The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-24
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Thursllay's Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90.
Sesaate.-Mr Broadhead, from the Commit
tie Of Claims, submitted a report directing
that all the private claims, in which adverse
reports were made and ordered during last SEES
sion, which were pending at its close, and
which claims are founded upon any law of Con-
gress or regulation of the Executive depart.
ment, or contracts expressed or implied, with
tn. Government, and which the claimant
choose to prosecute befJre the Court of Claims
lie referred to said court.
The report, on motion, was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Case, the protest of the
members of the Illinois Legislature, against
Turnbull's election to the Senate, was referred
to the judiciary Committee. Mr.. Turnbull
presented evidence showing that he ceased to
be judge and was succeeded by another two
years before his election to the Senate-refer-
red to the same committee.
Houss.-Bal.oting for Speaker was re-
sumed.
Banks 1O4, Richardson 70, scattering TO-
Mr. Smith, of Alabama, said that the result
of the vote just announced is pretty fair in
dication that no result will be reached to-day.
Wishing to promote by degrees the business of
the House, ne proposed to proceed to the cleo
ton Of two most important committees of the
| House, viz: The Committees on Ways and
Means and Foreign Affairs
He proposed that the Northern party should
nominate four members for each committee,
the administration party three, and the Cor
poral Guard of the South, assistedoby men,
b,rs from the North, two. These committees
should select their chairman by majority
vote, and that the two chairmen should pre-
side over the ordinary business of the House
alternately until Speaker is elected. He pro-
posed one hour to be devoted to the introduc-
ton of bills to be referred to appropriate COM
mittees to be selected hereafter.
The members could be sworn in by the
chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means, and then proceed to the election of
clerk, postmaster, sergent-at-arms, doorkeper,
and last, but not least, the chaplain, through
whose prayers perhaps some oil might be
thrown upon the troubled waters. This was
no time for elimination and recrimination
We want harmony and concession.
Several gentlemen objected to that plan
The law of 1889, being in the way, prescribing
that Speaker and Clerk shall first be elected
and the members sworn in by the Speaker be-
fore proceeding to any other business.
Mr.. Smith remarked that unless somo such
plan was adopted, the public business would
suffer.
Thursdays Proceedings Concluded.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
HoUsE.-Mr. Cadwalader counseled his
Democratic friends to adhere to their position
and platform.
Mr.. McMullin warned the Seward Black
Republicans that If the Government ever pass
ed into their hands and the Missouri line be
re sorted and the Fugitive Slave Law repealed,
the Union must and will be dissolved the dec
laration of that gray headed Mr.. Giddings to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Mr.. Zollicoffer assigned his reason why he
could not support either Richardson or Banks,
saying that his friends stood on middle and
national ground, which all might occupy with
out compromising their principles,
Mr.. wright, OF Tenn, O0IItUIItivu Lhot L~---
ever patriotic the American party here may be
they are, by their votes, making the extension
of the naturalization laws paramount to every
other consideration.
Mr.. Cox recognized no one as a member of
the American party who does not stand on the
18th section of the Philadelphia platform. He
the Democrats would come over to his side,
but the Americans have not power to carry
over all their force to Richardson.
The House then adjourned
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
| The report that the original copy of the de-
claration ofindependence has been stolen from
the Patent Office and counterfeit substituted
| Us untrue. 1t has been there IA years.
Judge Douglas has written tohis friends
that, though suffering severely from and in
famed throat, he expects to be in Washington
in January.
| The debate in the House to-day attracted a
dense auditory. The discussion serve but to
render more apparent the difficulty of an or
ganization.
/ New YORK, Dec. 90
/ The jewclry store Of Lion & Cohen was
robbed last night of watches and jewelry to the
value of SIS OO0-their whole stock.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 10.
Arrived to-day, Antelope; departed, Ar;t
; and Hungarian.
: New ORLEANS, Dee. 10.
: The steamers news had favorable effec
i on the market and prices are sitter. Sales to
|: day "a, 600 bales, advanced Il, midling 9, mo
lasses "a, mess pork SIT so. Freights-Cottel
: to Liverpool g. Whisky 30.
MARBLE WORKS R REMOVED.
vTvHE undersEDed would respectfully inform the publ
Vine nearly opposite Apollo Hall
received lot of fine Marble which