The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-01-31
Monday, January %, 1856.
SRNr III,

SENATE
In the Senate this morning, Senator Bigler.
OF Pennsylvania, appeared, and was qualified
and took his seat
morrow move to proceed to the election of a
printer of the Senate.
| MIR. Cass addressed the Senate, and the gal.
leres and lobbies were densely crowded In
alluding to Central American affairs. he ad.
| verted, IN the course of his remarks to an in.
timation made by the National Iatellioencer.
that the country might be drifting into diff
culties." He said he did not believe it-he
thought that the ship of State was on its way
on its true course, and the pilot doing his duty.
Mr. Cass used strong language denunciatory
OF the position assumed by Great Britain, in
relation to the protectorate in Central Ameri-
ca, characterizing the pretension of setting up
King over the Mosquito Indians as a mere
mockery, under which England alone exercised
real authority.
| ms statement was corroborated by Mr.
Clayton, who read extracts from documents TO
show that the British vice consul was the real
Governor of the Mosquito, and gave titles to
land In his own name.
MIR. Collamer gave his views relative to the
construction of the Clayton Bulwer treaty. show
ing that there was no possible pretext for the
present assumption of England that the occu-
patton she agreed not to exercise was ONLY
prospective, and had no reference to the occu-
patton which she then held He, however,
thought the time for legislative action had not
arrived, inasmuch as the President, in his an.
nual message, expressed hopes that there might
| suil De an amicabie adjustment of the contro
versies between this Government and Britain
MIR. Seward here obtained the floor, when the
subject was postponed, and the Senate adjourn
ed till Thursday.
HOUSE
Immediately after reading the Journal this
morning, Mr.. Letter offered resolution for the
election of Speaker by the plurality vote.
On motion of Mr.. Wheeler, it was tabled
| yeas LOG, nays 100.
Mr.. Tyson submitted resolution in a spirit
OF compromise, namely, an election by plu-
rality, giving the candidates receiving not less
than twenty-five votes the appointment of the
standing committees, in proportion to their
relative strength Rejected.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, called attention to a
letter published in the Clereldnd Herald, writ
ten by his colleague, Mr.. Wade, deeming re-
marks therein affecting his veracity, if not per.
sonal honor. Why his colleague should impute
treachery to him in connection with Mr.. Thor.
ington's offering resolution the other day, de-
claring Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio Speaker, was
DeyoHu HIS COMPREHENSION.
Mr.. Thorington explained, saying the state
ment in the letter regarding Mr.. Campbell, of
Ohio, was unmitigatedly false in inference and
fact, Mr.. Campbell knowing nothing of his
purpose previous to the introduction of that
resolution.
Messrs. Sherman and Letter said that Mr..
Campbell did not come into the Hall that day
until the House was voting on the resolution,
| and but for their discussion he would have
risen and requested Mr.. Thorington to with.
| draw the resolution.
Mr.. Houston said, in reply to remark in
the letter, that all the Democrats who were
present on that day voted on the subject.
MIR. Wade remarked that in that letter he in
tended to make no direct charge He had
merely given his impressions at the time that
some of the professed Republicans, by their
conduct, were playing into the hands OF the AID
mlnistration men. He was happy to admit the
full force and breadth of the disclaimers of his
colleague, Mr.. Campbell
Mr.. Dunn likewise made some alluson to the
letter, bearing heavily on Mr. Wade and others
MIR. Stewart, of Mary land, offered resolution
providing that the Clerk administer the oath to
the several members, but it was disagreed to.
The House then voted for Speaker with the
following result: Banks, 81; Orr, ca; Fuller,
So; Pennington, 3; Eide, .; T. l.. Harris, | !;
and Williams, l. Whole number Of votes, 200 :;
necessary to a choice l0I
The House then adjourned