The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-08
WASHINGTON CITY.


CONGRESS MONDAY. HI
SESArK-Seyera memorials were presented Of officers
who have been retired or dropped from the naval service
by the action OF the late naval board praying be
stored 10 their former positions In the service
resolution was adopted requesting the President Of the
United States to communicate the Senate the proceed
ings Of the court martial in the Of Colonel Mont
gomery Of the United States army
Mr. Brodhead called up his resolution directing the Com
ittee Finance inquire into the expedency ofepor
ing the general appropriation bills, adopting other
measures with view Of obtaining speedy action
said bills He urged the Importance Of adopting
measures prevent the evil Of night sessions at the close
of each session OF Congress- Mr. Clayton Mr. Hunter Mr.
Toombs Mr.. Seward, Mr.. Iamn, and MIR. Bayard ex-
pressed their views ia relation to the subject While
all seemed to agree that the evil was crying one there
difference of opinion to the best Of remedy
ing it; and the resolution, being merely Of inqui
adopted without objection.
Mr. Foot called up his resolution ordering the printing
of the report of Captain Benjamin s. Roberts in relation
to the first American flag planted upon the Capitol Of Mex
leo Mr.. Brown thought that General Quitman enti
tied to credit being the commanding officer
that occasion while in the report there nothing 10
show that fact The resolution referred to the Conn
mittee Military Affairs and the Senate adjourned until
Thursday next
HOUSE, REPRESENTATIVE Cuisines" of the House
to-day began with baong for Speaker and in the
Of the 4th ballot Mr.. Eusts Of Louisiana, American
member and made personal explanation which
ated great futtering among his brethren In reply to
Others including American menbcr from North Caro-
lima who adhered to the anCatholic plank or the 9th
article in the Philadelphia platform, Mr. Euss Denounced
that article and hurled from him the mpuAtion that he
would prescribe any for his religious faith He
rdculed the idea Of Papal influence and Catholic allie
glance to the Pope he denounced all prescription whether
Of know-nothings Others beyond measure odious
and anti-republican and demanded to know whether
there Catholic priest in Congress- He showed
that in Congress and the State legislatures whtecavs-
ed priests Of the Protestant religion plenty "a
sally at his clerical know-nothng brethren in the
House, which oceasoned much laughter He ntima-
ted that, however much it might be denied that the
American order in other States prescribed American
Catholics yet as long as the 9Th article stood in the
platform it could well be denied. This speech showed
the wide and rreparabe division in the party and
the justice of the hostility religious prescription avowed
in the democratic caucus but Mr. Eustis should know
that the very prescription be denounces constitutes the
backbone of his party and puts into Congress the
The the speech Of another American or
know nothing member, Hon. w. r. Smith, Of Alabams,
who took issue with his fellowAmerican and declared
himself ap Of the obnoxious antCathoic in
the American PLATFORM following up this declaration with
animated remarks. When the name of Hon. Percy
Walker Of Alabama called he took occasion TO say
that be fully endorsed the views of Mr. Euss against the
sh article of the Philadelphia PLATFORM and announced
himself decidedly objecng to the Of his Amer
colleague Mr. Smith, Of Alabama Hon. Miles Taylor of
Louisiana replied with much force to Mr. Smith, showing
the republican of the Catholic clergy compelling
the ecclesiastical body to join the Third Estate in the ma
tonal convention of France This speech weLtmed
and eloquent The 4th ballot then concluded The
first ballot stood Banks, lol; Richardson, 70; Fuller
40 Pennington, 6; and scattering. The last, or 4th
ballot Banks had ss Richardson, 73 Fuller 3o PEN
nington, The House then adjourned till Wednesday
next a, IL o'clock, m.