Show THE I ai N jan 27 HOUSE mr adrian to be read a paragraph from the new anik tribune it in winch which it was said that moors horace F dark clark riggie adrian briggs brigand and ua da v VIB I 1 a of india indiana im were el elecey act ed with i ill the a aid id c of fRe republican publican votes with w ich the understand ing that they would assist the republicans in in the organization of the house ile he said that he would A not engage in a political controversy with an editor lie had 5 great respect for mr air greeley and considered that he had been misinformed by some active evil disposed party there was not a particle of truth lit in the Tribune 19 statement ile he had made no such pledge pleda e and was vas under no as were evere implied in in that statement but nevertheless be could amazine a contingency vi lien hen the interests of or the country and his own a sense se of duty might compel him to unite avith with the republicans in effecting an organization davis dans of indiana and ri rigi q also denied ti the e truth of the tribune 0 on motion antin of 0 mr air maynard the house proceed to vote for bleaker aroid amid much excitement the south A voted for smith of 0 north carolina various dem ats now seeing there 1 liaa as a p prospect r 09 of an election changed their votes to him some made brief explanations to the effect that they wanted to promote har harmony monin in the contest contes 1 Ilie chere rewa v as harmolin frequent app ause and marked attention was lias paid on all sides worna morris of Pervin sylvania milward dixon ton and wood who had voted heretofore for sherman now voted for smith before the result was announced there was a change in the currert rf feeling john cochrane rose to give his reasons reason why he could nit mt vote for smith several gentlemen gent lenier endeavored to deprive him of the floor by raising points po ants of order on him in conclusion mr cochrane changed his vote to mr milson allison ile he could vote for none but bit a democrat other explanation made bodem by democrats tor a change of their votes to t bair mr smith mr mcclarnand ernand said as it was waa now in in the pow power r of the democratic party proper ee to elect smith ile he changed his vote for him and expressed ins film hope that the demo democrats crato or of the northwest north west would give him their support mr air bocock made a short speech lie ile was always willing allina to unite unile on any sound m ma kanand a nand voted fo lor him oh oter r D democratic changes were madi made to smith accompanied by occasional remarks some borne saving they desired to give peace to the country and strike a blow at tile the irrepressible conflict preferring a national whig to a sectional can mr rr morris of ill said if his vote could elect smith he would not give fine it other explanations were nere favorable to chan chaning changing ing for smith antens expressed throughout the proceedings I 1 more short speeches germade made i mr air C cobb bb made nil a humor speech ly ky va hayw y f exhortation to hia gs enting political friends to come to the support rt of smith ile H called attention to the fact that men of all parties voted for or lashle him m if gentlemen did no not t avail a i b s af pf tile the present opportunity u y t they ahey never wo mould ild come as near e electing ae C ing a nou noci inee opposed to the republicans a mr ruffin as the ie only nan man standing lof aloof f from rom the southern phalanx voted after an foe smith saying ho he had been encouraged b by y his Noil hern de Democrat m 0 c rat ir c colleagues 0 li e a g u e s t to 0 do do s so 0 0 other t h e explanations pi a n a ti 0 n s r followed 0 1 1 0 ed english avid and niblack voted oed for smith as the contest was narrowed narrow td down dovin between betwee a republican and an american mr air morns of ill III wanted mr smith to say for himself vh whether ghether ether he repudiated the doctrines of the know nothings several Demo crates stated that th they elvad had heard this fact from his own lips mr air burnett thought they ought to let pa patriotism t III b be e ab above ove part 1 ar t A at t t this h 19 c crisis r sis N mr I 1 r al morn or r ia w anted t e d A mr 1 r S limiti iu i h t to 0 a answer r the question mr air clemens C 1 e i ne ii s a and n d 0 others objected to mr S smiths mi t li 1 s r responding e sp 0 n din af mr r smith wanted a man to go into hi ha chair un trammelled aa 88 a fair and honest man other votes were changed for smith and greeted with applause mr air of ill III finally came over to smith being being satisfied that he ws was not a know N nothing vit tremendous applause several other democrats changed to smith among them john cochrane 11 who ho had learned that mr smith never was nag a member of a know nothing lodge but that lie he was vas an old line vil a are re of national principles applause followed the th interest increased as the house neared an election mi barr changed his vote vole to smith mr jur sherman voted for corwin zvi when mr air judkins changed from smith to sherman thus spoiling for the time an elec tion gioi bit scranton withdrew his vote for smith and put corwin in nomination cries of two late much sensation Val landingham hain and cox changed d to smith two more votes were now understood to be required to elect smith intense interest was manifested mr morris of pa understanding that the republicans would present mr corwin withdrew his name from smith and voted for corwin corun hisses from the galleries and cr cries les of announce the vote mr air nixon changed from smith to pennington thus removing remount the result further off mr air keitt commenced making a speech mr dunn thought mr air keitts remal remarks were vl redesigned designed to delay in order to afford for an opportunity to manipulate ten deroo footed t e democrats mr air keitt proceeded to express the inconsistency of those who voted forand for and then changed against mr smith the result was finisy announced whole number of votes necessary to a choice sherman smith of N C corwin 4 scattering 6 mr bit stephens moved that the house adjourn till monda monday carried by six majority adjourned |