The daily union., 1856-01-19
N CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES
Thirty Fourth Congress First Session,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1856.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- rIvEs.
The Senate was not in session to-day.

The House met at IL, IN.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr. GREENWOOD, of Arkansas, moved that there be n
call of the House.
Mr.. ~CARLILE of Virginia, asked permission of The
House to occupy the time usually spent in call OF the
House TO conclude his remarks commenced yesterday
Mr.. GREENWOOD withdrew his motion; but gave no
ce to the gentleman that he would insist that the ten
minute rule should be enforced.
Mr.. CARLLE occupied the attention of the House for
ten minutes commenting upon the Nebraska bill and the
delay in the organization In the of his remarks he
said that he not prepared to say hcw he wonld have
voted the Nebraska bill il he had been member of ts
last Congress
Mr., DoWDEI.L, of Alabama, asked The gentleman
whether he would vote for the restoration of the Missouri
Compromise If he saw il could be restored.
Mr.. CARLiLE stated that he would vote for the
restoration of the Missouri Compromise for the repeal OF
the Nebraska-Kansas bill
Mr.. FAULKNER of Virginia, called the attention Of the
House the resolution which he had sent TO the Clerks
table Wednesday and bad read for the information of
the House He had refrained from offering il Yesterday
because he had heard that the anNebraska party had
held the night before and they possessed the
power of eectng Speaker If 1t was possessed by any
party in the House be thought he would wait and
what was the result of their action lie would further say
that he had prepared these resolutions upon the copYo-
on in his own mind that the House cannot be organized
lie would withhold them If there any gentleman upon
the floor who had any practical feasible scheme yet
tried and rejected which would give the that
there possibility OF organizing the House.
Mr.. MACE of Indiana had drawn up resolution for
the purpose If possible OF eectng organization. The
proposition the sole result Of his mind and he
had not consulted with single individual upon the floor
Of The House in reference to IT, lie had made Ii in spirit
Of concession and had conceived it in spirit Of compro-
mise and he did address the House partsans but
statesmen TO look above aud beyond the mere cques OF
party lie thought the resolution should be adopted and
without any squabbng lie thought II should be adopted
without taking the yeas and nays it, nasmuch IL
would to certain extent accommodate every interest
upon the floor. lie submitted the following resolution
and called for the previous question on its passage:
ReSoped That NATHAsrEL p. BASKs jr., Of Massacbu-
set be- and be hereby declared elected Speaker Of the
House; William Cuom, Clerk Adab Glossbrenner Ser
geanta John NJ. Johnson Postmastcrj and Y. W.
MoKnew, DOorkeeper.
Mr. WHEELER Of New York, moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table.
The yeas and nays were called for and ordered and
ing taken, resued-yoas ILL., nays gO-as follows
YEAs-Mcssrs. Aiken, Allen, Barclay Bsrksdale, Bell,
endey s. Bennett Bocock Bowie Boyce Branch, Broom,
Caruthers Clingman Howell Cobb, w. r. w. Cobb, Cox,
Crage Cullen, Daydson powde, Dunn, EdnuhdsoG, I'd
Florence, Foster ierry " Fuller T. j. ?. Fqler, Gu,
bert, Goode Greenwood, Augustus Hall j. Morrson i-
bert, Hickman, Houston, Jewett George W. Jones, =.
CLANCY Jones' Kelly Kennett kidweI Lake. Letter eteh
NJ Sad' La% .1a aIa'F s. mfT'nS E@pHn n
Queen Smith Miller, Ailson Moore, NJ oliver, Orr, Paine
Rcaod Rehardsou Rivers, RufHn, Rust Ssnddge, Saw
age, Scott, samuel A. Smith, VIM. Smith, WIN. X. Smith,
rripps, UndersoOd Val, Walk Walker, warner, watkins
Wheeler Whitney, Williams Winslow, Daniel y. Wright
John v. Wright, and Zollicofer.--lll.
NAls-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Barbour Henry Ben
nett Benson Biinghurst bingham Bliss Bradshaw Bren-
zoo, Hurngame James H. Campbell, Lewis d. Campbell,
Uhsaoe, CEssou, Ga4, Ce~ns, Gragio, oumbact, BAN.
reil, Timothy Davis, Day, bean, DE Witt Dck bictsea
Dodd Duree, Edie Enrie, Galloway GiddipGs, Granger
Grow, Harlan Holloway ?. \. Horton, Valentine y. flor
ton, Howard, Hughson, Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knight
Knowlton, Knox, Kunkel Mace, Mateson, Mecarty Nor
gen, Merrill, Mott Nichols Norton Parker, Poarce Pei
ton, Pennington, Petit Pike, Pringe, Purysnce, Aoho
Spinner Stanton Stranaban Tappan, ghorngton, Thurs
ton Tranon Wade, Wakeman, Walbridge, waldron, Cad
Walader G. Wasbbnrne, Elhu II. Washburne Israel wash
burn Watson, Welch, Wood Woodruff and woodworth- 90
81 tie resolptiou was laid upon the table
Mr.. GlDDlNGS, Of Ohio rose 10 privileged question
lie moved reconsider tile vote by which the resolution
mbodyng The plurality rule rejected yesterday. He
ayailed himself OF the opportunity Of the privileged ques
ton place before the House aud the country his views
regarding the responsibility for The present dsorganzed
condition Of the puse in tie year lS4 alter tbs oase
had voted for three weeks they found that they 10
the condition that the House now after seven weeks
party in the House who sad sufficient number 10 elect
and the House now stood in that position.
Mr.. JONES OF Tennessee, asked whether the gentleman
was in order in moving reconsideration Of the vote OF
yesterday when he did not vote with the majority against
the resolution
Mr.. GlDDISdS Of Ohio could not be interrupted and
moved another resolution Of the kind that which
rejected yesterday In lsi9 the whig and democratic
parties by agreement In caucus adopted the plurality rule
sEa IN that way Speaker elected and il met with
The approval NJ the country The gentleman from Geor-
gia Mr. CoBB had received the benefit OF that resolution
and nc stood with his party who then established hat pre-
cedenL opposed 70 II now, ls action would 20 down to
all coming time In condemnation OF that party. The re-
publican party stood ready to carry out the
principle that the democrats did In 9i9 and be rendered
to them their policy and said TO the country that he
republican party stood ready TO adopt the rule which the
democratic party adopted then and for which they then
had the approval Of the country
Mr. COBB Of Georgia wished TO correct the statement