The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-18

resolution as feasible and lair mode OF settling the dim
vded between the wings and democrats and the North
and South and be pledged himself 10 vote for the gentle
man in whose favor they might report, II they should
deem best to recommend the election oil any particular
Mr. ROBINSON moved that this resolution be laid on
the table and on that motion Mr., J, b, THOMPSON
demanded telleTs, which ordered by the House.
Mr.. STANLY suggesting that Messrs H. CoBB and
WINTHROP stood in such relation 10 the speakership
tbeing the regularly nominated candidates OF the demo-
agreeable to those gentlemen, well to their friends,
that they should not be called on to serve upon this
mittee, recommended to the the names OF Messs
AsHMUs, and JOHNSON of Arkansas in their stead.
gested the name OF Mr. HARRISON in place Of that Of his
colleague, Mr. H. CoBB; which suggestion having been
adopted by the mover OF the resolution,
The question upon the motion to lay upon the table
was put and decided by tellers in the afrmatveyeas
Ito, nays SO.
Here demands were made from all quarters Of the hall
Mr.. GOODENOW offered resolution for the appoint
ment Of the Hon, G Winthrop, OF Msssachusetts, TO
be the Speaker; John W Forney esq Of Pennsylvania,
to be Clerk and Morgan Johnson esq, OF Virginia, to
be Postmaster OF the House Of Representatives OF the
Mr. Robinson moved that it be laid on the table; and
teers having been ordered on this motion,
Mr. KAUFMAN suggested that it would be well to in
sert. after the word Speaker in the resolution, pro
yided he can obtain majority OF the votes cast" IA
The Clerk put the motion that the resolution be laid
on the table; which carried majority OF the whole
House having voted in its favor :,
Speaker, with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast, 222 s
Necessary to choice, IL.
l6; Mr. Julian, 2; Mr. MoIehead, IA; Mr.. Potter -
Mr.. Howell Cobb. II; Mr.. Robert NJ McLane. Il Mr.
billiard !; Mr.. Conrad 4; Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens, 81
i; Mr.. Suong q; Mr. Disney,4; Mr. McLanahan, l.
For Robert c. Vinthrop-Messrs. Anderson, Ashmun,
Bokse. Thomas B. Butler, CALVIN Casey, Chandler, Con-
Gtinnsl Holloway, Hampton; Hay, Hsbard, Henry. Hons.
Maes No Newell Piaa ana Pl,@aa fanam Reed Rsy
Spad!eg,, sPraFue. s'any, Thaddeus stevens Taylor
JOIN ysa Dyke vno Williams
BayIy Beae Bs.ell, Bocock, Bowdon, Bowiin, Albert
wam sfpwq se SGeSSs afis Gad S
Gilmore German Green Haets,, Ha Hamil's, Ham
day, Holiness Howard, Iass, Andrew Johnson Robert "
h sSbs,, Nm, Mo5Ssns, MeMasn Mcqueen Neville
saysse, saw!se. seldom Frederick Stanton, Richard
William s1sbe wallace. %sibon %S
ue.ey, Wildriek, Woodward, and Young.
Bennett, Brooks Burrows, G. Butler Clark, Cole Due
Madison, Rockwell Schoocraf, Sylvester, Wilson, and
For O. ". y4lar.--Messr. Allen and Root.
For Charles Morshsad 1Messrs Aston, B.eck, Briggs,
law Owen, Shepherd, A. H. Stephens, Toombs, and Wat
For Emery D. PotsrEMsssrs Bingham. BSeh, J Gable Gable
Peck. and Cleveland.
For H. Cobt-Mr. Boyd.
For r M. McLaas.-Mr Buell.
For H. W. HAiard.-Mr Z. G. Cabel
For Charles NJ Conrad -Messrs Joseph p. Caldwell,
Clingman, John b. Thompson, and Morehead.
For 7haddeus Stspsns Messrs. Campbell Howe, Horace
For Edsa1d Sissy~M aS; Conrad and White.
For Jame, g Kimg MMessrs Gould, McKissock, Otis,
For Robert C. Sehsnek.-Messrs. Crowel, Nelson, and
For JOHN Ro6im,o~.-Mr. Disney.
For RiRiam Stro~g.--Messrs. Durkee, Preston King,
For David r. Dis~sy.-Messrs Morris. Odds. Potter and
For Jame K. MeLa~aAa~.-Mr. Strong.
No choice having been effected.
ution-a modification Of that previously offered By that
gentleman:
Resolved, That Mr.. A.hmun, of Massachusetts; Mr.
eSsne esy y Ohio a Bingham s0e
Michigan; Mr.. Morehead, Of Kentucky; Mr. Cleveland,
Penn.yivsnis; MI BowIin. Of Missouri Mr. MeGaushey,
q Indiana; MI; Hillard, Of Alabama Mr. HaIsl'qn Of
man. Of Texas be appointed committee consult, de.
vise and report the House the mode by them deemed
marks. declaring that in selecting the gentlemen to act on
this committee, he had been careful to place there
pirants for the Speakership, &c.
Mr.. ROBINSON moved that il be laid on the table.
Mr.. STANLY asked the yeas and nays on that mo.
tom which having been ordered II was decided in the
afhmatve-yeas Ill, nays ll0-as follows:
p YEAsnMs..r' p Albsr;on Alien A.hs Ayere Bay,
Boyd, Albert G.. Brown, William J. Brown Buell. Burt
G'G JHs oaS S0e ksd Ss
Cocoek Daniel Dimmick Disney, Doy, Durkec, Edmund
son. Ewing Featherston, Pitch, Fuller, Gerry, Giddings
Gilmore, German, Green, Hackeu, Hamilton, Hammond,
HARRISON, Harlan, Haunanson lsham g. Harris, Sampson
ard Inge, Andrew Johnson, Robert w. Johnson Jones'
Kaufman Preston King, LaSere, LETTER. Litlefed, Horace
Mann. Job Mann, MccIernand, Mcdowell, McLanahan, X.
son. Morris, Morse, Morton, Odds, Orr, Owen, Parker,
Peck, Phelps Pouer. Powell, Robbins, Robinson, Root,
Ross Savage, Sawtee, Seldom Frederick p. Stanton,
Thompson, Jas Thompson, William Thompson, Toombs,
whiiile'ey, widrick, Wilmot Wood, Woodward. and
NAYs-Mes.rs Alexander, Aston, Anderson. Andrews,
Ashmun, Baker. Bayly, Bennett, Bokoc. B,eck, Briggs,
Brooks, Bunows Chester Butler, Thomas Butler, joseph
?; Caldwell Calvin, Campbell, Casey, Chandler, CLARK,
berry, Dickey DIXON, Duncan, Dunha Alexander Evans,
Nathan Evans, Fowler, Freedey Goodenow Gotf, Gould.
Grnnsll, Hail. Holloway, Hampton, Thomas L. Harris,
Hunter, Jackson James L. johnson, Kerr, Daniel p King.
George o. King, James c. King, John A. King, Levin,
MARSHALL Mason Mateson, McGaughey, McKssock FINS
e Mclean, Meacham, Meade. Moore. Morehead, Nelson
Mes, Newell, ose, otis, Outlaw, Phenir, Putnam, Put
ko.e. Rum.ey, sacket schenck, schemerhorn, school
Richard IL Stanton Thsddea. stevens. sGons, Taylor,
John Thompson, Thurman. Underhll, Van Dyke, Vim.
ton, Watkins, Welborn, White, Williams, Wilson, and
Winthrop-ll0
n. II