Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-19
Proceedings of To-Day.

In the Senate to-day, they were engaged in
receiving and disposing of petitions from naval
officers who had been retired in accordance
with the report to that end, made by the late
Naval Reform Board
In the House, after the reading Of the
journal, Mr.. Thorington withdrew his reso
luton to elect Speaker by plurality vote
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, then took the floor,
and replied to the remarks made yesterday
by Mr.. II Marshall, of Kentucky, which he al
legged to have been equivalent to an effort TO
read out of the American party all who would
not sit in the Hall with pad locks on their
mouths upon the Nebraska question. His OBJ
ject was simply to say that, not believing this
to be proper time for its discussion he should
refrain from discussing it now At the proper
time, however, he would be found ready to
do his duty in its consideration.
The House then proceeded to a sixty-fourth
ballot for Speaker, with the following re-
suit:
Whole number of votes cast, 2Is: necessary
to choice, Ito
For Mr. Richardson 70, Banks 1O2, Fuller
Of Pa. 81, scattering g.
Mr.. Barclay, rising to a personal explana-
ton, replied to the declaration of his colleague.
Mr.. Campbell, yesterday that he was elected
free-soiler. He asked Mr.. Campbell
whether he had so stated
hr Campbell answered in the negative; adj
ding that he had understood that Mr.. b had
been elected as an anti Nebraska man.
Mr.. Barclay, resuming the floor, denied that
he was an anti-Nebraska man in the sense
meant by Mr.. Campbell, and explained the
grounds on the Nebraska question on which
he went before his constituents to be that of
hostility to disturbing the Kansas and Ne
braska act, though had he then been in Con-
gress, he would not have voted to disturb the
Missouri compromise.
He was determined to stand or fall, as here
tofore, with the solid column of the Demo
eracy. He then argued at some length TO
show, that In casting their votes for Fuller,
his colleagues who did so, had taken ground
practically against the platform of their
(know NOthing) party laid down at the Read
Ing convention. MIR. f. being on the Ne
braska question quite as ultra as Mr.. Banks.
lie wanted to know how Mr.. Fuller, entertain
ing such sentiments, could be supported by
the southern Know Nothings?
Mr.. Campbell, of Pennsylvania, rising TO
personal explanation, said that he had said
yesterday that the American party of Penn
syivania were not afraid Of the term "Know
Nothings," not Abolitionists as reported in
the Globe. lie asked Mr.. Barclay whether
he had not been elected as an anti-Nebraska
bill man?
Mr.. Barclay continuing, explained that he
stood before his constituents in the canvass
simply on the Democratic platform. proclaim
ing his hostility to the idea of restoring the
Missouri compromise.
Mr.. Campbell then explained bis position
before his constituents, and his course in this
election. The Reading convention, he said
also, did not meet until after the Pennsyl-
vania Congressional election.
Mr.. Whitney pron0ciDO tn suhpnit n raooIu-
tion, to solve the existing difficulty, first ad-
dressed the House in vindication of the Amer
lean party of the North, which had not before
been defended by Northern representative.
He denied the allegation that it was identical
with the Free Soil party as alleged.
Mr.. W. was addressing the House as we
went to press.