New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-06
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WAsHTsaros, January 2s, 1856 Se1,ate. Big
ler, Of was qualified and took his seat.
NJ. gave notice that be would to-IIlor-
row, move to proceed to the election Of printer for
the Senate Mr. Cass then took the floor and made
a speech Central American affairs The galleries
and ohbes- OF the Senate we're denseIy crowded In
abiding to the remark Of the National IntefIigencer
that tie country might be drifting into diicultias be
said lie did not believe if he thought the Ship Of
State vas on is true course and the pilot doing his
duty. +. 4.8.s. :. tsssf
Mr.. Cass strongly denounced the positions assumed
by the British government relative to the protectarate
of Central America, pretensions in
setting up King over the Mosquito Indians as mere
mockery, under which England alone Is to exercise
real sovereignty. s
The statement was corrobora.ed toy Mr. CLAYTON,
who read extlaet from documents to show that the
British " ice Consul was the real government Of Moa
quito and gaS 70 land IN his own name.
Mr. Collanes gave his views relative the e0nstruc
ton Of the -BulWer treaty showing as possj
bic pretext for tie present ~ England tat
the occupation she agteednoS to exercise was only
prospective, and had no reference to the occupation
which she then held. He, however, thought the time
for legislative action had not arrived naslnuc as the
President in his annual message, expressed the hope
that there might be an ancabEe adjustment of the
controversy between this Government and Great
Britain. 4sli55. IN 55
Mr. Seward got the floor, when the subject MS
postponed, and the Senate adjourned to Thursday.
HoUsE-Mr. Letcher offered resolution for the elec-
ton Of Speaker by plurality vote. The resolution
was laid on the table, On motion Of Mr. Wheeler by q
vote Of log to 100.
Mr. Tyson submitted resolution in spirit Of com,
promise for the election of Speaker plurality vote
giving each candidate receiving not less than 25 votes
appointments in proportion to their relative strength
The resolution was rejected. The House again voted
for Speaker, und soon after adjourned.
Z WASHINGTON, Jan 29th.- The Senate was not in
session. &51 s#5@a#
In the House, Mr.. Underwood offered a resolution
providing that every member shall be voted for in ro
taton no Speaker be elected in that way, then the
selection shall be made from the two having the higo-
est number Of votes debate nor personal e8plana
tions to be in order during the vote unless by unan
nous consent. He said he would not press the reso-
luton till tomorrow. II 8 ig35 g3 81 F5s.8
Mr.. Crawford gave notice that he would tomorrow
offer resolution to elect Speaker in one way pro-
vded in the Constitution the election Of President
namely: by the States each casting one vote.
Mr. A. K. Marshall offered resolution suggesting
that it is the duty of each party to withdraw their
nominations. After debate the resolution was with
drawn. s55 s$9
br. Steward submitted a resolution declaring that,
with the concurrence Of the Senate if no Speaker was
elected by the 5th Of February the House would ad-
journ until the 18th Of May. This was laid cn the
table. s&
The House voted for Speaker with the following
result: Ranks 50, Orr 50, Fuller S4 scattering 8.
Mr.. Whitney offered resolution, leaving blank
therein to be filed by the name Of the person receiving
majority of the votes, as Speaker. Before the ques
ton was put on this resolution, debate sprang up on
the question of Know Nothingism in the course of
which Mr.. Letcher declared huseIfs bitter unquali
fed enemy The resolution was then laid on the table
by a vote Of l53to 49, and the House adjourned.