Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-01-31
CONGRESS.

The Senate was not in session on Satur-
day. In the House of Representatives Mr..
Dunn submitted the following resolutions:
1. Resozred, That regarding the political
complexion of the present House of Repre-
sentatives as indicating the undoubted SEN
timent of large majority of the people of
the United States against the act of the last
Congress, repeating the restriction against
slavery in the Territories of Kansas
and Nebraska, imposed by the Compro-
mise of 1920; no man ght to be chosen
Speaker Of this body who does not fully and
heartily harmonic with that sentiment, or
who will hesitate to exert himself for the
restoration of that restriction in terms or
substance:
2. Resolred, That the said restriction
ought to be restored as an act of Justice to
all the people Of the United States, as pro-
per vindication of the wisdom, patriotism
and plighted honor of the great statesmen
who imposed it, and as necessary and GER
tdem means of restoring that concord and
harmony among the States of the American
Union which are essential to the welfare of
our people and the pcrpetuity of our institu-
tons
3. Ress1red, That a useless and factious
agitation of the slavery question, in or out
Of Congress, is unwise, unjust to portion
Of the American people, and to some extent
injurious to every section of our country,
and therefore should not be continued; but,
until the Missouri restriction of 1920 shall
be restored, in fact or in substance, to the
said territories of Kansas and Nebraska,
fully and completely, to that extent and for
that purpose, it is our solemn duty to the
past, the present, and the future, steadily
and firmly to persist in our efforts.
The first resolution was reieeted-yeas
102, nays 103; the second was agreed to-
yeas 101, nays 100; and the third was re-
jected-yeas 100, nays 1903.
Mr.. Fuller of Pennsylvania offered re-
solution-that any agitation of the question
of slaverS III or out of Congress, is unwise,
unjust to portion of the American people,
injurious to every section of our country,
and therefore should not be countenanced.
The resolution was adopted-yeas 101,
nays 100.
Mr.. Meacham offered the following reso-
luton:
Reso1ved, That in the opinion of the
House, the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise, prohibiting slavery north of $50 30/,
was an example of useless and factious agi-
tation Of the slavery question unwise and
unjust to the American people.
This was agreed to-yeas 1O8, nays 90.
The House then adjourned.
On Monday, Mr.. Cass addressed the Sc
nate on the subject of Central American
affairs. He alluded to the remark of the
National Lntelligencer, that this country
might be drifting into difficulties" He
did not believe any such thing. He thought
the ship of State was on her true course, and
that the pilot was doing his duty.
Mr.. Letter offered the following resolu-
ton in the House:
Resolved, That the House will proceed to
the election of Speaker viua voce; and if,
after one call of the roll no member shall
have received a majority of the whole num-
Der Of votes, the roll shall again be called,
and the member who shall then receive the
largest number of votes, provided it be a
majority of a quorum, shall be declared the