The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-12-29
Congress.

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to-day.
House.-Several propositions to effect an or
.ganization were offered and promised. One OF
them proposed that, after the sixtleth'v vote, oil
candidates for Speaker, except the two highest,
should be dropped, and that the person then
having the largest number Of votes should be
the presiding officer. Another proposed that
all the members should resign and go back to
their constituents a third that the South
should be allowed to select a Speaker from the
North, or that the North should be allowed to
designate one from the South in either case
the person chosen to be the most acceptable to
the section making the choice. But all these
suggestions were disregarded, and the House
took two more votes, without material yaria-
ton from the results Of the day before.
On the first ballot to-day THE sixtieth in ely
the vote was as follows:
Banks, los Richardson, "a; Fuller, 40
scattering, 6 whole number Of votes given,
225 necessary to q choice, lib. i,
Messrs. Sandidge and Taylor, Of Louisiana
still voted for Richardson, and MIR. Eustis for
Fuller. -
There having been no election, q sixty-frst
ballot was had, with the following result:
Banks, los; Richardson, "a; Fuller, 40;
scattering, 6.
No choice having yet been effected, the
House adjourned. /.
MONDAY, Dec. l7.--In the Senate, several
petitions were presented complaining of the ac-
ton of the Naval Board, constituted under an
act of the last Congress which were referred
to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
A number OF notices were given Of bills re-
lating to internal improvements.
Mr.. James gave notice Of a bill providing
for the modification of the patent laws and in
crease of the compensation of the commits
| sioner.
On motion of Mr.. Slidell, a resolution was
adopted, requesting the President to send to
the Senate q memorial of citizens of NewOr-
leans, complaining Of the irregularity Of the
mail service between Washington and New
Orleans.
After the transaction of some other business
Of no great public Importance, the Senate adj
journed.
House.-Mr. Dunn made a long personal ex-
PLANTATION, in which he reflected severely upon
Horace Greeley, and criticised the course OF
Mr.. Banks on the Nebraska bill. MIR. Banks
replied, and defended himself.
Mr.. McMullen offered o proposition to the
effect that after organizing and passing the ap-
preparation bills, every member should resign
which, after some debate, was laid upon the
table.
The House then proceeded to a sixtysecond
vote for Speaker, with the following result
Banks, LOG Richardson, 10 Fuller, 81 scat
tering, Z. Whole number Of votes given, 223.
Necessary to a choice, l12.
There having been no election, a sixty-third
ballot was had, and resulted as follows Banks
los Richardson, 10; Fuller, 3s scattering, Z
Mr.. Broom offered a resolution, submitting
the whole slavery question to the decision o.
the Supreme Court, that being the only way
in his opinion, by which the difficulties in the
way Of an organization could be removed
After debate, MIR. Broom withdrew it.
The House then proceeded to a sixty-fourtl
vote, with the following result Banks, LOG
Richardson, SO Fuller, 38 i; scattering, 6.
On this ballot, Messrs. Sandidge and Taylor
still voted for Richardson, and Mr.. Eustis fol
Fuller.
No choice having yet been effected, Mr.
Thoripgton again offered his resolution estab
fishing the plurality rule, but before any acton
was taken upon it the House adjourned.