The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-12-29
THHRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
TtRsr sEssIoH.

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that the House viii continue to vote for
Speaker vtUd voce, without debate, and that
il there shall be no choice on the first trial,
on Friday next, another trial shall be made,
when the person having majority Of quo
rum shall be declared Speaker.
The resolution was laid, on the table by a
majotity of IL. E
Mr.. Purviance submitted resolution that
until Speaker be elected the members
continue voting from IL to o'clock ,all dis
cussion, n,excepting personal explanations and
reasons for voting or changing votes, to be
prohibited. Laid on the table by four ma
jority.
Mr.. Sage proposed that until the Speaker
be elected, no adjournment shall be in order
until 4 o'clock.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, said-All these
suggestions are impraeticuble, as the will Of
the majority is the rule by which the House
is governed. He thought they could not
make more rapid progress than by resuming
the vote forthwith.
Mr.. Stephens suggested modification,
which Mr.. Sage accepted, to the effect that
until Speaker be elected no motion for ad-
journmeDt shall be in order. He wished to |
bring the House 10 test, and was willing to |
set here day in and day out until that result |
be effected. (Cries of "agreed.")
Mr.. Humphrey Marshall thought such |
resolve might 60 with healing on its. wings
to the country, but the country might as well
understand at the same time that the major
ity can take any other course they desire.
Mr.. Quitman was for following the exam.
pie of our forefaihers and adopting a Com.
mon law principle, viz: starving jury till
they agreed upon verdict. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Stephens said that il this House is to
be organized on one or the other line-if the
people under their responsibility have turned
majority in favor of any particular line,
the House will be organized or we will go
into dissolution. He did not know what
would be the result of his proposition, but
every gentleman must vote according to the
dictates of his own Judgment. A
Mr.. Letcher--I have no objections to the
gentleman from Georgia making test for
himself, but l object to his applying it to
me. aE ~
Mr.. Wilson thought there was no reason
for the House imposing this restriction on
itself, as it was always in the power OF the
majority to adjourn.
Mr.. Bocock, while opposed as much as
any man to sectional organization, submit.
ted to his colleague, Mr.. Carlisle, whether
theadopton of the resolution would throw in
to the hands of the party alluded to any more
facilities than they now possess. II a sec
tional organizations is to be effected, why not
have it now as well as next week.
Messrs. Orr and Greenwood severely op-
posed making the resolution a test of the
strength Of stomachs. Laughter)
Mr., McMullen supposed that such reso-
luton would give the Anti-Nebraskuites the
advantage.
Mr.. Paine said the adoption of the resolu
tion was with him mere matter Of time
He desired before voting upon it totake leave
of his family and friends. (Laughter.)
1t was then moved TO lay the resolution on
the table, but the Heuse refused by 81 ma
jority.
Mr.. Peck suggested that the members be
enabled to lay in stock of PROVISIONS
| (Merriment.)
Mr.. Paine wanted the resolutions amend
ed 81 that every member who dies under it:
operation shall have monument erected tc
his memory. (Immoderate laughter.)
The resolution that no motion t, adjourn
shall be in order until the Speaker be elec'
ted was then adopted; yeas ll6, nays So.
Mr. Campbell, Of Ohio, said as it was tc
be protracted session, and as those who
have served here in past years know that or
such occasions there are occasional scene;
of disorder and turbulence unbecomng thu
dignity of Congress, he would offer reso!u
: ton inviting Mr.. Orr, of South Carolina, t.
preside until the speaker be elected.
Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia, advocated the prop
osition.
, Messrs. Sage, Trafton, Washburn, o
: Maine, and Stanton opposed it on the grouu,
that such an expedient was unnecessary.
' The House by 90 majority refused to Ia,
: the resolution on the table.
8 Mr. Colfax said he was not lawyer, bu
g had heard from lawyers that possessio wa
n nine points of the law. Able as Mr.. Or
r is, he is gentleman who might ultimatel J.
be selected as Speaker by the means pro
: posed. Therefore he would not conset t
!: place him in contemporary occupancy 0
: the Chair. He proposed that Mr.. Banks
: friends, represented by 1o5, Mr.. Richard
: sons by IS, and Mr.. Fullers's by 40, eac
: select a Speaker pro tenn, to alternativel
9 preside by agreement. After three NOR
: weeks OF struggle there might be cavis
s in Of parties, and Mr.. Orr would be foun
i permanently in the Chair. ns
e Mr.. Campbell, Of Ohio, replied that if tn
y gentleman from Indiana expects to be VOL
;, ried out Of the battle for principle, he ha
d better pack up and 60 home.
}. Mr.. Colfax explained that he alluded {
It the billing and cooing between the Rich
: ardson and Fuller men. a...
J. Mr.. Campbell contended that the resol,
G ton could do no harm.
u Mr.. Jones, of Pennsylvania, informed M
Is Colfax that the Democratic party do not il
1t tend departing from their candidate and pla
le form.
f Mr.. Humphrey Marshall denied that the
y had been any billing and cooling by the 1
W merican party, which had made no propos
Of tion to alter the present course Of things.
N Mr.. Jones, OF Tennessee. moved that Il
'e House take recess till tomorrow at ele
W en- o'clock and fifty.nine minutes.
e. Several members said this was in effe
to an evasion of the resolution adopted, to I
es main in session till an election of Speake
Ill Mr.. jones' resolution was negatiyed.
Notwithstanding the apprehensions of
IT, continuous session, the House, at half.pI
Ay four O'Clock, pending the resolution inv
n ing Mr.. Orr to preside, took recess un
nd tomorrow at Ten O'clock. This finale
the session caused much laughter and co
rt' fusion.
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