The daily union., 1856-01-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. Es.

The House met at l2 M.
Prayer by the Rev. j. q. Butler. EG
The Journal Of Saturday read and approved.
Mr. WHEELER Of New York moved a call OF the House
which motion not agreed to--yeas 75, nays 100
Mr. LETTER, Of Ohio, submitted the following rcsolu
on and called for the previous question on its passage
Reored That the House viii proceed the election Of
Speaker and IT, after call Of the roll no member
shall have received majority Of the whole number OF votes
receive the largest number Of votes provided il be MAORI
ty quorum shall be declared the Speaker Of the House
OF Representatives Of the Thirtfourth or present Con-
gress
Mr. EDIE OF Pennsy lvsnia, made personal eKplana-
tion correcting another misrepresentation Of al g. tn,
correspondent Of the New York Tribune lie Mr. E. had
having refused TO vote though in The
House when the l22d ballot for Speaker taken Will,
the record showed that he had cast his vote that bao
for Mr. BAsK Ne desired 10 say that in point of morals
he saw little difference between Intentional fssher and
a man who put forth a mssntement when he had tb,
record At bis command and could ascertain the truth
The call for the previous question seconded and the
main question ordered 10 be put
Mr.. WHEELER, Of New York. moved to lay the resolu
ton the table which motion agreed toyess l0t
nays lO0--as follows: ... ....... 81
YEAs-Messrs Aiken, Barksdsle, Bell, Hendey s. Ben
John r. Campbell Lewis ID. CampbeI Garlic, Csrutbers
C.skie, Clark, Clipgman, Howell Cobb Williamson X; W
Enplish Etheridge Eus Evans Florence Foster Henry
NJ Fuler, Thomas J. D. Fuller, Goode Greenwood, An
Harris Harrison, Haven, Herbert Hoffman, Houston jew
cit, George W. Jones, Clancy Jones, Kelly, kennet,
| letcher, N.
Marshsi Humphrey Marshall Samuel s, Marshall, Marwe
McMuen, McQueen, Smith Miller, Milson Miward, Moore,
Pc~ anaD Es.d Ready
son, Rivers Ruain Ru.t sanddge, Ssyase, samuel A.
Smith, William Smith, wm. r. smith snsed, stephens,
Walk Walker, Warner. w.tiins wes wheeler, whitney,
winsow, Daniel d. Wright, John V. Wright and zoii-
NAYS Messrs Albright, Allison Ball. Barbour Barclay,
II. Bennett, Benson, Blpgbuu Bingham, Bishop Bliss,
bell Chaaee Erra Clark Clawson, Cofax Comns, Cragn,
Gq%b1sk DamT, Timothy Bsy ps8 Dean 'sd,I De wiz az
bert, Granger, Grow, Robert b. Hall, Harlan, Holloway,
Thomas X. Horton Valentine b Horton, Howard Kelsey
King, Knight Knoton Knox kunke, Letter, hace, Wat
tesop, AoCAty Msachsm, Kilisn Miller Morgan, Morrill,
Mott Murray Nichols Norton, Andrew Oliver Parker Pei
Rsh. p RoSsT ss5, sspp Scott
spinner, sanon sranahan I.Ppan Iho,nS,on Ihupsios
ron Csdwasder Wsshburne, EIhu r. washburne, Israel
wsshburn, Watson, Welch, Wood, Woodruff, and Wood.
worth-loo.
Mr. TYSON, ofPcnnsylvanis, offered the following pre-
amble and resolutions: ..E
Il Is sscertsued, after many trials and protrscted contest
that Speaker be elected upon the majority prinoi-
pie the private interests Of business the internal Affairs,
and the foreign relations Of the country mperavey demand
organization therefore, in the spirit o. concession and
question esort to principle which, while Il dspepses
with the requiston OF majority Of votes for either csnd-
date secures the representative rights Of each IN proportion
Rs.orsd That any member Of this House who b, receive
for the office Of Speaker the highest number Of votes
ority Of quorum OF members though less than majority
Of the whole number shall be the Speaker OF the
Thirty Congress- Proridc That he, and every other
crnddse voted for shah be, respectively entitled to nom,
nate and appoint many members only each Of the stand
ing committees may seversy fall 70 their lot IN the pro-
portion which the number Of respectively received by
each may bear the whole number poed but no
whose shall be twenty-five shall be entitled to
any nomination or appointment under this resolution
Re.oped That the Clerk shall compute and assign " the
respective candidates the number Of members they may be
severy entitled TO nominate and appoint under the forego
ing resolution and each committee when 90 consu'ed