The true Democrat., 1856-01-29
Conversational.

Jan. 3A.-Mr WALKER of Alabama offered the following resolution:
 Resolucd, 7hat Hon. WiAiana " Boyce, of South Carolina De declared Speaker cfHae House.
 Mir. GALLOWAY moved to amend by insert ing the name of Mr. Banks, instead of Mr. BOyce MT. DUNN moved to amend by inserting the name of Mir. Pennington instead of Mr. Banks. Mr. SAGE moved to lay the whole upon the tatle. The yeas and nays being ordered, when MT. Greenwood's name was called, he said:
 MT. GREEN WOOD, of Arkansas Before I . cast my vote 1 wish to know what the state of the question will be ill the event that this re5o- luton is not laid upon the table. If l under stand the matter alright, if this motion fails, the question presented to the House will be a choice between Mir. BANKS and MT. PENNINGTON; that is, whether the name of Mr. BANKS shall be stricken out, and that of Mir. PENNINGTON sub- stitutcd.
 The CLERK The clerk understands that such will be the question presented to the House if the resolution is not laid upon the table,
 Mr. GREENWOOD As do not desire to place myselfln position where shall be con- pelled to take my choice between those two gentlemen, give my vote in the affirmative.
 While the roll was being called, the follow ing occurred:
 Mr. HARRIS, of Illinois, I shall not make a very lengthy speech to the House. I change my vote from no to ay.
 Mir. COBB, of Alabama. Finding that the South Americans great laughter are deserting 2 us change my vote from no to ay.
 Here d large number of members rose in +lo ,l, alo I to no, or no to ay.
 The CLERK. It is impossible for the clerks to take down the changes, if members continue to change as rapidly as they have. Laughter.
 Mir. RUST, of Arkansas Mir. Clerk, as gentlemen who voted with myself have seen fit to change their votes and assign their reasons for doing so, if in order, would be glad to state why 1 shall adhere to mine. If, as gentlemen say, it places me in false position, l am will ling to occupy it, and meet the responsibility, whatever it may be, that attaches to it. But, sir, do not think so. My understanding is that the first vote would have been upon the proposition to insert the name of MT. Penning- ton as offered by the gentleman from Indiana in the place of that of Mr. Banks, as offered by the gentleman from Ohio. As that had failed or carried, the question next would have been upon substituting for the name of Mir. Boyce of South Carolina, that of Mir. Pennington ol Mr. Banks. If this had carried, I cannot per ceive the difficulties of the position in which we would have been placed, and which seems SC much to have excited the apprehensions O gentlemen on this side of the House. 1 would have then moved that the resolution of thu gentleman from Alabama Mir. Walker a amended be laid upon the table. The CLERK. The gentleman will be kinc enough to remember that the gentleman from Tennessee, Mir. Ready raised the point of or der that this debate was out of order.
 Mr. RUST. I would beg the indulgence o the House for few moments longer. TCre. of "Ordern' "Go on.' 'llear him.'' I would ask but two minutes, but one, to state my posi- ton to the House. [''Go on! go on.' It i. >this:-as between the gentleman from Illinois Mir. Richardson and any other upon this floor 1 prefer him immeasurably; but when I hay, to decide between throwing my vote away upo1 him and casting 1t for gentleman unexcep tionable to myself and the people whom I re present upon this floor, whom we can elect and effect an organization of this House, shal not hesitate as to my course.
 When it was announced as above, that th resolution and pending amendments were laic on the table, loud cries rose from all parts of tn Hall of Gall the roll!" "Go on with the vo tingn'