Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-06
L LATEST NEWS.
THE ELECTION OF SPEAKER

l. banks. at Massachusetts, to the speaker
ship ct the House of Representatives ON sa,ur-
day last
just previous to taking the vote. it is stated
the lobbes were crowded to suifocaton. and the
excitement WIS intense.
The clerk read the vote as follows:
Mr.. Banks received lob Mr. Aiken 100; Mr..
IL. NJ. Fuller 6;Alr. l.. ID. Campbell 1: Mr. Wells
The whole number cast WAS 2li. The House
being composed of pa membersit is thus shown
that 20 members were absent or did not vote
The following is the vote in detail.
For Mr. Banks .-Messrs Albright. Allison.
Ball, Barbour, Henry Bennett. Benson, Bing-
ham, Biliinghurst, Bishop. Bliss. Brad .baw,
Brcnton, Burlington. Burllngame. JAS II Camp.
bell, Lewis Campbell. Chaffee, Ezra Clark.
Clawson. Cofax, Comins. Covode, Cragin, Com
back, Day. Damrell, Timothy Davis. Day, Dean,
De Witt, Dick, Dickson. Dodd, Durfee Edie
Flagier, Galloway. Gddings. Gilbert, Granger,
Grow Robt b Hall, Harlan, Holloway Thomas
Horton, Howard, Kelsey. King, Knapp, Knight
knowlton, Knox, kunkel, Letter; Mace. Matte
son, Meacham, McCarty. Kian, Miller, Nor
gan, Morrill,, Murray Mott Nichols Norton An
drew Oliver, Parker, Pcarce. Poton, Penning-
ton, Perry. Petit, Pike, Pringle, Purviancc.
Ritchie, Robbins, Roberts, Robson, Savin, Sage.
Sapp, Sherman, Simmons, Spinner, Stanton,
Stranahan, Tappan, Thorington. Thurston. Todd
w
Elhu Washburne, Cadwalader Washburne
Israel Washbnrne, Watson, WEIGH, Wood
Woodruff, Wordsworth lob.
For Mr.. Aiken-Messrs. Allen, Bark sdale.
Bell, Hendley. S. Bennett, Bocock, Bowie,
Bnyce, Branch, Brooks, Burnett, Cadwalader,
John p. Campbell. Garlic. Caruthers, Caskie,
Clingman. Howell Cobb, Williamson r. w. Cobb,
Cox, Crawford. Davidson, Denver. DowJel, Ed
mundson. Elliot, English, Etheridge. EustiS,
Evans, Faulkner, Florence, Foster Thos J. ID.
Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, Augustus Hall, j.
Morrison Harris, Sampson w. Harris, Thomas
L. Harris, Herbert, Hoffman, Houston, Jewett,
George w. Jones' j. Clancy Jones, Kett, Kelly,
kennett, kidwell, Lake, Letcher, Lindley Lump
kin, Alex. X. Marshall Humphrey Marshall, Sam
uel s. Marshall, Maxwell. McMulen. Mcqueen,
Smith. Miller, Millson. Mordeca. Oliver, Orr,
Paine, Peck, Phelps. Porter, Powell. Pnrvear,
Qutman Reade Ready, Rieaud, Rivers. Rufn
Rust, Sandidge, Savage Shorter, Samuel a.
Smith, VIM. Smith, WIN. r. Smith. Sneel Ste
phens, Stewart, Swopc, Talbot, Trppe, Under
wood, Vail, Walker. Warner, Watkins, Wells.
Wheeler, Williams, Winslow. Daniel i. Wright
John V. Wright, and Zollicaf'er-i00.
For Mr. Eulton-Messrs, Broom, Clark of
New York, Csllen, Davis of Maryland, Miward
and Whitney-6.
For Mr., Campbell-Messrs Damn, Harrison.
Moore and SCOTT.
For Mr. Wels-Mr. Hickman.
Mr. Benson.of Maine, one of the tellers, de-
clared Mr., Banks elected. Deafenng shouts
on the Republican side and in other quarters
The ladies in the galleries waived their h andker
chiefs and there were several minutes of wild dis
order
Mr.. Banks by the request eff the clerk, was
then conducted 10 the chair by Me>srs. Aiken,
of South Carolina. Fuller of Pennsylvania and
Campbell. of Ohio.
Amid the most profound silecne. succeeding
the cheers with which lac was greeted, he said.
Gentlemen of The House of Representatives
Before proceed to complete the acceptance OF
the office which you have conferred upon. me |
avail myself of your indulgence TO express my
obligation for the honor conferred upon me.
1t would afford far greater pleasure were it nc
companied by the slightest assurance that could
bring to the discharge of the arduous and deli
cate duties always difficult, but now environed
with unusual dificulties) any capacity commensu-
rate with their responsibility and dignity.
can ON Y say | shall bear my self, SO far i
ern able. with fidelity to the interests and nsttu'
tons of the country and government, and with
impartality So far as regards the rights OF the
members of this House.
have no personal objects to accomplish am
animated by the single desire of contributing, in
some little degree, to the maintenance of the well
established principles of our government IN their
original American Specification, and in developing
so far rs we may do so within the !, Ultimate pow
er conferred upon us, enlargieg and swelling the
capacity for benefcent influences Doth OF home
and abroad. and maintaining in tact and IN per-
petuity the nestimabe principles transmitted to
US.
am aware that neither myself nor any other
man is equal to the perfect accomplishment OF
those duties. am, therefore. n man must be
in such presence. a suppliant for your indul-
ais
thanks for the honor which you have conferred
on me.
At the conclusion of the address. there
leafening and long continued applause.
Mr.. Giddngs (thc oldest member fthe Housel
administered, by request of the Clerk, the oath of
office to the Speaker.
Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio, offered the following res
olution which was unanimously adopted:
Rtsoired. That the thanks of this House are
eminently due and are hereby rendered to John
w. Fornpy. Esq, for tho distinguished ability,
fidelity aud impartiulitY with which he presided
over the deliberations of the House of Represen
ves.during the arduous and protracted contest
for Speaker
On motion of Mr.. Cobb. OF Georgia, the House,
a, : o'clock, adjourned.
Three hearty cheers were given for MIR. Banks
when his friends rushed forward to congratulate
him on his good fortune.
Russia and the Peace Proposals.
New YORK, Feb. 3.--The following is the or
der in which the acceptance by Russia of the
peace overtures il published in the Londou jour
mails.
Jienna. JAN l6-Count Esterhazy writes that
Nesseirode has just ratified the acceptance pure
and simple of the propositions contained IN tho
utinatum, which propositions serve tor the pre-
minaries ofpeace.
Berlin, Jan. l7.--Russia accepts the Austrian
nronosals The movement is attributed to the ur-