Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-12-20
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Speaker. -, Il
Is, ballot, Winthrop, lO2; Potter 10;
6; Boyd, s; Richardson, l;
Greene, 10; Gentry s; Scattering, IA.
Cd ballot, Winthrop lO3; Potter II;
Cobb, 5; Wilmot, 6; Boyd, 4; Gentry s.
Greene IL; Scattering, IL.
Mr.. Levin offered the following res.
olution:-
"Whereas, the precedent has been
established by which all seals in the
House have been disposed ofby lottery,
that the Wing party proceed to place
the name Of one member in box, Dem.
ocrats in another, Native Americans in
a third, Free Sellers in a fourth. and
Taylor Democrats in q fifth, and that
the gentleman first drawn be Speaker
of the House." Laid on the table.
Sd ballot, Winthrop l0l: Potter 7s;
Cobb 5; Wilmot. 6; Boyd, s; Greene 10;
Gentry 7; Scattering, IA.
By Lake Line-OReilly. :.
New York. Dec. ll-2 l.2P.h,
After the third ballot yesterday, n
motion!was made TO adjourn till LIST of
January, which was lost. Mr.. Potter
of Ohio, was then withdrawn; the
Honse proceeded TO ballot.
4th ballot, Winthrop, lol; Brown Of
Indiana, 6s; Scattering, 10; ......
December ll--5 P. NJ.
The House proceeded TO ballo, for
Speaker. First ballot, Brown 80; Win.
,hrop l0I; Wilmo. S; Boyd Is; Gentry
s; Disney 8; Cobb S; scattering S.
Second ballot: Brown 81; Winthrop
lol, Wilmot 5, Boyd IL; Gentry S,
Disney 7; Cobb s; scattering 5.
Third ballot: Brown 80: Winthrop
IOl; Wilmot S; Boyd IL; Disney 4;
Cobb S; Morehead 5; scattering4.
Fourth ballot: Brown 81; Winthrop
lOl; Wilmot S; Boyd 7; Cobb 4; More.
head 5; scattering5.
Fifth ballot: Brown lO7; Winthrop
lOl, Wilmot 6; Morehead S; scattering
5. .-...
Sixth ballet: Brown 100; Winthrop
100. Wilmot 6; Morehead S; scattering
5.
Seventh ballot: Brown 100; Win
throp lOl, Wilmo, 7; Morehead S sea,
,sring 4.
After this ballot. Mr.. Winthrop, in ,
neat speech, withdrew his name; ane
the House adjourned at half past I
o'clock, Pm.
The wings were TO hold a caucus
that nigh, and the impression was tina
they would all unite on Morehead
and neither party be able to elect can
didate without the Free Soil vote.
The Democrats had strong hopes O
elec.ing Brown on the next day.
The Presidents message would b
delivered soon after the organization.
December 10.
The Senate met and adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Cobb, of Alabam
adverted 10 an article in the Union, i
which it was stated that the election c
Brown, of Indiana, depended partly o
; him; he said he would rather take tn
choice oftwo men than that there shout
be no organization.
Mr.. Wilmot said that he had bee
more honored by the votes cast fc
him than if he had been elected; he Wa
unwilling to stand in the way of an Of
ganization, and requested his friend
not TO vote for him again.
The House then proceeded to ballo
with the following result: Brown IL:
Duer %, Morshead II. Stanly Is, Nj
Gaughey Is, Winthrop II, scatterin
90. Two hundred and twenty.six vote
, cast; necessary to choice; one hundre
and thirteen.
E Mr., Stanly offered resolution, tn,
+ the Wing and Democratic parties al
. point each committee of three, 10 col
fer in relation TO the election of "a spe,
ker; he desired a speedy organzatio,
With respec, 10 the Democratic part.
he believed there was something 70
ten in Denmark,"--he blushed for III
Democracy, but not for the Wings.
Mr.. Bayly replied, and referred to tn
Northern and Southern Wings being 6
varience regarding Presiden, Taylor
sentiments on the slavery question, an