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PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
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Exciting and Pr0tracted Debate In the Senate
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Nebraska-K Kansas Debate in the House.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
Exciting and Pr0tracted Debate In the Senate
on the Temperance Question.
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THE CONTEMPLATED RESIGNATION OF THE CLERK
OF THE HoUsE-HIs REASONS FOR so DOING
ANTICIPATED BREAKUP OF THE cABINET-THE
GADsDEN TREATY, ETC.
WASHINGTON, April I, 1854.
The preparations which foot to remove Forney
from the Ccrkshp of the House. in consequence of his
position as Presidential, organ grinder have induced that
worthy individual to discover that his health so bad
that he has made his mind to resign his cerkship
order, however, to try and get individual members
pledged to his nominee he has given that he does
not intend to resign immediately but that he win give
due notice to the House when he intends to vacate
Meantime it is understood he ha telegraphed to Mr.
Appleton formerly member sngress from Maine
to come on here Immediately q, a canbdate Fer the
slerhship. Mr. Appleton, it viii be teras, was
appointed rstary of legationIn er Mr. B 1a. I'd
afterwards resigned from private consderat - App,-
ton will be tie Buchanan candidate and For g r.ais
his with the Union dependent W the condi-
on that General Pierce shall favor Mr. Buchanan for the
Presidency at the next election. With the Union the
President and the Clerk Of the House for Buck it is
calculated he will be able to get the nomination in 1885,
The dculty in the way, however Is, that the House will
not consent to be Mr. Forney's tool Edward II. Thom
son. of Michigan is also candidate for the Cerkship
He high toned, honorable man. fully conversant with
legislative duties and would make excellent officer
Mr. Robinson of the editors of the Cincinnati Enqr
T Will De presented by the ONO delegaton hon. w.
NJ Young, formerly clerk is standing candidate. Mr.
Giossbrenner Sergeant Of the House. wants
the place. So does B. B. French, the Commissioner of
Public Buildings gentleman who has made himself
picuous and ridiculous since he has held Office by his
fulsome letters putting the administration OF course the
Houee will not consider tho pretsnsions of individuals al
ready holding fat Offices
The wings have candidate, being satisfied with
throwing their votes for the most anti administration
asprant.
There are signs of a complete breaking up of the
Cabinet. Some of the members kicking about Ne
braka, whilst Others like Marcy, are taken with gener
al disgust.
The friends of the Gadsden treaty have given up nj
hope OF its ratification AS it is laid the
table motion will be made to remove the injunction Of
secresy from the debate and that should not carry
each member will publish his speech, which,
cording to usage, is permitted.
Mr. John Cochrane, of New York, regret to learn,
is lying dangerously sick in this city.
GEORGE LAWS MUsKETs AND GEO. SANDERS, ETC.
Samuel c. Reid denies, in the Union Of this morning,
the statement reference to the sale of the Law muskets
by George Sanders to the red republicans of Europe.
The argument for appellants in the Methodist Episco
pal Book Concern closed in the Supreme Court to-day