New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-14
NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE.
From Our Special Reporter.
ASSEMBLY ALBANY, Jan. 10, 1856.
NJ. root oGar.d tba 60 rognIution.


Mr. FOOT offered the following resolution
R,sord That Speaker Of this House IL elected prior to
the adjournment thereof on Monday next hs the House mme
will proceed three times for Speaker in the usual
spesker on the third vote be the Speaker Of this House
Mr. FOOT-This resolution is offered at the unani-
nous request, and with the unanimous approval of the
members of this House belonging to the Republican
party They design to effect two objects by present.
First: To furnish clear, conclusive and unmistaka-
bic evidence TO this House, the State and the country
that the Republican members are willing and desirous
10 organize and that if this House remains morgan
lied after Tuesday next the responsibility will not rest
on them, but elsewhere.
Second: To realize hope they entertain that if the
final and decisive vote is postponed till Tuesday they
NAV be able 10 elect their candidate. When / had
the honor yesterday ofassgnng reasons for voting
against the plurality rule as it is called, had no ex
pectation that state of things could or would arise
in which the Republican party in this House could
enter the contest under that rule for Speaker with
reasonable prospect of success, and hence on fair
terms. But since the House adjourned yesterday,
have read the resolutions of the late Syracuse Demo
cratic Convention, and while L cannot withhold the
expression of my modification, a citizen of the
Empire State that large and respectable portion of
the old Democratic party, who have repeatedly
ayoyed their attachment to Freedom and their de-
termination to exclude Slavery from free soil and
confne it to its present limits, have been cannot
but believe betrayed by their ambitious leaders into
a surrender of their principles, and an acknowledg-
ment of submissive eay to the Slave Ogarchy of the
Sontb: while. / saw, cannot withhold the expression
of my modification at this humiatng spectacle, yet
rejoice that the issue has been made that the line
has been drawn and the Democratic voters who are
lovers of Freedom in this State have been placed by
their leaders in position where they must determine
between adhesion TO the Republican party or servile
submission to PrOSlavery power and dlctatlon;
The Republicans of this House, who love Freedom
for Freedoms sake are by these resolutions, passed
at Syracuse driven to choose either devotion to Free
dom or submission to Slavery.
II do not mistake the tenor of their lives, the i'm
pulses Of their manly and patriotic hearts, and the
strength Of their principles, they will be found on Free
dOme platform. ~
By postponipg the decisive vote for Speaker till
Tuesday next they will have time to reflect and de-
eide ON their course 1t will give also full House.
and none viii be taken by surprise. ~
At rate, under these circumstances the kepuoh-
can members of the House feel assured that by con-
sentipg TO the plurality vote they cannot be justly
charged with abandoning their candidate or waverng
as to their political principles though the result may
be different from what they hope and anticipate
move you Sir, upon this resolution, the previous
ouestiop TO cut off motion to lay on the table; but
will give way to any gentleman who wishes to speak
to the resolution if he will renew the motion.
Mr. NORTHUP-I wish to speak to the resolution;
but will not pledge myself TO renew the call for the
previous question.
Mr. FOOT-Then cannot give way for want
direct vote the resolution to who are ana VINO
are not really in favor of securing organization.
Mr. DENNISTON promised to renew the motion.
II was withdrawn and he proceeded TO oppose the
resolution. on the ground of there being necessity
for DELAYING the operation of the plurality rule until
next Tuesday He asked why that rule should not De
adopted now And it necessary to defer our or
ganzation until gentlemen decide upon the proceed
ngs recently had in political convention In Syracuse!
He was opposed to any proposition to defer.
Mr. FOOT-The gentleman Is mistaken IN the pur-
port of the resolution 1t provides simply, for an or
ganization ON Tuesday, if there is no organization
before.
Mr.. DENNISTON held that any proposition not to
a..to % do hat mn
d. renewed the motion for the previous question: and
the motion was not seconded. Ayes, 81; Noes, Gas
follows:
YEASMosrs Abbott ,Aleer AnhOn, Barnes Burton Cobb
Cole Curtis Dewey c. A. Dudley Dudley, Floyd FOOT Fow
ier Gage Goodrich, Could Gray Green Hampton Holmes IT.
Mallory Maby Massey, Mead Paine Parker, Peck Peheld
Powers Prendergast Prescott Reed Shea, b. smith snow
Spnola Squire, Van DerNeer, Van SantyooTd Nakemai
Warner Wells Willams-5l. n,
Bis1o6 nSsST BaepaT B1ck Case j. b. CLARK, j.
CLARK Coon Croker Dawson Dennston Deshler Devenng
ord, Hakes Hsnchett Hayes Haxtun Hobbs Hoysrad r.
II. 5. Hyde, jenkins, Johnson King, Lee Lewis MSben
Morgan, Northup Oden Ray Reeve Reilly, Robinson Rods
S%SdsS We SsR9 wR9ehSar Isa w
Whitbeck F. r. Wood /. Wood, Woods, wrsht-69
Mr.. GUEST moved TO amend by striking ont all
after the word Resolved" and insert, THAT the
House proceed to vote three times, and If no eec,
ton resulted therefrOm, more vote be had ana
"the person having the largest number OF votes oe
declared elected" This was the proposition made
m. '
said he offered il because it emanated from dlstn-
guished member of the Democratic party; ana ne
thought il not only the best but most reasonable mode
under existing circumstances, the House could ADOPT
Mr. SNOW attributed the failure of an Organizauon
to the action of the minority II was their duty 10
elect either of the two leading candidates, ana the
responsibility rested with them. The case was the
same at Washington. The minority there prevented
an organization. There had been returned 10 Con-
eress majority of Anti-Neb ebraska men, and yet some
OF them have bTanched off into factious minority,
preyenting an organization. He believed the time
had now nearly arrived when the plurality rule might
be adopted without contributing To or effecting the
success of the American candidate He had heretofore
been restrained from voting for the plurality rule
because he feared the success of the American party
under II. He was opposed to the resolution under
consideration for the reason that Members should have
due notice of the adoption of the plurality rule 50 that
they might shape their action accordingly There was
another reason: The Senate has adjourned over "a
Monday evening, and if we were to Organize ,nt W
House to-day, we would not be in CONDITION ioi
the transaction of business. SO nothing would De oS'
by having the plurality rule take effect on tuesday.
Mr.. FOWLER moved as an amendment 10 the
amendment, the following: II,
Hhereas By the seventh resolution OF shallow OF Po
tca party recently assembled Syracuse the decease o
the late Wing party formally announced and
reset" is eXptessed the departure OF so gallant an
adversary and proper tribute OF respect Is paid 10 us
nory; -.
Resolved That this House do and symPathse IN this
htcOn