Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-09
XXXINTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION

-t 81. WAsHfSGfoS Saturday Feb. z, 1856.
HousE.-Mr. SMITH, of Tennessee, said
he had heretofore voted against the plurality
rule, but as yesterdays vote indicated some
chance of an election, as Speaker, of a man of
sound national views, he now offered a resolu-
ton for the adoption of that rule.
The House, by 10 majority, refused to lay
the resolution on the table.
The resolution was adopted by a vote of I13
against l04.
Mr.. ORR then unconditionally withdrew his
name as the Democratic caucus candidate,
there being now a probability that greater
strength can be concentrated on his colleague,
Mr.. AIKEN. t.A -- .
Mr.. BOYCE moved to rescind the reso-
luton.
The motion to rescind~ was laid on the table
by a vote Of HI against l0l. CApplause.1
Mr.. JONES (Tenn.) referring to the terms
of the resolution-that if no election by q ma
jority take place during the next three trials,
the candidate receiving the highest number of
votes on the fourth vote be elected Speaker
remarked that the Republicans are drilled and
ready for the contest F.; and in order to give an
opportunity for other gentlemen to come here
understandingly, moved an adjournment till
Monday. l#| .' #
The motion was disagreed to by 81 against
1873. Impatient cries of Call the roll, /" Call
the roll" 1asiH. .'9# 80.
Mr.. WALKER moved to rescind the plu-
rality resolution. s'aT. assl.
The House decided the motion to be out of
order by 45 majority. .lH.as ia- -a.a 1851
e5 Mr.. PAINE moved that the House ad,
journ. 'aia12 .. i@ 10 Ai Ai
a The motion was greeted with Kisses in the
galleries, and on the vote being taken, the an
nouncement that the House refused to adjourn.
was received with applause from the same quar-
ter. gtt .1"IF li 10 "#H8 .1 "
Mr.. ORR said if the House was to be an
noyed by applause in the galleries, he would
move to clear them excepting that portion oc-
cupied by ladies'. '.aa @3 11.a# f-ai
Mr.. PAINE made an Intellectual motion to
rescind the Plurality Rule, and the House pro-
ceeded to take the first ballot of the four, as
follows - 1a. i@st ". a-9i<
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L. ID. CAMPBELL. ...-....4 s1ga}5l r 30 tl- $500
Necessary for a choice, l0s. b ioao..H lor
Messrs. Barclay and Hickman voted for
Wells, and Messrs. Dunn, Harrison, Moore and
Scott for Mr.. Campbell s3i 5sI df-1E eli
The second vote excepting Fuller lost one,
was the same us the first. The third was the
same as the second, excepting Aiken lost
one. oara rEoy aoaf-- Cat1 #t Pa
Mr.. FULLER repeated what he had said
on two former occasions, namely, that he was
not and did not desire to be a candidate. One
hundred and thirty votes had satisfied him that
he was not the choice of a majority Of the
House, and on no other terms or conditions
would he consent to take that position.
Y Mr.. BARCLAY remarked that he had been
averse to anything like a coalition with Know
Nothingisfn, whether it came from the North
or the South. g He asked Mr.. Aiken whether
the latter stood ON the Democratic Caucus
Platform, and whether he had not written q
letter to Humphrey Marshall, making pledges
to the Southern wing of the Known othings.
Mr.. AIKEN. / am not a candidate for
the ~SpeakerShip it my friends think proper
to place me in the Chair, / viii serve them 10
the best of my ability. oi A1ia to7f
50 HUMPHREY MARSHALL 1 have
only to say that Mr.. Aiken has addressed me
no letter whatever. ~(Applause, and cries of
Call the roll" &c.) The excitement was
intense during the final ballot.