Demoine courier., 1855-12-27

0SA 49,
xXxIV C0NGRESS---FiRST SESSION
SENATE.
sst3 WASHINGTON, Dec. H..
Nothing important has been docs to
day. asvtal 10 egas =
HOUSE. )
Mr.. Dunn Of Indiana, made a. per
sonal explanation touching cestain siric
lures on his course published in The New
Yoi. TAlbune. iniimsnng thai he wa
NOT 10 be dn,ep from his p,sluen by 4,
outside pressure. lie Was suli ready
as he always had been, 70 acquiescs il
the course VI the Anu Nebraska men
whenever they same together. yt.,a .
Mr. Banks rose amid cries of hea
him and remarked tina, he was mol. &C
coun!abie for what the New York pres,
SAID Of him, never having so.!ciied tbei
support, he relied on h.nse.t alone, AM
begged Mr. Dlnn no. 10 hold hlm res
Poas,ble for compliments or csasurs II
The Tribune or Times.
Mr.. Dunn distinctly slated he did no
do 50 but wss opposed 10 hiu (Banks)
on The ground published ~ these journai.
IN May 1881 relating TO lis cpa.se 81
Mr.. b ON the Nebraska bill, bu,he was
willing TO surrender that opposition the
momvnt all Nebfssksites come together.
Mr.. Banks resumed, repeating saathe
was Independent, Of Tie New Yor. press
IN all respects. aad1ur.hef in reply, an
sisted thai he never yielJed a pasac.e on
the Nebraska bill. lie had .ince me,
the people face 10 face aud at The las
election hey gave him 1000 majosHy,
the iafges' knuHn Ia HE p~oi.ncal history
OF Massachusetts. (Appiaess.) lie had
acted as he thought rigns resardins the
Nst'a.A. o'l and me people had sus-
lalned hlm. 50
hr. McMullen did 40, wish gen,lemen
to conslcer he submitted his pfoposI,ion
designing ~ baiij up for himself a repu
Hoo vi his being popular al home. The
resolution was read 10 elect that after an
organization was effected. no bsssiness
should br isaasactsd excapl.l the Passage
OF HE neces,sfy appropriation blLis.-
tie UeMbers iLen go ho8e. A bisn
wasleft ~ ,hs resalurlop ~ be filed with
he Asme Of soms g~eniisusen 1 act as
speak r uoiI the si6se.aid purpose wac
accomplished. Eraas ) sfs !
Mr.. Dana suggested a modification OF
he RESOLUTION ptos,ding ior The repeal oil
50 m0cii ct he Kansas Nebraska act as
Dc troye ed the Missouri Comprom.se -
Laugh!er. Al .t.5us
Mr. Houston. That is only q slight
modification (Merrimeni.)
hir. MeNlnllen could no, think the
genilt men from indiana made The sag
.ges,ion IN good :sith on the adoption of
ms resolution. All could return to the
people on that very Issue. asb
MIR Grow, referring to a remark of
Mr.. McMuliep. thai hs <AIr. McMnllen)
would lake lir. Richardson as a Ma
uonnl mon on > ~nalioaal platform, an0
said tia, only IL Norihern members hsti
voted for him with the Southern meal-
pers, some supposed ;hese IL Nor,asrn
men made The National party. 9aa
Mr. McMaslen-How many South
ernmen vote for your candidate!
MIR. Grow-I don't know. ~ ~
MIR. McMullea-None. az astf
Mr.. Geo6e-fIsve you IT from the
North .ho viii vote for Noiihern man!
You have shown thu, your N~aioaslism
consists Of s~ectiosallscI. Aat
Mr.. Grow said that members in op,
position 10 the II, from The North who
support Mr.. Richardson, represents. 81
COO 900 living Dorlh Of Mason Dixon's
Line, while the Ia who vote IN those
representing only zoe, 600 living south
Of il. " hlch then, has 4 Claim TO ma.
Mr.. Joces, of Pa, wished TO know
bow his colleague could make IL appear
tha. IL Northern men voting for lhe a q
ditaie Of the Democrats, who is a Nor
,lerner, constitute a Sou,iiern vote!-
The simple sri,hmencal question he
wonied bis colleague 10 cypher Out.
: Mr. Morgan-I move if you say it's
ouncombe The assertion is false. (Ssn.
sat,on.) pa s
Mr.. Paine said he came there to trap
sact public business and throw no oh-
stacle 10 the way OF acung as a nanonaI
man. lie thought the proposition Of his
colleague fair for the South TO select a
Northern man. OF the Nor.k ,ssIect a
Southern man.
Mr.. M~'siui'sr's resolution was ia
bled.
Votes were taken Cor Speaker and on
the las. ballot, 64ih. Banxs TScee,yed los
Richardson 20, Fuller IS, scattering 6.
Pending the resolution Of Mr., Thor
ing'cn TO elect a Speaker Wy a plurality
vote the house adjourned. -.
WAsHrsoroN, Dec. Is.
SENATE.
In the Senate to-day Mr., CLAYTON pre-