The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-12-19

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F5xCfTINe CoNTEsTs FOR THE
II 10 % sPEAKERgHIP.saah y :
i .acs aaGC 30 .z--,od 3 L l,ns ,.se'
4 There have been several warm contests
4 for the organisation of the House. Per
haps the most memorable was In 1889
i when the Twenty-sixth Congress-tht
seeondunder President Van Rureu's Ad
ministrntion-met at Washington OF
the Sd Of December. The House vai
evenly divided between the Administers
tion and the opposition. Every mem.
Der Of the House was present but one,
and there was angreat deal of outside
excitement. - Mr. Garland, of Virginia,
Clerk Of the old House, and q democrat
call the roll ,commencing at Maine down
to New Jersey. There was delegation
certified to under the /" broad seal niof the
State and consisting of Eve Wings and
one Democrat. TheWhigs were opposed
By Eve Democrats without certifcstes,
! who claimed the seats: svg5I ei i9atsae
The Clerk said that there was conflict
ing evidence as to the New Jersey cleo
tion, and asked II It was the pleasure of
the House that their names should be
passed over and the call OF the roll be
completed: asieR.g ieqiaisiLg rge -
IL was claimed that the democratic
members nad majority OF the votes, put
tne GoVernor nao gwen certincates TO
the wings Inc vote was very close.
Ia, long snG =, acrimonious g, 2 oepate
sprung Ip:., Inc GlerKy was + caiieo ~ =
upon % decide e severai quesuons, sucn
as whether there was any House before
tne oatns were TAKEN, Whetner any one
| nad a rlsnt 70 make motlon, ana wnetn-
or the broad seal OF New Jersey was to
cover the rest OF the Onion. Inc Clerk
refused 20 aeclae. Du. ieIt 10 tne
Hous e.-he reused 20 go on with the
roll, put put the question to adjourn.
Ihmgs went on IN TINS way until the
o.n, wnen mr. oonn quincy Adams, OF
massaeausstts, rose ana addressed the
members as . 'teliow citizens 3a9 de
would not recognize thes Clerk or the
aouseeagHe proposed that speaker
pro LeMs. shouiaoe app2intea. saa &
sMri hlel :, o. Sopth Naroitna, nemlHna-
ted Lewis 2; w hams, Of North Carroll r'i :,
ma, TIE oldest member, as Chairman
pro Sem.. - mere was d great row, a"u
Mr. Nv hiiams oeciiheo ine hohor. Mr.
hhett then nominated John OulBcy
Adams. Mr; hhett put the qnestiop-
announced hat II was carried, and Mr.
Adams was chosen, Chairman until
Speaker should De elected Inc debate
was resumed the next day, aud all sorts
OF resoiu'ions and couhter-resoiutions |
were introduced. Nothiiig OF Impor-
lance was elected until tne io'h, when
one OF the New - ersey wings a1knowi'
cage tiiat tnei democrats had tne ma
!3risy OF yotes; On resi- question tne
wings were beaten. IL Was ordered
nat tue New Jersey memters should
not vote, ano efeVen unsuccesSlni oa iots
were nao Iora speaker. z Va Ine SIX
eeenth, n. VI. !: iiun,er, OF virginia,
was cnosen' receiy.ugY a,1 tts-vo.es % ilo
.or al o'Hers. ne was an in9epeHuep'
southern otate-rignts man, ana ms eiec-
tion Disguised the democrats ana disap,
pointed 1neg ~ mnigs Aitnougn Elected
Oy Mf' NaH Du.en lrienas ne was oP-
posed to the Aaministration, Dns IN "a
yor Of the Suo- treasury law. Is IN
the senate new, ana ID . canoidate Ior
PRESIDENT IN 1900. 30 i.''p s'''s
The broad-seai controversy came up
afresh, and was debated Two OF three
days, Wnen the test came o on resoln-
ton requesting the speaker 20 swear IN
the wings Inis resolution was iost,
lFzto 10, ana the democrats TOOK
their seats: Inc oroao-seai members
we're sent back to the next congress
fairly elected. The whole contest was
very absurd, inasmuch as the seal
was good Tor nothing The House rs
the only autnorisy 70 ,aec'9e upon the
quanncations ol Hs memoers or the
tact OF their eiectlon; Mr. Garland was
reelected CLERK, ana the House was n
naiy organized tnree weeks aiter the
Ine time OF mee.ing foaA'}st
The next contest Tor speaker was even
more Protracted- Inc memorable ihlrty |
hrst Congress assembled at w ashlngton
on the Sd OF December, ls49. The sum
ming up OF the aoTse "as-Deinoorats,
- wings anu NATIVES ioo Free-l
SaS.Ii' ~ 1s,;a,s q; si,.l :. e
rsS 80, =. ~. Sc, 70 S,s.i'' w
regular DemocraSlc al'litia canuiuase nI, mn
tnrop, Q, M ,Massacnusetts, tne @ ADMINS
tra.lon tIayioeJ Ieomlnee mere were
some sl1 OF eelgns W esss.n DemocFastf