The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-06
IN CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1896.
The Senate did not sit 10 day.
HOUSE OF RepR asENrArlyEs.
he journal q yesterday was read and approved.

Mr.. ErHERtDGE rose, and after some complimentary
REMARKS Mrssrs BAsAs RoHAapsos FuLiEa and PEs-
sIsoros show thai the popular sentiment
deded 10 favor OF the election OF who was not
seetonilst and placed ia nomina'ion the name OF Jois
s MLLsos Of Virginia who he said was not Objectionable
either the auli-Nebrsska American sentimentof the
House. having opposfd thai feature IN the Kansas and Me-
hrsk bill which related 10 alien suffrage, aud then voted
against the measure itself Besids this gentleman had
taken part ia the democratic caucus which nominated
slr RICHARDSON and therefore, the acceptable
Mr. BROOM remarked that nineiy-tuo ballots had been
taken without the slightest prospect OF any result The
House had heard much in regard 10 the position which d
f-rent parties and different individuals had assumed IN
is contest lie thought that this was the approrr-
ate time remind gentlemen of the House that the
paramount issue upon which they had been elected 4,
rpfeent the will Of constituencies who composed
jnry OF the people Of This nation Was the American issue
The American people had made IL and those who had
been elected Congress Americans had been sent here
representatives OF that principle, aud not Of ireesos
which entirely subordinate issue. 1t seemed
strange ihen that those who had been elected would
AT this particular unrture desert their principles
and he trusted that months experience spent IN success
sive b,llongs had convinced them that the only issue
upon which they could stand in this House that TO
which they owed their Seats He Therefore, appealed 70
them to change their position and back to the main
principle, and il majority OF Americans, upon that
principle could not succeed 10 bringing The House to
or anzaon He thought that every intelligent repre-
sentative knew that there could be legislation had upon
the subject OF slavery either its extension in the Ter
ritories the restoration Of the Missouri Compro-
mise II such measure was even to pass the House II
would be defeated in the Senate and il should pass both
it reached the executive chair that this contest
Of energy and the public treasure and they
meeting day after day aud engaging in rness efforts to
organize the House. when, they together Amer
leans irrespective Of that ISSUE they would be able
agree lie said that it the only alternative either TO
that course or ADOPT the resolution which he would
now submit
Resoe That friends supporters the prominent
candidates for the speakershp be- and they hereby
aud action Of this House. and that the members represent
ing the different parties this nor hereby requested 10
nfet together and appoint committee Of 1--WE f,on each
With view OF electng conservative member OF this House
as compromise candidate for Speaker sss
| lGreat laughter
Mr. MILLSuN had desired to take the floor immediate
" the close Of the remarks Of the gentleman from Ten
ness.e Mr. ETHERipGE and would have done SO had he
not lost the opportunity By being engaged in conversation
at the time with two friends, who cndeavoIng inef
fecay him from that position which he thought
II necessary to assume lie had come into the ball while
the gentleman from Tennessee addressing the House,
and engaged in specializing 10 the object that gen
/ tleman had in view, when he surprsed-he would
not say staredat the announcement OF bis own name
candidate for the speakership He hoped that he
would be allowed TO appeal most urgently to the gentle,
man to withdraw the nomination. That gentleman must be
that he stood here associated with his political
friends in honest effort elect the honorable gentle
man from Illinois Nj RicHARDsosI Speaker Of the
House. and that the very considerations which had
vailed upon the gentleman place his before this
body would be- in the Is maion OF many OF the gentle
men with whom he acting grave objection. That
while there probability If the nomination meeting
with any success il would he placing him in painful po-
siIon and he asked the gentleman to Withdraw his name
candidate for the distn. uished post OF Speaker.
After further conversation between Mr.. ETilE-
1 RIDGE aud Mr.. MLLSON
/ Mr. ETHERIDGE withdrew the of that gentle
eseryDg hiins II The privilege OF voting for him
Mr.. STEPHENS opposed to the resolution Of the
gentleman from Pennsy lvania Mr.. Brook The House
could not be organz in that way in his Judgment and
II Il could would not he good method lie wished to
reply 10 the gentleman, however Who had said that the
American party IN this House had been elected the
Auercan principles AS paramount 10 all Others and That
M.
sis lie did not know the strength Of that party Ia the
House. Tue gentleman from Kentucky Mr.. MARSHALL
bad da, ago informed them that there was nnori
~ The floor Of the House belonging TO that party and
who could organize upon the principles Of that party but
what spectacle would have been presented TO The House
AID the country If Organization had been effected
such basis that There night be majority in favor
Of the principles of thai party bat il there were ooly
about thrtysy votes all told, cast for The gentleman
from Penns,vsnia Mr. FutLral aud the gentleman
from kentueky Mr. III. MARSHALL and but six OF those
yoies from the entire North. The remainder OF the
party consisting OF about iwo-tbrds threeourths
OF The whole stood in solid phaanx against whole
ton Of the Union. If this the American party, what
spectacle did preent the country Mi hl be APP
peal 10 the gentleman from Pennsylvania hiasf wei AS
that geneaas southern associates aud ask them, If that
party had become corrupt ia It's beginning when II was
only TWO years old stand arrprd in solid phalaux
against section Of the Uuion whether IL osgh' moi TO
be put DOWN. lie therefore, opposed 10 the organza
ou OF The House upon the basis vt the principles OF
~ so orgauied and constituted. The leman had
said that the American party in the House had been elect
Il "a upon tDc OF uat party PARAMOUNT 10 All
Others. lie did not know and could not say anything
against ta, but far bis own election was concerned
he would Say that he had been elected upon the principle
Of maintaining the constitution of the United States in all
its length BREADTH aud depth, every clause and every sec
lion, az paramount TO all other questions.
Nc BROOM. The gentleman viii permit me to say, and
/ SO |.
Mr. STEPHENS said that az he understood the princi-
pes ~ that parand he asked the gentleman to set him
right II he sde any mistake because the outsiders had
only the benefit Of the itte glmmerngs Of light that shot
through the secret aud dark lanterns Of that party
u set out by directing that member OF that party should
ever vote for any man Nho native American and
10 favor OF Americans ruling America should he vote
for Roman Catholic lie asked The gentleman II that
not the cornerstone OF that party If perhaps it was
The reason why some gentlemen could not vote for Mr.
RfcHARDsos. True, that gentleman native-born
American, and not Roman Catholic but he not
In favor OF Americans ruling America the exclusion OF
all foreignborn citizens from Office. The constitution OF
the country did exclude these and because his
friend RICHARDSON would not position high above
the constitution and make test for Office that IL
makes there impossible barr between that gentle
and the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr.. FULLER
and every other who in favor Of Americans rung
America In other words, excluding iorcgn-born cit-
zens fiom Office
The next principle Of that party, he understood it.
was that one Of its members he elected Office he never
shall confer Office upon any foreign-born citizen upon
Roman Catholic The President would be bound by the
principles Of that partyand bound too by oaihnever
70 appoint Roman Catholic Office. The gentleman said
that he was favor Of maintaining the constitution Of the
country The constitution says that religious test shall
ever be required but this principle OF the American party
made II the duty of the President any other individual
elected TO office by them appoint Roman Catho-
lie 10 Office That party then, based and built up IN
direct opposition TO this principle of the constitution
Of the United States. Their obligations require that
ha Tho