Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-27
The Vote .n the Brooks investigation

The vote. in both Houses of Congress, on the
investigation in the Brooks case, shows that the
South endorses the cowardly ruffianism of the
South Carolina bully. In the Senate, the adj
mnistraton exhibited its disposition to apologize
for the act, by refusing to put upon the Commit
tee any member of the opposition, notwithstand-
ing the motion for the appointment of the Com
mittee was made by Mr.. Seward, and the Repub-
Ican Senators number one.fourth of that body.
In the House, the vote on the resolution for the
appointment of Committee of investigation,
was almost strictly divided between North and
South-the votes against it from the free States
being only seven in number-aH GdnrmiSt' alton
democrats, as follows Richardson, Allen, ard
Marshall, of ILL.,. Miller of Ind. Kelley of N.
X; Florence of Pa and Herbert of California.
Oaly three democrats voted for the investigation,
viz Messrs. Fuller of Maine Wells of Wiscon-
sin. and Williams of New York. Five Fillmore
Americans also voted forit, viz Messrs Broome
of Pennsylvania, Haven and Walk of New York,
Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky, and Hoffman
of Maryland. The two latter were the only rep
resantatives from the slave States voting yea
The 93 yeas thus consisted of s. republicans, (al
who were presently 5 Fillmore Americans, and
democrats.
The following is the vote in detail, on Mr..
Campbells resolution for Committee of investi-
CATION, the Fillmore Americans being designated
by star, ~ the democrats voting yea being in
italics
MAINE. -Messrs. Benson, Fuller, KnovltOn, Perry
Wash urn-5.
INV HAwPsHrRE. Cragi Pike, Tappan-s.
hiss AcHusETTs sur'ipgame, Buff sgton, chaTee,
Conn Davis, Knal p, Trafton-7.
IN d LAND Uu fee, rhurston-2
CoSNEcTIcUTr. Wech. Woodruff 2
Nav tRK B>nustt bingham, DcAson, Dodd Ed
rds q glr, III It, Or anger HtvelA uut Kei-
~, ''i M,rg@a. Mlrray Oliver Park Peltpn Prin-
han IA
PE ssLgAsiA Ais n, Br,fsh W. Braons Campbell
Gos'de, d T. GrE iah., Kuakel, ruryance
Elche k) ert', d., pysnn.. If.
"a sIl an, Bliss. Canlb l. Dav, Rm-ie GtlIoway,
A.r'ow Niea'ls, saP9, st,eton, N.d., t. n..l2.
lkDiASA. albright, uhour, arenton, COltax, Cum
BAG 'low,y, Petit, s,ptt..s.
ILIINoI W ds. nth. L
NIscO Bill gsu s., Washbu . Wells. 8.
MICHIGAN waltroa W4lb iige..2.
low, Thoringt L
MARYLAND. Hodaia *..L
ksSTUoKY MarshA*..l
New yoRK. Keley-l
PENNSYLVANIA. Forence-1.
ILLINOIS. Alien, Marshall, Richardson, 8.
CALIFORNIA. Herbert. l.
DELANARE. Gu en..l
MARYLysD Bowie. Rcaud. Stewart. g.
NrGISIA. Bocock, Carlisle, Caskie, Edmandson,
Goode, Letcher, Millson, Smith. s.
NORTH CARoLtaA. Branch, Clingman, Craige Paine,
Rufin, Winslow. g.
TENNESSEE. jones, Rivers. Smith, sneed Watkins IS.
KENTUCKY Burnett, Campbell Cox Elliott, swope,
CnifrwDod, A. A. Marshall. T.
souTH CAROLINA. Aisen, Boyce, Ket, Orr Nc
Qu-en..5
MISSOURI Caruhers, Kennett, Liudley, Phelps, Por-
teT..5
MISSISSIPPI. Wright. Barksdale. 2.
GaosGIA. Cobb, Crawford, Foster, Lumpkin, Stephens
Tiipp, arner. Z.
ALABAMA. Uooh, D1wd IL Harris, smith, Walk r.. IS.
LOUISIANA. Davidson, Eusts, Sandidge, Tsyor..S.
AIKAN As G eenwo IL
ITO ia MaxWell..I L.
Texas. B H.
OF the 10 representatives absent on the vote
q were republicans, u northern democrats, 16
southern democra is ap1 IA Fillmore Americans