Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-25
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~ " Assilsszls, Dec. q. S.
4Ft.s57sA Ter lransaelins me- UNI appEtnat
business, SENATE Adjourned oYtE ulitll hatslay.
H6usEs-a Letter saIs tliat lr6Ii time
10 time received two votes for Speakef, visited
TO be distinctly neE stood thai he haaheverbsen
acandilinte and ne1et would be. He stated tEIs
Elests 4 should be stspeeled lhefs was some hing
EIeng IN his Tbsl He had as eonsta MY aHtt
beonsslenll yoted Tor aTs Ban as any man.
AlT. SIewatts 4 xpi4InIns the reasons be
hat bee voting for VI. RiehaIdsoas said the Pc
sllloni ol HE latter and also thai OF nisr had
been explained distinctly and explicitly, but that
Of air. q nss had mol; nd ssksd Bank Wheihtr
be had ever III 9 speech 10 the Hons, that
lie would lstlthe ulrlen slide. .
MI. Bihks replied that IN that speech he had
said there might be such State OF things IN = hic
he wpu Id 50 cunSs nj; he had reieIcnee 10 futile
contlngencss, such as tue prostitution OF the gYv
eTnmsnt gigantic power t' Tie support On single
sayeEy. He was Tor the Union es Il
aud would meet lis eIlt nlss ~ laE Held He
MAS l9E Il as OF lhe rights OF The States
aud the naIn, prop our tnme OF, und would
have Z stand ON Tue records OF history IN the Ian.
| gpIgs Q " aSL1nglon, .ct0wned with lnlmoltal
tatls;.s's lT
Nh. Smith, Of Va, was not satisfied with The
Answer OF tae gentlsmani dlt you soy, he asked,
that under clEcu you would lei The
unlon Side. *, s.
ave sqI4 flial att ever desired 10
say:
z AEs WISH y 70 0e ulSlnctly UNDERSTOOD
lhi ll9ss no sustain Sr. banSs, are voting fof
him with lhe kRoNlt1gs tlat IN Ger am eonllngen
eleS ne would 'lst the y mon siids. 4
Az. y ASK alq eSe Y mems
pe. nus sss 1ast has
not slen DC ts94,s tllge ~
tIle' " some ~ tnoss nov tSL . tt'clir
atdSoH. name that thsy are Wiling 70 dlssplvs
ina Y mon nd lstsll ssISis esita.a
cys slan9 ltete, ne Salu' 70 sapport tue con-
8 as y ,i ~ sle stsrs ol tie
olcssas W e say we are not Wiling totake any
othef OF thai slavery shalt go wteEe.
AZ Hlst' ,9slisNsl rom Tue bsgipnlng That all
ueoats masout OF ,ttdsf, as Tue hrst BUSINESS was
the election OF a Speaker 20 q
ne PEoposlllon psnalqgt whery The House cd .
IouEnsd on Saturday, was that n9dsbate shall be
m order I'LL Speikeroe Is elected, was the laid
on % the table. a solution was then offered 10
elect Speaker by a plurality Vote lat was Ee,s
=Jecteusb Of g nalOtllY. gs.
The Rouse then Proceeded 10 ballot LOT Speaker,
with the following result; Baaksl0l, Richardson
-. Fuller I! % scattering u ;sno choice.:
MI. Stewart submitted proposition deeiaEatory
~ me s g on whicn a Speaker OIL
Tue House should STAND.
MI. Collax slated that9if 4dt. Stewart would ac-
aeept as q substitute proposition opposing the an
nexatlon oi Cu9a and l1pr1ying 81 the annexation
OF that Partot Oregon surrendered by Mr. Polk he
night vOteswlths that gentlernan. tLaughter.)
Mr. Boc,ck raised q question q order that tie
Speaker be elected and members be sworn before
The Transaction ot.saNolhet business.
ME- Boy asked Banks among other q1estions,
"Are you in favor OiEscognlzl The
f yur The nbrlpafi,e s al the Ripiiivs Slave Law
ald ABOLITION oil Slavery IN the District oil Golum-
olsi 0Ctles,IIom thei lrgnus oil baiiKs' cal The
roll, all much cnnluslon:) "a
:, Mr, Banks replied to AlE; lBoyce' and said he
distinctly 'recoIerted mat MI Richardson being
candidate lor Tie speaker, has declined giving
answsIs TO questions promulgated 10 hun, lLaush'
ieItl - - q, .aHsl s5'4s I
E Mt. Florence made an Intellectual motion 10 ad
io4Tn MI Thursday, notder't0 enable meh,6stso
Participate Christmas religious aud social oeSsr
hlt. BrOokst referring tosthe enuneiations OF
Banks aud Grow, saul that IN the reverse conlln-
gehcy he waswilltIg 10 let the uplon slide, It The
gehtlrmsn on The other SIDE who Supported Banks
have That hxedi. detstnln ne anteu ms
to . NFhN fN 1E In hal