Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-17
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

L Mr.. DUNN, Of Indiana rose and addressed the
House In regard to personal attack made upon
himself and other members, by the New York Tn
bunes correspondent Horace Greeley. Also, In
regard to another attack by the Washington COR
respondent Of the New York Times 4, II
II After repellng these stacks, Mr.. D. explained
the position of himself and his colleagues in regard
to their support of Mr.. CAMPRELL and their course
since his withdrawal. Up to the end Of the first
day after Mr.. G 3 withdrawal he had heard nothing
to the disparagement Of any Of the candidates for
Speaker; but on the evening of that day he had
heard that which made him say, 81 have cast my
last vote for Mr.. BANKS" itr taser
He then related an entertaining scene which oc-
Cured in the House in the last session Of the SD
Congress- EZRA Fis
h Mr.. Greeley was the hero Of the affair. It con-
sisted in the first place, of an article in the Tr
bune attacking the votes Of certain members, on
the subject of appropriating money for books. In
the second place, of the remarks Of Mr. Edwards,
Of Ohio, in which he accused Mr.. G. of having
voted for the appropriation himself and of having
justified his vote before and after he gave it, in
conversation IMr. Edwards also accused LGreeley
Of having written the article as an afterthought,
and to defend himself from the structures of the
press. }r 1c o aD1iisa la n .S1tst8t> s 1.g
Mr.. Hudson, of Massachusetts,, and Mr.. Darling,
Of Wisconsin, were the persons who made the
statement in regard to Greeleys justification of his
vote Mr.. DUNN read to the House Mr.. Hudson's,
statement of Misrepresentation with Greeley. Mr..
Darlng's statement was also read, confirming that
Of Mr.. Hudson. f.i, ~ ~ tfe8iasts3 ,8sres sst
Mr.. Greeley's explanation was also read, iniwhich
he stated that he approved of the appropriation if
the books were honestly distributed; and that Mr..
Hudson was mistaken in the language he attribu-
ted to him. srs{i og eBn aalest IL.
Mr.. DUNN then said that a man who had been
thus publicly branded as a calumnator of his col
leagues ought not to have any influence with the
public, when charging other men with improper
conduct. He advised Mr. G.. to aprehce his next y
attack upon honorable men with the report which
he had just read g fssves
Mr.. DUNN then alluded to Mr.. Grceley's attack
upon Mr.. BANKS. But this, it had been said, was
blunder which ought to destroy all confidence in
the author oft t a8 (,
Mr.. D. concluded by advising the Tribune fac
ton to call off its dogs, and send them back to
their kennels, if they wished to organize the House.
Mr.. BANKS rose and declared that he was per-
fecty independent of the New York press, and
then explained his vote on the Nebraska bill. He
said that he represented the strongest anti-savey
district in the Union, and that he had been re-
elected by 1000 majority, notwithstanding the
charges made against him by the press. APP
plause saa yile tp
Mr.. McMULLEN then brought forward his COM
promise, first stating that it was not designed for
Buncombe, as he utterly refused to be a candidate
for Congress again. yigs ~ .; 5egs 80 ;saiaae1
Hisproposition was then read by the CerkrlIt i
was in substance MS follows: BOZ IS 2dWs7l
& That great delay has been caused in the organi-
zation of the House, by the diversity of opinion
existing among its MEMBERS and therefore that the
memuNrs pledge. themselves to pass no other.b
but the appropriation bills and then resign, and
that for this purpose Mr.. ------ be hereby APP
pointed Speaker. 99f'1gt u 81
Mr.. DUNN declared himself In favor of the resoi I
luton, provided IL were amended by clause re-
pealing that part Of the Nebrsska bill which re-
pealed the Missouri Compromise. ga' Z liod
Mr.. McMullen refused to accept the amendment,
and then addressed the Chair In support of his res
olution. a gaalt Nfn goss1av ID - A,--
After few remarks from Mr.. PAINE of North
Carolina, q motion was sde by member from
Illinois, TO lay Mr. McMuLLES's proposition on the
table. II was carried almost unanimously gs4 q
The House then proceeded TO ballot for Speaker.