The daily union., 1856-01-19

aia thai L. had moi ntoduced arlce of svidenee
on fhe record Sustain he charge made BY him that
Mr. Stanton uPon The nOor 4 tie Hoase had said that The
plurality the result a tbs action of the demO
cratic Ii wSs therefore, necessary " read the fol
loving language, and when IL read be Mr. ~ sup
posed dad he house THAI the gsRenah readag the
language Of Mr.. Stanton The remarks be had made in
reUy Was upon and be stated then thst no
such construction intended b. Mr. Stanton TO be placed
upon What be then said because i was wholly ncohsis
ent with the truth aud history Of The
Mr. O. here read the remarks of the reporter which
give above Hr SAID that the gentleman from Ohio bad
laid great stress upon The language in reerence 10 the
agreement between the two parties that Speaker 10
elected by the plurality rule There the strength o
this case and thai the point that he made lie Mr.
% asked ls Houssand be put Il 10 The eAnor Of every
uan-whelher the time the declaration made by
gentleman il not their understanding that the
language had just read the language Of Mr. Stan
oaf lie asked whether the gentleman from Ohio did not
iHsnd IL 10 be undersOody II be did intend IL Il
effort 70 falsy The record upon which he standing
Mr. coniinned at length, showing that the pu-
ray rule had then, as be had stated been adopted by
large majority OF Tie whg party, who adopted Il IN caucus
together with small portion OF The democratic party who
had voted for IL 10 but where majority voting
against IL il had been rejected,
Mr. GlDDINGS replied trying 10 delesd himself from
the charge of faisifying The record
Mr. ORR stated that be had had an interview with Mr.
Stanton who inside the hall Of the House and he bad
authorized him 70 say that hen the proposition 10 adopt
the plurality rule Submitted 10 the democratic
promptly rejected and repudiated by them and that
offering il . the House be did il upon his own indi-
long debate here ensued between Messrs TAPPAN Of
New Hampshire HOUSTON. of Alabama JONES Of Ten
ntssee WASHBURN, Of Maine EUSTlS Of Louisiana and
GROW or Pennsylvania in reerenre 10 the disorganzA
ton Of the House and its causes ..
Mr. PURyIANCE Of Pennsy ylyania offered the following
resolution:
Resorsd That until Speaker is elected the first business
Of the House shall be vote the question Shall the
plurality rule be adopted in the election Of Speaker II
which the previous question shall Be considered
called and the main question ordered be pat after
which four successive shall be had for Speaker and
in the time, all discussion notions and personal
pAaltons shall be prohbted and election for Speaker
be effected until the hundred and twenty vote the
candidate bavng the highest number Of the
hundred and twenty sixth trial shall be declared duly elected
Speaker
Mr. CLINGNAN, Of North earolina, asked the gentle
from Pennsylvania to modify his resolution By adopt
ing tas following
Resoeed, That the meeting Of the House each day
un Speaker is elected the business order except
motions shall be twice spa for Speaker and
that until this shall have been done there shah be debate
pretext whatever and IL shall be the duty Of the
Clerk 10 call 10 order any member who shah speak unless
the House shall unanimously the question put the first
place BY the Clerk allow that member proceed and after
said shall have been taken it shall be order
to vote third time during that days session.
Mr.. PURTIASCE accepted the modification.
Mr. GLINGMAN called for the previous question on the
pa sage of The resolution.
Mr. ORR moved that the House do now adjourn which
agreed to--ayes &c. 33.
And al quarter after three o'clock the House adjourned