The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-01-24
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, D. c. JANUARY a.

mitted the following resolution, upon which he
submitted few remarks:
ReSotUed, That hereafter, until Speaker IL
elected, the first business of the House shall
be to vote upon the question, Shall the plural
ity rule be adopted in the election of Speak
er? upon which the previous question shall be
considered as called, and the main question as
ordered to be put after which, four successive
votes shall be had for Speaker; and in the
mean time, all discussion, motions, and person
al explanations, shall be prohibited; and q no
election of Speaker be effected until the one
hundred and twenty-fifth vote, the cand date
having the highest number of votes on the one
hundred and twenty-sixth shall be dec AIRED
duly elected Speaker.
| Mr.. Houston, of Alabama, argued thas the
Opposition had a majority in the House, and
that therefore the country would hold them re-
| sponsibe for the present state of the House.
| MIR. Washburn, of Maine, doubted very much
whether it was true that there was an Anti-Ne-
braska majority here. There was no question
! that majority of the House had been elected
as Anti-Nebraska men, believed by their con-
stituents to be true and reliable upon that issue
but, from what he had seen here, it was his
opinion that there was no such majority. He
did not believe that there had been time when
| any Anti Nebraska man could have been elect
Gu oPcdhcr ny d Oh the house.
MIR. Grow, Of Pennsylvania argued thst the
responsibility of the present condition of STAIRS
in the House rested upon those who origi hated
and caused to be passed the Nebraska bi l.
MIR. Purviance then withdrew his resoli ton
| when
Mr.. Clingman submitted the following
ResOloed, That on the meeting of the Nouse
| on each day, until Speaker is elected the first
| business in order, except motions, shall be to
vote twice Uira Uoce for Speaker; and that I'M
| til this shall have been done, there shall be no
debate, on any pretext whatever, but it shall be
the duty of the Clerk to call to order any mem.
Der attempting to speak, unless the House shall
unanimously, on the question put, in the first
place, by the Clerk, allow that member to pro,
coed and, after the said two votes shall have
| been taken, it shall not be in order to Vote a
third time during that days session.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, declared that lie had
not abated one jot or title the position which
he had maintained for several years p; st on
the subject of Slavery, nor one iota fro N the
principle of Americanism, which he stood ready
at any proper time to defend. He gave notice
that tomorrow he should reply to certfin re-
marks heretofore made by Mr.. Stephens, of
| Georgia.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, referred to some OF
| the votes which had been had for Speaker, to
| prove that the Anti-Nebraska men had a ma
| jority in the House.
Mr.. Wheeler, of New York, then moved that
the resolution of Mr.. Cingman be laid on the
| table.
Pending which, at a quarter past three clock,
the House adjourned. !
MIR. Edie, of Pennsylvania, then gave notice
that there would be a caucus of the Anti-Ne-
braska men in the evening, in the hall of the
| House.