The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-02-06
Affairs at Washington.

Our report, last week brought nos.
the proceedings Of the House tn,;on
day night. Ga Wednesday a e vo,o.
was OilaftdT G )" M r ( iiugmnn Dem, of
IN. c J, who appealed to Southern Amer.
cans to vote for Orr A motion to lay
tho resolution on the table was lost by
tic vote, but the resolution was su5sc.
qucntly rejcctcd-Ycas 100, nays 10.
THURSDAY, I'm. 3l.-Mr. Cox TX ~.
Of ky.) offered preamble proposing in
Il true spirit of patriotism to waive some
of the political principles in order to So
cure the election Of Speaker members
rcscrving the right to Insist on them prac-
tically hereafter, and concluding with n
resolution that all who thus agree will
first vote for Mr. Orr, and if he be not
elected, then vote for Mr. Fuller of Pa.
inviting all conservatives to unite in this
arrangement, with the reservation herein
contained.
Messrs. Cobb Of Ga, Bocock Of Va.
aud others opposed the resolution. Lost,
yeas so, nays l76.
Mr.. Hickman offered resolution TO
elect by plurality \ motion TO Law this
resolution on the table was lost by ono
majority.
Mr.. Trppc tx. n of Ga then sub.
mittcd as a substitute a resolution. de-
claring William Smith, of Va, Speaker.
Mr.. Trinpe said his proposition present.
cd to democrats the question wheth err
tho wou,a. ..aoot the plurality rule and
thereby elect Mr.. Banks, or vote for his
rosoiutior, and elect u man who =, n
'icmoeras and WHO has voted FOR Mr..
Richardson and Mr.. Orr Mr.. Trppe
closed with the remark that he would
nevev vote Gar the nominee o.r he demo.
cratic caucus u jcctGd 100 to l.'cH.
The l.odso alj~,r..' ed without coming
10 yo'se on Mr. Miekm,Hn's resolution.
The subsequent proceedings, termina-
ting in the adoption Of the plurality rule
on Saturday, and the olcctioe Of Mr..
Banks are thus skctched by the Boston
COurie,
Tho forts for the establishment Of
The plur .lity rule by members who we're
opposed to Mr.. Banks and his partvwas
a strong premonitory of the approaching
choice OF Speaker. When on Thurs
day Mes ,rs. Clingman of North Carolina,
Herbert of California, and Williams of
New York: who had previously voted for
Mr.. Orr; with Messrs Kelly of New
York and Hickman of PENNSYLVANIA, who
had steadily voted foY Mr.. Richardson,
and Mr.. Ponuingtc, of New Jersey, join
cd the party which was in favor of the
establishment Of the plurality rule. ri
was evident that the opposition to Mr.
Banks was giving way. aud although the
resolution for the establishment Of the
rule was defeated by two majority on
Friday the friends Of Mr. Banks were
encouraged by the fact that they had
prevented the tabling Of the resolution.
though by but single majority. The
large vote which was afterwards given
for Mr. Aiken of South Carolina by the
Democrats and Southern Americans, on
Saturday, induced the prefer of the plu-
rality rule, and on the motion of "a South
ern Democrat the proposition was car.
riol by nine majority, and though an e.
fort was afterwards made to rescind it,
the attempt failed, and the result was
the electicn'of Mr.. Banks by plurality
Of three over Mr.. Aiken Of South Caro-.
lima. At the vote on Thursday Mr..
Banks had 90 against 60 for Mr.. Orr.
81 for Mr.. Fuller. aud scattering At
the final trial he had the votes of Mcssrs.
Ball and Galloway of OHIO, Flagler Rob,
inson and Sage of New ork, and Traf-
ton Of Massachusetts,, all OF whom are
his political friends, and have voted for
him before, though not upon the prevl-
Gus trial, whilst he lost the votes of
NIessrs. Horton and Wakeman Of New
York, who we're absent. lie had no
votes outside Of those who have hereto
fore attached themselves to him. The
southern Americans went almost unan.
imously for Aiken. Mr.. Fuller of Maine
represented the administration Demo
crazy Of New England to the last, and
was in minority of one in the six states.
Among those absent or not voting are
the names of Mr.. Richardson of Illinois,
who was the Democratic candidate for
Speaker, and Mr. Haven of New York,
who has voted for Mr.. Pennington, and
some Northern National Amesiqaus
IA votes were cast in House Of % 4
members, three or four Of which have
not taken their seats. aud four members
who have been voted fer Cor Speaker did
not answer to their names.
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