Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-01-11
The Election of Speaker.

We Idhe the lolloWlllS account OF the elec-
tion of Speaker from the Jefferson Cores
pondence Of the Republican,
Mr.. Acock, (anti-Benton) Mr.. Newland
(Whig) and Mr.. Barrett, (Benton) being
the nominees of the respective parties.--
The first ballot presented strict party vote,
and here is the result: For Acock, ~,
Newland A, Barret. 32-the candidates
voting for members of their respective par
ties. Those voting for Mr., Acock were
Messrs. Alexander, Bogy, Bolts, Brady,
Britton, Brown of Nodaway, Bullock,
Burnes, Chiffon, Crosswhite, Cravens, Oar
by, Dodion, Doris, Dyer, Everett, Frost
Garth, Gilstrap, Graves. Green of Lewis,
Herrylord, Hickox, Hill, Holmes, NIcAfec,
Mcfarland, Mcspadden, Minor, Monroe,
Mothershead, Murray, Parcels, Reid, Ritch-
lie, Shambaugh, Smith of Sullivan, Wall,
Webb, Whitaker, White, Williams, of Da-
viess-42.
For Newland-Messrs. Baker, Bean, Bo-
hannon, Boyd, Bradford, Breckenridge,
Brown of Jefferson, Burnet, Clifford, Cum
ningham, Darnes, Davis, Doniphan of Clay,
Doniphan of Platte, Drake, Ewing, Feagan,
Field, Gentry, Goode, Guitar, Harrison,
Harding, Hardeman, Hardin, Hcughton,
Hughes, Lewis of St. Louis, McCarty, Nc
AIahan, McMurtry, Moore, Mosely, Neil,
Nevill, Patrick, Roberts, Rollins, Shelton,
Smith of Pettis, Tucker. Williams, of Hen
ry, Wyatt, Yeats--44.
For Barret--Messrs. Blair, Brown of St.
Louis, Clark, Donelan, FAINT, Farrar Green
of Franklin, Harris, Isbell, jackson, JEFF
fries, Jennings, Jones, Kelley King, Layton
Lightner McCarey, McLaine of Cape Cir
ardeau, McLane, of St. Clair, McColoch,
McFall, Morgan, Morrow, Mott, Phillips,
Powers, Pratt, Seton, Smith of Bollinger,
Smith of St. Louis, Stanford-32.
Mr.. Acock voted for Bogy; Mr.. New
land for Smith of Pettis, and Mr.. Barret for
King. There were six absentees and two
vacancies.
Or course there was no election and so it
continued for three ballotings.
Mr.. Blair now rose, and withdrew the
name of Mr.. Barret from the list of nominees
but he was Immediately re-nominrted by
Mr.. King.
The fourth ballot was proposed, and when
Mr.. Bar's name was called he rose, and
remarked upon the necessity of an early or
ganization of the House, so that the business
of the House might be transacted, and an
nounced that he voted for Mr.. Newland.--
The movement created some futtering a
mong parties, which was somewhat increas-
ed by Mr.. Brown of St. Lonis; who, when
his name was pronounced, proceeded to ex-
plain his position. He passed high enco-
MUM upon Mr.. Barret, spoke of the service
which he had rendered in the great canvass
in St, Louis county, where the Old Chief
had found most formidable enemy; refer
red to the division of parties, his own being
in minority, and which, If persevered in
must prevent an election--and then announ-
ced that he voted for MIR. Newland.
Mr.. Harney, when his name was called,
ed, made speech. in which he referred to
his action with the Wing party in the cleo
ton Of Speaker; but thought he saw the
high wall which had been erected between
the two parties was about to tumble, and he
was determined not to be crushed under the
ruins. He declared his intention to change
his vote, and vote for Mr.. Acock.
Mr.. Jeffries, when he was called explain.
ed his position. He believed that he reflec,
ted the sentiments of his constituents wher
inthe contingency, presented ,he took the mar
who came nearest to the true democracy O
the country. Between Mr.. Newland ant
Mr.. Acock, he voted for Mr.. Ncwland.