The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-04
WASHINGTON CITY,
FRIDAY MORNING. JAN. 4, 1866.
CONGRESS THURSDAY.

SEHATE-~The Chair laid before the Senate communlca-
ton from the President of the United States transmitting
memorial OF citizens OF New Orleans complaining the
iregularity of the mail service between Washington and
that city also report from the Secretary of the Treas
ury. motion made 10 print the latter document
upon which extended debate ensued in which Messrs
Hamlin Mason Brodhead Stuart Adams Yulee johnson,
Clayton and Others took part The motion TO print
agreed to-
Mr. Cass said that he should take early opportunity
to define his position in relation the effect and bearing
of the Kansas-Nebrasks bill. Mr. Stuart made few
marks in relation to the same subject
Mr. Hale made Of his characteristic speeches. in OPP
position to the present administration and the principles
contained in the Presidents annual message Mr. Fes-
sender presented joint resolutions of the legislature OF
Maine the subjects of slavery and the Frenchspolaon
bill vetoed by the President Mr. Wilson submitted
luton calling the President for information in relation
to the recent troubles in Kansas; which laid
The resolution, submitted time since by Mr.. Fz-
patrick, referring to the Court Of Claims such Of the
private claims embraced ia the Senate bill Of the last Con-
gress to authorize the payment Of certain claims dep
relations and spoatons during the hostilites with the
Creek and Seminole Indians in 1886 and 1897 the
claimants choose before that court was taken
up and, after some debate it agreed TO.
After the consideration Of executive business the Senate
adjourned until Monday next
HOUSE several fruitless ball
lettings to-day and proposition from Mr.. Mace which
caused some merrment, resolution offered by Mr..
Walker of Alabama to the effect that the Hon. w. W.
Boyce OF South Carolina should be declared Speaker OF
the House Mr.. Walker preaced his proposition with
appropriate remarks and from bis manner it might
have been inferred that he spoke for bis feow-souhern
members of the American order. This was the more
natural, inasmuch effort is making through
out the South to fix upon the democratic party In
the House the responsibility Of maintaining the pres
ent Reorganization in that body, because they not
ready it is said to cooperate with Mr. Walker and his
associates and therefore the proposition Of that gentleman
assumed somewhat serious aspect 1t was, however,
speedily amended after animated speech from Mr. Gallo
way Of Ohio, who proposed to insert the name Of Mr.
Banks in place of Mr. Boyce and then another amend
ment moved by Mr.. Dunn, who proposed, first Mr.
Letter. and upon his declension Of the honor Mr. PEN
ningon substitute for Mr. Banks Mr. Sage then moved
lay the whole subject the table, the yeas nays
ordered Whilst the House the act executing
this ORDER very interesting debate took place. To defeat
the motion lay the resolution the table was to bring
the House to direct vote first upon Mr. Pennington that
Mr. Boyce 1t appeared, however from the vote before it
announced that number of the southern members of
the nothing order refused to for bringing Mr.
Walkers resolution direct vote and sustained the
ton to lay the table As the democratic members
ascertaned that this the disposition Of the southern
knownothngs many of them changed their votes in favor
of laying the whole subject the table Colonel Orr
called the attention Of the democrats the fact that Mr.
Walkers proposition not sustained by his party
friends; and thereupon that gentleman Colonel ORR
this statement for the purpose Of letting the country
that the real obstacle to union between the know-pot
ings who profess to be national and the democratic par
N is not much las the former alege because the dem
ocrats had denounced the order in their platform
but because the knownohings ere ndispoed TO vote for
any who is active member OF the democratic party
They expect the democrats for Mr. Fuller with his
record antiNebraska whig before the country but
they themselves unwilling to take who sound
those questions IL he is democrat We do not wish to
be understood in these remarks indicating desire to
the southern know nothngs supporting the democratic
candidate for Speaker unless that be accomplished by
taking that candidate and the platform upon which he
stands at the same time.
We refer to this incident simply that the people may
have new evidence OF the unarness OF the charge that
the democrats resisting union between national
in the House Of Representatives.
THE PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED AND READ 1T.