Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-12
SATURDAY, December 10, ISs9.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,


The session was opened with prayer
ndn9 Clerk said the gentleman from Ohio. Mr. s,AHtO had the
tap'on Of Ohio said that u, the Of the House
SIIe: from The Republican side "yo,s ~ vote s
MT stanton said lnconvenent To .ps,k fo,
from ne CLERK. ~" paper he would speak
ont, LAhdum was announced having paired OF with Mr.
Mr Hickman said that the resolution relative to the pur,,
poe 10 @ her wa, not on TIE Journal He pro-
The Clerk explained that the seemed not to be in or
SIR Hickman tina, he had the RICH. to og., IN.
srd,y The resolution rssd % on ~ ms DID not
~ to he House the Clerk decline to decide as
Mr. houston Of Ala, that the resolution VA, ~
q, entrance Journal not known 70 the u' ssn ,
% speaking as the gentleman, ( Ickman) had not
M Hickman eoncnded tsoution should app.,r d,
-ha Iead RON The Gob- TO maintain his position liz
ma ~, a point 81 order u that effect. "
stanton Of 0ao said that he could the
1o I Sd ~ OF a ISs'Tdng to parliamentary Law,
Mr. Washburne ~ Maine, thought a. the Hons. agreed IN
not resyan, we're @ s t LECTION 81 speaser Az Other matters
resolutions which had been offered order eS.f t
Of ceeinr gmae msitsr before tb "g
.i o, eha, though, that presentation Of the
ne House TO enable gentlemen Back Rhpube IN
M Hickman said he Intended to vote for nlacE Republican
s Aamn.ir3n Apause Considerable debate eGsuedr re
Mr. II preferred The election Democrat for Speaker
one opposed TO the Admini'iraonan anticcompton Dso
III. Ii9uss H. urged The correction Of journal o.
Nr nelmanJ had be wanted sound Ds%oSIs 3os
speaker and yet he had said BLACK Rs,b
can who would believe such fooshncss thatY TLaurhsr
ne asseG sT ~ u he was democrat Why he would
ed 70 the AdminisirailonY " 'fP''
Mr. Hickman would not. C Boeoek) was An Adj
mnisiraos man, and he could sustain any such nominee m.
DID not believe In eevcutricur stood H.
Cincinnati platform IN s integrity and entirety "
M smith said that the single question passed bv
not a stand together by the principles
Mr. II carK Of New York. asked if the org.nIrssp n IN,
House was the test Of democracy ~ Wv
Nc s, replied that The principles Of the party tho Tea, Of
Mr. H. q Clark vas not his question A. .tsd w..,h
ofsanIau9n ~ ne House The test q the Democracy
w smith % Va, SAID that aa The
NJ Ozark asked hng stood when he
trct opposed % such an orya1irsiionY W.
w smith SAL mas he me CarkJ could here rspre
VT CLARK sad be bound represent district which ,et
n mere hnd nat district opposed % the
hioughou' The coustry lie opposed both the
NJ Smith Then fshmaeie on this floor fappi,..,
w proceeded 70 state that Mr. then be against r. Con-
riuton and The Union ~ wv N''
SIR CLARK No. dr.
Nc q said that he here the last Convres, ~ n.,
Hls not long before h.
49,, hoof and be hardly knew then where
1901 nc aeneh Nc charge that he Abolonist a. he
nfen reported The
wilmington ne va Aboitonist" That
probably rsfofn m Hs defined IN Atofops soS -,
h. found hmtefnte would resivp and 20 ~ ~
NJ such Representative W. ''
NJ smith proceeded At length reply, defining the position Of
Ne a.k NJ CsIt rhe would Republican or Demo.
W CLARK aid hs intended The party which admin.
tered The Constitution IN all forms aifte -
NJ smith said be thought The inference that he (yr as
golnT With ne Repub1-ans. W. ~ ~
W Stanton you'll probably pesE th dl.eas.on soSes