New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-02

WASHINGTON, Monday, Dee. "a

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WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. 1. ,ss
Congress assembled at ~ O'Clock tod., ~
Senate adjourned soon after upon earnirs a.,
President would not b. ready to communic,s. -. (
the two Houses until tomorrow.
The House opened rich. We had nexul., g.,
day. equal to the pamiest Of the last ses.ic, p
sas Was the absorbing questions. Mer rOa.,s
credentials of new Members were presented ". I
Phelps Of Missouri announced the pre,s... :,
John W. Whitfield, accredited IS Delegate isr 9 /
Territory of Kansas, and moved that be b s.,.
Mr.. Grow Of Pennsy lysuis objected. Mr.. C,,,
bell of Ohio requested Mr.. Phe ps to within. \.
motion, in order that messages might be cent /, y,
Senate and President, notifying them Of the ora,
izaiion of The House. Mr.. Phelps objected n,
Immediately yielded to a similar appeal nsi. \,
Mr.. Orr of South Carolina, and messaee. war.
accordingly sent w.
The question then recurring on the motion |.
qualify Mr.. Whitfield, Mr. Grow OF Pennsyhsa,
addressed the House in an able speech, sAswia,
clearly that this case had once been settled BY he
present Copgcess-that a thorough nyeshsskoa
had been made and il was found that then Aa
been no legal election in the Territory, bee,as
there was no valid law existing there upon which
base one-that the alleged Legislature OF Ksnss
was illee ally elected, and that all the laws flowing
from it we're invalid. and therefore the House d.
clared that Mr. Whitfield was no. entitled 10
seat-that since that time no new Legislature had
been elected in Kansas, and the recent election At
which Mr.. Whitfield now claims to have bea
chosen, was based upon the same invalid lawss
before, and therefore be was not entitled bha
seat as, in consequence of the invaidity OF aa
laws. the majority of the legal voters of the lem
tory did not go to the polls.
Mr.. Phelps of Missouri replied that be did 10.
propose to discuss the validity Of the laws OF Km.
sas. That was not the question. Mr.. Whitfield
was present with his credentials, signed BY III
Governor of Kansas, as legally elected a delegate
from that Territory, and the only question to setts
was. whether the House would allow Kansas 10 b
represented on the floor of the House or not There
was no contestant if so where is be
The question recurring on the right OF Mr. Whit.
field 10 seat. and the Yeas and Nays being ordered
the vote stood "a Yeas to lOl Nays, and he wa
rejected.
Mr.. Grow of Pennsylvan moved to RECONSIDER
the vote. which was closely followed BY Mr.. Phelps
Of Missouri with a molten to adjourn, and upoa
that the Yeas and Nays were ordered, and tho
House refused to adjourn by a vote of " to iO6.
Mr.. Florence of Pennsylvania then moved call
of the House, and on that the Yeas aud Nays were
! ordered, and so the filiibusterug commenced and
lasted seven hours, until "a o'clock this evenings
the whole time being employed in motions to 3D.
iourn calls of the House, the Yeas and Nays beng
ordered on each motion, ali for the purpose Of
STAYING of the question on Mr.. Crows motion IN
til the Black Democracy can ges in their absences.
The House finally adjourned, owing to the kePuon'
can absen,ees, with the question still pending upoa
Mr. Grows motion.
Late in the afternoon the House began TO tina
ont. pairs having been effected by the hungry mem
bers A motion to call the House prevailed an'
he doors were closed, when il was ascertaioed thi
| 6 members.were absent. The Sergaant-at-A'm
was ordered to brig in the absences, and Me-
| Barksdae of Mississippi, Messrs. Brooks aud
| Kett of South Carolina, Messrs. Mace and Brea
ton Of Indiana, Mr.. Traitor of Massachusetts, and
| 9th ers were brought in in custody. Ga motion o.
Mr. Cobb of Georgia they were released from Gus
tody on payment Of cOst, amounting to about 3
each. Mr. Dunn Of Indiana and Mr. Damrell o
Massachusetts,, and several others were reported a
home SICK aud excused. Mr. Burlnsame remained
at bis post throughout the day, and though quit
feeble went through all the tellers aud answered 4
all the roll. calls. Mr.. Hickman Of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Whitney of New-YOrk Messrs. Fuller and
Brown of Pennsylvania voted with the Buchaneers
and Mr. Haven Of Neg-YOrk voted for Free Kan
sas. 2Oa members were present in the city to-day,
los of whom are against Whitfield. Every Re
publican absentee should be IN his seat as soor a.
possible.
We shall have the Message tomorrow at Il
O'Clock if the House will suspend the question Of
the admission of Whitfield. Throughout the day
the galleries acd lobbies were thronged with
strasgers The Republicans are quite elated with
their days work but might have achieved more
glorious result if they had manifested desire 10
sacrifice one dinner to Freedom. Boston.
RESIGNATION OF MARSHAL DONALDSON
Special Dispatch to Tie NJ Y. Tribune