The daily union., 1856-01-18
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL, m.

The House met at AZ,
The journal OF yesterday read and approved
Mr. CARLILE OF Virginia proposed TO occupy the time
usually consumed by call OF the House lie proceeded 10
inquire into the which have so long prevented an
organization For the rst time In the history oil our ooan-
try he believed there strong sectional party IN tno
House willing put In the Speakers chair TO preside over
s proceedings sectional man aud be took occasion 10
say that he had t in his power 70 place In uat ehar
presiding officer elected by southern votes, and southern
votes alone he would hesitate long before he would DO ~
His honorable friend from Alabama Mr. WALKEaI for the
purpose of eecng speedy organization upon sound and
conservative principles had proposed TO The friends OF the
administration weeks that they should unite 10 con-
ference with the friends OF Mr, FULLER lie regretted 10
say that this proposition had been repeled by those 10
whom it was made when they knew that II they held
such conference with his party they had two to one and
whatever they dictated would assuredy pc aceompsheo
c proceeded great length TO examine into the merits OF
the Nebraska bi condemning the aen-sniifage clause
aud other portions of II.
Mr. ORR OF South Carolina, moved that the ten-minute
rule be rescinded The gentleman from virginia had
proceeded address the House for nearly threequares
hour and he thought that Others ought TO be al
Mr. WAsHBukE, Of Maine, moved to lay the motion
on the table. 3e
from South Carolina to modify his motion by proposing
that the House hold night sessions, commencing at
O'clock for the pnrpose Of debate that II take recess at
The usual dinner time and meet again at O'Clock, and
then unlimited debate be in order but no ballot for speak
er he taken. t#n
Mr.. ORR modified his notion that the hour rule be sab
stuted for the ten-ninutc rule in debate.
Mr.. WASHBURN withdrew his motion to lay the mo-
ton Of the gentleman from South Carolina on the table,
and moved amend the by providing that the ten
minute rule be suspended until tomorrow, when no more
debate personal explanations shall be in order until the
election OF Speaker. .
Mr. CARLILE and entered into defence OF the Nebraska-
Kansas BILL He said that there were but two great ques-
ons involved in this bill--hrst the capabliy OF the
American people for selfgoycrnmenti and secondly, II
they that capabty whether they should be al
lowed exercise It, lie defended the position the dem
ocratic party had taken on the BILL
Mr. Of O.
scnding the ten-minue rule and therefore moved to lay
the whole subject on the table.
MIR. CAMPBELL, OF ONO, appealed to the gentleman
from PENNSYLVANIA to withdraw his motion to lay the
table in order TO allow him to offer substitute TO the
Mr. CAMPBELL OF nsylvania, withdrew his motion.
Mr. CAMPBElL of Ohio, then submitted the following
resolution a substitute
Rssored That, until otherwise ordered there shall be
that unlimited debate shall then be in order but votes
shall be taken except motion TO adjourn and that du
ring morning the minute rule shall not be
tended unless by two-thirds vote
Mr. ORR asked the gentleman from Virginia Mr. Can,
LE whether he would have voted for the Nebraska bill
had he been member of the last Congress.
Mr.. CARL!LE would not have voted for that bill.
Mr. ORR asked the question because he desired that the
gentleman should commit himself fully upon that point
that the country might understand his position He had
not understood him in the remarks ne made as committing
himself either for against the bill He referred the
teman to Mr. ZoILIcoFYER, Mr SMITH, and other members
of his party who had cordially supported the bill the last
Congress, for any information which he Mr.. CARLIEI
might desire TO have upon 1t.
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, obtained the floor, and
long discussion followed between him and Mr.. ZOLLI-
C0FFER, Mr.. TODD of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. WASH
BURN of Maine questions involving the principle in
the Nebraska bil the constuonality of the Missouri
Compromise popular sovereignty &c The notes Of this
debate have been withheld for revision and will appear In
the Of few days. At its conclusion,
Mr. ORR withdrew his motion that the hour rule be
adopted &e@8
yorE TOR SPEAKER
The House then proceeded to vote for Speaker. The
roll called for the 10th time with the following re
suit 4es
Whole number Of votes 2oai necessary to choice 1922
Of these-
Mr. Banks received
Richardson -.......,................6s
ii. Nj. Fuller..... ...-.,.......,..32
remington
Scatering........
SO there was no choice
Mr. WILLIAMS, Of New York, submitted the following
resolution E
Reso.ed That the House win proceed Immediately the
election % Speaker rro sndi after the roll shall have
been called three times member shall have received
orty the whole number Of votes the roll shall then again
be called and the member who shall then receive the largest
number cf votesprovided it be majority OF qnorun
shall be declared TO DO chosen Speaker. HA8s fta
motion here made TO adjourn, which dis
agreed to--ayes IS, noes 80
Mr.. jones' Of Tennessee, hoped that the House woad
take direct the adoption OF the resolution
[Cries Of" Goodr Goodpl
The yeas and called for the passage of the
resolution ssd ordered and being taken rsulted-yeas
o. nays l06-as follows;
YEAS-Messrs Albright, Allison harbour, Barclay, Henry
Bennett Benson, Binghurs,, bingham, Bhs, Bradshaw
Brenton, Bufngton Barng james n. Campbell Chat
fee, Clawson, Cofax, Comins Crsgin, Cumback DAmre
Timothy Davis, Day, Dean, DE Witt Dick, Dickson Dodd
Durfee, Ede Emrie, Galloway Giddings, Gilbert Granger
Grow, Harlan, Hickman, Holloway, r. r. Horton, ysen-
tine b. Horton, Howard, Hughson, kelsey King, Knapp
knight kpowlton knox, kunkel, Letter, Mstieson, Nc
Carty, Meacbsm, Morgan Morrill, Mott Norton, Andrew
oliver Pearce, Peiton, Penoppon Petit Pike, Pringlc,
simmons, spinner stanton, suanaban, Tappan, Thoring-
too, Tburston, Todd Tratop, Tyson, Wade, Wsibdge,
WaldroD, Cadwaader C. Washburne Eihu y. Washburpe.
Israel washburn Watson wech, Williams, Wood, Wood
rud, and Woodworth-si. III .. 80
SAls--Nessrs Aiken, Allen Bell, Hendey T. Bennett
Docock, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Broom Barnett Cadws
sder, John L. Campbell Lewis u. Campbell CarIe, Ca
ruthers Bayard Clark, Cnpman, Howell Cobb, Williamson
H. W. Cobb, Cox, Crsige Cullen Davidson Denver Dowde
Dunn, tdmundson Edwards, Elliott English Etberidgc,
Enss Evans, Faulkner Florence Poster, Henry NJ. fu-
Ter, T. y. d. Fuller, Goode, Greenwood Augustus Hall,
j. Morrison Harris, Sampson w. Harris, Thomas H. ar-
ria, HARRISON Haven, Herbert Hoffman, Houston, Jewet
George W. Jones, j. Clancy Jones, Kelly, Kenneth Kid
well, Lake, Letober, Lindey Lumpkin, Samuel =. Mar
shall Maxwell, McMullen Mcqueen, Smith Miller Mison,
Powell ouitmsn, sResds, Ready, Ricand, Richardson,
Rivers, Rufn, Rust Ssndidgc, Savage, Scott W. Smith,
Wilsm X. Smith snecd stephens, Stewart, Swope Tall
bot, Trirpe, Underwood, VAIL Walk, Walker, Warner Wat
kns, weils, Wheeler. Whitney, wnslow Daniel b. Wright,
John V. Wright, and zolicoher.-ioe
SO the resolution was not agreed to and at o'clock
on motion Of Mr.. GREENWOOD, ofArkansas
The House adjourned
Coon NEWS ron rHE rooR--A Cincinnati correspond
Of the Boston Traveller writes that hogs which, the
Of the season. sold at 81 per cw have de-
cined 10 IS l5 at which price Raes have been made.