The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-02-12
CONGRESS.
THE ELECTION OF SPEAKER
SATURDAY, February ;.

Mr.. Smith of Tennessee, stated that he
had heretofore voted against the plurality
rule; but the vote of yesterday indicating
that there was at least the chance OF the
election of man of sound national prlncl-
pies under its operation, lac therefore, Of
tered the following resolution, and called for
the previous question;
Resolved, That the House VIII proceed
Immediately to the election IF a Speaker
rira roce and if, after tie roll shall have
been called three times no member shall
have received Il majority Of the whole num-
Der of votes, the roll shall G@t,in be called,
and the member who shall then receive the
largest number of votes, provided it be
majority of Il quorum, shall bc duly declared
| Speaker of the House of Representatives of
! the 3ith Congress.
Mr.. Goode of Virginia, moved to lay the
resolution on the table; which motion was
not agreed to--yeas 1O4, nays Ia.
Mr. Orr of South CrroIna, said that his
name had been put in nonination some two
weeks ago by the Democratic party for the
Spcakcrship, and though very many ballots
had taken place since that time, and although
the members of that party supposed that by
changing their nominee they might increase
and strengthen them, yet the result had
shown that they were mistaken IN the CON
| cluSion to which they arrived. The COM
plimcntary vote given yesterday to his
colleague Mr.. Aiken rendered it very
evident to his mind that that gentleman
would be able to concentrate Il greater
strength than himself and as he desired to
see the House organized upon national prin
| ciplcs and in opposition to SCctionalism, he
took occasion, after returning his thanks to
his party friends for their fidelity and con-
fdence in nominating and sustaining him,
to Withdraw Internationally his name from
the contest.
Mr.. Boyce of South Carolina, moved to
rcscind the resolution just adopted.
Mr.. Smith of Tennessee, moved TO lay
that motion on the table; which was agreed
to-yras IL, nays lGl.
Mr.. Jones of Tennessee, moved an ad-
journment of the House, in order to give
members an opportunity to confer, that they
might cast their votes Understandings in
the great crisis which they were now ap-
preaching. The motion was rot agreed to
yeas 81, nays 1873.
Mr.. Walker, of Alabama, moved to rescind
the plurality resolution.
Mr.. Clingman raised the point that the
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cidcd once already during the day.
Mr.. Fuller, of Pennsylvania, desired to
repeat what he had said upon two former
occasions, that he was not, and did not de-
sire to be Il candidate. [Applausc.l One
hundred and thirty ballots would have salts
fed him that he was not the choice of a
majority of the body, and upon no other
terms, upon no other conditions, would he
consent to take that position. He again
returned his acknowledgements TO the gen
tlcmen who had honorcd him with their
support, and he requested them to cast their
suffragcs for better and ADLER man.
Mr.. Aiken said that he was not candi-
date for the office of spcakership. If his
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he would serve them TO the best of his ability
| [Grcat applause.
Mr.. A. X. Marshall, of Kentucky, said
that he and those with whom he acted had
discharged their duty to their party, and it
| now remained for them to discharge it to
| their country. He voted for Mr.. Aiken.
The House then proceeded to the one
hundred and thirty-third vote for Speaker,
and the last vote under the plurality rule,
with the following result:
For Mr.. BankS.-Messrs. Albright, ALI
son, Ball, Barbour, Henry Bennett, benson,
Billinghurst, Bingham, Bishop, Bliss, Brad
shaw, Brenton, Burlington, Burlingamc,
James H. Campbell, Lewis ID. Campbell,
| Chaffce. Ezra Clark, Clawson. Colifax,
| Comins, Covode, Cragin, Cumback. DamreIl,
Timothy Davis, Day. Dean, De Witt, Dick,
Dickson, Dodd, Durfcc, Edie, Flag ier, Gal
loway, Giddings, Gilbert, Granger Grow,
Robert b. Hall. Harlan, Holloway, Thomas
X. Horton, Howard, Kelsey, King, Knapp,
Knight. knowlton, Knox, Kunkel, Letter,
Mace, Matteson, MoCartv. Meacham, Xii
liam Miller, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray,
Nichols, Norton. Andrew Oliver, Parker,
Pearce, Peiton, Pennington, Perry, Petit,
Pike. Pringle, Purviancc, Richie, Robbins,
Roberts, Robson, Sanin. Sage, Sapp, Sher-
MAJ, Simmons, Spinner, Stanton, Stranahan,
Tappan, Harrington, Thurston, Todd, Traf-
ton, Tyson, Wade, Walbridge, Waldron,
Cadwaladcr c. Washburnc, Ellihu &. Wash
burne, Israel Washburne, Watson, Welch,
Wood, Woodruff, and Woodworth-IO3.
For Mr.. 1iken.-NcS<rS. Allen, Banks
dale, Bell Hcndlcy s. Bennett, Bocock,
Bowie, Boycc, Branch, Brooks, Burnett.
Cadwalader, John p. Campbell, Garlic,
Caruthers. CGskie, Ciingman, Howell Cobb,
Williamson r. w. Cobb, Cox, Crawford,
Davidson, Denver, Dowdell, Edmundson,
Elliott, English, Etheridge, Eustis, Evans,
Faulkner, Florence, Foster, Thomas J. d.
Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, Augustus Hall,