M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-03
Congressional.

WAsHIso TON, Dec. 30
SEEATE.-Mr. Brodhead, from the
Committee on Claims, submitted a re-
port directing that all private claims
in which adverse reports were made or
ordered during last session, which we,e
pending at its close, aud which claims
are founded upon any law OF Congress
or regulation OF the Executive Depart.
menis, or contracts,express or i'm piled,
with the Government, and which clsi.
mantS choose to prosecute before the
Court Of claims, be referred to said
Court
The report, on motion. was adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Cass. tbs protest
Of members OF the Illinois Legislature
against Mr.. Turnbull's election to the
senate was veierIsd TO the Committee
on the Judiciary.
MIR. TurnbuIl presented evidences
showing that he ceased to be a Judge
and was succeeded by another two years
before his election 10 the Senate,
This was referred TO the same Com,
mittee. ...
HoUsE.-The balloting for Speaker
was resumed:
SiRy-seventh ballot--Banks los;
Richardson 70; Fuller 81; scattering TO-
Mr.. Smith, OF Alaba ma, said the re.
suit Of the vote just annouced is pref
ty fair indication that no result will
be reached to-day, and wishing to pro
mote by degrees the business Of the
House, he proposed The election of the
two most important committees of the
House, viz: Committee of Ways and
Mears and the Comittee or Foreign AT
airs. He proposed that the Nortbsrn
party should nominate four. members
of each committee, the Administration
partys three, and the corporafs guard OF
the South. assisted by members from
the north. two, These committees
should select their Chairman by ma
I jority vote, and the two chairmen pre-
side over the ordinary business Of the
House, alternately, until Speaker is
elected. He proposed one hour to be
devoted to the introduction of bills, to
be referred to Appropriate commit ees, TO
be selected hereafter. The members
could be shown in by the Chairman Of
the Committee on Ways aud Means;
then proceed to the election Of Clerk,
Postmaslers, Sergan-at Arms, ,Doorkeep.
er, and lost, though not least Cha plain,
through whose prayers, perhaps, some
oil may be thrown upon the trouble Wa
ters. This was NO time Cor commotion
and TeCOmmotion, we want harmony
and concession. .t. s.. s...
Several gentlemen objected TO tina
plan, the law Of 1889 being in the way
prescribing that Speaker and Giefl
shall lirst be elected and members swon
in by the Speaker before proceeding tc
any other business. ..us ....r.t ett lu
Mr. Smith remarked, that, unless
some suca plan was adopted, The public
bu sness would suffer. .saa.
Mr., Cadwallader C sunselled his Dem
lccrAtic friends 10 adhere to their posi-
ton and platform riE -siJ
Mr.. McMullin wsrnfd the SewarC
Black Republicans that if the Govern
eut ever passed into their hands, The
Missouri Lins be restored ana athI
Fugitive Slave Law repealed the UnioI
must aud will he dissolved the decara
tion Of that fanatical, gray headed Mr.
Giddings TO the contrary notwiIhstand
ing. 24.. at'.a 90 .ili .9 Ealllou
Mr.. Zollicoffsr assigned The reasons
why he could not support either Rich
ardson or Banks saying that friends
stood on middle and national ground
{ which oil might occupy wiIhout com
promising their principles. 8ol isli
; Mr.. Wright, OF Tennessee, .eontsude
that however patriotic the America
, party here may be, they are by thei
.. votes making the extension Of the Ma
turslizstien Laws para mount TO ever
: other considerations p tasH4i saoilJ /
Mr.. Cox recognized no one as mem
, Der Of the American party who did no
: stand upon the twelfth second Of dh
Philadelphia Platform. He ssid
lSresker could he elected Immediately