The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-27
Assembly,


ALBANY, Jan. %, 1858.
The Clerk announced list OF reporters claiming admit
the floor under the rule amounting twenty one,
and the list rapidly increasing
HE srrAKERsnr-KIxcrIoy or Mr.. AIvorp.
The question being Mr. IAning's appeal from the de-
cison of the Clerk, pending at the adjournment
Mr. CRANE (dem moved TO lay II on the table, Carried
ayes 90, nays u.
This took tho whole subject including tho resolution 10
elect Van valkcnburgh aud Hughes, TO the table.
Mr.. DrnysA (rep) moved that II be adopted ~ rule
any time by the majority.
Mr.. DYcKxAx (dem.) moved for a vote for Speaker.
Mr.. :. b. BALDWIN rep moved TO amend BY inserting
the corner Of Broadway and STATE ,rect start
ed race, and whoever lrs, reaches the Speakers
dek shall be declared Speaker and that Messrs Thurow
Weed, Spragus Parsons and John = Nafew be committee
70 make arrangements for the race and that Mr. Hatch
be appointed 70 keep tho lobby in order" Gaugher)
Mr.. DnAsY (dem) moved TO lay the amendment on
Mr. LAIIis (dem) moved for vote Cor Speaker, which
was agreed TO, and resulted thus
Van Nalkenbureh.
Avord.
iorton......''..
After several propositions 70 elect BY plurality vote
had been tabled
Mr. CONAN (rep endeavorcd to change theprogramme
by voting for a clerk. lost
The effort for evening afternoon session was
Mr. HAxxosD (rep) moved as an amendmen, TO the no.
solution that Mr. Van vakenburgh be elected Speaker,
and Mr.. Hughes Clerk Tabled.
The same motion renewed by Mr.. HAMMOND the
original resolution.
Nj. L,sIsa {deml moved the previous question, and
taken, and the yeas and nays ordered.
The decision Of the Clerk sustained
Mr.. CRANE dem moved TO amend Mr.. Hammond's
Richardson.
Mr. iAsSe moved TO insert tho names of Messrs. Al.
After warm debate the subject was tabled.
Mr. BARsys (rop) moved TO proceed with The vote for
Speaker, and thai plurality elect
Mr. IsMyG moved " amend by adding that immedi-
aicy thereafter the remaining officers DO elected in the
same manner.
Mr. IrrASY moved 10 declare Mr. Alvord Speaker and
Mr. Wilson Clerk but be eventually withdrew his motion,
and Mr. Barnes accepted The amendment offered by Mr..
Ianug
Mr.. Cs.sr moved to amend by proceeding with the
vote Tor Speaker. Lost
Mr.. Isriis, (dcm.) moved 10 adjourn. Lost
Mr. CRANE moved 70 amend the resolution by declaring
Mr. Aivord Speaker and Mr. Hughes Clerk Lost, by 43
The question then taken on Mr.. Grains amendment
to insert the Of Mcssrs. Avord and Richardson.
Lost, by ayes, II, nays, 90.
Mr. L,FiiS (dern.) moved To adjourn. lost.
The ay and nays then ordered ON the resolution
that the House proceed 10 vote for aSpeaker in the
usual Manner and that the person having plurality Of the
votes be declared elected speakers and that the
House Immediately thereafter proceed TO elect the other
candidates under the same rule
Mr.. WINS, (dem) spoke against the rcsoluon yindi
eating the Of the democracy and accusing the re-
pubcans Of the responsibility for the delay in the organ
zston OF the House.
Mr.. WALLER, (rep replied, accusing the democrats OF
being very anxious for the organization N theory but
very much oppressed 10 Il in practice.
Mr.. SArsErRY, (dcn) expressed bis intention TO sup
port the plurality rule.
A vote was then aiken and the resolution adopted
The House then proceeded, in the presence Of large
Of spectators TO take the final vote for Speaker
which resulted as follows
Alvord, democrat.
Van ValkenburRh republican. ..................5
Horton American
The vote for Speaker was as follows
I6r Mr. Airoryl-Messrs Bachelcr, Becker, Hodge,
Horton law, u. Miller and Reynolds, Americans, and ~
democrats.
Ebr Mr. Van Vdlken5urgh-Mr Russell, American, and
SO republicans
Fr Mr.. krton-Messrs. Adams and G. Boughton
Abs-f and not rofin0Messrs. AvOrd Cbauncey, Hart,
r. Jones' Mills, Osgood and T,ppen, democrats, and
Messrs Cage HALEY, Hurd, Holbrook knight Sente,
stewart Van Aernan and Van vakenburPh, republicans.
Tho Clerk name Mcssrs. Van volkeuburgh and Hor-