Daily American organ., 1856-04-28

Mr.. HAMLIN introduced bill to incorporate
the National, Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany, which had been forwarded to him as a sub
stitute for all other Pacific Railroad projects
Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Rail
road.
Mr.. BROWN called up the Kansas bill, and made
speech on the subject in accordance with the
understanding Of last week.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MONDAY, April 28, 1856.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Waldo.
The SPEAKER stated that the first business In
order was the consideration of the appeal from the
decision of the Chair that the bill to refund duties
on goods destroyed by fire does not contain an
appropriation, and therefore must not necessarily
go to the Committee of the Whole, under the rule.
Mr.. G. w. JONES moved a call of the House,
in consequence of the small number of members
present.
A call of the House was ordered
The roll was called, and more than 80 members
answered to their names The further call was
suspended.
The question was then again stated by the
Speaker
Mr.. NICHOLS rose to personal explanation.
1t referred to Mr.. CAMPBELL's recent speech at
Hamilton, In which he attended to Messrs. Schoul-
and Follett of Ohio, candidates for the Office of
public printer and to Mr.. NICHOLS, whose district
he had stumped by townships at the last election.
Mr.. NICHOLS read from the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, report of Mr.. C.'s speech rejecting upon
Mr. NICHOLS and asked Mr.. G. il it was correct
Mr.. CAMPBELL replied that he did not impute
want OF integrity to any gentleman--and that the
report of his speech was imperfect, he had sta
ted in Cincinnati. When he had any charge to
make against Mr.. NICHOLS, he would make it
openly.
Mr.. NICHOLS thought Mr.. @. did not exactly
meet the point in question.
Mr.. CAMPBELL again denied that he wished to
cast any ilnputation upon Mr.. NICHOLS any other
gentleman. ,ss H..,
Mr.. NICHOLS declared himself satisfied with
Mr.. CAMPBELL's statement
He then proceeded to state that he would have
preferred that Mr. CAMPBELL should have made
whatever comment he might have deemed it proper
to make on his course in the Speakership in the
House. He then explained his political course in
the canvass, and In the House at the present ses-
sion. He denied that Mr.. CAMPBELL had stumped
every township in his district. Soa
Mr.. CAMPBELL stated that he was not respon-
sible, of course, for everything which an editor
chose to put in his paper, nor could he remember
now precisely what words he did use. At any rate,
he had spoken IN Mr.. Ms district, and he did not
charge him anything for il.
Mr.. NICHOLS then alluded to the formation of
the American party, and declared himself opposed
to it in toto 1t was opposed to his whole political
career After the Ohio election, Mr.. CAMPBELL
had united himself with the American party, but
he did not.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. If the gentleman is opposed
to the American party, how did he happen to vote
for the present Speaker,
Mr.. NICHOLS. | regarded the Speaker as hold
ing slavery in the Territories as paramount to every
other consideration, and that he was opposed to
making mans birthplace a consideration in re-
spect to his qualifications for office; which was, be
it remarked, part of the platform of the Ohio
Americans.
He then stated that his reason for refusing to
vote for MIR. CAMPBELL for Speaker was that he
regarded Mr.. BANKS as the most liberal of the two
Mr.. CAMPBELL said he had never asked Mr..
NICHOLS to vote for him in violation of any princi-
pie he might have preferred.
Mr.. NICHOLS replied that he was willing to con-
cede that. But he did complain that Mr.. c. had
singled him out for subject of comment in his re-
cent speech.
Mr.. CAMPBELL replied that Mr.. NICHOLS was
the only member of the Ohio Delegation who had
declined to vote for him. -,
Mr.. NICHOLS then alluded to Messrs. Schouler
Follet, as gentlemen coinciding with Mr.. CAMP
BELL in their political sentiments
Mr.. GALLOWAY called for the previous ques-
ton on the appeal from the Chair on the bill to re-
fund duties. Fa -
MT. hEADI rose 10 q question OF privilege lie
read from the same report of Mr.. CAMPBELL's re-
marks quoted by Mr.. NICHOLS, a statement to the
effect that If he had promised to forbear agitation
on the Missouri Compromise, he could have Sc
cured the votes of the Southern Americans He
wished to Inquire if Mr.. CAMPBELL did say so, and
If he did, whether he meant to imply that there
was any promise made to that effect.
Mr.. CAMPBELL rose and said that his conduct
during his absence seemed to have caused good
deal of scrutiny. He would reply to the gentle
man from Tennessee, and all other gentlemen who
might be disposed to question him. now.
He stated that the Cincinnati Columbian, from
which his remarks were quoted, was particularly
hostile to him, and omitted no opportunity toabuse
him. He had said that if he had chosen to stand
upon the 18th section, he could have secured the
votes of many of the Southern American members,
but that no proposition was made to him, directly
on the subject.
Messrs. WALKER, SNEED, Triple, LIND
LEY, and others, rose and asked Mr.. O. if he in
cluded them in the arrangement. He left them
all out" he replied to Mr. READY, that he had
never made any proposition to him of the nature
referred to. Further than this he should say noth-
ing. Here the matter was dropped. III
The ayes and noes were then called on the ques-
ton OF appeal, aud our report closed.
Hon. Lewis ID. Campbell, of Ohio, has returned
TO his seat in the House of Representatives.
FOR THE LADIES.