Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-25
,r.u ItTH CONGRESS First Session.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER -, 1859.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
jJ0i,SE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

TN n E,S,
T,,o H. ,r,t nj r. NJ
,rho ;n''.i ~ yesterday WAS read and APPROX I'd
AZ /, ,, -, ',I.ii.inuj obtuincd the floor.
a. W. - ,f,;ra o,v,. notice that ,yha,
Mr. W nshburn, OF 'i"'i,el ~ s,'nach h. ,.nnI
t''e Sru''''n '''u 49,, IL,t. WIS in nrI,.r urti
, 81" I;,; .ha lin. nv the choic. o
Sn.nk.ry
Mr. Florence said that he would oppose any smell
pout of order. That the opu0.iiion had occupied tin
Time and attention of the House until now, and i''
thought that the other side should b. heard IL: IN
tended to make some remarks himself, and particu
| lurly rs 10 Pcnlls vlvania politics.
Mr. Bennett said thnt he was ,lisnclincd to partlci
nate in the discussion of tho question before tho
iInn.r hut he felt it due to the country and to the
nr,ulc whom he had the honor in part To represent
thut tho question should be- placed in proper liyh
berorl thcni He demanded to know why il WAS thai
the marty WHO were III the minority had refused unit,
in the election Of Speaker 10 preside over the DELHI
craons of the House! that had the democratic party
appeared the floor Of the House with small ina
irity, they would, before twelve hours had passed
utter the first meeting, have organized, and The ne
ccssary legislative business OF the country would no"
be in n rapid state OF progress
| Mr.. Is. then proceeded L" review the positions o
the republican and American parties on the roor o
the House. ana III" platform "i 'hir Respective par
tea and spoke with great ci"iuence Oh inc Plaiorn
adopted by the democratic party III Caucus saying
that It was The duy "i every truly STu'nGrI man T.
support tue nominee ~ ''la purity lhif. h'h'.son'
Mr.. Quiman desired Ia Introduce the resolution OF
WHICH Hc nho gwen iit mn
did not propose 1t ior tin purpose of snpPresslS de
bate %" any I" the Questions before Tie House, Tor ne
had come mere prepared l" hec eA!rciie Opinions VI
| every k"h. ana 10, rhr." nor what those "!nnhs
"'c' Nv ""' ,I''. " nc piop't t'iiic ~ Us
| '''o.''' "' =, ~ " 'ee''5 " "t-
Zat'ni W ''e 'i'uS' ''I" nr 'eo"'o upon na' 'i,o
! lleh'oiS question" "P"" WIG" 'nc P'o'Pcni! I" 'He
country depchhS' illSn' DE conducted WIN parnd'
nentary ltcorGin lhs cOui moi De done la 'ie pre-
| sent condition ui the louise That III ms ophIon,
there were but t"o proper subjects for discussion be-
lore the iinuee-irs'' me ie>"nsiD!fT wErI 'nG'it
attach I" the various parties composing Tie ii"us" Tor
the delay III eileclil!S an organizations and, secoid
Tile explanation OF inc positions ~ present orrnPi
by gentlemen. That Tor himself he hn! II" eXn'aA-
iLoh 10 inlke-eTcty man IiIucFAe"od Ills posI.oh'
lie hoped Inc House "ou" auoPt the resolution III
"rIcr 10 restore ,I,e oruer :, Il,
ht'oTeu, I'm: u.i Wv. VI 81 .t
ny uc eeet'o" VI 'Pe"N,i, ho "'e'"''' '""'o ~r'
more than ten minutes OF debate on any question De-
ture the llouse, nor shall any member speak more
than once on any question before me House u'''i
every member desiring 10 speak shall nave beeh
heard.
Mr.. Wa-hburn, OF Maine asked the gentleman to
notify lis Resolutions by adding, "anI that on II mo-
tion to lay on The table there siia Oe ilo debate
Mr.. Quitmun accepted the modification.
Mr.. brcnton thought that the resolution should be
so modified us ~ suppress oil debate.
agreed 10. ~ ~
Mr. Stanton stated that he did not rise for the pur
pose o occupy IL" tcn minutes ol Inc uhc vi "a"
House, Dat snlpiE 10 submit resolution WINCH III
his opinion, furnished the only po4rble practical
means 0i securing III organization. In Offering the
resolution he followed the precedent of $40, When
snilGr condition of things existed, and when the
Iousc was organized by the election of Speaker by
the uurality vote That he apnrehended no difficult
ties in the way oil s adoption az To the power of the
House &c The constitution provided that the House
sb,uid cloo.. SpeCer i; authorized the House To
pu,s rules and regulation, for the government of is
prnrc.iur,. and therefore the House. in irs present
condition was a House in the meaning %! the
s,utpusl ,rovi.iun IL Ind been 90 recognised from
the first ,sy of the session until the present time,
and By every rule of construction the House could
with n, much pruprieiy require that the plurality rule
shouI govern As thu; the election of Speaker shonll
be IRA race In conclusion he submitted III. follow
iny r,splu,ion on which he asked the previous ques
tinn and nm the pussaps oi which he demanded the
,ans nnd nav..
HssnIr.J Tim, the Hnus. do now uro.ced +. vot
,,ra ,,cs far Sprakrr of the Thrty.f,urth C.nsr,ss
mo-, ,I,. n.,nher hnyino rho bioh.s number of votes
,,rny:J :, lao , majority of n uuoru,n shall he de.
rrior.J ~ he .lec,n6 Speaker.
NJ pLeln- moved m Inv the resolution OH the
,.hi mil nm that ,,ntiop called for IN. yaas md
uov.
n. Won. mud uav- w.r, drJ,reI. aud bcip, Tax en-
as,,It,i ,.n,o iii nsys M
g. m, ,no,u IN In - ,h,. r.,,uon on the liable was
aqraed 70.
'Cr.. of "Cau the roll"
Nv Sam or.rcI IN. G,lloUinc rasnlntiou on which |
w. 'npP I',I ~, q" 49, J a 7
En.nIvsI ria, r"n "u after this dav the House
shall MEET At 10 o'clock A. NJ, until IN. election Of
Snsnkrr is rn;.rreJ,
Mrssr,. Florence and Peek oliert-d to tho roc"lu
tou NJ il would interfere with the department busi-
ness OF the members
The yeas and uays were ordered and being taken
resutcd-yeus 100, nays III. SO the resolution WIS
not agreed TO.
Mr. Perry desired to submit resolution, which he
thought if adopted would result in speedy organi
za.ion lie said that the House had just shown tina.
il was moi its pleasure to aop, to plurality rule thut
there had been considerable debate within the past
few DAYS, and he thought members were ready Tor
,o,. b ,harac,, T.red tI, G,lo,yn.- rrsolution on
which ne called for the yeas and nays
| Reso we'd, Tint the House do now proceed to the
election, Of Sneaker cicd ro-r and shal! continue 10