Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-14
Hhe PlurnIilx RnIs.

We give below the vote in the House of
Representatives on the I'd inst, upon Mr.
SnTH's resolution proposing the adoption
of the plurality rule, in the election of
Speaker:
Mr. Smith, of Tennessee, remarked that he had
heretofore voted against the plurality rule; but
the voting yesterday indicated that there was at
least chance for the election of man of sound
national principles to the Speakership, he would
Submit the following resolution, and upon its adop
ton demand the previous question.
Resolsed That the House will proceed immedi.
ately to The election of Speaker roce; and il,
after the roll shall have been called three times
member shall have received a majority of all the
votes cast the roll shall again be called and the mem
her who shall then receive the largest number Of
votes, provided it be a majority ola quorum, shall
be declared duly elected Speaker of the House Of
Representatives for the Thirty fourth Congress
Mr.. Goode, OF Virginia, moved that the resolu-
luton be laid on the table; which motion was de,
cded in the negative: Yeas lea, nays Ia
The previous question WAS then seconded.
Mr. Carlile, of Virginia, desired to offer a sub
stitute for the resolution declaring the Hon. VIII
liam Aiken, Of South Carolina, Speaker OF the
Thirty fourth Congress; but the Clerk stated that
the previous question precuded all amendment
The question then taken, and the resolution
was agreed to by the following vote
YEAs-Messs. Albright, Allison Ball, Banks, Bar
bour Barclay, Bennett, of New York, Benson, Bill
linnhurst, Bingham, Bishop, Bliss, Bradshaw, Bren-
ton, Burlington, Burgingame, Campbell OF Peunsyl
vana, Chaifee, Clark of New York. Clark, OF Con
nectcut, CawsOn, CLi3,gnIdn Coltax COmns, Co
vode, Cragin. Cumback, Damrell, Davis Of Massa-
chusetts. Day, Dean, Dewitt Dick, Die kson, Dodd,
Durfree Elie Flagler, Galloway, Giddings, Gil
bert, Granger, Grow, Hall Of Massachusetts,, Iar-
Ian, Herbert, Hickman, Hollo~ay, Horton of New
York, Howard, .jeUeft KeHey, Kelsey, King, Knapp
Knight, Knowton, Knox, Kunkel Letter, Mace, Mat
terson McCarty, Meacham, Miller ofNew York, Nor
gau, Morrill, Mott Murray, Nichols, Norton, Oliver of
New York, Parker, Pearce, Pelton Pennington,
Perry, Petit, Pike, Pringe, Pursuance Richie,
Robbins Roberts, Robinson, Sabin Sage, Sapp,
Sherman, Simmons, Smith Of Tennessee, Spinner,
Stanson, Stranahan, Tappan, ThornigtOn, Thurston,
Todd, TraftOn, TYSON, Wade "albrdge, Waldron,
Washburne of Wisconsin, Washburne of Illinois,
Washburn of Maine, Watson, WeIch, Wells,
Williams Wood, Woodruff, and Woodworth-ll3.
NAYs-Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Barksdale, Bell,
Bennett, of Mississippi, Bocock; Bowie BOyce,
Branch, Brooks, Broom, Burnett, Cadwalader,
Campbell of Kentucky, Campbell of Ohio, Car
lille, Crauthers, Caskie, Cobb, of Georgia, Cobb Of
Alabama Cox, Crawford, Davidson, Davis Of Ma
raand, Denver, Dowdel, Dunn, EdmunsOn, Eli.
oft, English, Etheridge, Eustis Evans, Faulkner,
Florence, Foster. Fuller, OF Pennsy lvania Fuller Of
! Maine Goode, Greenwood, Hall OF Iowa, Harris of
! MARYLAND Harris of Alabama Harris of Illinois,
/ Harrison, Hoffman, Houston Jones, of Tennessee
Jones of Peuu., Keitt, Kennett, KidweIl Lake,
! Letcher, Lindey, Lumpkin, A X. Marshall of Ken
| lucky, ii Marshall Of Kentucky, Marshall Of Hi
nos, Maxwell, McMullin, Mcqueen, Miller Of Indi-
ona, Millson, Nillward, Moore, Oliver, of Missouri,
! Or, Paine, Peek, Phelps, Porter, Powell, Par
wear, QGitman, Ready, Rcaud, Rivers, Rutlin,
! Rust, Sandiige, Savage, Scott Shorter, Smith Of
! Virginia, Smith Of Alabama, Sneed, Stephens
! Stewart, Swope, Talbot, Trippe, Underwood,
! Vail, Walk Walker, Warner, Watkins Wheeler,
! Whitney, Winslow, right of Mississippi, Wright
/ of Tennessee and Zoicoffer-lO4
Democrats voting for the resolution are
| placed in italics.
The resolution was proposed 10y dcmo-
crat, and, having been voted for by eight
democrats, or administration men, was adopt
ed. Without their votes it would have
been rejected The adoption Of the resoIu-
ton secured the election Of Mr. Banks.