The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-01-17
THIRTY-F CONGRESS-,
First Session.
Wednesday, January 9, 1856.
SENATE

First Session.
Wednesday, January 9, 1886.
SENATE
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE
The Clerk called the House to order at IL
o'clock, aud the Journal of Monday was read.
Mr.. Wheeler, of New York, moved that there
BIO call Of the House; which motion was dis
agreed to-yeas II, nays l29
Mr. Smith, of Tennessee, during the call of
the yeas and nays on the preceding motion, at
tempted to show the fallacy of the allegation
that the Democratic party was responsible for
the non-crganization OF the House.
Mr. Whitney, of New York, during the same
vote, entered into an argument in defence Of
and briefly argued to prove that the doctrines
of the Roman Catholic Church were hostile to
the institutions of this country.
Mr.. knight, of Pennsylvania then submitted
the following resolution:
Resoired, That the House will Immediately
proceed in voting for Speaker, as heretofore,
until there is an election, or until three ballot
ings shall have been made, when, if there shall
still be no election, the person highest in vote
on the third of said ballotings, and having the
majority of q quorum, shall be the Speaker Of
the Thirty fourth Congress.
Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi, moved that the
resolution be laid on the table, and on this mo-
ton demanded the yeas and nays, which, being
ordered, resulted as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Allen. Barksdale, Bell,
Bennett of Mississippi, Bocock, Bowie, Boyce,
Branch, Brooks, Burnett, Cadwalader, Camp
bell of Kentucky, Campbell Of Ohio, Garlic.
Caruthers, Caskie, Clark of New York, Cling
81 &c A l. n.
Craige, Cullen, Davidson, Davis Of Maryland,
English, Etheridge, Eustis, Evans, Faulkner,
Florence, Foster, Fuller of nnsylvania, Full
Ter of Maine, Goode, Greenwood, Hall of Iowa,
Harris of Maryland, Harris of Alabama, Harris
of Illinois, Harrison, Haven. Herbert, Hoffman,
Houston, Jewett, Jones of Tennessee, Keitt,
Kelly, Kennett, Kidwell, Lake, Letcher Lind
lev, Lumpkin, A. X. Marshall Of Kentucky,
Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky, Marshall OF
Illinois, Maxwell, McMullen, Mcqueen, Miller
of Indiana, Millson, Millward, Moore, Oliver
of Missouri, Orr, Paine, Peck, Pelton, Porter,
Powell, Pringle, Puryear, Quitman, Reade,
Ready, Ricaud, Richardson, Rivers, Ruflin,
Rust, Sandidge, Savage, Scott, Smith of Ten
Lessee, Smith Of Virginia, Smith Of Alabama,
Sneed, Stephens, Stewart, Swope, Talbot, Tay-
lor Trippe, Underwood, Vail, Walk, Walker,
w amer, w alhhhs, NHeeler, w nlthey, lnSlOW
Wright Of Mississippi, Wright Of Tennessee
and Zollicoffer-ll3.
NAYs-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Bar
bour, Barclay, Bennett of New York, Benson
Bingham, Bishop, Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton
Bufiiagton, Burlingame, Campbell Of Pennsyl-
vania, Chaffee, Clawson, CoIfax, Comins, era.
gin, Cumback, Damrell, Davis of Massachu
sets, Day, Dean, De Witt, Dick, Dickson, Dodd
Durfee, Eide, Edwards, Emrie, Flagler, Gallo
way, Giddings, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Hall OF
Massachusetts, Harlan, Hickman, Holloway,
Horton of New York, Horton of Ohio, How
ard, Hughston, Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knight
Knowlton, Knox, Letter, Mace, Ma,teson, Nc
Carly, Meacham, Miller of New York, Morgan
Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton, Oliver
of New York, Parker, Pearce. Pennington,
Petit, Pike, Richie, Robbins, Roberts, Robi
son, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Sherman, Simmons
Spinner, Stanton, Stranahan, Tappan, Thoring
ton, Thurston, Todd, Trafton, Tyson, Wade
Wakeman, Walbridge, Waldron, Washburne Of
Wisconsin, Washburne of Illinois, Washburr
Woodruff, and Woodworth--l02.
The reader will take notice that the plurality
rule, under which Speaker would be elected
IN twenty minutes, is moved again for the sixth
time by one of the supporters of Mr.. Banks
and sustained by them. The motion to lay it
upon the table was carried by the Richardson
and Fuller parties, with the aid Of the follow
ing gentlemen-Campbell of Ohio, Clark and
Pringle of New York, Dunn and Scott of Indi
ana, Moore and Harrison of Ohio. Had these
| gentlemen voted against the motion to lay on
the table, it would have failed, and their vote,
would have passed the resolution; and made g
| Speaker. Bear these facts in mind.-Ed Era
Mr.. Pennington commented jocularly on a
paragraph in the Boston Transcript, stating
that he had been in Boston lately, in consulta
| ton with Governor Gardner. He said, if an,
| such visit had been made, it must have beer
| by the telegraphic wires, and he must hav,
returned by the same conveyance-a remarka
BILE achievement that ought to be understood
| by the scientific world.
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, stated that Mr.. Bank
was not his Grst choice for the Speakership. II
had, however, supported that gentleman becaus
ne believed him to occupy the same position upoi
the Slavery question as himself-which propos
ed to give to the slave States, in good faith, al
| that the Constitution guaranteed, and to use al
the power given by that instrument and NJ
more, to prevent the extension of Slavery-an'
because he fully believed that he was, as b
| himself was, and as he was proud to declar
himself here and at home, an American, a.
over and all through. Applause in the gal
leries.
| Mr.. Damrell, of Massachusetts, reiterated tn
statement made by him several days since, tina
Mr.. Banks is still member of the American
order. He Mr.. D. was also member of tina
order, as well ss a Republican. he called him
| self an American Republican.
Mr.. CarEle, of Virginia, said that America
ism in Massachusetts, as expounded by tn
gentleman who had just taken his seat, was no
| Americanism in Virginia. Had be the time
he would like to call attention to the speed
! delivered by the gentleman from Tennessee