The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-02-13
From Mc iyiimington Herald.
4 Speaker Elected. -

4 Speaker Elected.
Although the Indications for the last
two or three days, looked to the termina.
! tion Of the proira.ted struggle in the
House of Representatives, 10y the election
OF n speaker. yet we were somewhat taken
Toy surprise yesterday, upon receiving
,eiegrsphic despatch, announcing that
the Hon. Nathaniel +. Banks, ir., of
Massachusetts, has been chosen to Mat
cttye. From the course pursued by Mr..
Chngman in moving and supporting the
plurality rule, by the operation of which
the contest WAS ended, and his expressed
opinion, that tho sdop,ion of this rule
would Iead TO the defeat Of Mr., Banks,
we were led 10 expect fulfllmcut of his
e'nhdsnt prediction. But, in this we
have been Disappointed, and the repre.
ee"tulve OF extreme sectionalism, is now
the presiding officer Of thcsIIouse. For
this result, the American member, ar.
no! responsible. When the fight was
narrowed down to a choice between
banks and Mr.. Aiken of South Carolina.
they supported tho latter, but enough
scattering votes ~eee thrown for o.Eer
candidates to secure Aiksn's defeat.
he result WAS effected in this way.
On Saturday, Mr.. Smih Of Tennessee, OF.
Tered " Resolution that the House proceed
ut once /" ballot for a Speaker, and if af
ter the roll shall have been c.; He'd ,hrcc
''n"', no person shall have received u
! majority %. vi the votes cast, that the
/ roti shall b" called again, snl the mem.
I Der VIII" sha! receive the larrest number
/ sn'I. he h"&i@:e'' elected. For this res
"inl'rn Nj, C!i"Eman, of the y. G. dele
Gt'"n a'"n" voted. The resolution was
: ,'iolf"l. M,.>Srs. Orr and Fuller H..
p'""er"tc ani American candidates for
>p"s.rr, t!"n withdrew their names, and
IN" House haI!o;t.l three times iuc.lcctu.
/ 0'ly.
lac House then proceeded TO the one
H3'.1rcd and thirty third vote for Speaker.
Hn' III" ls't vote Under the pluralit, rule
WIZ" the '"I"wing result: whole number
II N";"S, 2li: "f these
Mr.. H,nkS received lO3
hik.: ,nn
II. II. Fuller
l.. II. Immpb,ll
Well,
Il" "''.""inI i, the vote in detail:
f." 81. Brahx.-Mcs<rs. AlhricL,
Nilsson, hI, Hubour, Henry Bennet,
H"">"n i}iIiimshur>t, Bigham, Buffinr.
tom, HArIingame, James ii. Campbell,
Lewis y. Campbell, Chsifte, Ezra Clark.
dawson. H"Ii,y, ComiugS, Covodc, Crs.
g'n, Cumback, Damreli, Timothy Davis
Day, Dean, =: Wit, Dick. Dickson
po'd, bar'"e, Ellie, Flaslcr, GALLOWAY,
""I!n2>, Gthrr', Granger, Grow, Rober,
Is. Hall, Harlan, Holloway, Th mas L
!l"rrn, Howard, Kelsey, King, Knapp,
h"igi', h"""' "'ton, Knox, Kunncl, Letter.
" acc, Mau">nu, McCartv. Meach,rn
Milan Miller, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Muir.
'HE, H''hoi.. Norton, Andrew OLIVER
ta'k krT, l"afc", rrI,ou Pennington, Perry,
fel|, IKE, rringIe, Huriance, Rtchei,
f'bO"., Eobor,> Robison, Sabin, Sage.
>aEp, Sh"rmsmn, Simmons. Spinner.
Stanton, Sr""agtm, Tappsn, Thoring,on,
innr"'o9, Todd, Thsrfion, Tyson, Wade.
" IbriIgc, W~llron. CAlwaladcr G..
Na>hhnrn", Eihu. Il. Washburuc l..
rae! Nrshhurnc, Watson, Welch. Wood.
Woodward and Woo,.wor,h-lo3,
FOR ~. -tiI's% --Messrs. Allen. Barks.
IH!", Bell, liem'lIy, $. Bcuuett, Boeosk.
bowie, Hpyc", Branch, Brooks, Burnett,
'.'"A!ader, John i. Campbell. Carlile.
{ rn'h"r> CaSkic, Cireman. Howell
obj, williamson X. W. Cobb. Cox.
Crawford, Da.ii>on, Denver, DowL,l, /
n'mnr, ,s"n, Sl!i"t, English, l. hcridye, |
t..','is, Evans, !'An!.nsr. Florence, Foster, /
lh"nras J. -. Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, I
Augustus Hail, J. Morrison Harris
Sampson ". lltrrs, Thomas l.. Harris,
li"'""r', li"ttman, lIonstnn, Jcwett.
G"or%" ". Jones, J. Clancy Jones. K.itt, I,
hedy, Kenneth, kilwel!, Lake, Le,ch.r,
!"ndi"y l.ninpkin, Alexander X. Mar.
shat, Humphrey Marshal, SamuelS. Mar
>h"I, Maxwell, McAlullen, Mcqueen,
H""th Miller, Nilsson, Morlecai Oliver,
Orr i"'"o, !'erS, Phelps, Porter, Powell,
inr! ear, 'lptman, ls"ade, Ready, Ricaud,
Hives, l;ntiiu, Rust, Sandidgc, Savage.
ShouerESamuel a. Smith, William Smith,
" 'ii'Am Il. Smith, Sueed, Stephens,
?""l g. la!bol', lrIrpe, Under
wood, Val, Walker, Warner, Watkins,
Wells, Wheeler, Williams, Wins!ow,
DANIEL Is. Wright, John V. Wright, and
/ol!Ikutler-lOU.
|w 1lr. FGli.r.-Messrs. Breom.
Clark, Of New York, Cullen, Davis. Of
Maryland, Millward ard Wh,ney-6.
FOR Mr.. Cdn.pJcH.-Messrs. Dunn,
Harrison, Moore and Scott.
FIt .Ir. IPcHs.-Mr. Hickman.
Mr.. Brn-on Of Name, one of the tollcrs,
ANNOUNCED that Nathaniel Il. Baaka, ir.,
Of Massachusetts,, was duly elected Speak.
er.
Mr.. 4, Il. Marshall raised il.s question
'hst The House itself must declare the re.
'"'t, and that tie clerk could neither dc
)" himself nor delegate any one to do SO.