Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-07
The SpeakcrshiP-Interes SPccula-
tiOns.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90.
There has been a considerable degree OF ex-
element in the House during the last two or
three days. Mr.. Banks ran up within three
votes Of a sufficient number Of votes TO elect
him. One outs slider, Mr.. Ball, had gone over
TO him, and Mr.. Moore, Of Indiana, had prom
Used TO go, if his two friends, Mr. Scdtt of IT..
diana, aud Mr. Scott Harrison, of Ohio, would
accompany him. He used his efforts with
these two gentlemen TO induce them to go for
Banks, but they refused, although their votes
would make an election. All means were tried
To persuade two or three other men TO g. Tor
Banks, but all failed.
NJ. Scott Harrison is a son of General Har-
risOn, and an amiable and worthy gentleman
he is from an Anti-Nebraska District, and the
freeShllers there are menacing him with poll.
teal prescription unless he viii vote Tor Banks;
bat 40 is now more firmly determined than
ever TO stand out against Banks, and so is Mr.
Moore. Thus, Mr.. Moore caught q Tarter;
that Is, instead Of catching Harrison, Harrison
caught him. Ii is related as all illustration OF
the state of feeling ia Congress, growing out
Of the present exciting struggle, that one of
Mr.. Ilarrison's tree-suil colleagues took excep-
lion 10 the friendly intercourse existing be-
tween him and Gov. Aiken. Mr. Harrison
had ken Il seat by Gov. AIKEN, rs he some
tunes does for the pleasure Of conversation
with that gentleman, when colleague of MIR.
Harrison, IN passing, addressed, him saying
Pray, sir, what Distric' in South Carolina do
YOU representa- OF course. Mr.. H. asked an
llauation, in answer To which the question
". egresented merely as joke CoTTespoR-
as Charleston Courier.
HAvE Az EYE ON TRKM--The Washinton eorres-
pendent Of the N. Y. TSJuHe, writing on the night
Of the ssth uls, says:
The Administration are urgent for an orgsniza.
ton on various accounts, aud have pressed their
men 10 bring the matter 30 a close. A plurality
proportion may yea come from that side. Attorney
General Cushing. before leaving yesterday, express
ed bis conviction Of Banks snccess
Frsm hs wusAngos Correspondents Of the n Y Jourual
q CommsFce.
The Democrats willing shat the Americans
shoai come ever 10 their camp and assent 20 the
mateGichon issued against them by their caucus;
bIt MI Dot 60 over 20 the American camp, though
10th carry the standard Of the Union. The moan.
tain win not come 10 hAhomet. and on M0nday
light il vac agreed and settled that hAhonet
.hOnld Z 60 10 the mountain
Tue Fuller men, consisting Of tUo branches, one
Whig and he other Democratic, have mutually
pledged themselves 70 each ether. shas they viii
nslther 20 over 70 the Republicans nor 10 the Dem
,cFnia For the same reason, they are also desers
aimed 10 vote against tho plurality rule, which
aould perhaps elect Mr. Banks Tue House "a nes
q dead Ock, and must - stand.
The Pressed Republieens, Il shey secure The o..
anization, VIII inaaguraie, a. onee ssysiem u AZ
stIon, which has been eareialy and ingeni0asiy
,sised Coz che purpose Of iu1aming and misleading
sBs Northern mind an naiionsl Subjects, A prop0-