Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-08
following resolution and called for the previous ques.

ton:
Resot0ed, hat the House will proceed immediately to the
have been called three times member shall have
majority Of the whole number of votes the roll shall AGAIN
he called and the member who shall than receive ne
number of votes provided it be majority OF quorum
shall be duly declared Speaker Of the House OF
tives of the Thirty-fourth Congress.
After an Intellectual effort to lay the resolution on
the liable the main question was put and the resolu-
ton carried by yeas 113. nays 1O4, as follows
YEAsMessrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Banks barbour
Barclay Henry Bennett, Benson, Binghurst, Bingham,
Bishop Bliss, Bradshaw Brenten, Burlington, Burhngame
James H. Campbell. Chafee BayarG Clark Ezra Clark
CIawson, Cngman, Coax, Comns' Covoke Cragln Gum
back, Damrel Timothy Davis. Day. Dean, Dewitt, Dick,
Dickson Dodd, Durfee Edie Flaglerf Galloway, Gddngs,
Gilbert Granger, Grow, Robert b Hall, Harlan, Herbert,
Hickman, Holloway Thomas r. Horton Howard Jewett,
Kelley Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knight, knowlton Knox
Ian Miller Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Nor
ton Andrew Oliver Parker, Pearce, FELTON, Pennington,
Perry Petit Pike Prngle Purviance Ritchie, Robbins
Roberts Robson, Sabin Sage Sapp, Sherman, Simmons,
Samuel A. Smith, Spinner Stanton, Sranahqn, TaPPap'
brdge Wadon G. WaRbune E. B. Washburn rael
Washburn, Watson, Wech, Wells Williams, Wood, Wood
NAYs-Messrs Aiken, Allen, Barksdale Bell Hcndey S.
Bennett BoGock, Bowie BoyGe Branch, Bro3ke broom
Garlic Caruthers, Caskie Howell Cobb w r. W. Cobb,
deli Dunn Edmundgon Elliott English Eheridge Eustis
Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, Augustus Hall, NJ Harris 5
W. Harris T. l. Harris, Harrison, Hoffman Houston Geo
w Jones' J. Clancy Jones, Ket kennett, Kidwell Lake
Locher, Lindley Lumpkin, A. X. Marshall, Humphrey
Marshall 5. S. Marshall, Maxwell, McMpen, McQGeen
Smith Miller, MlsOn Mlward, Moore, MOrdecai Oliver
Orr Paine, Peck Phelps, Porter, Powell Puryear,i Quit
man, Ready, Ricaud Rivers, Rufn, Rust Sanddge Say
sneed Stephens Stewart, SwoPe Talbot Trppe Under
wood, Vail, Walk, Walker, Warner, Watkins, Wheeler
Whitney, WinSow, D. B. Wright, v Wright, and ZollI
3ofer-I04.
i The announcement was applauded in the galleries
Mr. Orr, of s. c., withdrew his name from thu
contest in the hope and belief that larger vote
national men could be concentrated upon Gov. Aiken
After various efforts TO have the rule rescinded, ant
to adjourn the House, the voting was proceeded with
The clerk called the roll for the one hundred AM
thireth time the first under the plurality rule will
the following result Whole number of votes cas-
2l5: necessary to a choice, lO8 of these Mr. Bank
received 1902 ; Mr. Aiken 90 Mr. Fuller IA; Mr.
Campbell 4 Mr.. Wells 2.
There being no choice, the House proceeded to tn
Is iSt ballot being the second under the pluralt
rule. with the result rs on The previous one
save that Mr. Fuller lost one vote. The 1920 balo
showed no change in the loss of one from MI
Athens vote Then came the tug of Wharf.-The 1873
ballot was ordered~-the fourth and final unde
the existing rule Before the vote taken severa
gentlemen made personal explanations. MIR. Barclay
of Pennsylvania, wished to know whether Mr.. A Ike
had made any pledges to the Southern wing of tn
nolional American party, or had written letter
Humphrey Marshall OF Kentucky. He (Mr. Bar
clay) had been averse from first 70 last, to anything
that looked like coalition with KNOWN othinglsm
Mr.. Aiken said he was not candidate for the otlc
of Speaker If his friends saw fit to elect him t.
that position be would serve them to the best of hi
ability.
The House then proceeded to The l33d vote 70
Speaker, and the last vote under the plurality rule
, with the following result whole number of votes
ga; of these