Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-12-26
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SENATE
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Nothing important has been done to-day.
HOITSE

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Mr.. Dunn Of Iadians, made 4 personal cxpla.
nation touching certain structures on his course
4 pablished IN the New York Tribune. in,imatinr
that be was not TO be driven from hs position by
| an outside pressure, lie was still ready, as he
always had been, 10 acauiesce in the course of
/ the Anti Nebraska men. whenever tEey came to.
gcther -. 81 5 ~zss
Mr Banks rose amid cries Of, hear him and re.
| marked that he was not accountable for what
the New FORK press said Of him, never having
solicited their support, he relied on himself alone
and begged Mr. Dunn not 10 hold.hin rcsponsi-
Times sR 'e'sRN e
Mr.. Dunn distinctly stated he aid no, do 50
bus waSopposed to him tBanks) on the ground
published in these Journals in Nay 1854 relating
10 the course Of Mr., b., on the Nebraska bill,
but he was willing TO surrender that opposition
! the moment all Ncbraskaites come together.
Mr.. Banks resumed, repeating that he was in.
independent of the New York pEessin all res.
poets, and further in reply insisted that he never
yielded particle on the Nebrsska bill. He had
since met the people face to face and at the last
election they gave him 1000 majority the larg.
setts (Applausc,) He had acted as he thought
right regarding the Nebraska bill and the people
had sustained him.
Mr. McMnllcg did not wish gentlemen to con-
slider he submitted his proposition designing to
build up for himself reputation of his being
popular at home. The resolution was read to ef
feet that aiteran organization was effected, no
business should be transacted except the passage
Of the necessary appropriation bills. The mem.
bers then SO home,i A blank was ieff In the res
olution to be filed with the name Of some gen.
tlenien to act as speaker until the aforesaid pur-
pose was accomplished. t
{ Mr.. Dunn suggested modification of the res
olution providing forfthe repeal Of SO much Of
tie lKansas-Nehraska act az destroyed the Mis-.
souri, Compromise. Qaughtcr.) -ssraa
MIR. Houston. That is only slight modi6ca-
ton. {Merriment.1 - .ss f@Ns
Mr.. McMuen could not think the gentleman
from Indiana made the suggestion in good faith
on the adoption Of hisresolution Ali could re.
turn to the people on that very issuc.s
Mr.. Grow, referring to remark Of Mr.. Nc
Mullen. thathea tMr. 'McMnllen) would take Mr.
richardson as a National man on national plat.
form, and said that only IA Northern members
had voted for him with the Southern members,
so he supposed these, II Northern men made the
National party. -..f-.,ss -,
as Mr. McMullen-Tfow many Southern men vote
for your candidateg 55Ets"eH
Mr. Grow-f don't know
Mr. McMullcn--Nonc. s5aI asT a}f
Nj Goode-lIave you II from the North
who viii vote for Northern man You have
shown that your Nationalism consists Of section
alism. sfiau ~ fseg - SE.8i4t
Mr.. Grow said that members in opposition to
the II from the North who support Mr.. Richard
son, represents S,0o0,0o0 living north of, Mason
& Dxon's Line while the II who vote with those
representing only 100000 living south Of it,
Which then, has the claim to nationality.
Mr.. Jones, of Pa, wished to know how his
colleague could make it appear that n Northern
men voting for the candidate Of the Democrats,
who isa Northerncr, constitute Southern votey
The simple arithmctical question he wanted his
colleague to cypher out. 90 - IA
Mr.. Morgan--I movc'if you say It's buncombe
the assertion is false. (Sensation.) r 4el
Mr.. Paine said he came there to transact pub.
lie business and throw no obstacle in the way Of
acting as q national man. He thought the pro-
position of his colleage fair for the South to Sc
lect a Northern man. or the North select South
ern man.. .-l-sg. f..-s z.ssiia - sat5 L#7p asasF
Mr.. McMullen's resolution was tabled. a7fa
Votes were taken for Speaker and on the last
ballot, 9th, Banks received l05, Richardson :,
Fuller 3s, scattering 6. 80 stt'azf =
Pending the resolution of Mr.. Thorington to
.'rc' Speaker by a plurality vote the house ad.
iourned.