Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-04
CONGRESSIONAL raocrEDises.

In the sena'e, yesterday, after We went TO
press, no business Of public interest was trans.
acted.
In the House, a third and fourth (inetrec.
tuap ballots were taken for Speaker, with
the following result, viz:
Third ballot Whole number Of votes cast
224; necessary to q choice 49, William A
Richardson received "A, L. d Campbell SIS,
II. NJ. Fuller Is, n P. Banks %, II Marshall
80, Pennington 8, Wheeler 3, Thurston 5, and
few scattering votes.
Fourth 6alIot.-Whole number Of votes cast
222 necessary to choice liz. William A.
Richardson received u votes, L. D. Campbell
Sc, Banks 70, II. Marshall 30, Pennington s,
81. N. Fuller IL, Preston 4, and few scatter
ing votes, which will appear below in the vote
in detail:
For Mr.. Richardson. -Messrs. Aiken, Al
len, Barclay, Barksdale, Bell, Bocoek, Bowie,
Boyce, Branch, Brooks, Burnett, Cadwalader,
Caruthers, Caskie, Clingman, Howell Cobb,
Williamson r. W. Cobb, Craige, Crawford,
Denver, Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliott, Eng
lish. Evans, Faulkner, Florence, Thomas j.
ID. Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, Augustus Hall,
sampson w. Harris, Herbert, Hickman, Hous.
ton, Jewett, George w. Jones, J. CLANCY
Jones, Keitt, Kelly, Kidwell, Leteher, Lump
kin, Samuel 8. Marshall, Maxwell, McMullen,
Mcqueen, Smith Miller, Nilsson, Mordecai
oliver, Orr, Packer, Peck Phelps, Quitman,
Rafin, Rust, Sandidge, Savage, Shorter, Sam.
uel A. Smith, William Smith, Stephens, Stew
art, Talbot Taylor, Vail. Warner. Watkins,
Wells, j., Winslow, and John V. Wright
For Mr.. L ID. Campbell.-Messrs.A Albright.
Barbour, Henry Bennett, Benson, Bingham,
Bliss, Brenton, Ezra Clark, jr., Colfax, Cum.
back, Day, Dean, Dickson, Dodd, Dunn, Dur.
Ill
Thomas r. Horton, Valentine B. Horton,
Howard, Hu.hston, Kelsey, King, Knox, Lei
ter. Mace, Matteson, McCarty, Msasham, Kill.
liam Miller, Moore, Morgan, Morrill,, Murray,
Norton, Parker, Pelten, Petit, Sabin, Sapp,
Scott, Sherman, Simmons, Stanton, Wade,
Walbridge, Waldron, Elihu B. Washburne,
Israel Washburn, jr., Watson, WEIGH, Wood
ruff, and W God worth.
For Mr.. Humphrey Narshall.--Messrs.
Broom, John P. Campbell, Garlic, Bayard
Clark, Cox, Cullen, Henry Winter Davis, Eth.
eridge, Eu.tis, jr Foster, James NJ. Harris,
Hoffman, Kennett, Lake, Lindley, Alexander
4: Marshall, Paine, Puryear, Rsade, Ready,
Ricaud, Rivers, William 4. Smith, Swope,
Tripps, Underwood, Walk, Walker, Whitney,
and Zollikoffer
For Mr.. Banks, jr.-Messrs Burlington, Bur-
Timothy Davis, De Witt, Edwards, Emrie.
Flager, Robert b. Hall, Knapp, KnowIton,
Mott, Perry, Pike, Sage, Tsppan, Thorington,
Traitor, and Wood.
For Mr.. Henry NJ. Fuller.-Messrs. Brad
shaw, James II. Campbell, Covode, Dick,
Edie, Knight, Kunkel, Millward, Pearce, PEN
niDgtop, Purviance, Richie, Roberts, Robson,
Sneed, Todd, and Tyson.
For Mr.: Pennington.-Messrs. Ball, Bishop,
Clawson, Henry NJ. Fuller, Pringle, Robbins
Stranahan, and W akeman
For Mr.. Thurston. -Messrs. Andrew Oliver,
Spinner Wheeler, and Williams.
For Dir Wheeler.-Messrs. Banks, IT,, and
ThurstOn.
For Mr.. Howard -Messrs Billinghurst and
Cadwalader 9. Wsshburns.
For Mr.. Maos.-Mr Lewis D. Campbell
For Mr.. Israel Washburn, jr.-Mr. Allison.
For Mr.. Killian Miller-Mr. Haven.
For Mr.. Walk Mr.. Humphrey Marshall.
For Mr.. Williams.-Mr Nichols.
For Mr.. Etheridge.-Mr. Porter.
For Mr.. Nichois.-Mr. Grow.
For Mr.. Galloway MIR. Giddings.
For Mr.. Phelps Mr.. Richardson
On motion of Mr.. Jones, Of Tennessee, ~
m, was fixed for the daily hour Of meeting
and then the House adjourned.