Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1856-01-29
THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-
FIRST sEs SION.
WAsnlxorox Jan.

. trt.f 80 w AbntNuEoNes so"s ."
HovaE.--Mr. Clinsmsp offered e.
solution that, during the calling Of the
roll no debate or personal explanations
shalt be in order, and this rule and tho
rule limiting members to ten minutes 10
debate shall not be suspended. except
BY tho unanimous consent Of the House.
Mr.. Clingmsn thought .hst tho House
had degensraied into Q mere debating
society; voting was more likely 10 re-.
sui, in on election than discussion, be.
cause the latter seems only 10 influence
parties and factions, and increasing The
difficulty. ~
The resolution was adopted. and the
House then proceeded 70 vote for Speak.
Of, tho ballot resulting a. follows:
Banks o.; Richardson 90; Fuller
81 Pennington 3; Campbell Of Ohio
8; and Porter and Foster each !. Ne.
cessary TO choice, l02.
Mr.. Colfnx gave history Of the plu.
tali,y rule in ls49, saying that before ils
adoption, eight similar propositions had
como from the Democrats and ono from
The Wings. The Democrats then claim.
ell 10 have q majority. but, owing TO q
DETECTION in their ranks, they could no.
all unite upon a candidate for Speaker.
The Republicans are now similarly sit.
uatsl. aud should have the benefit ol
the rule. The Democrats denounced
the Wings as bitterly then as they do
the Republicans now.
Mr.. Bocock said ,ha, IL this werc a
squabble between national parties. there
could BE- no serious objection TO the plu'
rali.y rule bu, the old Wing party was
white as snow, compared with the Grim
con. gull. (speaking politically Of the
Republican party, and when no saw the
rule likely to resul, ia the election Of ,
sectional candidate, II adopted. he would
be justified in standing here till The
crack of doom in resisting il.
Mr.. Humphrey Marshall and Harris
Of Illinois, in replying 10 Mr.. Grow
earnestly denied that Henry Clay favor
ed the passage Of the Missouri res!ric
tion.
Harris, in addition to other documents
referred to the testimony Of General Jes
sup, in support Of his position, 'ayint
that Jessup was present at the time, and
took notes.
Mr.. Grow referred 10 the declaration,
of Mr.. Clay himself, in the Senate
1851, to show that the latter favored the
line Of $50 80.
After some further debate, Mr.. Cling
man offered a resolution, that, for one
week. unless Speaker be elected, nc
debate shall be in order, unless by unan
imous consent.
The resolution was adopted by a ma
;orly OF As, and the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-HoUsE--Mr
Boyce moved the following preamble
and resolution 1-
Whereas, our relations with Grea
Bri.sin are Of a most threatening char
ac,er, Indicating that we mny be on tht
eve Of startling events; and whereas, /
is the imperative duty Of the House a
this iuncture Of imminent peril not tt
abdicats its great mission, but fulfil j
by organizing il possible on such basis
as will give force 10 our distracted coun
try, and enable it 10 present an un
divided front TO the common enemy
therefore. ...
Resolved, that the conservative ele
ment Of this House unite in SINGER
effort TO elect a Speaker who will re
present the great idea Of peace for our
selves, and the sword for the stranger
Mr.. Stephens hoped the gentleman
would be permitted TO state the facts up
on which he made the announcement
that we are now on the eve Of war;
| If i, were so, he knew nothing about it
Objections we're made to an explana
tion, and on motion by Morgan the re
solution was laid on the table.
McMullen made an Intellectual elfor
to rescind the resolution which preclude
debate. ' F.,
Mr.. Tyson offered resolution tha
any candidate for Speaker who shall a
any time hereafter receive the highes
number OF votes from quorum, lhoug
less than a majority Of all the vote
polled, shall bs declared elected, pro
,vided that the Speaker so chosen. an
each Of the other candidates shall hav
the appointment. Of the standing com
miiees in proportion to the number {
the votes respectively received BY eacf
bu, no candidate whose, vote shall b
less than 25 shall be entitled TO any
the appointments under the resolution
Il The resolution was laid on the table
and The House again. voted for Speake
the ballot resulting as follows :; Bank
+ 81, Richardson 81, Fuller 20, Campbell
of Ohio s, and Pennington, Shorter an
Porter, one each. Two more balloI
we're had, the last resulting precisely q
above.
The House then adjourned.
i WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Il HousE.-Richardson stated that b
was sincerely desirous that tho Hous
should be organized. It had been intl
mated here and else ewherc, that ther
nigh. be an election should he and 9th
er candidates retire from the contest.
Gentlemen with whom he acted woul
bear testimony that the position he OF
cupied was not Of his own seeking. an
from which he was anxious 10 recede |