Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-18

| come from the public printing. He thought Gen
| bowman was Enthusiastically honest; and he prai sed
the Constitution for the sounaness of the articles
| which had appeared in 1t during the past summer
| on the territorial question.
| The ballots having been received and counted.
the result was follows: .
| Whole number of votes 81: necessary IN :,
| choice, 20 ~
George w Bowman had. ...........27
| w eStoi " Coomos ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
| II VI w dltersOn.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
| ueorSe ". fogS. .......................3
| Eales Seaton .....................1
| ~ w iii '''''''..................
| Cen Bowman having received d majority Of all
| the Ballots, was declared duly elected whereupon
| the Senate ad journed.
HOUSE " csterday: after we went to press
| pending the discussion Oh the motion Of MIR
| IIutchins, of Ohio
| MIR. Sickles considered the resolution of Mr.
Clark, or Mo, as the only Legitimate question
before the House. r ther a minority must eventu-
| ally organize the House. or they must enforce
| some rule by which they could insure an election
| by majority Portions Of the nti-Lecompton and
| American parties had indicated their Interference
| between the two great parties and portion had
| NOT done so. The problem of organization by a;
| majority would not be solved until socthi nU had
peeh done to compel all these gentlemen to indi.
| cate their preference. He would ask to have
| resolution read for Information, providing that
| after the next Intellectual ballot the number of
candidates shall be reduced to three, and after the
|
proceed without debate
| MI Houston suggested that no resolution could
| be passed which would prevent gentlemen from
voting for WhOmsOever they pleased
| Mr. Sickles said it would tHen no f., tbo uous.
TO determine how far it could enforce its prescribed
| iuies. mere could be no harm in trying it, and
IL Wo''id pe lar better than any plurality rule. IT,
III View OF the distress of the Government and TN.
demands OF The country, they had not waited onr
| enough, let tntIn walt longer for gentlemen to
I make .heir choice, but when they had waited
| let hon iJ
| MS resolution be read, and gave notice that he
would offer 1t whenever 1t should be in order
MI Reagan said that resolution would be open
| to the same objections urged against the resolu
| tons offered by the gentleman from Ohio TNr
ilutchins He was not opposed to it. but thoS,Dbt
1t required consent. He Syssted that if the cen
uciuah from ONO, (Mr Hutchins,) would with
draw hlS resolution, they might now ballot for
Speaker. "
Mr. WashbuTne. of Me supposed there would
| afterwards |'"'' up
Mr.. Burnett, of Ky, and Others. objected
Mr.. Hickman said it was now plainly and dis
unctlV announced that a majority on this floor had
resolved that no Speaker snail be elected for th
only possible way to elect was by the nlur,Ii,r
rule, which had become the precedent in Compress
Tor rtlief In such difficulties. The position as
the plurality rule, shall not be permitted to do so
The declaration had been made here by more than
"h' s"uta'rh gentleman that they are determined
10 resist ny all parliamentary means the introduc-
non OF that resolution, and it had been added to-
day: by all ether means. The declaration WIS
| that although it may he made Perfectly manifest
'na' large n'aJority of this body may be in favor
ri the adoption of that rule vet the voic. of 49,
| overrun1 majority shall not be heard That us
| what was called democracy here Supnose gen.
! tlr!ncn did think the plurality rule nnconsiitn
U H, was he To permit them to instruct him,
:" ITS tnat democracy! He claimed the right to ir
| 'erpret the Constitution for himself as he under
stood it. He had proposed straicht vote on Mr.
CIhrk resolution. and that the consideration of
1 YllA Oh. a f,Ilz
| proposition had been repudiated and b, was CON
| strained to the opinion that there is a solemn do
| termination to prevent an organization on IN. p,rt
| OF southern democrats. and by northern democrats
| also, who would never be able to answer TO their
| constituents. ~
| MIR. Barr, Of \. Y. QnterruptinyD said north
| efn democrats would speak for themselves when
| the proper time came. TIE gentleman could onlv
speak for those democrats who had RIM ,yv,v f,,,y
| Laughter 49, ~
Mr. Hickman said if they came to the republi-
| can side they would find stronger Cruel than ON
| mat side. He always thought gentleman driven
| 20 h"td SHIT when he leaves regular argument
Tor personal assaults. The northern DEMOCRACY
were So ftr controlled b. southern men as to lend
| their cooperation and assistance to prevent Am
orgahl cation Of the House
MI Barr denied that any southern man O, north
| ern man had controlled any vote of his
MI Hickman said they were prevented from
| voting Tor the plurality rule
Mf. par - lave given any vote to stop it.
WI h'ck'"an sara Il lew DAYS ago all the north
erl democracy voted with the South to g. ain the
previous Question. to prevent the Introduction of
| any amendment In the shape of a proyiso in the
~G,os OF the plurality rule. For tEat reason, he
ther action here, and stood alongside the most
| ul.Ia IN opposing the organization
Mf. NicCltrndnd, Of Ill denied that the gentle
t n.ah was =. democrat He was recreant, and
ual.or w tho democratic party. [Applausc.l They
olsaVoWed and repudiated him and he had no
aunori'y TO assume the position Of Dictator to
thIl side OF the House His insolence was unb.r-
"Die III had been his habit to induI - i'm in,nu
| tafionS against not only individuals: but Who'll,
sections OF the House, and the authority he as
suIied was an usurpation
Mr. ffyor, of Va said as he was one of that
NUMBER 10 Whom the gentleman from PennsyI-
Thhla MI HE mdn) had adverted IS resolved To
oPpose ny All means the plurality rule, he felt
Called upon to give some brief and doubtless
Satisfactory reasons for that course The GENTLE
man. WIN dlSlnIe IS that was ama1in,,
even from him, undertook to characteri1. re.
opponents OF the plurality rule d miserable fac
gent nlsn knew 10 be false
Mr.. Millson, of Va. called his colleayue IN
order, and stated that be did for the purSose Of
piesehtng results such as recent events had shown
we're hable to follow such language His col
league could be as severe ii was possible to he
without being rnparliamentary.
MI: pryor SAID be knew no language but the
hhgllsn language, and plain Anglo-Saxon t.-ns
ana notwithstanding hi: Colleague; po MT cf ODD,
he repeated that tie statement mad,: BY the zen.
ue;Lah from pennsylvania WAS false
MI Mlllson would taen insist on his Doiut Of
'rter since his colleague persisted "a
Mr. k.iit, Of :. C.-Then | shall discuss tho
pcint Of order ''' 'ne
MT Pryor and will discuss 1t now,
having the floor "'
The Clerk desired 70 stat, the question If order
Mf. ffyor said It was not necessary as he wand
leave that branch Of the subject
Mf. Miiison supposed his colleague would ap-
MI Pry or said he did, and would leave that mart
OF me subject The gentleman from PenDsvIvsmi,
nao uhoefH Ken TO present the democracy, and es
Peclaiiy the gallant members Of the democracy
rom the North In the attitude Of factious contu-
haclous liiegltimate resistance to the rule Of the
majority. They. in fact, Were the r,sioritv and
the gentleman from Pennsy lvania and mis- sssoci-
a. were IA inc minority and were undertaking
,nnpsrliamsnssry, and, in his jud smcnt unconst:
ths Ina, being the case they stood up for
republicans to withdraw Sherman and tax nm =
more conservative man, such as Corwin ,f n or
remington, If n. -, either Of whom he tbonnh,
ballet " -'io Aie'
hr. Hickman said he n.isht h.v- a..;ci,..sd