New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-18

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IA COREY Of ssr,.os. va. voted for BY M...r, Floyd
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| I'M ELWooD By NJ. White.
| No choice.
| Mr.. DAWSON moved thai Riens.-.i U. Sherman be
| elected Cork by acclamation
I Ny WAkEMAN moved a vote r the usual way
Mr.. DAWSON moved the previous question. Lost
lie to 70.
Mr. DAWSON withdrew his resolution
Mr.. MAHEN moved that the election Of Clerk be
| postponed for two weeks.
Mr.. DUGANNE moved to lay the resolution on the
| table. Carried.
Mr.. GLOVER moved that the House proceed to
vote in the usual way Carried.
The tsult
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Mr. ODELL called upon Democrats to surreGder,
Ike Crocketts coon, and elect Mr.. Sherman He
moved another VOTE Carried, and ii resulted a. fol-
lows:
Stevens SO Elwood
Nsfew = Hastings
No choice.
Mr.. KETCHAM moved four votes and on the
fourth the plurality rule prevail.
Mr.. BREVOORT moved to lay the motion on the
table.
The motion to lay on the table was lost. Yeas, IS;
Nays 60.
Mr. BREyOORT moved that the programme made
out by Mefsrs, Weed Co., for the organization of
the House be furnished Members. Not III order.
Mr. ANTHON moved that the consideration of the
resolution be postponed to Monday next. Lost.
Mr. DOLAN moved an adjournment. Lost.
Mr.. CARPENTER moved for another vote for
Mr.. DUGANNE moved that the House continue
voting under the majority rule.
Mr. DAWSON moved the previous question-ont the
resolution TO have the plurality rule prevau on the
fourth vote.
Mr.. KETCHAM modified the motion 80 as to have
the plurality rule take effect on the third vote.
Tie call tor the previous question was not seconded
Yeas So; Nays, So.
M A WOODS having permission, asked the gen.
tleman who yesterday moved the election of X. U.
Sherman as Clerk Mr. Hoye TO rise and state whether
II WAS with the assent of the Democratic Members
here who had voted for him as Speaker. He had not
given his assent, and il would relieve him Mr.. W.
from much embarrassment for the gentleman to ex-
plain his position.
set of men upon the proposition he made He consid
ered il bis duty and right to offer the proposition, and
had made it without the knowledge or assent of sin
gle member of the Democratic party There had been
no preyious consultation the matter lie had, how
ever stated to Democrats and Others that when the
time came, he would vote for Richard L. Sherman
He had reasons for such course, which 1t was not nee
esssry here to state. One of his reasons, however
wa that the House might be organized immediately
Rut he found now that the House had be reduced to
the original system OF procuring an rganzation and
if Members willing to consume the time oil the
conld not object and be would vote for Mr. Sherman
until another more acceptaS" TO him was pre-
scented. He assumed the entire responsibility OF his
position, and asked no one to share 1t with HIM.
Mr. ANTHOE, in the course Of II few remarks, ex-
pressed the hope that the parties eectng the Speaker
Yesterday would be buried in an antediluvian grave.
Mr.. A. WOODS IN. ", in reply, hoped the gentle
nan would return to New-York and bring up that
portion of his constituents from whom he accepted
nomination, knowing them TO be the Iammany hall
or Soft.Shel party, that they might be present when
the grave was opened.
Mr.. DUGANNE moved, as an amendment, that the
House vote three times day, and that the plurality
rne do not take effect until 252 votes had been had
Mr. b. BAILEY moved to lay the subject on the
table for the purpose of calling up the resolution Of
fered yesterday by Mr. Iloyle, appointing Mr. Sher-
man Clerk. The motion was carried.
The question upon the motion of Mr.. Glover,
made yesterday to amend by substituting the name OF
John :. Nafew.
Nj. WARNER called for the previous question-on
appointing X. U. sherman Clerk.
Sir. HAYES moved an adjournment. Camed-6s
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