Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-02-08
THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. .

AsHiSGToS, Feb. =.
The Senate is is not in session to-day.
HOUSE Mr. Smith, of Tennessee, sai3
he had heretofore voted against the election
of speaker by plurality vote, but q,
Yesterdays vote indicated some chance 0:
eiectine, as speaker, a man Of sound nation.
al views, be now offered a resolution 10 tist
effect.
A motion to lay il on the table was neg.
atived, by 10 majority.
The plurality resolution was then ado,-
ted by sose of us yeas TO l04 nays
Tue announcement was hailed with much
applause
Mr. Orr unconditiohally withdrew bis
name as the caucus candidate, there being
now probility OF the concentration OF
greater strength upon his colleague, Mr.
Aiken.
Mr.. Boyce moved to rescind the resolu
tion.
The motion was laid on the ,abie-yea,
III, nays I0l. (Applause.l
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, referring 10 tho
terms eff the resolution-that if there shal
be no election by majority Oh the mex.
three trials the candidate receiving tb.
highest vote shall be declared Speaker
remarked that the Republicans were drilled
and ready fer the contest, and in order TO
give the opportunity to other gentlemen .o
come here understandipgly, moved an ad-
journment till Monday.
The motion was disagreed to-yeas 81
nays 1873 tApplause and impatient cries o;
"call the ROLL"
Mr.. Walker moved to rescind the plural
ity resolution.
Mr.. Payne moved that the House ad-
journ. Kisses in the galleries.
The motion was disagreed to, and grea;
applause from the galleries followed.
Mr. Orr. said, il the House was to be anoy
ed BY applause from the gallaries. be would
move to clear them, excepting those occu-
pied by ladies.
Mr. Pane made an Intellectual motion to
rescind the plurality resolution.
The House then proceeded to again ballo:
for Speaker, with the following result
Banks, l0a Aiken, SO
Fuller, IA.
Messrs. Barclay and Hickman, Democrat
voted for Mr.. Wells, and Messrs. Dunn
Harrison, Moore, aud Scott for Mr.. Camp-
bell, of Ohio.
necessary TO choice los.
The next vote, with the exception that
Mr.. Fuller lost one, was the same as the
first.
The third vote was the same AZ the second,
excepting that Mr.. Aiken lost one.
n,,lia- nf ,-l tai
what be had said ON two former occasions,
namely, that he Was not and did not desire
to be q candidate. One hundred aud
thirty votes had satisfied him that be was
not the choice Of majority of this body,
and on no other terms or conditions would
be consent to take that position.
Mr. Barclay remarked that he has been
averse to anything like coalition with
Know Nothingisn, whether it came from the
North or the South. He asked Mr.. Aiken
whether be mir. Al stood On the Demo
cratic platform and whether he had not
written q letter to Humphrey Marshall
making pledges to the Southern wing Of the
Know Nothings.
Mr.. Aiken-I am not candidate; my
friends think proper to place me in the Chair,
will serve them TO the best of my ability,
Mr.. Humphrey Marshrll-I have only 10.
say that Mr.. Aiken has addressed me no let
ter whatever. (Applause) and cries OF
s.call the roll,' while the most intense ex-
citement prevailed.
Mr.. A. X. Marshall, during the call Of
the roll congratulated bis American friends
that ,sey have fought the good fight, and.
CONQUERED. There was no democratic cap-~
dida,e now in the field with the offensive.
cancus platform. Il was in performing bis
duty as patient, and not as partisan, shat
he had voted for Mr.. Aiken.
Mr.. Walker voted in the same way, es-
teeming Mr.. Aiken man with 10 STAINS Of
mere partiEanisin on his skirts. A man who
has not sought the Office, but TO whom the
Office is tendred, aud who is true to the con-
stitution.
Messrs. Pane and Lindley voted for MIR.
Aiken. knowing him to be national man.
Mr.. Smith Of Ala, voted for MIR. Aiken
under protest.
Other gentlemen yainly sought the op-
portunity for explanations aiuid sbe eontu-
sion.
The call Of the roll having been compile
ted, several members changed their votes,
and for SO doing were greeted with applause,
Impatient cries of ''Announce the vote,
followed. The lobbies and galleries were
densely crowded, and the excitement nj this
point was increased BY startling cry that
u boy was being crushed to. death BY the
pressure Of the crowd above. Some mem;
eers sbouse Fall back,"spd o.h.rs, 'HapA