The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-27
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XXXvI CONGRESs-FIRST SESSION

XXXVI CONGRESS FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON Jan. &c, P. M.-HoUsE.-On
motion of Mr.. Etheridge there was call of
the House, with the view of affording the
absentees time to arrive, preliminary to vo-
ting for Speaker.
The proceedings connected with this sub
ject occupied nearly an hour.
Mr.. Winslow, in order to further procure
the attendance of absentees, moved to ad-
journ.- This was decided in the negative
yeas, 50; nays 100. Winslow moved that
the House proceed to ballot for Speaker,
Ui0o Voce.'
Mr.. Hickman said he came into the hall
this morning to represent vote to-day, but
having learned that there was a general un-
derstanding yesterday that the House vote
without interruption for two weeks, unless
a Speaker was elected, he was not disposed
to break through the arrangement. He
would withhold his vote until he found
there was some reason to change his determ-
ination. He would not participate in this
ridiculous farce; when his vote could
be of any service, it could be had.
Mr.. Craig, of N. c., said the gentleman
mistook. He (Craig) had entered into no
such arrangement.
The House proceeded to vote. When the
name of Mr.. Hamilton was reached he said
that he referred to the fact that some of his
friends without consultation with him had
put his name in nomination for Speaker. 1t
was done doubtless with the hope that the
conservative elements would rally around
him to defeat a common political enemy.
He came here with no expectation of or de-
sire to preside over this deliberative body,
nor did he consider himself competent for
so responsible duty; being confident that
the use ofhis name could do no good, he
respectfully begged leave to withdraw it,
and thanking his friends for their favorable
regard he wished to say one thing. He did
not Geal in harsh language. Much had been
said during the session. He would not give
ais views of the merits of that question, but
would content himself with this remark,
viz: Whatever sentiments may exist on
the other side as to the maintaining of the
Union at all hazards, he believed disunion
was not looked upon this day as it might be
in the power of the conservative element to
avert it; but it could not be done by the
election of a Black Republican Speaker.
The people of Texas were as devoted to the
Union as any other citizens. They had man
ifested it by yielding up their separate ma
tionality, and yet this same people and
State are now resolved that it were much
better the wheels of government should be
arrested to-day and that there be no organi-
zation rather than Mr.. Sherman be placed in
the Speakers chair. The Legislature of
Texas has appropriated $4,000 to pay the
expenses of the Representatives of that State
in view of "a still further struggle on this
subject being continued.
The vote resulted: Sherman, 100; Bo-
cock, So; Smith, of N. c., 81; Davis, of
Indiana, Z; the remainder scattering.
Winslow moved that the House again
vote, and demanded the previous question.
SENATE.-The resolution of MIR Douglas,
coming up, was discussed at great length by
Messrs. Douglas, Davis, Wigfall, Foote, and
others.
After which, the Senate adjourned till
Monday.