Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-12-07
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Meeting of Congress.
WAsnlNoroN, Monday. u,

meeting VI OOnBTeSS.
WssHiseroN, Monday, Dec. B.
SrNATE.-lhe Senate was called to order
and new members were sworn ~ at noon.
The daily hour of meeting was fixed for
noon, aud the Senate then adjourned.
House Mr.. Forney Clerk, called the
House TO ORDER when the confusion which
existed up TO this tune was abruptly tersnina-
ted. 225 members answered to their names
On motion of Mr.. Jones, the House pro
ceeded to the election of Speaker, uira
roce.
Nominations were then made with the
following result:
Richardson Of III. "a
Fuller OF Pa. "
Campbell OF Ohio SO
Pennington of n. J.
Marshall Of Ky. 30
Banks OF Mass 81
And some others were voted for. There
was no election, IS beng necessary Tor
choice
Three more trials In the house for Speak
er resulted m no choice. Adjourned.
The following IS the vote on the first bal
lot for Speaker:
For Richardson Alessrs Aiken, Allen,
III. Barclay. Barksdale, Boyley, Bell. Bab-
cock, Bowe, Boyce. Branch, Brooks, Burnett,
Cadwalader. Caskie, Cn.gman Gu, Cobb
Ala, Craig Crawford, Denier, Dowdell, Ed
munson. Elliot, English. Evans. Faulkner,
Florence. Fuller Me, Goode, Greenwood,
Hall Iowa, Harms ill.,, Herbert, Hickman,
Houston. Jeweti. Jones Tenn, Jones Pa
Keith, Kelly, Kidwell, Leicher, Lumpkin ILL.,,
Maxwell, McMullen, McQueoD, Miller Ind,
Nilsson. Oliver, Orr, Packer, Peck, Phelps,
QGiman, Ruiiin Rust, Sandbrdge, Savage,
Shorter, Smith Tenn smith Va, stephens,
Stewart, Talbot, Taylor Vail, Warner, Wat
kins. Wells, Wlnslow, Wright Tenn.
For Campbell - Messrs Albright, Bar
bour, Bennett. Bingham, benton, Clark Con,
Cofax. Cumback, Day, Dean, Dickson,
Dunn. Durfee, Galloway, GilbeR Eddy,
Granger. Harlan, Holloway, Horton, How
ard, Ilughsston, Kelsey, King, Lester,
Mace. Madison, McCatkey, Miller OF New
York, Moore, Morgan, Morrill,, Murrn", Nor
ton, Parker, Pelton, Pennington, Peut, Sa-
bin, Sipp. Scott, Sherman, simmons, STAN
ton, Nalbndge, Waldron, Washburn H.,
Washburne Me-, Watson, WEIGH. Woodruff,
Woodwork.
For Marshall Of Ky -Messrs Campbell
KY, Carlisle, Clark y y, COX, Cotton, Da-
Wis Md, Eiberidgc Enstis Foster Harrs
Md. Hoffman, Lake Lindsey, Alex X Mar
shall Pane Porter, puryear, Reade, Ready.
Ricaud, Rivers, Smith Ala, Swope upper +,
Underwood Walk Walker, Whitney.
For Banks of Mass Messrs Burlington,
Burliugame. Chaiiee. Coming, Cragin. Dan
nellope- Dannell, DAVIS of Mass, Dewitt,
Dodd Emue, Hall Of Mass, Knapp, knoNl-
ton Mott. Perry. Pike, Sage, Toppan ! horn
ton. Traiion, Wood.
For Fuller Messrs Bradshaw, Brown,
Campbell PENN Covsde, Dick. Eide. knight,
Kunkel. Willard Pearce. Purymnce. krchcy,
Roberts, Robinson Sucsd, Todd, Tyson.
For pennnglon--N essrs Bishop Ciauson,
Fuller Pa, NJ acham, Robins, Suaham,
Wskeman.
For Harlan Messrs. Bliss. Bell, Wade.
For Wheeler--M assrs. Banks, oliver \.
Y. Thursion.
For rhurslon-Nossrs. Spinner, Wheel
err Williams.
For Howard Bcllinghursi, Washburn
Wis.
For Washburne Of Mime.-Allison aud
FLYER.
For Mace-Campbel Of Ohio
For Burnett Edwards.
For Williams Nichols.
For Lnke-liumphrey Marshall.
For liuyen-knox.
For Galloway -Giddngs
For Nichol-- Grow.
For Miller of New York-IIagen.
For Ssge-Pungle.
For Goode OF ! eun.--Richardson
The vote on the fourth ballot was the same
as the first with the following exceptions !:
Messrs. Blyley aud Hsrris who had voted
tor Richardson, absent Bennett and Gill
bert who had voted for Campbell. absent
BLISS changed from Harlan. Dodd from
Banks. Knox from Haven, Meachnm from
Pennington. Wade from Hsflan aud voted
for Campbell.
The National Americans will, 1t is believ-
ed, 10 morrow. vote for Fuller and endesvor
10 draw the entire democratic vote on him,
by concediug 10 them the clerk and printer,
thus forming a union against the free soil
factions They deny that the Republicans,
can by fusion. poll more than los votes,
whilst ll3 are necessary 10 elect.
The President persists IN refusing 10 print
the Message.