The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

4 Aot oussSRhCfdt Sdmpptls O&Fey, Garter
Case, Colfax, Conkling, Corwin, Coyode, GU
tbs, Davis of Maryland, Dawes. Delauo. Duel
Dunn, Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Farms
worth, Fenton, Ferry, Foster, Frank, French
Gooch, Graham, Grow, Gurley, Hale, Hal
Haskin, Helmick, Hickman, Hoard, Humphrey
Husehins, Irvine, Junkin, Kellogg of Michigan
heiiogg of Illinois, Kenyon, Kigore, Killinger
Leach OF Michigan, Lee. Longnecker, Loomis
Lovejoy, Marston, Mexican, Mcknight. Nc
Pherson, Millward, Moorhead, Morrill,, Morri
Of Pennsylvania, Morse, Nixon, DIN, Palmer
Perry, Petit Porter, Potter, Pottle, REYNOLDS
Rice, Robinson of Rhode Island, Royce
Schwartz, Scranton, Sedgwick, Sherman
Somes, Spaulding, Spinner, Stanton, Stevens
Stewart of Pennsylvania, Stratton, Tappan
Thayer, Theaker, Tompkins, Train, Trimble
Yandever, Van Wyck, verree, Wade, Waldron
Walton, Washburn of Wisconsin, ,Washburn.
Of Illinois, Washburn of Maine, Wells, Wilson
WINDOW, Wood, and Woodruf-lI7.
! For Mr.. McClernand-MessrsA Allen, Ander
son OF Missouri, Ashmore, Avery, Barksdale
Barr, Barrett, Bocock, Bouligny, Branch, Burch
| Burnett, Clark of New York, Clark of Missouri
Clemens, Cobb, John Cochrane, Cooper, Cox
Craig of Missouri, Craige of North Carolina
Crawford, Davidson, Davis of Indiana, Davis
OF Mississippi, Dejarnette, Dimmick, Edmund
son, English, Florence, Fonke, Garnett, Gar
trell Hamilton, Harris of Virginia, Hawkins
Hindman, Holman, Houston, Howard, Hughes
jackson, Jenkins, Jones, Kunkel, Lamar, Ian
drum, Larrabee, Leake, Logan, Love, Maclay
Martin of Ohio, Martin Of Virginia, McRae
Nilsson, Montgomery, Morris of Illinois, Nib
lack, Noel Pendleton, Peyton, Phelps, Pryor
Reagan, Riggs, Robinson of Illinois, Ruffin
Rust, Scott, Sickles, Simms, Singleton, Smith
Of Virginia, Stevenson, Stewart of Maryland
Stout, Taylor, Thomas, Underwood, Vallan
dighsm, Whiteley, Winslow, Woodson, and
Wrght-85.
For Mr. Gilmer-M essrs. Adams of Ken.
lucky, Anderson of Kentucky, Brabson, Bris,
tow, Etheridge, Harris of Maryland, Hatton,
Hill Leach of North Carolina, Mallory, Moore
of kentucky, Nelson, Quarles, Smith of North
Carolina, Stokes, and Webster--l6. Es
Z } For Mr.. Smith, of North Carolina--Messrs
Boteler, Hardeman, Maynard, and Vance,.
For Mr.. Crawford-Messrs. Clopton, Curry,
Mcqueen, and Pugh--4.
9 For Mr.. McQueen-Messrs. Bonham and
Miles-2
For Mr. Stevens-Mr. Boyce-l.
For Mr.. Eiheridge-Mr. Gilmer-I.
For Mr.. Mills-Mr. Keitt-l:
For Mr.. Houston--Mr. McClernand-l.
For Mr.. Boyce-Mr. Moore of Alabama.
The whole number of votes was 233; neces-
sary to choice III. And William Penning-
ton, OF New Jersey, having received q majority
Of all the votes cast was declared duly elected
Speaker of the Thirty-sixth Congress.
> The announcement was received with vigor-
Gus applause in the galleries. -
90 Mr.. Hindman, of Arkansas l desire to call
the attention of this House and of the country
to the fact that the Black Republican Speak
cr-- ...
Shouts of order, ORDER =
Z. Mr., Adrain, of New Jersey, protested against
the employment of such language.
Mr.. Hindman. Has been elected by the
votes
- Renewed shouts of order" and great con-
fusion.
Mr.. NOEL, of Missouri, hoped the gentleman
would be allowed to proceed.
Mr.. Hindman. desire to be heard upon
the point of order. Now, what point of order
is raised
Mr.. Grow, of Pennsylvania. / will state the
point of order. 1t is, that Speaker has Just
been elected by the House, aud until he is
conducted to the chair, nothing else is and
nothing can be in order.
The Clerk said the only thing in order, and
the first thing in order, was to conduct the
power to preserve order, and until the Speaker
was conducted to the chair, there was no presi
ding officer.
Mr.. Hindman. / simply desire to say, Mr..
Clerk
Shouts Of "order, order!"l
Address Of the Speaker.-The Clerk appoint
ed Mr.. Bocock, of Virginia, and Mr.. Sherman,
OF Ohio, committee to conduct the Speaker
to the chair.
And the committee having performed that
duty
Mr. Pennington, the Speaker elect, proceeded
In few appropriate remarks to thank the
House for the unexpected honor conferred upon
him, and to pledge himself to faithful per-
Torrance of the arduous duties of the station.
The oath of office was administered to the
Speaker by Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, the oldest
member by consecutive service.
The roll of members was then called by
States, and the oath of Office was administered
by the Speaker to the members present.
The Rules of the House-Mr. Washburn, of
Maine, offered the following resolutions, and
moved the previous question on their adoption
RESOLVED, That the rules of the House of
Representatives of the Thirty fifth Congress
shall be the rules of the House of Representa-
tives until otherwise ordered.
ResOlred, That a committee of five, consist
ing of the Speaker and four members to be
named by him, be appointed, to whom shall be
referred the rules of the House, and who shall
have leave to report at any time such amend.
ments and revision of the same as they shall
think proper; and such report, when made,
shall be considered by the House as special
order.
After some disorderly discussion, the resolu.
ton was passed.
The House became very boisterous and
disorderly, numerous members being up at
he n
almost every member apparently calling for
4" order"
Mr. Fenton, of New York, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, and called for the previous
question upon its adoption:
Resofred, That message be sent to the Sen
ate, to inform that body that quorum Of the
House has assembled, and that William Pen.
nington, Representative from the State of
New Jersey has been chosen Speaker of the
House.
Whether this resolution was passed or not,
it was impossible to ascertain, amid the confu-
sion.
At length, Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylva MIA,
moved that when the House adjourn, it ad-
journ to meet on Friday next and the yeas
and nays being called, it was decided in the
liz, nays l0l.
At Is minutes past S o'clock the House I'D.
journed.
Friday, February 3, 1860.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE.
The House met at twelve o'clock. A prayer
was offered, and the journal of Wednesday last
was read.
The Speaker stated that the question pend
ing when the House adjourned on Wednesday
was on the resolution offered by the gentleman
from New York, Mr.. Fenton.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Grow, of Pennsylvania, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which, under the operation