New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-03
. c.ucrs MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY.

ALBANY, lueSudIi Joi' 1, lo'"'
Is scCoriancc with the adjournment last night, by
the SnA or Union they call Themselves section OF
The Democratic Members of the House OF Assembly,
they met sSain in the Assembly chamber this morning
in Caucus fr the nomination Of candidates for officers
al the HOUSE
The matter of holding this Caucus appeared to be
wholly in the hands of Messrs Woods, REILLY, Daw-
son and Mechan of New-York City-no other Mem
bcrs eyncng any interest in it whatever In FACT Dir.
GRAY of Warren Co, who was appointed Secretary
lss, night formally declined acting any longer as such
cer in the Caucus and protested against being con-
sdered connected with it, His reason was that 1t was
rsgsred as Sectional Caucus and he did not want to
be regarded "a sectional.
The question was called for again on the Congress
sopsl resolution adopted last night congratuang the
Deroc,atic partv on the yindcatiOn of the pnc pies
OF the Nebaska kansas BILL as exhibited in the result
of recent elections North, East and Westa vndlca-
ton by the way which no one has as yet seen. Inc
question called for the purpose OF taking the ayes
and noes that members might be put ON the record.
The calling of the roll occupied but short tune the
following members only voting: Messrs. Brady OF
Albany, Devening of Erie, Kelley and Dawson, a.
Woods Mechan of ew,York, GoodrIch OF o9 Te,
MaNby of Erie, and w. S. Smith of Suffolk. These
ali voted in the affirmative. There were no mega
tves. 49,.
nominated by the Other MeHlOe1s, hedueu ny Deno-
mas Bailey OF Putnam for Speaker, be adopted.
Mr. A. Woods could not consent to this for the reason
that he did not know how Mr.. Bailey stood on the res
olution just adopted. -, MIL n
Mr. Dawson Of New-York moved that timothy ~
HOWE OF Clinton be nominated as the candidate for
Speaker. .a.oI l., ts oo,-
Mr.. RELY for the same reason offered by hs col
lssgue Dir Woodsl could not vote for Mr. Hoyf:
Ne had not heard him vote on the resolution, ana dd
not know how he stood. ,.,
Mr. Hoyle who was present, rose and stated that ne
voted for the resolution last night. But he wanted
,istincty understood that he was elected a. Demo
crst, without any qualifying ISM whatever And ne
did not want TO identify himself with any section nov"
He was for union and harmony. =,
The question was then taken on nominating MT.
HOWE for speaker and the Chairman declared It car
ned though there were but or two voting on
either side. ,-,..
William w. Dean of New-York was then also nom"
mated for the Cerkship in the manner when the
raucus adjourned amid much merTiment among the
outsiders who looked upon the affair as farce
throughout
During the proceedings, Mr.. Meehan of New-fork
took the occasion to get off little Speech in which he
related the trials and troubles of the Democratic party
since the Free-SOil bolt of ls45. lie was nuhKer
then and went with the Hunkers. lie IL bunker
vet but II for union and harmony He characterized
The nosto assumed by the Hards at the present time
as fnctiona and condemned them for saying that II
fbey are not admitted to the Cincinnati Convention "a
NicknAon men, they will come home 8no renew ana
eoutinue the division.