Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-12-12
xxxTyd dC0NGRESs-FIRsT SESSION
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s'sa 5saat siesas7 1851 WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.
" There was no election for Speaker on the first
ballot in the Senate. The Senate was called to
order at noon y c2a .@@ 81 s rz6a Sss Ts5egs a%
F. iMessrs. Hale, Durkee, Soule and Pearce were
sworn, and the Rev. H. Dean was elected Chap
lin, when the Senate adjourned. Es b% sy4s45s
~ .sl39 3 1zffsssaG sss d WASHINGTON, Nov. 3d.
There is a good deal of canvassing going on
tonight. 1t is agenerally ly3understoed that the
Black Republicans and Free Soilers will concen-
trate Tomorrow, on Mr.. Banks, of Massach,,.
chusetts, numbering together laS, and being
sufficient to elect. The caueus of Southern
Know-Nothings and National Democrats and
Wings, numbering 70, was resolved to reject all
fusion with Free Soil factions, but have no hope
of defeating them
Greeley, Weed and Seward have been want
ing all day to fuse the factions, and are under
stood to have succeeded. Many; therefore, look
for an organization tomorrow and the MESA ce
on "Wednesday. ssss;3t2 al Is 55isz3r. s.,f
The national Americans, will vote for Henry
NJ Fuller for Tor Speaker, and endeavor to draw
anentire Democratic vote to him by eoncedinp
them the clerk and printer, thus forming a l,ion
party against the Free Soil factions. They deny
that the Republicans can by fusion poll more
than loo votes, while l l3 is necessary to elect
@egIhe President persstssinlrefusing to print The
message, and it will be sent to the two Houses
in writing s6 40 57sss Oh .TsSy7j3 lss5s ..s1f
"a = 80 Il WAsnrSGros, Nee. T..
On motion, the balloting for Speaker was re
sumed 's9ta@@f ~ 2ssE'fa4s .atfFsSn p T
:, Ist ,Ballot-Richardson RI, Campbell g5s
scattering &c. s.l> ssss7 = = '.a 5'tieEp e,
There was no election, III being necessary.
| .seaxs 70 .ssa5s sat NEW y Yosx.s Decd =.
= Aletter from antigua, received here, state,
that the brig Leango, of Philadelphia, ,was boar
tied IN the harhor of st.Johns by the English au
thorities, and colored cook named Ross -forci
nty taken ashore, unde, under rpretenee Of beipe
| a slave restrained of his freedom. Ross pro
tested that he wasa freeman and at last ac
counts was IN the hands of the,poliee avaitinga ar
Investigation zi5 - asss g ~ s5.zs rs,sS-ys
| -i@A meeting Of delegates from the difernt Irisl
, organization in the United States and Canada ar,
now in session at the Astor House About Ion
members are in attendance but more are expec,
| ed. % g}E>E "a z4ag ~. - +. = =.
| = 81 .sg .sse WAsHINaros, Dec. 8.
| The dispatches received by the Atlantic rep
resent our affairs With England unchanged sine,
the departure of the Canada Mr. Buchsna,, say
that Lord Clarendon and the British Cabinet ar
| endeayoring TO patch up a reply to our Govern
ment communication, with reference 10 viola
uon Of our Neutrality Laws by British agents +
order, at possible, not to wound our sensitive
ness and at the same time shield Mr Crau,pton.
Our Government has finally acted on the Iae
moral OF Denmark, proposing capitalization or
iax according 70 the value of the cargo in lieu q
the present Sound dues, and haze rejected III
proposition.
The NrtionaI Tntelligcncer confirms the repor,
received from Kansas The dispatch re, eirc
from Coy Shannon, making q demand for troop,
Was received by President Pierce yesterday, an
It Is stated that civil war WAS threatened, an
transfer Of troops from all the nearest points ~
Transmitted h5 telegraph Is the President.