The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-02-07
VOL. X.

u1cubs W ucluCI LuCoC considered
the overthrow Of the Government of less evil
than its continuance under the present natural
ization laws, he would not undertake to saw.
but would leave them to vote according to the
dictates of their judgments.
Dir. Letcher, of Virginia. was opposed from
hrst to last to the adoption of the plurality rule
he regarded it as a question involving a prn
clpie, and, so regarding it, it could never re-.
celVe mis- faVor or support in the House The
southern portion of the Confederacy was in q
minority here as we'll as in the other end of the
Capitol, and he could not recognise a principls
winch IN his view was calculated to place his
section OF the country at a greater disadyantaoe
than 1t now occupied. He considered the nro
sentation of this plurality rule under all the CIR
cumstances, as all indication that il WAS 70 mao,
with success; and he did not see the sliobtos,
necessity for postponing what now seemed IN
be inevitable from to-day until tomorrow az
proposed by the gentleman from California
Mr.. Bennett, of New York. was a member of
the House in l849, when the plurality rule Wa
adopted, by which the gentleman from Geor,;.
DIR. Cobb was elected to the Speakers chair
lhey had then candidate from Massachusetts
Mr.. WInthrop;) vet he mr. b. voted for the
plurality rule, and his party was defeated Nv
Its adoption. 1t seemed to him that, after tbis
that rule should be adopted. There was M
other fair mode by which an organization conIj
be effected, when there were more than t,.,
parties In the House, and these parties adhered
to their organization-no other that would truly
reject the sentiments of the people
Mr.. GREENWOOD of Arkansas moved that the
resolution be laid on the table; which motion
was disagreed to--yeas los, NAYS los.
Under the operation of the previous Question
the resolution was then rejected, bv the follow
ing vote
4EAs-Messrs. Albright, Allison. Ball. Banks.
Barbour, Barclay, Bennett Off New York, Benson
Biilinghurst, Bingham, Bishop, Bliss. Bradshaw
brenton, Burlington, Burlingame, Campbell %,
Pennsylvania, Chaliee Clark of Connectiut
Clawson, Cingman, Colfax, Comins, Coyolr
Cragin, Cumback, Damrell, Davis of Massacbu
sets, Day, Dean, De Witt, Dick. Dickson. DoII
Durfee, Eide, Giddngs, Gilbert, Granger. Grow
Hall OF Massachusetts, Harlan, Herbert. Uim
man, Holloway, Horton of New York, Howard
Kelley, Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knight, knowlt.,.
Knox, kunkel, Letter, Mace, Matteson, McCary
Meacham, Miller OF New York, Morgan. Morr,l
Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton, Oliver of New
York, Parker, Pearce, Pelton, Pennington, Per.
ry, Petit Pike, Pringle. Purviance, Ritchc
Robbins, Roberts, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Sherman.
Summons, Spinner. Stanton, Stranahan, Tan
pan, Thorington, Thurston, Todd, Trafton. rs
son, Wade, Walbridge, Waldron, Washburne a.
Wisconsin, Washburne of Illinois. Washburn o..
Maine Watson, Welch, Williams, Wood. Wood.
ruff, and " oodworth-lO6
NAYs-Messrs. A iken. Allen. Barks,lalc. Ben
Bennett OF Mississippi, BocOck, Bowie, Boycr.
Branch, Brooks, Broom, Burnett, Cadwaladrr
Campbell OF kentucky. Campbell of Ohio, C...
lille, Caruthers Caskie, Clark of New York, Coli
OF Georgia, Cobb of Alabama, Cox, Crawford.
Cullen Davidson, Davis of Maryland, Denver.
Dowdell, Dunn, Edmundson, Elliott, English.
Etheridge, Eustis, Evans, Florence, Fosi,r
Fuller of Pennsylvania, Fuller of Maine. Gooda
Greenwood, Hall of Iowa. Harris of Marylarl.
Harris of Alabama, Harris of Illinois, Harrison.
Haven, Hoffman, Houston, Jewett, Jones Of
Tennessee, Jones of PENNSYLVANIA, kennett.
Kidwen Lake, Letcher, Lindley, Lumphn. 4.
X. Marshall of KY, Humphrey Marshall of Nv.
Marshall of Illinois, Maxwell, McMullin. NJ.
Queen, Miller of Indiana, MlsOn, Millwarl
Moore, Oliver of Missouri, Orr Paine. Peek
Phelps. Porter, Powell, Puryear Quitman
Reade, Ready, Ricaud, Richardson Rivers, Ruff
I'm, Rust, Sandidge, Savage, Scott, Shorter
Smith of Tennessee, Smith of Virginia, Smith
of Alabama, Sneed, Stephens, Stewart Swope
Talbot, Trippe, Underwood, Vail, Walk, Walker
Warner, Watkins Wells, Wheeler, Whimcy
Winslow, Wright of Mississippi, Wright, of Ten
nessee, and Zollcotfcr ITO.
Campbell of Ohio, BayarI Clark of New
York, Dunn and Scott of Indiana, Harrison
and Moore of Ohio, voted in the negative ANY
three of them might have changed the result
aud, at that time, in all probability, eIectet
Banks. Harlan, Barclay, Clingman, Hickmal,
and Kelly, Administrator voted yea.
And then, at a quarter to three o'clock, h.
House adjourned SO, nays 26.
Thursday, January 81, lsJ6.
SENATE
MIR. Fitzpatrick in pursuance Of the motto.
he had given at the last meeting of the Senate
would move to proceed to the election OF
printer.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot
Mr.. Crittenden inquired if the work had no,
been faithfully and correctly performed by the
late printer, and was proceeding, when
Mr.. Clay called the Senator from Kentucky
to order, on the ground that the ballot had
commenced.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick would say, so far AS he knew,
there had been no complaint, and nothing al
legged to his prejudice
The first ballot having been counted, ther~
a
For Mr.. A. 0. p. Nicholson II
For Mr.. Beverly Tucker
Scattering u
brief discussion enSued, as to whether H.
blank votes should be counted.
Mr.. Pratt then moved to dispense with fur
Their balloting until Monday next; which mg
ton was lost-yeas "a nays 28
The Senate then proceeded to ballot sccon.
and third time, but with very little variatO
from the first
The fourth ballot was then counted, whe
there appeared "a votes, Of which Mr.. Ncho
son got 29, and was declared duly elected. 0.
this ballot, Mr.. Tucker received ten.
Mr. Seward, being entitled to the floor on tl- +
motion to refer to the Committee on Foreis
Relations the letter Of Lord John Russell r.
speeding the construction Of the Clayton an.
Bulwer treaty, addressed the Senate at grea
length, going into an historical view of the sub
Ject, and arguing to sustain the construction
given to it by the United States Government.
See the speech on 4th page of the Era
Mr.. Foot obtained the floor, but being late.
moved that the further consideration be posi-
poned to Monday which was agreed TO-
The Senate then went into Executive session,
and, after some time spent therein, the door
were re-opened,
And the Senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE
The Clerk called the House TO order at
o'clock
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Hildt the Joa s.
nal Of yesterday was read
Mr.. Walker, Of Alabama, made person.
explanation concerning remarks which ha
been attributed to him by the New York III
tIne, and which had been delivered by Mr.. haH
of South Carolina
Mr.. Cox, of Kentucky, offered the ioIIoor.
ing preamble and resolution
Whereas the House Of Representatives O. ta
Thirty fourth Congress has failed heretoi,-. d