The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Editorial Cor'nce OF the South Bend Register.
REPRESENTATIVES, HALL.
Washington. Jan. 10. 8 A. nj.

Washington, Jan. 10, ga. NJ.
The House has been in session continuously
without adjournment or recess, just twenty
hours assembled yesterday at noon. Tho
Banks members generally have been in favor
of long sessions and constant ballotng; but
the Richardson and Fuller members have sric-
ceedcd in adjourning every day at from to
p. N. But at the Democratic caucus Mon
day night, resolution was passed that they
would vote thereafter against all motions for
recess or an adjour ment till the Speaker
was elected, and the Republicans very cor
daily approved their resolution, and declared
that that was precisely the kind of session
they dersired. The South Americans, as
the friends of Mr. Fuller are called, did not
coincide with this course; hut the battle open
ed yesterday noon, with the understanding
amongst the Richardson and Banks
men that it was not to end till the
Speaker was chosen. 1t was the confident
expectation of the Democratic leaders that a
prolonged session would break up the Banks
column; but any one looking over just now
at the opposite side of tho House, can sec,
in their looks Of disappointment, that their
hopes have not been verified. One after an
other Of the Democratic members have been
rising at intervals, ever since daylight, de-
claring that there is no prospect ofan election
and that they shall therefore disregard their
caucus resolution and vote to adjourn. And
about one more ballot will probably take the
balance of them, as Messrs Orr, Cobb, Letch-
cr, Clng'ran, Jones Of Tenn, and about all
the leaders have caved in already; and with
the Fullcrtes, and some scattering members
the adj ournmcnt fear will be effected In
stead of our column breaking up Mr.. Banks,
at the last vote VIC had for Speaker, lacked
but six votes of sn election, in spite of the
great efforts made by his opponents to keep
all the Democrats and South Americans in
the Hall so as to prevent an clsction.
We have hcen faithfully endeavoring, ever
since o'clock to take a ballot for Speaker,
but have failed. Motion after motion for adj
journmcnt, call of the House, resembling of
the ten minute rule, &c., have been piled up
on the top Of, leach other, and the Ayes and
Noes called upon them, SO as to battle the
desire of the Republicans for a vote IN the
Spenkership, which would have brought Mr..
Banks very close to an election. One fifth of
the House can IL for the Ayes and Noes,
which occupies half an hour, and as the mo-
tons can be multiplied indefinitely, a solute
and united minority can cfiectually block the
wheels, as has been done for the last. four
hotrfs.
Of all the incidents of this exciting night
session haye not time nor room now to write.
Suffice it to say that the Repnblicans came
out oft. feeling as strong in the faith as
when they entered it, and willing to contin-
Tie in session for a week, if their opponents
would exhibit an equal willingness to
remain with them. The newspapers will
tell you Of some scenes during the session that
might be considered boistcrous and disorder
ly-perhaps worse; but none of them will
charge that any the supporters of Mr.. Banks
violated the Maine Law, if there was such a
statute here, as there is not. On this point,
perhaps, it were needless to amplify: except
to add that there was less disturbance than
the older members, from their knowledge of
former night sessions, had feared.
During the night, Mr.. Sncen of Tennessee,
(Southcrn X. N moved that Mr.. Orr be
elected temporary Chairman. 1t walked up
the sleepy members on all sides, as might be
supposed a motion to lay it on tho table
failed by ono majority; and it looked as if
the Speakers Chair was going TO be filled at
last. But on a call for the Previous Ones
ton, it failed finally by IA majority.
Icould not but remember, during this pro-
longed and unsuccessful session, how the
Democratic press six years ago, condemned
the s or 10 "third party members, who by
their refusal TO vote for either the Democratic
or Wing members, prevented for SO many
weeks the election of any Speaker until the
plurality rule was at last adopted. Then,
they denounced them, as minority who
were unable to elect Speaker themselves;
and who could not Justify their keeping the
House disorganized by their persistent refus
to allow . candidate of another party t, be
elected. No0, there is minority here, who
with more than equal pertinacity, not only
refuse to allow Speak r to be elected (un-
less their own candidate is choscn) but who
throw the entire vote of their party in conjunc-
tion with those Of other parties, to prevent
the settlement of the whole matter, by the
very same plurality rule through which they
triumphed in the contest of lS40. The con-
trast between their course and. their argu-
ments, then and now, is pretty strongly
marked.
0 A. M. The House has ju adjourned,
without being able to obtain another vote on
Speaker; and the members are leaving the
Hall pretty rapidly; most of them doubtless