Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-19

ny letLcE -9L, Yesterday closed With the
vote. thought at the time the vote
would close the days work, but it did not,
although it was then after three fthe din
ner hour here in Washington,) we sat
through two hours and half after that,
making 1t twenty-five minutes past five
when the House adjourned. The way of
1t was this: Yallindigham, or, rs the Gin
cinnati Commercial calls him, Yallandetu-
| dinham, Administrations Democrat, of the
Butler, Ohio, district, got the floor and
was extremely anxious to make aspeech.
The Republicans were equally anxious
that he'should do SO, for they knew that
he: was full of it-that it had come to its
birth and was impatiently awaiting dcliv-
cry. In fIct, Yallandigliam, ever since
Sunset Cox, of the Columbus district.
had made his onslaught on Corwin, had
manifested symptoms of travail, and the
Republicans were glad that he had been
finally orertaken. Besides this, they 1.-THE
Republicans had lain it down as their
rule of action at the commencement of
the session, that they would exhaust each
day, as near as might be, with attempts to
organize. This has been their policy from
the beginning. They are anxious to enter
the Presidential campaign with as many
advantages as possible, and they reckon
that their ability to show from the records
that they, one and, all voted steadily
against motions to adjourn, and to delay.
the organization from day to day and
week to week, will be worth thousands of
votes. They, therefore, were willing and
anxious, either that Yallandigham should
go on and, go through, and get done with
his speech, or else that the House should
proceed to ballot another time for Speaker
The Democrats were willing neither to
near EaIiandigham, nor yet to ballot
again. They land all the rest too) were
wearied out with the long haraneue of
McRae, and they didn't want two inflic-
tons of the same sort on the same day.
Neither did they want to ballot again, for
1t had been told before the former one was
taken, that Hickman, Haskin, and Swartz,
and perhaps three or four other anti-Le-
compton Democrats, had made up their
minds to go over to the Republicans on
the next ballot. Besides all the rest, VAL
landigham, himself, did not want to 90 ON.
He merely wanted the floor granted him
for Tomorrow. And this was the difficult
ty The Republicans knew that if he got
the hoor to-mOrrow Today he would con-
sumo most of the. time, and that in all
probability the day would pass without a
ballot. So they were unwilling to adjourn
merely to allow Mr.. v. the chance to bore
them all day tomorrow (to-dny.) They
preferred that he should do that now, if It
was to be done, and have it over with
30 then the case all round stood thus
The Republicans wanted Vallandighom to
speak. He wanted to speak, but not then.
The Democrats didn't want him to sneak.
as he was good to fill up with next day, and
material for fighting against time was now
getting scarce, since they had nearly all
made one speech land many of them,
two) around.
Mr.. V. was in a dilemma. He must
speak or give up the floor. So he
squared himself for it. He got the pages
to bring him pile of books, u glass of
water, and other traps and accoutrements
OF long and dry journey over the arid
sands of the niger question. he went at
the work like jaded animal-like he had
been taken inland with the most weari-
some looking determination the Republic
cans prepared to sit him out.
Mr.. v. proceeded about Is minutes,
when Mr.: Burnett, of Ky, arose and made
the same request of him, that John Coch-
rane did of McRae yesterday-which was
to give way for a motion to adjourn
This, of course, suited Mr.. ", but it didn't
suit the Republicans, and so the ilIibus-
terlng commenced, and proceeded thus:
Mr.. Burnett made a motion to adjourn.
1t was put to the house, and as many, al
most, seemed to answer one way rs the
other. ''Ayes and noes !" sang out the
Republicans at the top of their voices.
"Fellers on the ayes and noes !" sang out
nifty voices on the Democratic side. So
the Clerk said-"Gentlemen, 'tellers arc
demanded on the ayes and noes-as many
of you as are in favor of taking the uucs-
ton by ayes and noes, will rise and pass
between the tellers. Mr.. Bingham, of
Ohio, and Mr.. Keitt, of S. c., will please
act as tellers." And so Mr.. Bingham and
Mr.. keitt had to walk to the arena in front
of the rOsrrum-and ms the custom is
shake hands, which, suppose, they don't
make practice of, as general thing
And then commenced the marshalinp OF
the. Republican forces in the middle aisle
4 of their side, and with the stalwart form
of Hon. Sydney B. Tompkins, of the Ma
rietta, Ohio, district, in the lead, with his
big cane in his hand, they came marching
down between the tellers. After thay had
passed through, the Clerk announced
quite sufficient number (One-fifth of q
Equorum) having passed between the tel
lers, the ayes and noes are ordered
Therefore, gentlemen, MS many of you as
are IN <t9Nor OF adjourning, will, when
Your names ore called, answer aye; and
those of you who are opposed, will, when
your names are called, answer no."
Well, all this (Which takes nearly half
an hour was gone through with, and the
House having, by decided majority, re-
t4sedto adjourn, nothing was left for Mr.
Nailandigham but-to get up and resume
his speech. And SO lie did-not exactly
his speech-6ut some rambling, discursiye
remarks, intended to fill up until some
other of his friends would come to his re-
lief with another motion 10 adjonrn. Az
ter he had proceeded about ten, minutes
Hon; Tom Florence CIR. Buchanan,s Navy
Yard candidatel got up, and with au ap-
Pealing look at the Republicans and at the
Speaker, ns much as to saw. t.fnr Gnd,s