Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-02-07
CONGREsSIOHAI.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WAshiNGroN, February 2,

WAShINGrON, February q.
Nh. Smith. Of tennessee, said he lad here
tofoIe voted against The p,uIaii,y rule. buj aS
yesterdays vote Indicated some chance ol
e~lectiug as Speaker a man Of sound n~ailonal
views, he now offered . resolution 10 that ef.
feet. The House refused TO table ii by ten
naieri,y.
IAe resolution was adopted BY a vote Of ll3
Esginsl l0i.
81. Or Internationally w;:trl:ew his Bame
as The DyLlOcrslic candidate, iheIe being nov
Il probability of a concentrate OF glealer
stteagIh "a his colleague, NJ. AIsen.
Mr.. Boyd moved 10 rec,nd the resolution.
The mellon was tabled - III against lOl.
lApPlause.l
Mr.. JoueS Of Tennessee, referred 10 the
TENS Of the rrsolu'iun; i. 10 cleo ION by a
majorny in The next t'iee irIa!s, He candidate
receiving the highest yn,e m The fourth he
deelsTed SpssGer, lie Tciuatked that The Re
publicauS afe tn!ied and ready loI de con-
lest, and IN order t. give an opportunity to
other gentlemen 10 come here Understandings
he moved on adjournment until Monday.
This motion was disagreed 10 yeas, 81;
nays, 1888. Applause aud inpatient cries Vi
''call The roll."l
Mr.. Walker moved 10 rescind The ~pluraiIly
wv u AlpOoCy ~ ~ llJlblllll w
clded The m zion GU, OF order.
Mr.. Payne moved that the House adjourn.
(Hlsses in HE gallery follOwed.)
MI Orr said, if tbe House was TO be organ
lied BY Kisses from the galleries, he would
move 10 clear thSm, excepting those occupied
by the ladies'.
MI. Payne made an Intellectual motion 10 re-
scind ibe plu:aliy resolution, and the House
then proceeded 10 ballot for Speaker with the
following result: Banks, lO2; Alike n, 93i Full
ler, IA. MessTs. barclay aud Hickman, Dem.
ocTals, voted Tor .ir. Wells, and MessrS. Dunn,
harrison, Moore and Scott, for Campbell of
OhIo-neceSsaty TO a choice, 103.
The next vote, with tic exception that Mi.
Fuller LOST one, was The same as The first, and
the third vote The same US The secoad, except
that Mr.. Aiken lost oae.
Mt. Fuller, Of Penna., repeated what he had
SAID Oh two loriner OccaS IONS n.ilrely, that he
was not, and no desire 10 be q canaldate.-
Que bundled aud thirty ballo's had satisfied
hIM that he was not The choice Of ,he MAORI
iy Of this BODY, Oh no other lelms VI coudi-
lions would lie lake ,ha: position.
Nj. Barclay remarked that he had i'een adj
pe!Se TO anything like a c~oaii;i"H with Know
Noihtnglsm, whether it came from HE North
or The south. He asked Mr.. Aiken whether
he stood on the Democratic p~Iaiiutn, and
whethe! he had not written O letter to Hum.
phrey Marshall, making pledges 10 lbe South
ern wing OF the Know Nothings.
Mr.. Aiken-l am not a candidate. If my
friends think proper 10 place me IN The chair
l Will serve them to my best ability.
Mr.. II. Marshall-l lave only % say that
Mr.. Aiken has addressed NE u, note whatever.
(Applnuse and cries | "Eatl Ike roll % white
the most intense excitement prevailed
Mr.. A. X. Marshall, curing the calling Of
the roll, congratulated his AlneTic n friends
that they had fought the coed fight and con-
-quered.
There was no Democratic connidaie in the
field with the offensive caucus platform. Il
was in performing his duty as o patriot and
mol aS a partisan, that he bad voted Tor Mr..
Aiken.
Mr.. Walker voted The same way, esteemine
Mr.. Aiken Il man with no stains Of mele par
.tiSanism.
After explana lion the roll was called amid
unusual excitement, and the result vas an
iiounced by the Clerk US follows: Banks, 1888;
Aiken, 1902; Fuller, 6; Campbell Of Oniu, A.,
Wells, |.
Mr. Banks was then declared elected amid
deafeniny cheers from tue Republicans aud
other q%uar,ets.
The ladies in the galleries waved their
Eandke %rchiels, and several minutes Of disorder
followed.
Mr.. Aiken conducted NJ. Banks 10 the
chair.
Mr.. Banks, in taking The chair, delivered a
bret address.
The ooItl Of Office was then administ red 10
him by Mr. Gidaings, anu The House Ddiourn
ed.
The Republicans are wild With exultation,
giving lrequent cheers for Bangs.
HA is earnestly aud warmly congratulated
on his success.