The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-12-27

the question was to be decided by arms, they
should meet it here like men, and tell their con-
sttuents that they were not willing, when dan
ger presented itself, to run to them for protec-
ton, but that they, who had been appointed as
their standard bearers, would, like men, assume
the responsibility of fighting the battle upon
the floor of the House.
The following was then announced to be the
result of the vote:
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts l0l
Mr.. Richardson of Illinois 70
Mr.. Fuller, of Pennsylvania 81
Scattering IL
Total number of votes given 2l5
Necessary to a choice lO8
NO candidate having received majority of
the whole number of votes given, there was
consequently no election.
Mr. Nichols of Ohio, then renewed the fol- |
lowing resolution, rejected on Saturday last. |
and, on its adoption, demanded the previous
question:
ReSOloed, That the House will now proceed |
to vote ciUa coce for Speaker of the thirty. |
fourth Congress, and the member having the |
highest number OF votes, provided it be a ma |
Jolty of quorum, shall be declared to be elect
ed Speaker.
Mr.. Barksdale, of Mississippi, moved that the |
resolution be laid on the table; which motion |
was decided in the affirmative by the following |
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Barksdale. |
Bell, Bennett of Mississippi, Bocock, Boyce, |
brooks, Broom, Burnett, Cadwalader, Camp. |
bell OF Kentucky, Campbell of Ohio, Carlile, |
Caruthers, Caskie, Clingman, Cobb of Georgia, |
Cobb of Alabama Cox, Craige Crawford, Cul |
len, Davidson, Davis of Maryland, Denver.
Dowdell, Dunn, Edmundson, Edwards Elliott
English, Etheridge, Eustis, Evans, Faulkner
Florence, Foster, Fuller of Pennsylvania, Full
Ipr nt Main III II
Harris, of Maryland, Harris of Alabama. Har.
rls of Illinois, Harrison, Haven, Herbert, Hous-
ton, Jewett, Jones of Tennessee, Jones of Penn
syivania, keitt, Kelly, Kennett, Kidwell, Lake,
Letcher, Lindley, Lumpkin, A. X. Marshall of |
kentucky, Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky,
Marshall of Illinois, Maxwell, McMullen, Nc,
Queen, Miller, of Indiana, Millson, Millward,
Moore, Oliver of Missouri, Orr, Paine, Peck,
Phelps Porter, Powell, Pringle, Ppryear, Quit.
man, Reade, Ready, Richardson, Rivers, Rutfin,
Kust, Sandidge, Savage, Scott Seward, Shorter,
Smith of Tennessee, Smith of Virginia, Smith
OF Alabama, Sneed, Stephens, Stewart, Swope,
Talbot, Taylor, Trppe, Underwood Vail, Walk,
Walker, Warner, Watkins, Wells, Whitney.
Winslow, Wright of Tennessee, and Zolicof
fer-ll3.
NAYs-Messrs Albright, Allison, Barbour,
barclay, Bennett of New York, Benson Bill
dhTghurst, Bingham, Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton,
mia, Ohafee, Clark game, Campbell Of Peunsyl,
'agn, Cumback, Damrell,-'s0n, Colfax, Comins,
ay, Dean, De Witt, Dick, Ditoayis of Mass,
urfee, Edie Emrie, Flagler, Galloway, = Qodd,
ngs, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Hall Of Mass, y /
arlan. Holloway, HoEtSE Of New York, Horton dar
Ohio, Howard Hughston, kelsey, King, ject
papp, knight. RnN.vlton, Knox. Letter, Mace. 4
!atteson, McCarty, Meacham, Miller o. NY c
[organ, Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Nicholas, Nor. t'".
m, Oliver ofNew York, Parker, Pearce, FELTON, poi
mt
tchie, Robbins pTo5erts Robson, Seh;n. Sage. the
app, sherman. Simmons Soinner Stanton the
tranahan. Tappan, Harrington, Thurs,c.. pa pa
odd, IFahon, Wade, WakA,s,an Walbr;doe
Sadron, WA@h I.,urne of Wisconsin. Washburne tina
/. Illinois, Washburn of Maine, Watson, Wech, THY
Viliams, Wood, Woodruff, and Woodwork cul
o. tao
Mr.. Orr Of South Carolina, moved that when OF
ne House adjourn to-day, it adjourn to meet ma,
thursday next. tap
Mr.. Giddings, Of Ohio, did not think they at
ad the power to adopt the motion. If a ma
ority should meet in the hall tomorrow they Col
night rescind the motion, and elect Speaker, a9'
s if no snch motion had been passed.
After some conversation, TIE
Mr.. Orr withdrew his motion.
Mr.. keitt of South Carolina, moved that car
hen the House ad ourn to-day, it adjourn to De'
meet on Wednesday next. ne,
Mr. Orr moved to strike out "wednesday" he
nd insert "Thursday;" which motion was ia
legatived-yeas SO, nays l04. =,
Mr.. Keitt then withdrew his motion, when tue
Mr.. Florence renewed it; and, the question
icing TAKEN it was agreed to-yeas III, nays 9j sec
And then the Honse adjourned era
&c
Wednesday, December &c, 1855. tie
The Senate did not sit to-day. Ian
HOUSE =
Mr.. Knight, of Pennsylvania, proposed a.
esolution to the effect that the voting for -,
speaker should be continued uninterruptedly 'A
ntil Friday morning, unless there should be ,hc
N election sooner and that afterthe first vote "a
# that morning, the pluralit yprinciple should Tn
'revail.
On motion of Mr.. Barksdale, of Mississippi,
his was tabled by the votes of the Democrats &
md Americans generally, Mr.. /. d. Campbell, IN
however, with Messrs. Henry NJ. Fuller and an
". A. Richardson, TALL candidates for the tat
'peakership,) voting with them. Mr. Banks ca
vas not within the bar at the time. Ra
Several propositions were made by MIR. Sage, -
If New York, and other gentlemen, to devote CIV
he whole session of each day, from twelve 40
,'clock to four or to six p. M, to voting, and AZ
hat motion for an adjournment should not ub
,e in order during this time. The debate on I'd
hese resolutions was protracted and tedious, We
Until Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, proposed that I'm,
here should be no adjournment until Speak
n should be elected Sn
Mr.. Carlile of Virginia, was surprised that dp
he gentleman from Georgia should be in favor or,
pf such measure, when he must know that 81
lie consequence soould be the election Of the
candidate Of a sectional party. ON
Mr.. Stephens replied, that the Representa- ii;
ives in this House had been sent here from Of
heir respective districts, by the people of the IN
United States, and that the determination Of a Lb
majority of them must and ought to prevail. ~
After series of amendatory motions and ir-
regular remarks, many of them of jocose char h.,
.cter, by Mr.. Paine, Of North Carolina, who co
Wished to take leave of his family before enter o
ng into a starvation arrangement, and Mr.. o
Peck, of Michigan, who wished an opportunity
% supply himself with provisions, in order that Y,
he might withstand his competitors in this con: on
est of physical endurance-together with an ad- te,
mission by Mr.. McMullen, of Virginia, that, so Ps
far as parties are defined, the Republican sen OF
in.e,st is in the ascendant-a motion to table De
Mr. Stephens's resolution was lost and, upon
,all for the previous question, by Mr.. Washburn NJ
IF Maine, the yeas and nays were being taken or
when our report closed, at half past o'clock. a
The proposition of Mr.. Stephens was too at
much of the brag game. Some of its South co co
srn supporters probably expected to bluff of he
he Banks men, and then they would claim ca
hat they and the Richardson party were in to
avor of organizing.-Ed. Era. re-
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