Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-09
CoNGREss-Tuus.pAy j JANUARY Sd. e

transmitting memorial of citizens of New Orleans,
complaining of the irreguarity of the mail service
between Washington and that city also report
from the Secretary of the Treasury. motion was
made to print the latter document upon which an
extended debate ensued, in which Mcssrs. Hanlin,
Mason, Brodhead, Stuart, Adams, Yulee, johnson,
Clayton, and others took part The motion to print
was agreed to. "a. .t..0
Mr.. Cass said that he should take an early oppor-
tunty to define his position in relation to the effect
and bearing of the Kansas Nebraska BILL Mr.. Stuart
made few remarks in relation to the same subject.
Mr.. Hale made one of his characteristic speeches,
IN opposition to the present administration and the
principles contained in the Presidents annual
sage Mr. Fessenden pr. sentcd joint resolutions of
the legislature of Maine on the subjects of slavery
and the French.spolation bill vetoed by the Presi
dent MIR. Wilson submitted resolution calling on
the President for information in relation to the recent
troubles in Kansas which was laid over.
The resolution, submitted some time since by Mr..
Fitzpatrick referring to the Court Of Claims such
OF the private claims embraced in the Senate bill of
the last Congress- to authorize the payment Of GER
tam claims for depredations and spoations du-
ring the hostilities with the Creek and Semi.
mole Indians in 1886 and 1897" as the claimants
chose to prosecute before that court was taken up
and after some debate, it was agreed to-
Alter the consideration of executive business, the
Senate adorned until Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATvEs.-Afer several fruit
less baiotings to-day, and proposition from Mr..
Mace, which caused some merrmcnt, resolution
wSs 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.. Walk
or prefaccd his proposition with some appropriate
remarks, and from his manner it might have been
inferred that he spoke for his fellow southern
berS OF the American order This was the more ma
tural, inasnuch as an effort is making through
out the South to Tx upon the democratic party in
the House the responsibility of maintaining the
present dlsorganZaon in that body, because they
are not ready,ti said, to cooperate with Mr.. Walk
er and his associates and therefore the proposition
OF that gentleman assumed somewhat serious as
pect. 1t was, however, speedily amended after an
animated speech from Mr.. Galloway. of Ohio who
proposed TO insert the name Of Mr. Banks in place
OF MIR. Boycc; and then another amendment was
Eiovedby MIR. Dunn, who proposed first. Mr.. Letter,
and, upon his declension of the honor, Mr. Pen
nington eas substitute. Mr.. Sage then moved
to lay the whole subject the liable and the yeas
and nays were ordered Whilst the House was in
the act OF executing this order, very interesting
debate took place To defeat the motion to lay the res
olution on the table was to bring the House direct
VOTE first Mr.. Pennington that failing, second,
upon Mr.. Banks; that failing, third, upon Mr. Boycc
1t appeared, however, from the vote before it
announced, that number of the southern members
of the knownotng order refused to vote for bring
| ing MIR. Walkers resolution to direct vote, and
sustained to lay on the table AS as the dem
Ocratic members aSccrtaincd that this was the
disposition of the southern know. nothings many of
them changed their votes i'll favor faying the whole
subject the table. Col. Orr called the attention
! Of the democrats 10 the fact that Mr.. Walkers pro-
| position not slstanek by his own party friends
. and tEercupon that gentleman (Coi. Urr) changed
his vote and was followed by others. We make this
statement for the purpose of letting the country see
that the real obstacle to union between the know-
nothings, who profess to lie NATIONAL and the demo-
cratic party, is not so much (as the former alicge)
because the democrats had denounced the Secret
der in their PLATFORM but because the knownotl,-
| ings imlisposrl to vote for aay who is an
active member of the democratic party.
| They expect the democrats to vote for Mr.. Fuller
with his record as antiNcbraska wing before the
country, but they themselves unwilling to take
! man who is sound on those questions if he is a
| democrat We do not wish to be understood in
these remarks indicating desire to tic south
ern know no,hings supporting the democratic can
didate for Speaker, unless that can 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 evidence of the unfairneSs of the
! charge that the democrats resisting union b..
tween national men in the House of Representatives.
! Hash Union.
! WASHINGTON, Jan. T.
! In the HoysE, the Hon. Vim. W. Boycc of South
| Carolina, made personal explanation lie thought
and had frequently expressed the opinion that cir
cunstanccs were hurrying almost irrcsssibiy to
| disruption as nation. With the most profound
regret lie had seen great political party formed at
the North. baSsod upon the single :dca O! hostility
to the institutions of the South, which party holds
that freedom should be national, while slavery
! sectional, and the Constitution of the country
cognzed slavery. The formation Of that instrument,
said the Speaker, it was well KNOWN the result
Of harmony, Cancellation and compromise. If this
great MOI tiern party should obtain possession oftic
government, said the Speaker, he thought DIsrSloN
lev t,,t l JI, mr.
God forbid that i, should ever be brought abont,
! The Hon John Allison, of Penn, said the party
to which he belonged, had no disposition to up
on slavery in the States in which it now existed,
but opposed to its extension.
4 ballot was then taken which resulted as fol-
! lows:
! Banks, 1o5
/ Richardson, 10
! Fuller, 3t
| Bloomington, 4
| Scattering,
! No choice
! The Hon. George G. Dunn, of Indiana, urged up
on the Massachusetts members to sacrifice personal
feelings and vote for Benz. T. Lcistcr, of Ohio.
Mr. Underwood, of Ky, offered resolution, tina;
the first member the list of the House be put i'll
nomination, and bal!oted for, and that they continue
on in regular in order, until SPEAKER was elected.
Laid Oh the table.
Another ballot resulted precisely like the above,
after which the House, adjourned.
! WASHINGTON, Sat, Jan. G.
! In the SENATE nothing OF Importance was trans
! acted.
! House OF RErREsENTArIvEs-A resolution was
submitted by Ethridge, that the lion John S. Mill
son. of Virginia, be selected as Speaker account
| of his having voted against the Nebraska Bill, and
not having participated IN the Democratic
he was therefore suggested as Compromise candid
| ate.
| At Mr. Wilson's request, the resolution was with
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