The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-02-14
WASHINGTON, d. G..
THIRTY-F0URTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
Tuesday, February 5, 1856.
SENATE

cords of wood, to be distributed among the suf-
fering poor Of Washington, the money to be
taken from the contingent fund.
Messrs. Hunter and Toombs regarded it as
a perversion of said fund.
Mr.. Clay moved an amendment, that the wood
be paid for out OF the per diem Of the members,
in equal proportions.
Mr.. Toombs, preferring to be his own almon-
or, moved an amendment, that the wood be
paid for from the per diem of the members vo.
ting for the resolution.
Mr.. Weller said he hoped the Senators would
individually contribute for the relief of the poor
and, on his motion, the resolution was tabled
by seven majority.
Mr.. Weller introduced bill concerning the
branch mint at San Francisco. and authorizing
the assue of a new gold coin.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
Of the SPECIAL order-the Central American
question.
Mr.. Foot, of Vermont, maintained that the
honor OF this country, no less than its interest
demanded that we should insist that England
should fulfill her treaty stipulations; and the
idea of yielding to the pretensions of that Gov
eminent, and allowing her to evade its plain
provisions, was not to be thought of for a mo-
ment. lie proposed a direct Congressional
declaration Of our construction of the treaty
and OF our purpose to enforce the obligations
resulting from that construction. If that prove
unavailing, and after negotiation shall have been
exhausted, he would entertain proposition
similar TO that suggested the other day by Mr..
Seward, to let England have official and formal
notice that she must withdraw from her Gen.
trail American possessions by a given day. III
she still holds out, and disregards all our sum-
mons, he would have her removed by force of
arms Let England understand that we are in
earnest about this, and that it is not "540 40
or fight and then backing down to 1872 If
war comes LEI it come; We shall stand justified
both by God and man.
Mr. Wilson got the floor, and the question
then postponed until Thursday and made
the special order for one O'Clock
Petitions were then presented and bills in
PRODUCED.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE
The Speaker stated as the first business in
order, the resolution Of Mr.. Nichols. of Ohio.
declaring Adam j. Glossbrenner, of Pennsyl-
wanna Sergeant-at- Arms of the House of Rep
resentatives for the Thirty fourth Congress, the
question being seconding the demand for
the previous question.
Mr.. Flagler, of New York, moved that the
resolution of Mr.. Nichols be laid on the table
which motion WAS decided in the negative
yeas 90, nays los.
The previous question was then seconded,
and, under the operation thereof. the resolution
was agreed to-yeas l03, nays SO.
The Speaker thereupon declared Adam j.
Giosssrenner Sergeantat-Arms of the House
Tor the present Congress, and administered to
him the oath Of office
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, submitted the follow
ing resolution, upon which he demanded the
previous question:
Resotred, That Nathan Darling, of the State
OF New York, IS hereby declared Doorkeeper of
the House for the Thirty fourth Congress.
Mr.. Ill. Marshall, Of Kentucky, moved that
the resolution be laid on the table; which mo.
ton was negatived-yeas 81, NAYS lIS.
Under the operation of the previous question.
the resolution was then agreed to by the follow
ing vote:
lEas-Messrs Albright, Allison. Ball. Bar
bour, Bennett of New York, Benson, Billing
hurst, Bingham, Bishop, Bliss bradshaw, Bren.
ton, Broom, Burlington, Burlingame, Campbell
OF Pennsylvania, Campbell of Ohio. Garlic.
Chafiee, Clark Of New York, Clark of Connec,
ticut, Clawson, Colfax, Comins, Covode. Cragin.
Cullen, Cumback, Damrell, Davis of Massa-
chusetts, Day. Dean, Dick, Dickson, Dodd.
Edie, Evans, Flagler, Fuller of PENNSYLVANIA.
galloway, Giddings, Gilbert, Granger, Grow,
Hall of Massachusetts, Harlan Harris of Mary
land, Haven, Hoffman. Holloway, Horton of
New York, Howard, Kelsey, Kennett, King.
Knapp, Knight, Knowlton, Knox, Kunkei,
Lake, Letter, Mace, Matteson, McCartv. Miller
OF New York, Millward, Moore. Morgan, Nor.
rlll, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton, Oliver of
New York, Paine, Parker, Pelton, Pennington.
Perry, Petit, Porter, Pringle, Readc, Ricaud.
Richie, Rivers, Robbins, Roberts, Robson.
Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Sherman, Simmons, Smith
oil Alabama, Spinner, Stanton, Stranahan. Tap
pan, Thorington, Thurston, Todd, Tyson, I'm
derwood, Walk, Wade, Walbridge, Waldron.
Washburne of Wisconsin, Washburne of Iii.
nois, Washbum of Maine Welch. Wheeler
Whitney, Wood, Woodruff, Woodworth, and
Zollicoifer-Il9.
NAYs-Messrs. Aiken. Allen, Barclay. Banks
dale, Bell, Bennett of Mississippi, Bocock.
Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Brooks, Burnett, Cad
walader, Campbell of Kentucky. Caruthers
Caskie, Clingman, Cobb of Alabama. Cox
Crawford, Davidson, Davis Of MARYLAND, Den
yer, Dowdell, Dunn, Edmundson Elliott. Eng
Hsh, Faulkner, Florence, Foster, Fuller of
Maine, Goode, Greenwood, Hall of Iowa. Har-
rls OF Alabama, Harris of Illinois, Harrison.
Herbert, Hickman, Houston, Jewett, Jones of
Tennessee, Jones of Pennsylvania, Keitt, Ke
Iy, kidwell, Letcher, Lindley, Lumpkin. III.
Marshall OF Kentucky, Marshall of Illinois,
Maxwell, MeMullin, Mcqueen, Miller of Indi
ana, Milson, Oliver of Missouri, Peck. Phelps.
Powell, Quitman, Ruiiin, Rust, Sandidge. Saw.
age, Scott, Seward, Shorter Smith of Tennes
see, Smith of Virginia, Sneed, Stephens, Stew
art, Swope, Taylor, Trippe, Vail, Walker, War
ner, Watkins, Wells, Winslow, Wright of Mis-
sissippi, and Wright of Tennessee-Sl.
Nathan Darling was thereupon declared
Doorkeeper Of the House for the present Con.
gress, and the Speaker administered to him the
oath of Office.
Mr.. Campbell, of Pennsylvania. submitted
the following resolution, and demanded the pre-
vious question:
Resotred, That Robert Morris be and he is
hereby declared Postmaster for the House of
Representatives of the Thirty fourth Congress
Of the United States
Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, moved that the res
olution be laid on the table.
The previous question was then seconded.
and under the operation thereof the resolution
was agreed to by the following vote:
YsAs-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Ball. Bar
bour, Bennett of New York, Benson. Bingham.
Bishop, Bradshaw, Brenton, Broom Burlington,
Burlingame, Campbell of Pennsylvania, Camp
bell of Ohio, Chaffee, Clawson, Colfax, Comins,
Covode, Cragln, Cullen, Cumback, Damrell, Da-
Wis of Maryland, Davis of Massachusetts, Dean.
Dick, Dickson, Dodd, Durfee, Eide, Flagler,
Fuller OF Pennsylvania, Galloway, Giddinps,
Gilbert, Granger, Hall of Massachusetts, Har
Ian, Harris of Maryland, HARRISON Haven, Hoff
man, Holloway, Horton of New York, How
ard, Kelsey, King, Knapp, knight, Knowlton,
Knox, kunkel, Letter, Matteson, McCarty,
Meacham, Miller of New York, Millward, Moore
Morgan, Morrill,, Murray, Norton, Paine, Par
ker, Pelton, Pennington, Perry, Petit, Pike,
Pnngle, Purviance, Reade, Ricaud. Richie
Robbins, Roberts, Robson, Sabin, Sage, Sapp,
Sherman, Simmons, Smith of Ala. Stanton
Stranahan, Tappan, Thorington, Todd. Trafton.