Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-01-24
Missouri Delegation in Congress


In the House of Representatives on the
9th, several Representatives from Missouri
made remarks, explanatory of their position
OH the question of the election Of Speaker.
An outline report only is givenln the WASH
ington papers. When the Globe publishes
the official report, we shall lay the speeches
before our readers. For the present, we
copy from the Union: ..
Mr.. KENNETH moved that the ten minute
rule be rescinded. He did not see the OBJ
iect of the Democratic party in voting against
an adjournment, unless it was to afford the
opposition an opportunity Of electing Mr..
Banks; ii so, he preferred to see them do
directly what they proposed to do by indi-
rection, and to come up boldly and vote for
the plurality rule, and take the responsible
ty of electing that gentleman. That party
had not taken the first step towards ooncii-
alton. Having made complimentary allu.
sion to Mr. Caruthers, (hs colleague,) the
latter gentleman defined his position, at
tracing the general attention Of the House
TO his remarks. He promised, on future
occasion, TO give good and sufficient rea-
sons for the vote he was casting for the gen.
tleman for Illinois Mr.. Richardson. He
could not support Mr.. Fuller, because that
gentleman had come here as the successor
of n Democrat Hendrick B. Wright from
Democratic district, having iriumphed
over his predecessor, who voted for the Ne
braska bill in the last Congress He had
watched the course Of Mr.. Fuller with
much interest at the commencement of the
session, and he found that the very first vot e
that gentleman cast, when he had the whole
House before him from which to choose,
was for Mr.. PENNINGToN, Of New Jersey,
who, in the last Congress, voted to suspend
the rules IN order to enable Mr.. ELLIOTT,
of Mas sachuSetts, 10 introduce bill for the
repeal of the fugitive slave law. and who
Jon the first ballot, voted for Mr.. CAMPBELL,
Of Ohio, the latter gentleman being consider
ed as the embodiment Of the Northern SEN
timent upon the slavery question. Could
he, Mr.. CARUTnERs. then, vote for gen.
tleman who occupied such position as did
the gentleman from Pennsylvania, and still
remain true TO the principle upon which he
had been elected, and true to the State t
which he owed allegiance?
Mr.. PORTER, in justifying his vote fol
Mr.. FULLER, said that the latter stands or
the broad basis of the constitution, Before
another Congress shall be elected and con
vened, Kansas will have the requisite popu
lation for State government, and will ap
ply here for admission into the Union
Mr.. FULLER had declared that he woul,
vote for her admission, whether or not he
constitution shall recognize slavery; leaving
that subject to be settled by the peopl
themselves. Therefore, he stands on tina
= great principle as sound as the candidate G
the Democratic party, or any other gentle
man. Instead Of being censurcd, Mr., FUL
LER should be honored, for having, in III
face of any fanatical sentiment on the sub
ect of slavery which may exist in his sec
n lion of country, taken his stand by the con
o stiutiona rights Of the South, as involved i
this question. s .