Butte record., 1856-01-12
WASHINGTON Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, u. c., December 4, 1875

IA''N'
The Congress of the United stgtes assembled yeser
ay in the Capitol of the Unon when it ascertained
that nearly every member present. This very
punctuaI attendance be justly attributed 10 The an
ticipaed excitement in the organization of the House
Never before was there so large attendance on the
first day of the session At II O'Clock precisely The
hammer of the Clerk called the House 10 order The
Hall was crowded tn members, distinguished siran-
gers lobbyers and lofers, and presented for while
heterogeneous mass of confusion and noise. Order being
had the Clerk proceeded to call the roll, and The ballot
ing soon commenced for Speaker The first ballot re-
suited pretty much as was anticipated, Richardson
proving himself regular built ''seveniy f'ur while
Campbell Banks Marshall and Fuller followed in The
rear.
The National Know -Nothings have proven themselves
TO be Just thirty strong and have vote for Marshall
through every ballot Where their votes will finally
fall they do not know themselves. They are predis-
posed 10 favor the Democratic party, bn say they CAN
not support Richardson, he has ever been their un
compromising prosecutor They should reform, and
come over TO the democracy,
The grand game for the organization of Congress, rs
laid down by the Fusion wire workers, was ihe Black
Republicans 10 unite with the Know Nothngs, organ-
ize the first day and sweep field. This was thought
at time TO be a strong game-but il taled 1t may
be doubted whether any such fusioa can be effected
Every politician of the usionblackrepublican know
nothing stripe has his peculiar views, and they are
not in common with the views Of anybody else. Every
on seems think that his batch Of sms alone calcu
ted 10 preserve the Unun-setle the kanzas difficulty
restore amicabe relations with England, and promote
the general prosperity and happiness of the country
The principal topic Of conversation is fusion-and con-
fusion rsisns suprem. in their councils-a confusion
never before witnessed the great political chess
beard of Washington It conounds everything but the
Democracy They alone present calm and unhroken
front, and steadily oppose all coalition, bargain or ar
raugement.
The northern black republican know nothings are
determined TO coniIJl matters; but there is diyers!
Of opinion among item which render unity Of vote
and action impossible The southern. or national H.
n = they style themselves are determined to make
something OF the confusion They will not unite
with the fanatics which northern X N'sm has sent
here. They number about thriy-aud constitute the
national X N force in The House. Although The NUM-
ber is small it is thought be larger than that party
will be able 10 send TO Washington again. The present
collection of X Ms in Congress will etctuay disgust
the world the with the world with the IIindoo order as
national party. The leaders ofthe party in California
will doubtless keep up the delusion until they delusion
until they succeed in eleclng United States Senator
Ifthese national X NJ do not unite and 90 down the
eulet Of northern abolition doughlaceism- there can be
no organization under the majority rule The iouse
will have t. elect the Speaker BY plurality vote
The fusion adjourned to diy without effectiug any
thing ike compromise, but appointed committee
with power to call another caucus Tie delay in the
election Of Speaker Is engeudtring imosiies among
the factions which il will be impossible to heal The
H. a 4
emnly aver that they viii not 60 over and unite with
their northern br, ihren, whom they denomitc blaek
Republicans or aboIilioniss. The latter doggedly ad
here TO Campbell and being in the mjoriy viii not 90
over 10 the iliful minority who style themselves Ma
tional Know Noihinss. They VIII only unite upon
man who, like Caeser's wife is above suspicion and
there no such the fusion ranks. The material
Of which that deecable party is composed renders
spotess men disqualified from becoming members-
Tie wolf aud the lamb must lie down together before
any practical combination sor election Of Speaker
be effected ThGz drifting, like the lost mariner
at sea- without ruider compass.
The Presidents message is in readiness, but will be
withheld until the House has organized II will De
found to dwell length upon foreign rc't>
tiods Those with Great Britain far from beins Of
hostile character. Whatever disturbance has been sN-
cited grew ou Of the bunderug the nlisapprehension
ofthe British government and It's agents The question
of the sound dues is treated, ana accompanying the
message are several documents upon the subject. The
capitalization of the dues proposed by Denmark, viii
be rejected by England France and Prussia, as well as
by the United States. Russia has yet indicated her
course on the subject. 1t viii also contain lengthy
report OF the lats Pacific Railroad explorations.
TIE treasury estimates for the year ending June 80
1853 have been laid on the desks of Senator'S The de-
fciency will prove be very large, falling little short of
nine millions. Sixteen millions of old appropriations
remain unexpended aud The estimates for current
expenses of the government amount about forty five
millions.
The Ease of General whitfield delegate elect from
the territory of Kanzas viii be OF the most inier
esiing and important that Will before the present
CoDgress-vasily important from the results to which it
will lead, and from the principles it viii involve. #
seems be conceded that GOV Ree4er has the color
of title floor of Congress He presents
himself without the forms Of law, and recognition
of his claims would be revolutionary. The fusioniss
who constitute majority of the House, admit mm
ifthey choose, and many of them say it viii be done
The Democratic Members of Congress held caucus
last Saturday evening at which J. Clancy Jones' of
Pennsy Ivania, submitted the following resolution which
unanimously adopted;
'KesOINed, mat tne Democratic mem Oers OF th5
House of Re 'resenatives though i'll temporary mi
noriiy in this body, deem this iii tender
their fellow citizens Of the whole Union their heartfelt
congratulations the triumph in the recent elections
in several of the northern, eastern and western. well
Southern States OF the principles of the kHnzis Ne
braska bill and the doctrines of civil and religious lib
ery which have been violently assaiied by secret
political order known the Know Ohing party and
though in minority hold IL 10 be oar highest duty
to preserve organization and continue efforts in
the maintenance and defence OF those principles and
the constitutional rights OF every section and every
class of citizens against their opponents of every des
cripiion. whether The called Republicans Know-No-
things FusiOnis and to this end look with
dence 10 the support and appreciation of all good and
true men-riends of the constitution and the Union /
Throughout the country"
Governor Shannon Of Kanzas Territory has tele. I
graphed 10 the President for authority protect the
occasion requires the President will exercise all the
authority necessary, but extreme, indeed would be the
necessity which could nduce the executive to raise the
military of the Federal Government against any
portion of the people. The President has despatched
troops to the disturbed District for the purpose of pre-
serving pehce, will hs do 90 unit every other rem
edy fails The posse first be called into reauision
then the militia Of the county and next OF the Territory
all of which fail secure order and uphold the
law before the sad spectacle will be presented OF the
army and the people in collision Should the necessit,
be forced upon him, he will not shrink from the re- /
the law.
The United States Supreme Court i. in session, and /
the Attorney General made abe sument in one oi