The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-01-24

to debate, nor for the purpose of making per-
sonal explanation; nor did he propose to place
himself in a position antagonistic to the order
of Saturday last. He desired simply to say that
this being the first intimation on the floor of
the House that his name was in the way of an
organization, he did not desire to stand any
longer in the position of a candidate. [Cries
of ORDER" 4" order"
The Clerk ruled all debate out of order.
Mr. Rust then withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Walker, of Alabama, renewed it,
Mr. Faulkner, of Virginia, moved that the
unanimous consent of the House be given to
the four gentlemen named in the resolution to
express themselves in regard to it. Cries of
object
Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi, moved that the
House adjourn; which motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Walker then withdrew the resolution for
the present
Mr.. Whitney, of New York, submitted the
following resolutions:
ResOlced, That the Hon. be and he
Is hereby declared Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives of the Thirty fourth Congress of the
United States. Much Laughter
ReSOlred, That the above resolution be re-
ported by the Clerk in blank, and it shall be in
order for any member to move that the blank
be filled by the insertion of a name and that
yeas and nays shall be called; and whenever
such motion shall receive a majority of the
votes, the person then named in the resolution
shall be Speaker of the House.
ResOtced, That the name of any member once
proposed to fill the blank shall not be again
proposed without the consent of ma iority of
the members present and voting; nor shall it
be in order to move one candidate a second
tlme so long as any member desires to move
the name OF one not yet proposed and voted
upon.
| Resolred, That all questions arising upon a
| second motion to insert the name of any person
who has been once proposed and voted for to
fill the blank shall be decided uica coce, or, in
| case of doubt, shall be decided by tellers
MIR. Stanton, of Ohio, moved to strike out The
word majority" in the second resolution and
insert plurality"
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, also moved TO
amend the resolutions by adding thereto. pro-
vided no gentleman be voted for who objects to
it himself"
Mr.. Knight, of Pennsy lvania, moved that the
resolutions be laid on the table,
MIR. Stephens, of Georgia, believing that
| nothing could be effected to-day, moved that
the House adjourn; which motion was mega
ived-yeas 81, nays II.
The resolutions were then laid on the table
yeas l4O, nays Al.
MIR. Garlic, Of Virginia, submitted the fol.
lowing resolution
ResOtced, That the Hon. William Smith. of
Virginia, be and he is hereby declared the
Speaker of this House for the Thirty fourth
Congress.
Mr.. McMullen, of Virginia, moved that the
House adjourn; which motion was decided in
the negative
The resolution was then disagreed to, by the
following vote:
1EAs-Messrs. Bowie, Boyce, Broom, Camp
bell OF Kentucky, Garlic, Cobb of Alabama,
Cox, Cullen, Dowdell, Etheridge, Eustis, Evans,
Faulkner, Foster, Fuller of Pennsylvania, Har-
ris of Maryland, Herbert, Hoffman, Kenneth.
Lake, Lindley, A. X. Marshall of Kentucky, H..
Marshall of Kentucky, McMullen, Mcqueen,
Millson, Paine, Quitman, Reade Ready, Rich
ardson, Rust, Savage, Smith of Alabama, Stew
art, Swope, Talbot, Taylor, Trippe, Underwood,
Walk, Walker, Warner, Watkins, Whitney,
Wright of Tennessee, and Zollicofler-
NAYs-Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Albright, Ali
son, Barbour, Barclay, Barksdale, Bennett of
New York, Bennett Of Mississippi, Benson,
Bilhnghurst, Bliss, Bocock, Bradshaw, Bren-
ton, Burlington, Burlngame Burnett, Camp
bell of Ohio, Caruthers, Caskie, Chaffee, Claw
son, Clingman, Cobb of Georgia, Colfax, Co
minis, Covode, Cragin, Craige, Cumback, Dam
rel, Davidson, Davis of Maryland, Davis of
Massachusetts, Day, Dean, De Witt, Dick, Dick
son, Dodd, Dunn, Durfee, Eide, Edmundson,
Edwards, Elliott, Emrie, English, Florence,
Fuller of Maine, Gilbert, GoOde, Greenwood,
Grow, Harlan, Harris of Alabama, Harris Of
Illinois, Harrison, Hickman, Holloway, Horton
of NewYork, Horton of Ohio, Houston, How
ard, Hughston, Jewett, Jones of Tennessee
Jones of Pennsylvania, Kelly, Kidwell, King,
Knapp, Knight, Knowton, Knox Letter, Letch-
er, Lumpkin, Mace, Marshall of Illinois, Mat
teson, Maxwell, McCarty, Meacham, Miller of
Indiana, Moore, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Nichols
Norton, Oliver of Missouri, Parker, Pearce
Peck, Peton, Phelps, Pike, Powell, Pringle,
Purviance, Robbins, Ruflin, Sabin, Sandidge,
Sapp, Scott Sherman, Smith of Tennessee,
Spinner, Stranahan, Tappan, Thorington,
Thurston, Trafton, Wade, Wakeman, Wal
bridge, Waldron, Washburne of Wisconsin,
Washburne of Illinois, Washburn of Maine,
WEIGH, Wells, Williams, Winslow, Wood, Wood
ruff. Woodwork, and Wright of Mississippi
l3l.
On motion of Mr.. Ready, of Tennessee, at a
quarter past three o'clock the House adjourned.