The North Carolina Standard

RALEIGH: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1849

CONGRESS-A SPEAKER ELECTED!

We are gratified to be able to inform our readers that the struggle is at last over in the House, and that the Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia, has been elected Speaker. On Thursday last, as will be seen by reference to the proceedings in another column, a Committee of Conference on the part of the two parties was appointed, to recommend, if possible, some mode of adjustment. That Committee met on Friday, but were unable to agree upon any thing, and so they made no report or proposition to the House.

It was in this state of confusion that the House assembled on Saturday. Various motions were submitted, and at last a Resolution offered by Mr. Stanton of Tennessee was adopted, proposing to take three more votes upon the majority principle; and if no Speaker could be elected in this way, then to take a fourth vote, and let the election fall upon him who should get the largest plurality vote.

On the first call of the roll, Mr. Cobb received 95 votes, Mr. Winthrop 90-scattering 32. On the second, Mr. Cobb 96, Mr. Winthrop 92 scattering 32. On the third, Mr. Cobb 97, Mr. Winthrop 97. Scattering 27. Still no majority-no election. Then the final vote was taken, on the plurality principle, when Mr. Cobb received 102, Mr. Winthrop 100-scattering 20. "This vote was then clinched," says the Union, by a Resolution offered by Mr. Stanly, declaring Mr. Cobb duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. The following is the vote:

For Mr. COBB. Messrs. Albertson, Ashe, Averett, Bay, Bayly, Beale, Bingham, Bissel, Bocock, Bowdon, Bowlin, Boyd, Albert G. Brown, William J. Brown, Buel; Burt, Cable, George Alfred Caldwell, Carter, Williamson R. W. Cobb, Colcock, Daniel, Dimmick, Disney, Dunham, Edmundson, Ewing, Featherston, Fitch, Fuller, Gerry, Gilmore, Gorman, Green, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Hammond, Haralson, Harlan, Harmanson, Isham G. Harris, Sampson W. Harris, Thomas L. Harris, Hibbard, Hoagland, Holliday, Howard, Hubbard, Inge, Andrew Johnson, R. W. Johnson, G. W. Jones, Kaufman, La Sere, Leffler, Littlefield, Job, Mann, Mason, McClernand, McDonald, McDowell, McLanahan, McLane, McMullen, McQueen, McWillie, Meade, Miller, Millson, Morris, Morse, Olds, Orr, Parker, Peaslee, Potter, Powell, Richardson, Robbins, Robinson, Ross, Savage, Sawtelle, Frederick P. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Stetson, Strong, Sweetser, Thomas, Jacob Thompson, James Thompson, William Thompson, Venable, Walden, Waldo, Wallace, Welborn, Wentworth, Whittlesey, Wildrick, and Young-102.

For Mr. WINTHROP. Messrs. Alexander, Alston, Anderson, Ashmun, Baker, Bennett, Bokee, Bowie, Breck, Briggs, Brooks, Burrows, Chester Butler, Thomas B. Butler, Joseph P. Caldwell, Calvin, Campbell, Casey, Chandler, Clark, Cleveland, Clingman, Cole, Conger, Corwin, Crowell, Deberry, Dickey, Dixon, Duer, Duncan, Alexander Evans, Nathan Evans, Fowler, Freedley, Goodenow, Gott, Gould, Grinnell, Holloway, Hampton, Hay, Haymond, Hebard, Henry, Hilliard, Houston, Hunter, Jackson, J. L. Johnson, Kerr, Daniel P. King, George G. King, James G. King, John A. King, Levin, Horace Mann, Marshall, Matteson, McGaughey, McKissock, McLean, Meacham, Moore, Morehead, Nes, Newell, Ogle, Otis, Outlaw, Phoenix, Pitman, Putnam, Reynolds, Risley, Rockwell, Rose, Rumsey, Sackett, Schenck, Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Shepherd, Sylvester, Spalding, Stanly, Stevens, Taylor, John B. Thompson, Thurman, Tuck, Underhill, Van Dyke, Vinton, Watkins, White, Williams, Wilson-100.

For Mr. WILMOT. Messrs. Allen, Booth, Durkee, Giddings, Howe, Julian, P. King, and Root.

FOR MR. STEPHENS. Mr. Cabell.

For Mr. STRONG. Messrs. Cleveland, Doty, and Peck.

For Mr. COLCOCK. Mr. Holmes.

For Mr. MOREHEAD. Messrs. Morton, Owen, Stephens, and Toombs.

For Mr. DURKEE. Mr. Wilmot.

FOR MR. POTTER. Mr. Wood.

For. Mr. BOYD. Mr. Woodward.

Mr. Cobb was conducted to the Chair by Messrs. Winthrop and McDowell, from whence he made his acknowledgments to the House in a brief and appropriate address.

Mr. Cobb is admirably qualified for the office to which he has been chosen. In Parliamentary tactics he has no superior, and he will no doubt make a just, energetic, and able presiding officer.

The President's Message was not sent in until Monday last. We have not yet seen it, but we shall lay it before our readers in our next.