Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-26
or THE STANDARD.

UORREsPONDKNCH OF TIE STANDARD.
-. WAsHmeros, jan 10, istG.
1Re Ssaate-7As SerentA Reek aad no sSreaker Of
tie House-1ne Candidates snterrogated-
t;onal position Of Richardson---Da Banks Amat
aansatiOnist-- Unlrokcn front Of the Democracy
Panic among tbs Black Repu5lscans-Csucus.-,
The House to-day-Banks tho Obstacle IN the
ooy Of an 0rganizat;on-HeTace GrceSy-fts,
eng tks nsibility-National Debt-U: y.
Senator from Observation-Disclosures ADa''s
.l1Aissisippi Senator.
The Senate now holds mi-weekly sessions, meet
ing on Mondays and Thursdays not to transact ous-
mess, but rather to comply with the letter OF tlle
law, which will no. permit either House 10 ao)ourn
over for more than three days. On Monday they
sesnainesl together eleven minutes; on thursday
a6nnewhat longer, receiving and referring numoer
Of peti$ious and memorials and afterwards noiaing
81 Executive Session. The Senate is not disposed to
proceed to the business oflegsaton until the House
has duly organized and announced IT'S reao'ness ~
perform its own proper functions.
The seventh week of the session has nearly ex-
pired, and again am compelled to repeat the oo
story of no Speaker yet" The difficulties IN the
way of an organization seem to lncrease the three
parties in the House harden rather than softc'i TO-
wards each other; no combination is possible that
shall secure majority for Speaker, and the ma
iority against the plurality rule increases Yester-
day the first direct vote the adoption OF this rule
was taken, and it was rejected by majority OF
twelve The shrewdest politicians on Pennsylvania
Avenue are confounded and will venture no snrmlse
a to possible solution of the triangular contest
1t is useless therefore, to speculate upon the iat
ter or to attempt to penetrate the future.
The interrogatores proposed by Mr.: Zolllcoffer to
be put to the several candidates for Speaker were
answered by each on Saturday. Mr. Richardson
planted himself on national ground and fully salts
fed his party friends; Mr.. Fuller also avowed ma
tional opinions on the slavery and Nebraska q'tes'
TO IN
most extreme opinions of Abolitionism, even TO an
approval of an amagamation of the white and black
races. Both Mr.. Fuller and Mr.. Banks lodged when
thew were questioned with reference to being men,
bers of the Know Nothing Order, and whether they
IA ored the proscr pon of foreigners and Catholics.
Mr. Banks referred to the record, while Mr. Fuller
assumed to entertain great iberality towards emil
grants to this country but ended by using the Know
Nothing watchword, that Americans should rule
America"
Although Mr.. Richardson's replies fully satisfied
his party friends, they brought to notice difference
Of opinion upon the abstract question OF the Con
sttutionality of the Wilmot Proviso, causing three
Of the South Carolina members and Gen. Quitman,
OF Mississippi to scatter their votes on Monday
This difference of opinion carried with it no practl-
cal effect whatever, for Mr.. Richardson has always
opposed the Proviso unjust to one section OF the
Union nexpedient and unnecessary, and is the very
embodiment of the principles Of the Kansas'Ne'
Their than this from Northern men. 1t should be
remembered, however, that the three South CARROLL
mans do not class themselves members OF the De-
mocratic party, have not attended any OF its eau
cuses, and do not regard themselves as bound by
its decisions Subsequent examination, however,
satisfied these gentlemen, as we'll as Mr.. Quitman'
that it was but Justice towards honorable gentle
man and truly national man to give him their sup
port. So the Democratic phalanx again presented
an unbroken front.
The proceedings of the House on Wednesday dis
closed exceedingly restless condition of things in
the Black Republican ranks. The determination OF
the Democrats to stand by Richardson to the last,
the defeat of the plurality resolution and the sig
nificant declaration of Mr.. Banks in favor of ANAL
gamation as mode of ascertaining the superiority
Of the white or black races, declaration by no
means acceptable to some of that party, combined
to excite apprehensons that defeat awaited them
The heterogeneous elements composing the Banks
party showed decided inclination towards ds!rte-
grafton. To add to the confusion MIR. Dunn, OF
Indiana who avowed on former occasion his readi-
ness to vote for Banks when his vote would elect,
took back this promise and declared he would not
vote for him under any circumstances. He proceed
ed to disclose at some length the management re-
sorted to by Banks friends to compass his election
how Campbell had been run up and let downtown
the same trick was attempted with Pennington
merely to the support of these gentlemen and
their friends, and to smooth his way to the Speak.
er's Chair His speech created sensation in the
House, and led to the calling Of an ant-Nebraska
caucus the same evening to consider what shouiu be
done.
session until late hour. Numerous propositions
were offered, but it was finally agreed to stand by
Banks until another caucus sh,ald be held. Ofthe
eighty-n persons present, Banks received 66
votes, Campbell r. Pennington 4, scattering z. The
boilers, as the anti NEBRASKA men are called who
will not vote for Banks were not present The con-
sultaton added nothing to Banks strength, out
merely strengthened the organization of his friends,
keeping the Black Republicans together.
The House to-day, that is, the three parties com.
posing it. engaged in discussion trying to fix
the responsibility for not organizing upon each 9th.
er, each seeking to put IT on the other two 1t is
curious, however to observe that both the Black
Republicans and the Know Nothings argue tc pace
it upon the Democratic party, both bearing great
er hostility to Democracy than to each other. Mr..
Mace offered a resolution to declare Mr.. Banks
Speaker, Mr. Culon Clerk, and to retain the Ser
geant.at-Arms, Doorkeeper and Postmaster of the
House, who are Democrats but it was lost by
vote of Ill to 90-receving Banks vote-no more.
In the of the debate to-day Mr.. Cobb stated,
what is certainly true, that so long as Mr. Banks
was the candidate of the majority the plurality rule
could not pass-that there was fixed majority of
the House firmly determined not to permit its adop-
ton until Mr.. Banks was withdrawn. 1t may be as.
sumed from this that Mr. Banks is the real obstacle
in the way of an organization at the present time
indeed feel quite certain that if he withdrawn
and some other man nominated, possessing to
greater degree the respect of the House. and enter
tanning less odious opinions the plurality rule would
pass. So long as Banks stands in the way it is i'm
possible.
Horace Greeley is still here, engineering the Black
Republican party. He is very much incensed-
curses the House as pro-slavery body, and says
that he hopes it will not organize at all-he would
rather see the government 60 to pieces than to see
Il under the control of conservative men. What is
that but treason?
lfany doubt prevailed heretofore upon whom the
responsibility rests for the continued dsorganiza