Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-17
Proceedings Of To-Day.

Al sAo 0OAetO, lo-odyj HotniuS was uOne
beyond the reception Of petitions of no public
interest. They adjourned at an early hour,
the House not yet being organized.
In the House, Mr.. Dunn, rising to per
sonal explanation, read a portion of Wash
ingtOn letter in the New York Tribune, CON-
menting on his course in the current election
Of Speaker.
Mr.. D. then read the article written by Mr..
Greeley for the New York Tribune, immed-
ately after the enactment of the Nebraska
bill, wherein Mr.. G.. denounced Mr.. Banks, Of
Mass, and others, with great severity for Sc
curing the enactment Of the Nebraska Kansas
act.
He next read for the information of the
House portion of a n. Y. Times letter bear
ing date the l4th inst, disappearing his
position in the late opposition representatives
caucus, wherein he had pledged himself to
sustain fair! nominated anti ebraska man
for Speaker. He would not take the nominee
of 81 out Of 124 anti-Nebraska members, moro
especially when they made the ultinatum
to take no one but their particular choice.
If the choice forced by them was ".4u
Cesar, am muliuS," hisIreply would continue
to be "Gtn nUlius." He intimated that the
friends of Mr.. Banks had evidently no desire
for a fair understanding and really fair
nomination.
Mr.. D. quoted Times letter of May 13, 1854,
denOunciDg Mr.. Banks and others, for aiding
the enactment Of the Nebraska bill, as trail
tors. These same writers who SO denounced
MIR. Banks at that time, now undertake to de-
nource honorable gentlemen for refusing to
sustain Mr.. B.
He, (Mr. Dunn,) had always been Wing,
but was not now inclined to insist on the elec-
ton Of Wing. Four Of his anti-nebraska
colleagues had been Democrats, and he had
early taken occasion to assure them that bo
was willing to follow them in the matter.
Thus he mad voted originally for Mr.. Camp
bell, Of Ohio, without knowing him personally
when Mr.. G. withdrew, he had followed the
lead tof such Of them as had voted for Mr..
Banks, though not relishing that gentleman's
request that some OF them should refrain from
voting for him, by way Of disceuraging others
from pressing forward to be anti Nebraska
candidates. That advice was evidence of a
sinister design on the part of Mr.. Banks, that
Induced him, afterwards, to decline voting for
him.
Mr.. D., continuing, referred to what he de-.
sorlbed as most humiliating scene in the
conduct OF Mr.. Greeley when in Congress
wherein, notwithstanding his previous high
standing as public man, he had disgraced
himself as man and as member; and he read
| from Mr.. GTeeley's explanation with refer
ence to his voting for the gift books for men,
bers.
Mr.. d. concluded by maintaining that a
man who had been so branded in the hall
| when there, should have no weight with the
publlc when essaylng to malign honorable
members. be recommended to him (Mr
dreeley) when next essaying SO to do, to place
at the head Of his articles the Congressional
record Of his own infamy
dc also recommended the New York Tfmss'
correspondent to republish his own denuncia,
ton OF Mr.. Banks when again essaying "a
hold honorable members to account for III
| voting for him Nh. Banks conduct on the
| Nebraska bill had been apologized for on the
| ground that it was a blunder. He would not
| vote for blunderer.
Mr.. Banks then addressed the House in ex-
PLANTATION. He had nothing to do with the
correspondence Of the New York or other pa
pers. He was not responsible for what thew
did nor were they for his acts. He did not
feel called on to notice in the hall what thew
wrote concerning him, complimentary or de-
| mandatory. He was wholly independent Of
| them. lie had never yielded an inch in his
! position on the Nebraska bill.
he represented the strongest anti-slavery
district in the country, and satisfied his con-
stituents Of the rectitude Of his course on the
Nebraska bill, and had been reelected by
| 1000 majority. Cheering from seats occupied
| by antI-slavery members.
Mr.. b. then explained at length and in de-
tail what his course had been ON the Nebraska
bill, concluding by declaring that 1t had been
| sincere throughout.
Mr.. McMullen offered his compromise prcpo-
sition, which lead to a debate, in which Mr.
Mem. and Messrs. Grow, Dunn, Goode, Reade
and Payne participated before it was laid on
the table.
They then proceeded to 63d ballot for a
Speaker, on which they were engaged when
we went to press, with very slight prospect,
indeed, of making Speaker, in the course OF
the day.