Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-06
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


In the House, yesterday, after we went to
press, the ballotiAg for Speaker was con.
tinued. The twelfth ballot resulted as fol.
lows: -
Whole numbered votes east. 2ls; necessary
to . choice, Ito. IS
Mr. Campbell of Ohio received rs, Richard
son 70, II. Marshall 20. Fuller Of Pa. 10,
Banks IL. Pennington 6, Walk 5, Thurston 2,
Wheeler l, Oliver of N. Y. l, Haven 1, Mace
/. Puryear l, Vail l.
There being no eheioe, the House proceeded
to thirteenth ballot, with the following re-
suit: ss-s as ek
Whole number of votes cast, 222; necessary
to choice, 1I2:
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio received 20 Rich
ardson "a, Fl. Marshall ~, Fuller of Pa. 81,
Banks 9, Pennington z, Thurston 2, Purycar
2, Walk L, Oliver Of N. Y. /, Ready 1, Mace
l, Hoffman I, Stephens 1. s5>tl
There being no choice, the roll was called
for the fourteenth time, with the following re-
suit:
Whole number of votes cast, 22S; necessary
to choice, liz. 'i
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, received 81, Rich
ardson "A, Fuller, of Pa, 81, Marshall Is,
Smith, Of Ala, Q, Banks 8, Pennington 5,
Whitney 3, Thurston 2, Ready 1, Mace 1, Lake
|, Oliver, of New York, l, Puryear 1, Nichols
/, English /.
There being no choice, tho House proceeded
to the fifteenth ballet, with tho following re-
suit:
Whole number Of votes cast, 2ls; necessary
to choice, ITO. .-- N
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, received so, Rich
ardson "a, Fuller, of Pa, 10, Whitney Q,
Smith, of Ala , 8, Banks 8, Pennington z, H.
Marshall 6, Puryear 2, Thurston 2, Mace 1,
Nichols l, Oliver, Of N. T., 1.
There being no choice, on motion the House
adjourned.
Proceedings Of To-day.
In the Senate, to-day, they took up the
resolution Of Senator Hale, asking for infor-
nation of the President concerning the condi-
ton of affairs in Kansas.
Mr. Hunter explained that it was not usual
to send to the President for such Information
ere Congress had formslly organized; and,
further, that it was to be presumed that the
information Mr.. II. desired would be found in
the message expected to be made public daily.
So Mr.. Hale withdrew his said resolution.
1t was moved to adjourn over until Monday
next; but after short conversation, in which
it was mentioned that the Message could not
be sent in in case the House elected a Speaker
m meantime, if the Senate were not in session,
that motion was withdrawn and then they
adjourned.
In the House, on coming together, they pro-
ceeded to ballot for Speaker for the sixteenth
time, with the following result, viz:
Whole number of votes cast, 221; necessary
to choice, Ill.
Mr.. Richardson received u, Campbell. of
Ohio, 70, Banks 8, Pennington Q, Fuller, of
Pa, 20, Smith, of Alabama, IA, Mace 1, Walk
g. Carlisle 1, Wheeler 10, Puryear l, Nichols
/, Oliver, Of New York, ], Thurston 2, Ed
mundson1
So no choice being effected, they proceeded
to the seventeenth ballot, with tho following
result:
Whole number Of votes cast, 221; necessary
for choice, Ill.
Mr.. Richardson received 70, Campbell of
Ohio SO, Banks IA, Pennington 10, Fuller of
Pa. 81, Smith Of Ala. 10, Mace /, Lake l,
Walk 1, Wheeler l, Puryear l, Oliver of N. Y.
l, Thurstol 2, Zollicoffer l, Whitney
No choice being effected, they proceeded
with the eighteenth ballot, with the following
result:
Whole number of votes cast, 221; necessary
to choice, Ill.
Mr.. Richardson received ~, Campbell of
Ohio 81, Banks Is, Pennington IL, Fuller of
Pa. 81, Wheeler 10, Puryear l, Mace /, Car
isle l, Zollicoffer j, Etheridge l, Lake /, II.
Marshall l, Oliver of n. Y. 1, Smith of Ala. 1.
Nichols 1, Thurstcn 2
No choice having been effected, they pro-
ceeded with the nineteenth ballot, on which
they were engaged when the Star went to
press.