The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-03
now THE NRW EREAKER WAS.
ny EI,E cTEIl.

. ...hl;ran actually, after Al the fuss, Occu-.
u. ,Ir coveted chair and the gnion isI
nodissolYedl
ul' M RenubIicans, satisfied, after eight
,..sES bailotsing, that i was impossible
n sIcct their fagoritr, Mr.. sherman con-
$3.50. s.s tointroduce Governor Pennington,
I 800 J" w Jersey. as another candidate, aud
- -, Ier,ar, ,.rainst whomthc Democracy
I'M nat preicr the charge Of nltraisn,
$50. y ,s,necessfalIy reiterated against MI.
q rh. yr MI, 81, in bis retiring speech,
. ~, 4 punant attack against the Demo
$50. n general, and against the Adm
s;ss,atien ii particular, iii which hc refer
III "a their threats Of dissolying the
ITS and pointed TO the calni md
s.,s,n'ined stand taken by the Republic
ssns forcing even the Democrats into the
srnnort Of MIR. Smith, az old-line Whig,l
S IN sgpcaker. though that gentlemen hadI
-, aslected and sent to Congress iii open
nj ~ avoWed opposition to their own or
ssn;zation. Mr.. S., believing Sit would
\. 4 national calamity, to have any one
yho 4 { supporter Of this Administration,
q Who would owe il any allegiance, favor,
3 affection, elected to occupy any posi-
t;on II control in the House, considered
Il the duty of every person to submerge1
81 ,ersonal feeling and interest to avert
h: and under TINT impression be unhcsi-.
tatiprly withdrew his name, IN the hope
lint another could rally d few more names
+ q the Republican standard. The House
tbsn voted, but with q result nothing more.
favorable for Pennington than it had been.
] or Sherman: Mr. III lacked three votes
81 the requisite number Immediately.
Afterwards the House voted again, bring
ing Mr. r. within two 81 the number al
third balIoting was tried with the same
result. and the House adjourned. The
votes then stood, for PenniBgt ton, I5;
Tor Smith, II3; the Others scattering
On the morrow, Mfr. Smith, the Demo-
crutic old.line Whig candidate, withdrew.
and Mr.. cClernand, Democrat, of Hi:
nois, was substituted. After considerable
speechifying and explanations from mem.
hers for the changing Of their votes, the
roll was proceeded with, and the result
Rns announced as follows: .'.57-
3. Whnla nunber present 233
Necessary ia 4 choice .... n. III i Il. u:
Penp;naf ton . i II; III I.
Nc iernand II. !. !. 81. J: 4 81
Scattering Ne Il, g
4 An unsurcesslnl effort was naie ID
obtain another bSllotfng, and the House
adjourned. =5] . .i.. s.=z. u
The following morning Feb. LIST. the
House mel VIII lIle lliaerstailding tllat
there s.ouIu ee ''s'o.s''g WIZ out debate.
The ohuerslunullle 9 .he previous !,
evening ran gseaa ~ 8. ~ u,lue,
bpt WIN gres siiets ei,s ,al.l''. as
reached = Z, n'le Nv ,Mss ~,
sesaed wil.,in s pr 49, 7. t.ls
Natlons. Asisl'csl.l lile'1, sn.'ts 'siy
interesting stslellsnt 81 nm IeusUi ~
now voting -, = s. elinll,s W. I. ins
iormet sau ns NM ~, ssNer. eslusl.ee 1iae
nus own party eollu hot succeed !, esehWitn
tae ald ol inc nemocratst ana .,la1 no 2
smocta.s Sou'l sugcgsu VIII I, w tnssI
~ ua g ~ NV gelu .is aso ~
shlsv N.Y. g ~ eos ~, ,ss ~ sl
oosil.'ol = NY soun = ~ .ne S Is,.
I .ns ,oso aor uo'san9t ;, tvn .s
sOaS.usaon va - n1.n W W .us
.Ause -. osuo = ."as "a e9 - e.'e
'Vse was = a - Fl. q: Il.
Whole number present. 233
Necessary to q choice ~ nj
Pennington ..... 81. ... Iii
McCternand !. !. y. :. *. ~ 3. SIS: 85 r
Gilmer -. q. ~ ,..=. 10
4 After the announcement Of the
Speakers election was received by the
House and order was somewhat restored,
the Clerk appointed Messrs. Bocock aud
Sherman, the former candidates for tile
Speakership, TO conduct Mr.. Pennington
10 the chair. That ceremony over, the
new Speaker made d brief speech, thank,
Ing the Republicans for the honor, &c. sc
: Nj. Phelps, of Mo-, being the oldest
consecutive member, then administered Il
him the oath Of Office. after which thu
K Hnnen adiournpd for n flav ssl.s.i sass r: