Washington telegraph., 1856-02-20
FIR M WA s HINGTor
WASHINGTON. Feb .

In the House, a resolution was adon,,,.
decide the Speakership by puralitr W., 40
BY a majority of nine At that time o' s@e'
ons were undecided as to whether the ,1 pu'
would be the election of Aiken or R.alH RlH
On the 4th ballot under the reson.;
Banks obtained 101 votes, Aiken 1OH
Fuller having been withdrawn. reca;r-,
only half a dozen votes The FLU
then declared Mr.. Banks elected and ~
was received with .oud cb.u
ing.
Hon. A X. Marshall raised the mes,;.
that Mr. Banks was not elected under I
resolution, and could not take the eb,;r
less declared by another resolution NJ
Rust, of Ark's, sustained this view. Gra.,
excitement ensued in consequence Of A.;
announcement Finally, Mr.. Clipgm,r
N. c., offered resolution declarinp R,,I
elected. Cobb. Clingman, and other Son,S
ern Democrats. supported the resolution ~,
earnestly urged that it was the dptv "
the House to adopt it. This was done ,,5
MIR. Aiken. then, amidst the loudest m 10y
plause. conducted Mr.. Basks to the cb,Ie
The new incumbent was then inductsdI',
Messrs. Aiken, Fuller and Campbell n!
Banks made brief speech, returning Tb,nL.
for the honor, after which Joshua r G;s,
dings administered to him the custom,s.
OATH
WASHINGTON. Feb. T.
The House of Representatives has elec.s
Cullom (American) Clerk, by a vote of l2S
to 81.
The Senate discussed the proceedings Of
the naval board
The appointment of Dallas, as min;sssr ,o
England is confirmed.
Upwards of hundred students in D;.l
inson College, Carlisle, Pa, have rebelIsJ
on account of the unjust expulsion of fou,
students.
February 5.
In the House to day. Mr.. GlosbreDD.,
the Democratic candidate, was re elected
Sergeantat Arms, over French s. Evans
the nominee of the anti Nebraska caucp,
for the Office
Nathan Darling. of New York, was elect.
ed Doorkeepcr Rob't P Morris, of Penn.
sylvania, Postmaster
Mr.. Follett, the Editor of the Ohio State
Journal, was nominated for the Office Of
Printer to the House but the election va,
post poned to tomorrow
In the Senate. to-day, Mr.. Foote made
speech sustaining the Clayton Bulwer tres
ty.
February G.
In the House. to-day, there we're ballots,
for the Office of Printer; but no election
| was made
Follett the anti-Nebraska candidate, bad
80 votes: Wendell, the Administration can.
didate, 6S; Farnham, the American candi.
| date, % and there were several scattering
votes.
In the Senate there was a debate in re-
ference to the action of the Naval Board
under the bill of last session, which Mr.
Jones Of Tennessee, denounced
WASHINGTON, Feb. T.
The special committee of the Massacbu
setts Legislature, to which the subject wa
referred, have reported that it is not expe
dient to repeal the Personal Liberty Bill
The Senate Committee is engaged il
investigating the action of the late Naya
Board.
February g.
Gen. Cass. at noon, to day, bad the mis-
fortune to fail on the steps in front of th'
Patent Office, breaking, as was believed
one of bis arms, and cutting bis hea,
| dangerously. He lay for some time insen
sibe. Consciousness, however, was at lengiI
restored, and it was discovered that he hat
not broken any limb, although be was badl,
cut and bruised 1t is now known tha
there is nothing dangerous in his iDjure.
In the House, to-day, the election o
Printer was postponed until Monday next
to which day the House adjourned
In the Senate, Gen. Cass introduced
resolution for the appointment of commi,
tee to inquire into the propriety Of augmsn,
ing the Navy. A resolution was adopted
! instructing the Senate Committee of Fiuanc
to report the annual appropriation bills
The Senate then also adjourned to Mon
day.
The So, 600, 900 balance of the Mexicsl
Indemnity has been paid to Aspinwallian
the other American claimants.
Col. French again rendered bis credeutal
to the President to-day. but they we're aga
refused acceptance, the President allegiu
that he saw no reason to change his preTiou