New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31
18th of May. All these were either withdrawn
after being talked about else laid on the table.

18th of MAY. All these were either withdrawn
after being talked about else laid on the table,
There was just one suggestion interposed by a
Banks man, and thought that good one. The
House was considering proposition to crowd the
present candidates off the track, when Mr.. ALI
SON of Pa. said:
"Mr. Clerk ! object that this proposition con-
trayenes the great Democratic doctrine of Popular
Sovereignty, or the right Of each community to
manage its own concerns. The gentlemen opposite
have perfect right to nominate such candidates as
they prefer, and to change them as they see fit. L
claim the same right for the Republicans. We have
nominated Mr. Banks-we are satisfied with our
canAidate-and we desire to be left at liberty to
vote for him 50 long as we please and withdraw
him when we see fit. / trust no sincere champion
of Squatter Sovereignty will undertake to deprive
us of that right. am opposed to the resolution"
The House said ditto. "Call the vote :"
129h pote for Speaker.-Banks, 80; Orr, SO;
Fuller, "a; Scattering, 8; necessary to choice,
LOG. Banks lacks T.
Mr.. WHITNEY proposed to elect Speaker by
resolutions the resolution TO be submitted in blank
and any Member being at liberty to propose q name
10 fill the blank; name once voted on not being
again in order.
Mr.. WHITNEY explained that he had been I'M
derstOod to say that he would vote for Democrat
for Speaker. There were Democrats on this floor
for whom he would cheerfully vote.
Mr. LETCHER of Va. wanted TO know whether
Whitney would vote for any Democrat friendly to
the Administration.
Mr.. WHITNEY said he would vote for no man
who had attended Democratic caucus and therein
voted to denOunce his party and his principles.
Mr.. LETCHER, in reply to question from Mr..
w, declared that he would vote for no Know
Nothing in this House His constituents did not
send bin here to vote for any SUCH
Mr. HUMPHREY MARSHALL approved the resO-
luton Of Mr.. Whitney. If adopted, it would GER
sainly kill Banks as candidate, and might elect
somebody else. 1t was an experiment, and might
work out an acceptable result
Mr.. LETCHER could not concur in this view.
1t was plain that no sound regular Democrat could
be elected under it, He moved that it do lie on
the table
Mr.. STANTON of Ohio urged the futility of tine
scheme. The house would probably be called to
vote two hundred and thirty -four times under it,
and then be no nearer a result than now. He re-
newed the motion to lie Oh the table.
1t was repeatedly withdrawn afterward for fur
Their explanations and statements to little purpose
Motion to lay on the table renewed Yeas and
Nays ordered: Yeas 1853; Nays 49,
NAYS-Messrs Bishop, Boyce, Broom, Campbell lKyl
Campbell (Oho) Carlisle Cox, Cullen, Davis md Dunn;
Tdie EtberdRe Eusts Evans Foster, Fuller pa Hall
Gows) Harris (id) Harrison Haven, Herbert, Hoffman,
kenne Kunkel, Lake, Lindley, A; H. Marshall kyl, H.
MsTsbaJl xvi MllwaTd Moore Paine, Puryear, Reade,
Ready Rca1d Rivers, Scott, Smith !Als Sneed SwoPe,
Todd Trppe, Tyson Underwood Walk walker "heeiet'
Whitney aud ZollicofeT-49.
House adjourned. III. G.