The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-01-31

their use as candidates for the Speakership after
tins day, would remove certain and insurmOunt-
able obstacles to Its organization, and that the
public interest would be greatly promoted by
their doing so.
Mr.. Washburn, of Maine moved that the
resolution be laid on the table; which motion
was decided in the negative, by the following
vote
IEAs-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Barbour,
Barclay, Bennett of New York. Benson, BIZ
lnghurst, Bingham, Bliss, Bradshaw. Brenton,
Burlington, Burlingame, Campbell of Ohio, Chat
fee, Cobb of Alabama, Colfax, Comins, Covode.
Cragin, Craige, Cumback, Damrell. Davis of
Massachusetts, Day, Dean, De Witt, Dick,
Dickson, Dodd, DGrfee, Eide, Emrie, English,
Giddings, Gilbert, Granger, Grow Harlan, Hol-
loway, Horton Of New York, Horton Of Ohio,
Howard, Hughston, Jewett, Kelsey, King,
Knapp, Knight knowlton, Knox, Letter, Mace,
Matte5on, McCarty Meacham, Miller Of New
\ ork, Miller of Indiana Morgan. Morrill,, Mott,
Nichols, Norton, Oliver of New York, Parker,
Pelton, Petit Pike, Pringle, Purviance, Richie.
Robbins, Sabin, Sapp, Sherman, Simmons,
Spinner, Stanton. Stranahan, Tappan, Thoriug-
ton, Thurston, Todd, Tyson, Wade, Wakeman,
Walbridge, Waldron, Washburne of Wisconsin,
Washburne of Illinois, Washburn of Maine,
Watson, Welch, Wood, Woodruff, and Wood
worth-96.
NAYs-Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Barksdale. Ben
nett mississippi, Bocock, Bowie, Boyce, Broom,
Burnett Cadwalader, Campbell Of Kentucky,
Garlic, Ceruthers, Caskie, Cingman. Cobb of
Georgia, Cox, Cullen, Davidson, Davis of Mary
land, Dowdel, Dunn, Edmundson, Edwards,
Elliott, Etherdge, Eustis, Evans, Faulkner,
Florence, Foster, Fuller of PENNSYLVANIA, Full
Ter OF Maine, Goode, Greenwood Harris of
Maryland, Harris of Alabama Harris of Illinois.
Harrison, Haven, Herbert, Hoffman, Houston,
Jones of Tennessee, Kelly, Kenneth. Kidwen.
Lake, l-etcher, Lindley, Lumpkin, A. X. Mar.
shall OF Kentucky, II. Marshall of Kentucky,
Marshall of Illinois, Maxwell, McMullen. Ne
Queen, Aillson, Millward, Moore. Oliver Of Mis-
sour, Orr, Packer, Paine, Peck, Phelps. Porter.
Qutman, Reade, Ready, Ricaud, Richardson.
hufhn, Kust, Sandlge, Savage, Scott, Smith OF
Tennessee, Smith of Alabama Stephens, Stewart.
Swope, Talbot, Taylor, Trppe. Walk, Walker.
Warner. Watkins, Wells, Wheeler Whitney, vii
liams, Winslow, Wright of Mississippi, Wright
OF Tennessee, and Zollicofer-96.
Mr.. Rust demanded the previous question on
the adoption Of his resolution; which was see
onded; and the question being on ordering
the main question to be now put
Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, stated that he should
vote against 1T, as he desired the resolution to
lie over until tomorrow.
The House then refused to order the main
question to be now put-yeas %, nays I0I.
30 the resolution lies over until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, of Tennessee, at ten
minutes of two o'clock, the House adjourned.
MIR. Jones, of Tennessee, then announced
from the Clerks desk that he had been request
ed to state that the Democratic caucus would
meet IN the Hall of the House at two o'clock.
ten minutes from the present time.
Mr.. Edie, of Pennsylvania, also announced
from the desk that an Anti-Nebrask.. caucus
would be held in the Hall of the Honsa in the
evening at seven O'Clock
1t was understood that the National Ameri
cans would also hold meeting in the course Of
the afternoon