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te issNs' ss-17s1t ssa - WAsnINGT1S, Dec. 90, 81
SxxITE2 Mr. Bro dhead. from committee ca
claims, submitted a reporting directing that, I'll
private claims, s1ia which anyerse frpo Is were
made or ordered during the. last session, which
were pending at its close. and which claims are
founded upon anyIaw Of Congress, or reputation
Eofthe Executive Depar ments, OF contracts
tpreSsed or implied with the Gnyernmentt aud
which claimants choose 10 prosecute before The
Court Of Claims, he referred 10 said Court Re-
| port, on tnotiUn, adopted.
On motion OF Mr. CaSS the protest of the mem
bers0f the Illinois Legislature against Mr. furn-
bulPS election to the Senate, was referred TO the
committe on judiciary.
Mr.. T1Inbull presented evidence showing that
he ceased 10 lie Judge, and was succeeded by
another, two Yeas before his election TO the SeM
tate-tefeTfel to same committee. S
HorsE-Bal.otihg for Speaker was resumed:-
Banks I04, Richardson's -, Fuller Sl,--scatterlns
SIR. Smith of Ala; sud that the result of Tie
vote just announced, is pretty fair Indication
that no result will bereachett to-day, and wishing
10 promote by !erTtvs, business Of the House, he
proposed 10 proceed TO the electiOnof twoot the
blnUSt important committees OF the House, SlZ:-
Com. OF Ways aud Meaus and Foreign AttaHS-
proposed thattRe Northern party should nominate
la members Tor each committee, the Administration
party 5, and corpoialgus of the South assisted
by members from The North; 2 Of these commits
vote, and that these two chaiTmeu ASh3htd preside
over the ordinary business of the House alternate
~, ill a Sps aker be- elected. He pIopoSed-une
hour TO be devoted TO the Introduction of bills
be referred 10 appropriate 70 beseiected
herealtsr-lhe members Could be sworn IN by the
chairman of the committee OF, Ways and Means,
and then proceed 10 the election o. Clelk, p USt
Master, Sergeant-at AIMS, DOprkerper, and last,
but not least The Chap thIoug wtoSe pra yers
perhaps, some oil may be thrown upon the trOub
led waters, this was no time for cUmmuton or re
commotion; we want harmony and concession.
Several gentlemen objected to that plan. the
Law Of 1889 being IN the way, prescribing that a
Speaker and Clerk shall FIRST be elected, and tile
members sworn in by the Speaker befuIe proceed
ing to any other business. tsi ~
NIr. Smith remarked, that unless some such Piaa
was adopted, the public business would SITTER. -
Mr.. Cadwa ladtr counseled his Democratic
friends 10 adhere strictly 10 their position and
platform. q
Mr.. McMullen warned the Seward Black Re.
publcanE that il tie gUverhmt ut paSSedtinIotIeit
hands, aud The Missouri line be restored, the iugi
tive slave law would be repealed, the Union must
and will be d:ssoIvedi the declaration o. that ia
hatica gtEy headed Ir. GiIdings 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding. RI. q - -+Fs
l. Mr.. ZvlicvfIeI assigned reasons why he did not
support either Richardson or Banks, saying that
his friends stood on middle aud nalohaI ground,
which all migtt-occuPy %ithonlt compromising
their principals.
Mr-Wnsht, OF Tenn, commended that however
patriotic the American party here may be, they're
Icy tlleIryo making the extension OF Il natu.
laIization laws paramount 10 every other conside
ration.
Mr.. Cox recognized no one of the American
party who does not stand on the 9Th secinn of The
Philadelphia platform He said Speaker could
he elected Immediately, If the Democrats would
come over to his side, but that the Americans have
tie power 10 carry over all their force TO MI.
Richardson. =sa.lres
The House then acid.