Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-20
xxxIV CONGRESS.

90: Richardson, "a; Fuller, 81. Scatter
At tho close Of the ~thirty-iourth ballot,
Mr. bloomington made u motion that the
Hon,e will proceed Immediately to the cleo
Inn Of a Speaker uipa uoee, and if, after the
roII had been called three time, no Speaker
has been elected, the roll shall again be called,
and she member receiving the largest number
If Stss. provided it be q majority Of a quo-
=. hall be declared to be Speaker. This
ean1sd much excitement, several members
simultaneously moving to lay the resolution
81 he table. At the earnest appeal OF Mr.
G;ddiugs. the resolution was withdrawn, when
the House proceeded to the Thirty-ifth Bal
LOT, as follows;
Thirty tfth triai:--Bankss .lO5s Rim.
ardson. rs Fuller, 20; Scatter |. 70.
After four more intellectual. s%Rallots the
House adjourned
Tuesday, Dec II.
l. spstrp.-.Mr. Brodhead offered aResoIu.
from tao Committee Of Finance for an
ar'nirr idto the expediency of reporting the
Appropriation Bill.
/ .sMr. Cass gave notice that he should to-
morrow move the appointment of the Stan
ding Committees. aa
HoUsE.-The balloting for Speaker was re-
sumed, and after balloting through the day
the House adjourned without making a choice
Wednesday, Dec. IL.
SENATE.-This morning Mr.. Cass moved to
procss& with the election of the Standing
Committees.
The Commitkcc on Foreign Relations are
Mason. sIiasl &ssglas' Clayton
Weller, Fish. tsz
Finance Committee-Messrs Hunter, Tou'
eey, Pearce, Stuart, Brodhead, Crit,enden.
Commences amlin, Dodge. Stuart, Sew.
ard, Clay, Benjamin.
Manufactures Wright, Allen, Harlan,
TrumbnI.
Agriculture--Allen, Hunter, Thompson Of
New Jersey, Harlan, Wade.
Military Afairs-Wcller Fitzpatrick, John.
/. Jones of Tennessee, Pratt, Iverson.
Ma-Huston, Dodge. Bell Of New
Hampshire, Z iompsoa Of Kentucky.
III Naval Afairsr-Mallory, Fish, Thompson
d New Jersey, Bell Of Tennessee, James
Slideil.
Public Lands-Stuart, johnson, Foot
Clayton, Pugh, Mallory.
HPHrate Afairs--B Benjamin, Briggs, Thomp'
sop 81 Kentucky, Foster, Wilson.
Indian Affsirs-Sebastian, Rusk, Toombs
Brown, Bell d Tennessee.
Claims Br5'dbsad, Fessenden, Geyer, /.
verson, Yulee, Wade.
Revolutionary C~laims-Evans, Reid. Hale
Foster, Durkee.
Judiciary--Butler Toucey, Bayard, Geycr
Toombs, Pugh. n,
Post Offices and Post Roads.-Rusk, Col.
lamsr, Adams, Hamlin, Jones and Yulee.
Roads and Canals-Slidell, Bell Of New
Hampshire, Biggs, Durkee, Jones Of Ten
~nessee, and Wright.
Pensions--Jones of Iowa, City, Thompson
of New Jersey, Seward and Sumner.
District of Colnmbia-Brown, Allen, Ma
son, Pratt.
Patents-James, Evans, Stuart, Brown
Thompson of Kentucky, Fessendcn.
Observation-Disclosures, Fitzpatrick, Fish
Biggs, Crittenden, .
Observation-Disclosures, Jones of Iowa, Col
lamcr, Bell, Sebastin, Bjggs.
l Contingent representations, Wright
Foot.
Public Buildings-Bayard. Hunter, James
Thompson OF New Jersey, Pratt, llale.
Engrossed Bills--Fitzpatrick Collamer
Wade.
nbraty-Pearce, Cass, Bayard.
Enrolled Bills-Jones of Iowa, Sumner.
The gentlemen first named on each com
mittee was elected the chairman thereof, and
the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-The contest for Speakership wal
renewed, and carried through the day without
any material variation.
SENArE.-In the Senate, this morning
nothing of Importance was done.
HoUsE.-The House resumed balloting fol
Speaker, but no choice was mades and no ma
terial change from the complexion Of previ
GUS ballots.
Friday, Dec. IA
SENArE.-Senate met and adjourne3xt
Monday. -
Houm.-Contest for Sp~eaksg<esdhaed ane
three ballots were hads1EDaSst, beingthef At
ty-eight, was as followsD
Banks, LOG; Richardson, 73iFuller, AL
Scattering, 05.
Mr.. A. X. Marshall moved that when th'
House adjourned, IL be 10 Monday.
While the roll was being called gentlene'
now and then, instead OF voting yea and nay
responded " Banks" and Richardson" 70
the mfment believing they we're voting for
lSpeHr. This misrepresentation occasionc'
rep]S ID outbprsts Of laughter.
" Marshall's motian was lost by a vot
ae6V , against 1856.
13ty-nintk baLot--Banks, 1906; Rich
az 11 IA; Folleh Al; Scattering, o.,
oR ErnEH1DeE believing that nothin
sof3 tie Accomplished BY voting further to
day, moved that the House adjourn-carriee
Adjourned. ~
Mr.. CunpAcx If Iowa here announced
meeting of the Anti-N ebraska and Anti-Ad
ministration ssden for Tonight Loud calls
To order, followed, and il gress sechtuslop u
House adjourned.
Mr.. WAsHpuRN of Illinois, as the membe,
were separating, said There will be
meeting tonight a all the members oppose
to the Administration Cries from th
Deuocrati side, I You've dropped the NJ
brasks issues, then. Let's have the meetin
fnow." il
Saturday, Dec. Is.
HopsE.--Thc balloting for Speaker wa
lcontinaed, without effecting a choice, the las
Or Mist, ballot standing, for Banks l0s
RicEAfdi0h rs, Fuller Al
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