The daily union., 1856-02-02
In CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
Thirty Fourth Congress First Session.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY /, 1856.
The Senate was not In session to-day
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL m.

| The House met at lam
Prayer by the Rev Geo. W. Samson.
| The journal OF yesterday, read and approved.
The CLERK stated the pending proposition TO he the
resolution Of the gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr. IcK-
MANI as follows; .Ma
ResoEced That the House win proceed immediately to the
election OF Speaker Viva and H. after the roll sha
have been called three times member shall have received
majority Of the whole number Of votes the roll sha again
be called and the member who shall then receive the largest
number OF votes provided be majority of quorum shall
be the Speaker the House Of Representatives OF the Thirty
fourth Congress.
On which the previous question had been called and the
main question had been ordered TO be put.
Mr. TRiPPE, OF Georgia, raised point of order and
read from the Manual to show that when question
interrupted by vote Of adjournment it thereby
moved from the House. and did not stand pso ao at the
next meeting but must come forward in the usual way
The Clerk, after reading from the Manual to show that
he was correct in announcing the pending question: sub
mitted the point order the House the appeal of Mr.
Triple and was sustained in his view. .. ... "a.
Mr.. MCQUEEN Of South Carolina moved to lay the
luton on the table which motion was not agreed to-
yeas l07, nays los. ..
The question was then taken on the resolution and it
was not adopted-yeas los, nays ll0-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Albright, Allison, Ball, Banks, Barbour,
Barclay Henry Bennett Benson, Biinghurst, Bingham,
Bishop, Bliss Bradshaw, Brenton, Burlington, Burlin-
Gngman Coltan, Comins covode, cragn, Cumback Dam.
Ts rpoy ps Dean psW Dick PGksa1
Granger, Grow, Robert B. Hail. Harlan Hickman, Hello
way, Thomas r Horton Howard, Kelly, kelsey, King,
teson, McCary, Meacham X Miller, Morgan Morrill, Mott
Murray, Nichols, Norton, A. Oliver, Parker Pearce Pei
Richie, Eobbins Roberts ssbin, Sage, sapp, Sherman
simmons, Spinner stanton, stranahan Tappan Thorng-
Wad1on % T G. WassSarns Elm
burne, Israel Washbarn Watson, Welch, Wells, VIII
NAYs-Messrs; Aiken, Allen garksdale, Bell! Hendley
Bennett Bocock, Bowie, Boyce Branch Brooks Broom
6s csrs craier, caske ssyard sS CLARK How Ho%
ell Cobb W. R: W. Cobb, Cox, Crawford; Cullen, David
nSs'E Ee s seTss
ence, Foster, Henry N. Fuller, T. j. D.: Fuller Goode
W Harris, Thomas J.. Harris, Harrison, Haven, Herbert
Hoffman, Houston, Jewett, George W. Jones, J. Clancy
n ms
s. Marshall, MAXWELL McMullen, Mcqueen, Smith Mil
Phsp Fe
Ready Ricaud, Richardson, Rivers uin, Rust sandidge
1nnsS s's smops
bot @ Trips, underwood, Vail Walk, Walksr Warner
John " Wright, and Zollicofer-ll0.
Mr. JONES Of Tennessee offered the following resolu-
ton. lie did not wish 10 make any speech upon IT. gen.
temen might vote for it not as they thought proper
He rendered the gentleman named in il the olive branch
peace the distracted elements Of the House. and hoped
that would be accepted He called for the previous ques
ton: a.ne v#
the State Of Missouri be- and he hereby chosen Speaker
of the House of Representatives for the Con-
gFess.
Mr. MATTEsoN, of New York. moved TO lay the resolu-
Mr. ORR of South Carolina desired TO say that the pre-
sentaton of the resolution met with his approval and he
would be very happy to see IL adopted.
The question taken, and the resolution laid
upon the tabe--yeas ll6 nays l0l--as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Banks Barbour,
Barclay, Henry Bennett, Benson, Billnghur Bingham,
James II. Campbell, Lewis d. Campbell, Chanee, Bayard
Clark Ezra Clark Cswson, Cofar Comns, Covode, Cra-
De Witt, bick Dickson Dodd Dunn Duree, Ede, Ether,
idge, Fagler galloway Giddings, Gilbert Granger, Grow,
way, Thomas r. Horton, Howard, Kelsey, King, Knapp,
knight, Knowlton, Knox Kunkel, Lake, Letter, Mace,
gan Morrill,, Mott Murray, Nichols Norton, Andrew OH.
yer, Parker, Pearce, Peon Pennington, Perry Petit,
ers sabin Sage, sapp, Scott Sherman, Simmons Sneed,
Spinner stanton, ssahan, rappan Thorington, Thurs
Cadwasder Cad % G. Washbsrne, EIhu B. wasbbarne Israel
washburn, Watson, WEIGH, Wood, Woodruff, and Wood
NAYs-Nessrs. Aiken, Allen, Barksdae, Bell, Hendley
Bennett BOcock, Bowie Boyoe, Branch Brooks Broom,
CaskIe, Ciingman, Howell Cobb, Williamson r. W. Cobb,
Cox, Crawford, Davidson, H. Winter Davis, Denver Dew
Foster, Henry NJ. Fuller, Thomas J. ID. Fuller, Goode,
Greenwood, Augustus Hail. j. Morrison Harris, Sampson
S.9S. Il " H jones' g'S. .soy Gas. k., RGp
Ksnnett KdweI, LetCher Lindlsy, LumPkin Alexander
Maxwell MoMailsn, Me6usen, smith Miller Mil.on, Mil,
ward, Orr Paine, Peck Phelps Porter, Powell Puryear,
s ssndidrs. savage, Shorter, samuel A. smith, William
smith William n. Smith, stephens Stewart, Swope Tai
bott, Trippe, Underwood Vail, Nalst Walker, warner,
Watkins, Wells, Wheeler Whitney, Williams, Winsow,
Daniel B. Wright, John V. Wright and Zollicofer-l0l
Mr. LETCHBR, of Virginia. submitted the following res
oution: ..
Resolucd That N. p. BANGS, JAMES l.. Dan and HENRY
FuLER be appointed confer together and report the
member Of this House upon whom they,
majority OF them who sha be declared Speaker
the House Of Representatives for the saith Congress-
He would occupy the time Of the House, and only
desired that various e1pedents had been tried
and various taken and IL seemed him that every
attempt made showed that it impossible upon direct
vote TO elect any member Speaker. IL this expedient
would organization would carry joy through
ont the country and show to the people Of this land that
! Heavens first aw-order-now reigned in Washington.
| Mr. MORGAN Of New York, moved to lay the resolu-
tion on the table which motion agreed toyeas 40,
nays 9i-as follows:
YEAs-Mesrs. Aiken, Albright Allison, Ball, Banks Bar
bour Barclay Bsrksdale Bell Henry Bennett H. Bennett
Brentop, Brooks Burlington, Burlngame, Jas H. Campbell,
Lewis D. Campbell, Chaaee Ezra Clark, Cawson, Cofax,
Comns, Covode, Cragn Cumback Dsmre Timothy Davis,
Day Dean, DE Witt Dick, Dickson, Dodd, Dunn Durce,
Ede Edmundson, English Etberidge Flager, Galloway,
Giddings Gilbert, Goode, Granger, Grow, Robert D. Hall,
Harlan Harrison, Hickman, Holloway, Thomas r. Horton,
Howard, Kelsey King KNAPP, Knight, Snowtan mh hnon'
Klisn Miller, Moore, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray,
Nichols Norton, Andrew Oliver, Parker Pesrce, Pelton,
\ Pennington, Perry, Petit, Pike, Pringe Pnrvianoe
man. simmons, Spinner stanton strsnahan fappsn, Thor
ngon, Thurston, Todd, Traftop, Tyson Wade Wabrdge
Waldron, Cadwaader O. washburne, Ellhu b. Washburne
Israel washburn, Watson, Welcb, Williams Wood, Wood
| NAYS-Messrs. Allen Booock, Boyce, Branch Broom
Burnett Cadwaader John p Campbell Cariie, Caruthers
Csske Bayard Clark, Cngman, Howell Cobb, Williamson
r. W Cobb, Cos Crawford, Cullen, Davidson, H. Winter
Foster Thomas j. ID. Fuller Greenwood, Augustus Hall
j. Morrison Harris sampson w. Harris Thomas L. Harris