Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

At IL o'clock M. the House was called to order
by the Hon. RICHARD M. YOU'VE, Clerk Of the last
House Of Representatives, who continues in Office
until successor is appointed
On calling the Roll of Representatives and Dele
gates from the various States and Territories, Gas
published in another column Of this paper,) it was
found that they were all present, except thirteen
The names Of the absentees are as follows:
Abram P. Stevens and John H. Boyd, of New York ;
James M. H. Beale, Of Virginia Daniel Wallace and John
Mcqueen, Of South Carolina Albert G. Brown, Of Mis-
sissppi Louis ST. Martin, Arstide Landry, and John
Moore, of Louisiana Meredith P. Gentry and William
Cuom, of Tennessee; VIM II. Bissei, of Illinois; and
John F. Darby, of Missouri.
A quorum being present, (two hundred and eigh-
teen Representatives and four Delegates having
swered to their names D
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, moved that the House pro-
ceed to the election Of Speaker Uira which
agreed to-
Mr. JONES then inquired if nominations were now in
order?
The CLERK replying in the Affirmative
c Mr.. CAMPBELL and nominated THADpEus STE-
Mr.. RICHARDSON suggested that nominations were
not necessary. 46}s 1< a61
The CLERK expressed his concurrence in the opinion
and stated that nominations not necessary.
THE COMPROMISE MEASURES.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee said if it not the wish
of the House, he was disposed to make nominations
although such had been the usual He would
merely remark, however that for he should vote for
~,
he had received the nomination Of the Democratic
but because he knew him be thorough and sound De-
mocrat and tried and true compromise and Union
AS such he should vote for him.
Mr. CARTER very happy in cononrring with the
gentleman from Tennessee the choice of Speaker but
he should support Mr. BOYD for the that he
4 the nominee Of the Democratic party.
Mr. STANLY would be glad to hear II there my
difficulty amongst their friends the other side Of the
House He feared something the matter. He had
heard that there was trouble among them in relation
m
started that either the gentleman from Ten
nessee or the gentleman from Ohio would give the
try some information in regard it. He desired to know
how the coalitions which existed elsewhere to be
brought forward here and sanctioned y votes of the
House. gentleman from Pennsylvania MIR. STEvESs)
had been nominated by the gentleman from Ohio (r.
CAMPBEIL9 There had been secession from the ranks
sof the Wings ofaher adoption Of the compro
mise measrcs and ne would be happy to hear how far
til ose had repudiated on the other side
as he understood they had baen?
AIR. SAVAGE thought that If the gentleman would turn
his attention tO his side Gf the House. he would find
amrGs occupation for his mind
r CAMPBELL did not know whether II wss proper to
discuss the merits of the various gentlemen who might be
preseIred candidates for Speaker 1t was rot his de-
agn toio He would only say. in regard to the gem
tlenan whose he had presented to the House, Mr.
SrErEss, of Pennsylvania that he friend
to the UuSon there in the Union and he believed
too that hf was just as good Wing as could be found
As for the merits of the compromise measures he hoped
that renelaen who were much opposed to agitation
would open that subject at this early stage of the
sion He did not desire to see the House In revolution
such as they had witnessed the of
last Congress Therefore he would suggest to the gem
tlemen from North Carolina and Tennessee. lMessrs
SrASLY and JoSEs,) and also to his colleague Mr. CAR
TER that perhaps the least they should say upon
that subject the better When the time should come, if
gentlemen insisted agitation he and his friends would
be found ready They wished to be distinctly understood
as not throwing the first brick. s
Mr. BROOKS had great pleasure in informing the gen.
tleman from Tennessee Mr. JoSEs) that the differences
in the Wbig party had been healed He had the plea