The daily union., 1856-01-24
in CONGRESS OF THE q. STATES
Thirty Fourth congress-rirst session.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, ls50.


WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2a, 1856.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- rIYEs.
The House met al 10 m
The journal OF yesterday was read and approved.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. Mr. Clerk, ! ask the unanimous
consent OF the House TO make remarks in the char
aeer OF personal explanation which will not take over
The Clerk Ifthere be no objection the gentleman viii
proceed
[0ries of agreed agreed 7
Mr.. RlCHARDSON addressed the House, Withdrawing
his candidate for Speaker His remarks appear
In another column.
Mr.. DoWDELL of Alabama, offered the following pre-
amble and resolution:
lest history to the present me have been led by the band
Of kind Providence and indebted for the countless bless
prosperity in the future upon Almighty and whereas
the great vital and conservative element in system is the
belief OF people In the doctrines and divine truths OF
the Gospel Of Jesus Christ emnenty becomes repre-
sentatiyes OF people highly favored TO acknowledge, in
the most public manner their for God there
Resooed That the daily sessions Of this House be opened
q Resolved That the ministers Of the Gospel in this city
hereby requested to attend and alternately perform this
solemn duty.
The question taken and the resolution agreed
to-~ayes 3d. noes 20.
lCrics of "Call the rollRl
SPEAKER.
The House then proceeded to vote for Speaker.
The Clerk called the roll for the hundred and wen-
y-second time, with tue following result:
Whole number of votes 1914; necessary a choice 9S
of these >.t
Mr. Banks received. ed....,............."o.."...-. 30
hicnardson...... 90
II. NJ fuler.......... 30
L. u Campbell be."".........-........ Z
..a. scattering
So there was no choice
MIR. RUST of Arkansas renewed the following resolu-
ton, which he offered few days ago, but withdrew be-
fore action was taken upon it
Whereas hundred and eighteen Intellectual efforts 10
elect Speaker 10 which the have been divided
Mr. BANKS, Mr.. RcHARDsoN, Mr.. FuLLER and Mr.. PEs-
slNoToN must have made manifest to those gentlemen and
this Congress that neither Of them the choice of majority
of the members Of this House for its presiding officer and
friends urging their names for this Office will only delay
the Of this House. and thereby mmedi
legislation when the interests the whole coun-
try require it be it, therefore,
Re.oosa That !, the sense o The House that Mefsrs
drawing their names and oibddng their use a. Candidates
for the speakershp would certain insurnountabe
obstacles to its organization, and that the public interests
would be greatly promoted BY their doing SO.
/ Mr. WASHgURN, of Maine moved to lay She resolu-
ton on the table which maon not agreed toyeas
| az, nays eT--as ollowsi
YEASMessrs. Albright Allison, Barbour, Barclay, Hen
ry Bennett, Benson, Bnghurst Bingham, Bss Bradshaw
fee, W. r. W. Cobb, Coliax, Comins, Coyode, 6ragn,
De Witt Dick, Dickson Dodd, Durfee Edie, Emrc, Eng
isa Giddings, Gilbert Granger, Crow Harlan, Holloway,
Jewett Kelsey. King, Knapp, Knight KnowlsaH, Knox,
Letter, Mace Ma,.eson, Mecart aessha@, kiisn Mil
ANDREW th oso ns Ssf feo Petit Pike Psnse
vanoe, Rohie Robbins sabip, Sapp, sherman simmons,
spinner Tppnw Thurs
| Cadwaader G. Wasbburne, Eihu Is. Wasburne Israel
Washburn, Watson, Welch, Wood, Woodruff, and Wood
NAYs-Messrs Aiken, Allen, Barksdaie, HeEdiey s.
Bennett, Bocock, Bowie Boyce, Broom Barnett Cadsa-
dor ahu p phall sie
Cobb Cox, Cullen, Davidson Henry Winter Davis Dow.
dell Dunn Edmundson, Edwards Elliott Etheridge Eustis,
a ss hsny
w Harris, Thomas LHarrs Harrson Haven, Her bert,
Hoffman, Houston George W. Jones, Kelly, kennett, Kid
MarshaI Humphrey Marshall, Samuel 5. Marshall Max
we MoAulien MCQUEEN, Millson, Millware aoore Nor.
9qitnsa, Rsade, Resdy, Ricaud Richardson Runin Rust
Seudidge, Savage, Scott, Samuel A. Smith, VIM r. Smith
Walker. Warner, wstsias Wells Wheeler. hasg, VII Mi,
isms, winsow, Daniel d. Wright, Joha V, Wright, and
Zolleofer-97,
Nj. RUST called for the previous question the adop-
! ton Of the resolution.
Mr. COBB of Georgia stated that he understood that Il
the main question refused to be put the resou-
ton would go until tomorrow under the rules and
he would therefore vote against ordering The main
question.
The House refused to order the main queson-yeas o.
nays l0l so the resolution goes until Tomorrow
Mr.. SMITH Of Tennessee moved that the House do now
adjourn which motion agreed to-nyes IL noes 80
and at quarter Of o'clock the House adjourned.
Gr JONES, Of Tennessee gave notice that there would
be meeting of the democratic members In the hall of the
\ House at 3 o'clock.
Mr. EDIE Of Pennsylvania gave notice that there would
be meeting Of the antiNebTaska members in the hall OF
/ the House this evening at o'clock.
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