New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-05
and trust Reeder will be in his seat before the
close of the second week thereafter HG.
THE FIRST DAY OF THE SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Monday. Dee. 2 19,5

WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. 9, 1855
You will have heard by Telegraph how the Clerk
of the last House called the new one to order at
noon today-how on first calling the roll bat ten
or twelve Members failed to respon', two or three
oil Whom soon took their seats-how Whitfield was
borne on the Clerks roll as Delegate from Kansas
and Bird b. Chapman ditto from Nebraska, though
Whitfield is the elect of Western Missouri and
Chapman appears not to be elected at all, (he is
not here Jet nor any official return from the Ter
riiOry,) and how the House proceeded TO vote four
tines for Speaker without Iesult-Messrs. T. J.
ID. Fuller Of Maine, Barclay of Pennsylvania and
Wells Of Wisconsin, all elected as anti Nebraska
Democrats, voting steadily for Richardson, who
was Chairman of the Committee who repor led and
pushed through the Nebraska bill, and is now NOM
insted expressly on the Douglas platform. The
Anti-Nebratka vote was hopelessy scattered, but
would have been concentrated considerably in the
course of three or four more ballots but the
Democratic minority attempted to adjourn the
House after the second ballot and succeeded after
the fourth, by the help of all the National
Know NOthngs and small section of the Free
Soil Members. So far, all is known in New York,
while am summing it up at Washington.
II lie known, too, that the National Demo
cratic candidate for Speaker received but one vote
Gf a0y) from New York, FIVE or six from Pennsyl
vanis, and Done at all from Ohio aud that all the
Free States but Illinois and California gave him
hardly avote Itrequired tSO or three Wing votes
of Missouri, those of the three recreant Anti Ne.
braska Democrats above named, and the Know.
Nothing from Texas, to carry Richardson's vote up
to "A, which is less than third Of the entire vote
cast The National" Know NOthiGgs cast 30 for
Humphrey Marshall, the representative of blood
stained Louisville, who obtained inst three votes in
oil four the Free states-those of Walk, Whitney
and Bayard Clarke Of New York. Mr.. Marshall
is strong man, and would probably make good
Pro Slavery Speaker; and why Evans the Texas
K. n, gives him the cold shoulder is a mystery to
me- l supposed Marshall would have Mr.. Ra-
ven's vote Of course; but Haven voted alone for
William Miller Columbia Coz throughout. Ed
wards (Chautauque CO.. scattered also but on fair
Northern men. Broome of Philadelphia (who is
almost as National as Levin HIMSELF voted for
Fuller but think he will for Marshall to-mor.
row. Marshall may get thirty.ive votes at the out
side l shall be disappointed fhe goes higher. Aud
these thirty-fve with the seventy-6ve Nebraska
Democrats cannot together control the House. 1t
seems to me morally certain that a Speaker OPP
posed to the reputation of the Missouri Compact
not merely one who says he is-will be chosen
so soon as the vote on our side can be concentri-
ted but that is task involving effort address and
patience 1t would not be difficult to concentrate
One Hundred Votes on sound man but that
would DO good; so the effort is postponed until
decisive movement may be made. l trust that
may be tomorrow; l shall be mortified if the
House adjOurns Speakerless on "wednesday. The
fog may have lifted considerably before this can
have reached New York.
Mr. CulIOm is still nearly certain to be Clerk
but two or three days more of fruitless voting for
Speaker may cast shadow over his prospects. IL
the House is compelled to elect its Speaker with
out Southern vote cast for him. it may resolve to
elect Clerk in like manner. That, however, is
now improbable.
The House is in excellent temper, and the Free
Soil Members generally desired to go on voting for
| Sneaker but were Overrued as aforesaid Unless
organized meantime, they disposed to sit longer
| tomorrow &.