10 day. io,ier was Withdrawn. The rs.
sui, Of this hallo,ing was as follows -
Winthrop, loi: Brown. So: scattering 10.
n" cho re Atjournrd uiIl Tuesday.
Telegraph ofIi e. rsey City, Tuesday
ni,ht, 10 &c ock. The wires are down
sou h Uf Is uns~ick, aud nothing can be
rere we'd E om Washington tonight. 4
aEW YORK, Wednesdays o'clock p. n.
There we're SIX ballo,ings yes,sr,lay. an
no cho'ce. Mr.. Winthrop has wi,hIrswV
and delivered IN ad rrss. Brown, OF i.ldi.
ana. .enocrs,. on the last bali.i, raa up.,
100 The Whlg- held caucus 81; 3 niaisy,
but tn. result Is nut kncsn. Wnat;lrop TN
i17 "n the first b'lo,, I0l oG ,ho yJu ].
snI Io0 on the third.
First ballot for Speaker, Wednesday.
VIII ian ]. Brown. iI2
William Du-r. 26