Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-02-16
Tho E,actia, of Mr. Culfom as Clerk to
tba vouse OF RepTege nta tiven.

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The Election of MI. Culiom as Clerk 10
the Zouse OF Representatives,.
The Speaker having been elected and
The members duly sworn IN. the House
then Proceeded to the election Of Clerk.
The opposition having on bycrN helmi'g
naiority, determined that he CLERK should
be chosen BY resolution, and thereupon
Ifr. Vslk, ore Of the national know Moth
logs, who eoall aoi poie fer Mr.. Aiken, in
the final struggle between that gehtlsma"
and Mr.. Banks, proposed The following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Hon. William GuHo,n, o. we
State of Tennessee. be declared tierk q the h"att
of Representatives for the tirty-Ioa.th Congress.
MIR. Orr moved to lay this resolution Oh
the table, aud the yeas and nays having
been ordered, the motion falIed. Yeas
1903 NAYS 113. The question gas then
taken on the adoption OF the resolution.
and decided in the aflirma;ige-ye&, i25
nsvs89, as folIows
YEAs.-Mes4rs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Barbour,
Horny Bennett, Benson, bingham, Bishop, Brad
shaw Broom Bq5hng anbe hei cale ch as e.
IRA Clark, Clawson. CpljaX, Con ms, Coyode,
Crarin. cullen. Cumback, Damrel Henry winter
Davis, Timothy Davis, Dean De WIT Der
Dickson, Dodd, Dunn, Durfee, Edie f.theTidge,
Evans Flapler Foster, Henry NJ fuitcf, colo
way, tiiddings, Gilbert, Granger, &obert b. hall,
Railan. j. Morrison Harris, Harrison, HaSen, Holt
man Thomas r. Horton, Howard he,-ey, Kenneth
KIM, Knapp, knight, knowlton, Knox, kunAel,
Lake l,indlev. Mace, MattssGn, McCarty, McacIi-
Am. KiIlian Miller, Millward, Morrill,, Murray,
Norton, Audrey Oliver, Paine, Parker, Pearce,
Telton. Pennington, Perry, Petit, Porter Prin-
gle, Purvanee, Puryeaf. Rcade, keafy, Rieaud,
Eitchie, Rivers Robinson Roberts, ho6irs. sabin,
Sage, Sspp Scott, sherman s.GG"ns' nii9Ia
Thorneton, 1hurston. Todd, Ira ton, 4rlgIe ~
eon, Underwood, Walk Wade, Nalbfidge, v al
dron, Cadwalaaer c, Washbarne Eillhq .. Wash
burne Israel Washburn, Watkins, Neieh. " hit-
ncy, Wood, Woodruff, Woodwork, and Aoliicof-
NAYS-Messrs Aiken, Allen, Barclay, Bark.-
dale, Bell, Hendley s. Beunett, Billinghurst Bliss
Bocock, Bowie, B6yce, Branch, Brenton, Brooks,
Burnett Cadwaisder, John p. Campbell, lmuth=
crs, Caslic Bayard Clark, Clngman, Ho"ea C9b6,
Cox, Crawford, Davidson, pay 1ea,eF, p2Hq.n'
Edmundson, Eliot, English, Bust1a, Faulkner
Florence Thomas j. D. Fuller. Goede Greenwood,
Augustus Hall, Sampson W. Hafris, it9uas j..
8arris Herbert Hickman; n aeG2Es{ ~ hefs ~
Kelly. kidweli, letcher, Lumnkln, Alexander n
Marshall Humphrey Marshall SAMUEL : Marshall,
Maxwell, McMulien, ieQaeen, Sn1ta Hitter, Ail-
SON Mott, Nichols, Mordecai Oliver. Orr, Peck.
Phelps Powell, oaitmaa, Ruin, kust, Saguidge,
Savage, shorter, Samuel A. Smith, Nm smith,
Spinner, Stephens, Stewart Talbot, Vail, skef,
Warner, Watson, " els, Winslow, Danlel i.
Wright, and John '. bright-eQ.
On an examination OF this vote, it viii
be found that the Banks party were sus-
tained by the following named Know
Notbinss, who have for nine weeks Pa'i
talked largely about their nationality, VIZ.
Garlic, Cullen, Henry Winter Davis,
Ethefidge, Evans, Foster, Henry Nj. Full
Ter. ]. Morrison Harris. Hoffman. Ken
nett, Lake, Lindley, Miilward, paine,
Porter, Puryesr, Ready, Rea'le, Kieaud,
Rivers, William r. Smith, saced, Tfippe,
Underwood, Walk, Whitney, and Zolh-
cciItr. Those Know Noihass who voted
against Cullom, are, Broom, J. z. Camp
DELL, Bayard Clarke, Cox, EnstiS, A. K.
Marshall, II. Marshall, and Walker.
Alter the election Of Clerk we fad
from the papers, that a caucus OF all who
were opposed to the Administration was
called, Tor the u,pose of nominating can
did 4tes for Sergeant at arms Deer keeper,
Postmaster and Printer. The New York
Tribune of the 5!h, gives the following
account Of the proceedings:
An Anti Administration caucus was held at the
CspitoI tonight. John l. Petit, ef Indiana, was
the Charman. Between eighty ana ninety mem
beers we're present, including; Republicans an1 some
So,thern as well as Northern Americans. y large
number of oieeseekers were Ill outside attendance
anxiousy inqufiRg to the progress or tht inside
nroceedinrs French 5. Evans of Washington,
was nominated Sergeant at Arms; Capt. NJ. &.
Darling of New FORK, Doorkeeper; Robert NOR
ris, of Peunsy lyania Postmaster; and .. foiiet'
editor of The Ohio State journal, Printer 1t /.
understood that Col. Schouler, OF The Cincinnati
siozctte is associated with this gentleman. V. ".
smith, of Syracuse, and Nathan Sargent, were his
competitors
The reader cannot fail to be deeply i'm
pressed with the fact. stated by Greedy, in
the extract we have quoted, that "5e-
tween eighty aud ninety members were
present, including Republicans and some
SoururRN as we'll as NORTHERN AaERl-
CANS" Comment upon such fact Is un-
necessary. Every reader will make his
owb comments.
The purpose of this assemblage was to
nominate candidates for Ser eant-a at Arms.
Doorkeeper, Postmaster, and Printer, and
the nominations were duly made. Now
we come 20 the action in the House when
the. Selseant-at. Arms was elected. The
election res ulted IN the choice of A. j.
G,ossberner, the Democratic candidate, BY |
the following yote-yeas i03-nnls S.
ypAs-Messrs Aiken. Allen, barclay, Batks-
dale. Bel. Hendley ). Bennett, Eillinghnrst, 30
cock Bowie, Boycc, Branch, Brooks Burnett, Cad
waIader. John p. Campbell. Caruthers, Caskie,
Clingman. Williamson Il. W Cobb, Cox, Crawford, |
Davidson. Dav, Denver, Dick, Dowdell, bunn,
Elliot English, Etheridge, Eustis Evans Faulkner,
Flnrenee, Foster, Thomas j. u. iuler Goode,
Greenwood, Augustus Hall, Sampson y" Har'iS,
Tbomas b. Harlis, Herbert, Hic.lman, Houston,
Jewett, George Y. Jones, j. Clancy, Jones, t'eitt
Kely. kidweil, I.etcher, Lumpkin, Mace, Al24an-
DR. X Marshall, Humphrey Marshall, Samuel ;.
uarshau Maxwell, McAulin, Aeiiaeen, smith
Miller. Millson, 1foore, Nichols, Andrew Oliver,
Eordecai Oliver, Peek, Phelps, Powell, Puryear,
6nitman, Ready, Rivers, iiui.n, Rust, Sandidge,
sayage Scott Seward, Shorter, Samuel A. smith,
William smith, sneed, Spinner, stephens, stewart,