The daily union., 1856-02-03
IN CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
Thirty Fourth Congress-First Session.
sATuRpAY. FEBRUARY ., ls6e.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
uoUsE OF REpREsENTATIvEs.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL m.
Prayer by ths Rev. Mr. Cummins --., .H .E
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved. j,
The Clerk stated that the first business IN order was he
resolution submitted by the gentleman from Kentucky,
Mr. TALBoTrrl as follows:
Rssolved, That the Hon ALExAsDER IL. STEPHENS be,
aud he hereby declared Speaker of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes for the Saith Congress
Mr. TALBOTT had offered the resolution without having
any conference with the honorable gentleman whose name
was contained in it. lie had hoped that IL would recon
ellie all the discordan elements OF the House. and bring
about an organization lie for the purpose OF with
drawing the resolution at the request OF the gentleman
Mr. SMITH of Tennessee stated that he had heretofore
voted against the plurality rule but the vote OF yeser-
day indicating that there was at least the chance o e
election OF OF sound national principles under lis
operation, he therefore offered the following resolution
and called for the previous question;
Resovd That the House win proceed Immediately to the
election of Speaker vioa and IT, after the roll shall
have been called three times member shall have received
majority Of the whole number Of yotes the roll shall again
nu ber OF votes provided it be majority of quorum,
shall be duly declared Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tves of the Thirty fourth Congress
Mr. GOODE, Of Virginia, moved to lay the resolution
on the table which motion not agreed toyeas lo4
nays la.
The previous question was seconded and the main ques
tion ordered to be put
The question taken, and the resolution was ADOPT
ed--yeas ll3, nays l04-as follows
YEASMessrs. Albright, Allison, Ball Banks, Barbour,
Barclay Henry Bennett, Benson Billingaas., b,ng n
ng ng.ms p james IL ca~pbs dhaiss Bay.rd Clark Ezra
Clark Cawson, Clingman Coliax, Comns, Covoke Cragn
6ss %9isy Dass Es
dings. Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Robert b Hall Harlan
kssy hss%.r sy Kss kaapp
Knox, Kunke Letter. Mace Mstteson MeCary, Meacham,
lillian Miller Morgan Morrill, Mott Murray psnaos ssaoIs,
ton Perry, pett Pike Pngle, Puryiance kitchie, Rob
bins Roberts Robson ssbn Sage sapp shs%an Sm
eai Eaieiss %aa,.a, & ws.SSuPs Wa:Asssas'
Woodruff and Woodworth--ll3.
NAYS-Messrs. Aiken Allen, Barksdas, Bell, Hendey s.
burnett Csdwaiadsr, John p. Campbell, Lewis D Camp
bell, Carile carushers, Caskie, Howell Cobb W. H. W.
Dowdell, Dunn, Edmundson. Elliott, English, E.herdge,
Eu.,is, Evans, Faulkner Florence Foster H. NJ Fuller, r.
j. ID. Fuller, Goode, Greenwood Augustus Hall, NJ har-
rs S. W. Harris T. L. Harris, Harrison, Hoffman, Houston
George w. Jones' Clancy Jones' Keitt Ksnne,t kidwe,
pS'sy "'s
Queen, Smith Miller, Mison, Miward, Moore Mordecai
orr rss 1p ss aa
Savage, Scott, Shorter, William Smith, William H. smith,
% Wats s"SPs sns
Whitney, Winsow, ID. b. Wright, j. V. Wright and Zoii-
cofer--l0
TTbe announcement was applanded in the galleries
Mr. ORR, of South Carolina said that his name had been
put in nomination weeks ago by the democratic
party for the speakeshp and though very many ballots
had taken place since that time and although the members
of that party supposed that by changing their nominee
they might increase and strengthen them yet the result
had shown that they mistaken in the conclusion TO
which they arrived The complimentary vote given yeser-
day his colleague Mr. AIKEN rendered II very evident
his mind that that gentleman would be able 10 coneen-
greater strength than himself and as be desired to
the House organized upon national principles and in
opposition seconasm he took OCCASION after returning
his thanks his party friends for their fidelity and conf
dence in nominating and sustaining him. to withdraw un-
conditionally his from the contest
Mr. BOYCE of South Carolina, moved to rescnd the
resolution just adopted.
Mr.. SMITH, of Tennessee moved to lay that motion on
the table which was pgreed toyeas III, nays lol.
[Applause in the galleries.
Cries of "Call the roll"
House. in order to give members opportunity to confer
that they might cast their votes undersndngy in the
great crisis which they approaching. The mo
ton was not agreed to--yeas "a, nays l33.
TAppause in the galleries.
Cries OF HCalI the roll"
Mr.. WALKER, Of Alabama, moved to rescnd the plu-
rality resolution.
Mr.. CLINGMAN raised the point that the motion was
not in order it having been decided already Turing
the day.
The Clerk thought that the motion was In order but
submitted the question to the House and II dec ded
that IL not in order--yeas 63 nays l2S.
Mr. PAINE, of North Carolina moved that the House do
now adjourn which motion was not agreed 10. lAp-
plause in the galleries
Mr. ORR said that IL the House to be annoyed by
continued applause be would have that the gale
ries be cleared lie did not alude to the ladies' gallery
daughter.
lCres Of Call the roIl"I
VOTE roR SPEAKER
The House then proceeded for Speaker II being
the FIRST under the plurality rule.
The Clerk called the roll the hundred and thirteh
time with the following result
Whole number OF 2l5: a choice los