The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-11
The Eiect.o., oa speaker.

The Eiect.0.l Ct speaker.
la our last We announced The altclion oi
Speaker. "lih short notice of tho man.
Ter. Th.s week Nc give more exiuuJed
synopsIs Of tue proceedings. which we copy
f'om the Faysus.ille OBSERVER:
Ga Friday. The reader ~lli recslect Tho
House feiuscd /" vo,e, prefrttius 10 await
The eciinn al the Cvmn.iit-c of Conference.
TIE proceedings of that ComIu,r,er have
been fahli~rrd. They FIRST met on F,ids :
morning, oil heirg present (six Wings aGd
six Lorns, hall Northern en5 half e,nuiharu. }
Mr.. Nn.ton, on behalf cf the Waigs sub.
mitied be fnlloaiuc pteposiiion -
Rtsoirtd. Tbst the House do 90 10. NOR
row proceed to the election al Speaker. o. rG
roce, ard if tfter the roll shalt ha va been csl.
ed three tunes me rnbrr ehu have recciv.
I'd a pHjorify of the wanle number OF votes
Ike roll shall aga'n be called. end the usm
her who shall then receive tn. largest num.
I hor Of votes, provided I, he A msr sriIlty uf a
quorum snail lie declared IL be cboseu Speak
lei."
/ The LncoEoc" Cnmr,iitee rstited for con.
sultalioD, and ca tktr reru,a stst d that they
! had agreed 10 refer the proposition 10 their
| pasty, il clucus ThrN tiss ofcnu7se acsecd
20 nuoi the decision. o. Saturday a.oiuinu
he ipl,oame as~or WAS aiven:--
| he DvmGcra ic caucus have instructed
heir CumnIitec respectfully 10 decliur the
proposition Of the Whlg Cornnil,se and
thls Commit ee, having been discharged from
The further consideration Of the subject, are
not authorized 10 cnlrrian any further pro-
positions. FRED, p. STANTON.
CiGirmun Drm0rraiic Comm,itec.
THIS reply uuceremonousy closed the
dnor aseiGs any further proposition AID, so
ids as The great body OF he Loculoco patty
uns concerned, might have prevented the
House fron urtsn'zins at all. Bu, Mr..
Stanton, to ais ctedu be II ssla, rose as sucn
as he House met on Saturday, to cGef the
identical proposition Of the " higs, as gwen
above.
Hercupon here arose prodigieus storm
Of confusion, IN which Mr. Foombs Of Geo,
and Mr.. ii3.mss Of S. c., sisnaliLed them
selves along with GIddiugs aud Root sl Ohio,
! in vehement opposition to The resolution. IL
was Gualv carried, however, ll3 To lO6.
! Ninety Wings aud tweniy.thtee Lacos
voted for the resolution; and clghiy.three
Locos, thirteen Wings, and ten A bolIonsts,
voted against il. O, The n, {. Delegations,
Messrs. Caldwell, Dehcrty, Sheppcrd, ans
Stauy voted for the resolution, and Messrs.
Ashe. Daniel, Clingmnn, and Outlaw, and
Venable, against il. Besides Messrs. Cling.
man and Outn" The Whiee who voted =.
ckinst it were, Messrs. Cabell, Campbell,
Cole, iItllatd, Hunter, McGaushey, More.
head, Noteton, Oacn, Stephens, and
! rogmbs
AZ soon as this question was decided, Mr..
Stuny sad;
! Mf. Clerk, with the permission of the
House. wish TO mske q .lateuept relating
to my self. After the adoption of this resstu.
Ilion-Uhoh ! earnestly hope Will lead TO an
Iotgauzlttun-l presume, Of course, Il is de-
srsGle TINT the members Of each party should
vote for their respective faYorRes. The
other side have their tavo1lto, nnd we have
ours aud all who wish on organization will
vote for some gentleman Of whose election
we hnse reasonable hope. most respect,
folly hut earnestly express the wish ihn, no
gentIeman will vote for me, but they will oil,
for the sake of The country, give their votes
for him sho is decidedly the fAvoElte OF the
WI party as shalt.
Mr.. McCernund also declined 10 favor Of
Nf. Cobb.
The House then voted three times, as fol.