Washington sentinel., 1856-02-02
Friday, February 1, 1856.
The Senate was not in session to-day
House of Representative.

The CLERK stated the proposition before the
House 10 be the resolution of Mr.. HICKMAN. sub.
mitted yesterday. 10 elect Speaker by the vote OF
a plurality.
Mr.. Triple raised a question of order, and
read from the Manual TO show that swhen a oues.
tion is interrupted by The vote of adjournment j,
is thereby removed from the House and does not
stand apSo Jacto al the next meeting but must
come forward in the usual way.
The CLERK invited the attention Of the gentle
man 10 another part of the Manual to show that
the resolution was properly before the House
The question having been put, the House sus.
tanned the views of the Clerk
Mr.. MCQUEEN moved that The resolution be
laid upon the table; and the question was deter
mined in the negative-yeas 107, nays los
The resolution was then reJected-yeas los,
nays no.
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee rendered, as an
olive branch of peace the following resolution
ReSoiUed, That the Hon. MoRpEcAI OLIVER a
representative from the State of Missouri be, and
hereby l., chosen Speaker the House OF Repre-
sentatives
Mr.. MATTESoN moved that The resolution be
laid upon the table, and the motion was agreed
to-yeas lie, NAYS 101.
Mr.. LETCHER offered the following resolu.
ZION:
ResoiUed, ThatlNATHANIEL p. BANKS, jr., JAMES
l.. ORR, and HENRY M. FULLER be appointed TO
confer together, and report the names OF some
member on whom they or a majority ofthem, shall
agree who shall be declared Speaker OF the thirty.
fourth Congress
Resolved, That they shall report such name 10.
morrow, Immediately after the reading OF the
journal.
Mr.. LETCHER said that various expedients
had been tried and votes taken and il seemed 10
him that every attempt showed il was impossible
by any direct vote, 10 elect a speaker. Ii his
resolution should that result, it would
carry loy throughout the Country and show th,
| NJ IN hat haau la,u
now regns in Washington
Mr.. MORGAN moved that the resolution be
laid upon the table, and the motion was agreed tc
yeas 100, nays 81.
Mr.. LINDLEY offered The following resolution
ReS0lUed, That the Hon. GILcRIsT PORTER, O
Missouri be declared Speaker OF the thirly-fourtt
Congress.
| Mr. LINDLEY said he had presented man
who not Objectionable TO either party. He
| was not one Of the Know nothiDgs, somuch bated
nor one OF the Democrats who were not liked by
| others and was not tainted in the least with Re
| pubcanism. (Laughter) He was an odfash
| loned Wing and everybody here seemed 10 ad
nre the gallant old Wing party, now that il is
dead and surely il he had no party here, he coulc
do nobody harm. 1t not so requisite 10 eec
Speaker who would do good as one who woulC
| do no harm.
Mr.. SAGE moved that the resolution be ai,
| upon the table, and the motion was agreed to-
/ yeas Id, nays 6S.
| Mr.. BALL offered resolution declaring Ma
| thaniel u. Banks, Of Massachusetts, Speaker o
the House; but il was rejected-yeas l02, nay
i lt5.
Mr. COBB, Of Alabama, offered resolution
declaring WILLIAM AIKEN, Of South Carolina
! Speaker.
/ Mr. WASHBURNE, OF Illinois, moved tha
the resolution be laid upon the table, but the mo
ton did not prevail-yeas 9S, nays lit.
The resolution was then rejected-yeas l0S
nays ITO,
And the House adjourned.