New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-18

ofiCere In what msr1er or what measure of relief
Congress should extend TO the aggrieved he did not
coDs it bis province TO ndisste but regarded it
proper subject OF confederation for the Commit zee Oh
Nsva Affairs
1t was 20 referred, when the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. DUNN, Indiana, rising to a personal xoans-
ton read extracts from Washington correspondence
of The NEw.YoRE TRIBUNE of the - b iost signed
"H. g. commenting on mis- lDurns) course in the
lie said notwithstanding The atsck, he should not
turn his back On his country At the expense Of his true
maDlDess and honor, though Horsee reeley, or the
Devil, or both combined, bid him do 1t lAppla1se
and laughter.
lie complained that he aud others who are demon
mated straggers are not Daguerre0typed, bat car CO
tired. He had ssid from the ifs', that when all AMI
Nebraska en- come together, surrender Ocs and PEI
sOnal preuoices agree TO stand equsl terms, and
discontinue the game of stebbing men 10 the dark, he
would feel biuself bound TO acquie-ce and &C; with
them in the election of Speaker, whether present at
their meetings or not
Toe grea. trouble has been that Casar has party
" and Antony party, but Rome none" Certain gen
teuen have held themselves aloof and ballotng wi
show who and where they are. He explained his
ground of action, and defended his c)urte at 80 ne
length, commenting also during bis remarks, on an ar
ticle in The ~ Y. Times.
Mr. BANKS rose amid loud cries OF "Fair play"
" Hear hlm" "NO objection" &C., and remarked
that he was rot accountable for what the Nes. York
DR. said q him never having solicited their support
He relied on himself alone aud begged Mr.. Dunn not
10 hold him responsible for compliments or cens1re 10
The TRIBUNE or Tunes.
Mr. DUNN distinctly ststed that he did not do 80,
but was opposed TO him (Banks) on the grounds pub
lirhed in those journals In May, 1884, relating o the
course of Mr. Is. pending the Nebraska bill, but he
willing TO surrender that opposltlon, the moment
all Anti-Nebrssk aites come together.
Mr.. BANKS resumed, repeating tina. he was indie
pendent of the New York Press in all respects; aud
Further in reply, insistf that he yisded par
tice the Ne6r aska bill He had since met the peo-
pie face TO face aud at the last election they gave him
seven thousand msjOrity-the largest known ia the
political history Of hsssschusetts IAPplauseI He
bad acted lie thought right regarding the Noorasks
bill, and the people had sustained him.
Mr. McMULLEN Offered, IS compromise prop
ositon which h. said the product of his VII ham
b e imagination ILsughterl, but he begged gentlemen
to cOnsoer that he did not, m submitting IT, design 70
build I'd for himself tie reputation OF belcg popular at
bou rbe resolntion was reao, TO the effect that,
after the organization effected no business should
be Transacted except tho passage Of the necessary sp-
propriston bills the Members then 70 rssi IN and go
home blank was left the resolution, 10 be hlled
with the name OF some gentleman 10 act as Speaker
until the aforesaid purposes are sccO npl-hed.
Mr. DUNN suge ested a mOdific alton of the resou-
tor pIoydipg for the repeal OF so much OF the Nan
sas-Nebraska Act SIS destroys the Missouri Conpro-
ice. Laughter go
Mr.. HOUSTON-Thst is only slight modification.
lMenimert.
Mr.. McMULIEN could not think the gentleman
from Inoisna made the suggestion in good faith. On
the adoption of his resOlu ION all could return 10 Inc
people on that very issue.
Mr. GROW-refeung to a remark of Mr. Mchu-
len that he McMullep would take Nr. Rich aTdson as
a NATIONAL an on national plsfOrm-said tbat only
seventeen Northern members hsd votsd for HIM, with
the Southern members; so be supposed these seven
teen Northern men made the National party
MIR. MCMULLEN-How many Southern men vote
for your candidate
Mr.. GROW-DOntk know.
Nr. McMULLEN-No
AR GOODE-Havs YOU seventeen from the North
.-;l for a Southern that mDer
from the Sou h who will vote for Northern man
You have shown thai nationA'm consists OF sec
| tionsbm.
,he seyeD,een from the North who support Mr. Rich
ar6son represent 600 900 living north of Mason and
Iixon's liz e. while the seventeen who vote wih those
Iepresent only 900 living south OF IT. Which, then,
! has the beet claim 10 nationality
Mr. JONES Pa.l wished 20 know Row his colleague
| could make il appear that seventeen Northern men
voeo FL the candidate Of the Democrats, VITO Is q
! Northern man, constitute 5 Southern vote This
simple Ar bmetica question he wanted his colleague
Mr. NORGAN-I move this Buncombe re1olu.ion
be lad Op the table.
| MI.MoMULLEN-Ifyo You say it's bnncombe, the as
,eition il false. (SsnsaiiOn -.
MI PAINE sald he came there to transact public
business and thro~ no Obsaeen the way Ac Tag as
National man ne thought the proposition OF bis col
leag fair ior the South 10 select Northern man
| or Ae North selec; Southern mao
Mr. McMULLEN Inter up;ingl-We on this sde
are acting thai suggestion, the south voting Tor
/ Ncibern man.
Mr. PAINE [resuningl-Aud we Of the South have
selected hnc vo' ed for a cortaern man
| ar FULLER-We are Ia the situation OF 8 sic
II an needing physc laughter. However Esuseaus it
NAV De- 10 al sency no man can refdse TO takel
hut i'm s2ipe no be 30 foolish as 70 have 4.
! forced down biS throat.
Mr. McNullen's resolution was tabled, after
zhich the House voted tSice for Speaker the second
| ballot resulting as toloSs
! Rapks....lOJ Richardson -
Fuller........ 3s Scattering.
| Mr. BROOME here submitted proposition by
which be said TIE iicu in the way OF an orgaai'
cation could be IT moved ha' eticuly beng, ss he
copsidered the question of the extension or pom ex.
,,pson Of Slavery to the Territories OF the United
st.4s His resolatcn was tbs, both Houses anc tae
President Asserting tie question OF he power o. Con
oress over Slavery in the Territories he sgbnied 70
! the Supreme Court-ther decision 10 be hnsl and
| conclusive Laughter i, some paris Of the hal.
Mr.. BROOME said the subject was Que too serious
| Tor uerrIment. - -, =.
aHIJMPHREY MARSHALL inquired whether II
rs in he contemplation OF tn geniem N to wall t9r
an organiz atom until the Supreme Court shall decide
/ daughter -. -,
Mr. BROOME explained it was no. a joint nsoi1,
| tor becauss the House bod no. YET organized. II
Il l. ONES ou Il Se-ermned shall hear no more ABOUT
eompromise lines IN regard 10 slavery
M SMITH Tenn thought the difficulty Wss cs-
cloeed by Mr. Campbell Ohio the o'ber CAV, VINO In,
dicntsd he could have been ELECTED Speaker ne would
mske pedEes In TestiOn 10 tue tofnauon OF osnulns
rHrwat KaaA