The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-10

The question taken, and it was decided in the mega
/ tve--yeas ~ nays 1919.
i While the roll was being called
Mr.. SMITH OF Tennessee rose 10 persoual explana
ton He said that there had been a shrewd ingenoug and
deliberate attempt made here upon the democratic
party and The administrations the responsibility for the
want Of organization 10 the House When the gentleman
from Alabama Mr. WAtKEa] first made this charge, the
Democratic party had said nothing and had attempted
10 throw the responsibility upon any one OF the contend
ing parties Of this House They willing sit and
vote and did So % stand by their platform and
their candidate but after the struggle had progressed
some ine they found sary which proessedy agreed
with them 10 sentiment upon the great question which
i now agates and divides the country, instead Of
king war upon the black republicans they call
4 them, attempting most ingeniousy 10 cast odum
| upon the democratic party for failure organ
ize the House IL there was democrat in the House
who did mol earnestly desire organization, he
/ aid not know him. IL had been publicly and prom-
neniy charged in leading OF the respectable
but now delunct whg party of this city that the admins
ta'ion was responsible for the Reorganization of the
4 House. Although he authorized speak 10 the
premises, he could say what he knew and that that
4 there WAS man in The House 10 the country who
inore earnestly desired organization of the House than
the President Of The United States He could under
stand then the attempt Of the nothing party hold
the adm nsrtton aud the democratic party responsible
When this present administration into power found
the lying loose all around every
of either unorganzed dsorgan'zed, and il had to
arnne lis machinery in order carry out its proper
poses aud 10 enemies would make the rigid
Investigations OF its actions they would have know
edge that the democratic party the only party that has
ever shown any capacity TO administer The government
While upon the subject he wished say those gentle
who took objection Of The appointments of
hee VI the administration, that IL untecumng in
southern man 70 sickle upon appointment any office
in this government. He would stnd to-day and say
to the President that he might reject every whose
appointment he had asked, and lie would complain
long he the Presidency would sustain those consu-
onal rights which he believed dear the people of his
section OF the country and absolutely necessary per-
etuity Of the Union He thought that it not in keep
ing with the dignity the chivalry speak OF south
ern men to sickle about offices with man who in the
midst OF all the pejudices Of his section Of the country
stands by the peculiar institutions Of the South they had
been gnarned by the constitutions end if the President
Of the United States had expressed opposition
slavery he was that account entitled credit
for his fearless support Of those rights which the constu
/ ton had guaranteed TO the South
III MIR, WHITNEY took occasion, when his name call
ed to enter into defence of the principles of the American
party and to the objections of the gentleman from
Louisiana, Mr. EUsrs submitted Monday in reference
TO the 9th article of the Philadelphia PLATFORM embracing
/ the religious test, which be defended.
4 Dir KNIGHT said that be understood that 1t was
the intention Of The House to try and elect Speaker by
having long session; he would try cut that intention
short by Offering the following regulation
i Rssoired, That this House will Immediately proceed in
voting nr speaker heretoiore {era oc until there
when there shall sl Be- no eises he perrou having tie
highest vote on the third ballot provided II be majority
OF shall be Speaker OF the Thirty fourth Congress
i Mr.. B RKSDALE moved TO lay the resolution the
table and on that motion he demanded yeas aud nays
The yeas and nays ordered; and being taken,
sued--yeas Ia nays lo2-as follows:
Il YEAS-Messrs Aiken, Allen, Barksdale, Bell, Hendley
s. Bennett Bocock Bowie, Boyce Branch Brooks Burnett
Cadwalader John r Campbell, Lewis d. Campbell. Garlic
caruthers, Cakie, Bayard Clark Cingman Howell Cobb
w,R. W Cobb Cox, Craige, CaIlen Davidson, H. Winter
Davis, Denver ups DELI Eauand.on, Elliott English
Etheridge, Eusts Exams Faulkner Florence Foster Henry
NJ. Fuller, Thomas j. D. Fuller Goode Greenwood Angus
tus Hall. j. Morrison Harris, sampson W Harris Thomas
L. Harris. Harrison, Haven Herbert, Hoffman, Houston
Lake, letober Lindsy, LumpIin. Alexander K MARSHALL
i: NarsIail Samuel Marshall Maxwell, Meha',so. Nc
Oliver Orr, Paine Peck Peton, Porter Powell Prineics
Ppryesr, ouman, Resde Ready, Rosad Richardson Riy
Smith V William must ss ." William sah sased sIsphsa
y sssp Ts9 VICE. y
low, Daniel B. Wright, John " Wright, and zoliieohe
i NAYs-M es.rs. Albright Allison, Bali, Barbour, Bar.
clay, Henry Bennett, Behson bingham ishop Bliss Brad
shaw, Brsnon, Burlington, Brrllhgame, lance II Camp
pamrell, 7. Davis Day, Dean, De Wit Dick, dickson,
podd pSrfee 6ds, Edsardp, iaris Fags al'oSay Gid
Holloway Thomas Il. Horton, Valentine h. iioton, How
ard, lIaghston, kelsey, king, Knapp, koght knpyon,
Miller, Morgan Morrill, Mott Murray, Nichols, Norton,
Andrew oliver Parker Pesrce, Pennington, Petit, Pike,
Rtche Robbins Roberts Robson, Sabn sage Sapp Sher-
man, simmons, spinner stanton tanahan rappsn, Thor
neton Thurston, Todd, Traton, Tysen, Wade wakenap
wasLbuiue, Isael washburn Watson, Wslch, Williams,
4 Wood, Woodruff, and Woodworth-i02
So the motion lay the resolution on the table was
agreed 10.
Personal explanations made by several gentlemen
Il among whom
Mr. CAMPBELL. OF Ohio, who referred 10 an article IN
tho Ashtabua Sentinel written by Mr. GDDisGs with ref
errnce 10 proceedings attending the organization of the
House, That part d the letter referring 10 Mr. CAMPBELL
having been read that gentleman said the inference fairly
deducbe from H. and which bad gone the country,
that he had sd here KEEPING the House together ave long
days asking simply that be should yet the vote for him for
Speaker up point crafty him personally, in order
that be ght with honor retire from the contest that IL
his colleague Mr. GIpDgGs attempted 70 make the charge
against hp, directly indirectly, he could say so now.
Mr.. GiDDlNGS, in explanation, said that be had impu-
ted to his colleague expression Of the kind and oxcupa
ted him from any conclusion Of that character II he had
Object above another Ia writing that letter. IL to
4 do hin, and others strict and impartial justice.
il hr CAMPBELL wished 70 know whether any friend of
his either drccil, Indirectly, had heard him express
any desire receive CRAFTY himself that he
mig retire with honor from the contest " there
psneh gentleman he would coner favor by stating that
fact No one having - sonded Me- CAMPBELL confined
his remarks and referred several other msrpresc nations
which he found III The New Yok Tribune aud other papers
defending himself from the charge OF phiacsm aud Of
being al the Philadelphia convention Ia jane la. for the
purpose uf trading hr northern ary the slave oI-
eerGhy lie denied thai he the Philadelphia
ytntion and said he hid always fought the battle against
slavery the ground of principle lie said in the
Of his remafs thai Mr. BANKS was and s now,
his FIRST choice for the Spckersp He had supported him
for that station eighiyodd ballots because he occn-
pied the position the slavery question that he did
aud In the hope that organization would be Effected
aud that they might proceed 10 the legislative business Of
the session and esdes be had supported him under The
uR belief that he WAS Mr. G. wns proud to declare m
IN favor OF the leading characteristics Of that organization
I srEAEKn
After several other personal explanations the House
n1alf hall fr,fz