The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-10
Thlrty-Flfth congress.

WasHIsaros, Dec ST. Ssssate The message from
the House announcing It's organization having
been received, Aessrs. Bright, Bgler and ColameT
were appointed to join the House COMMITTEES to
wait on the President Of the United States
Mr Bright sabsequt ntly reported that the Presi
dent would immediately seEd in his annual mes
sage II was received accordingly and read.
MT Douglas submitted an order for the printing
of tie usual number of copies Of the Presidents
message and accompanying doenme its, and also
iar the printing VI fifteen thousand extra copies for
the use Of the Senate.
Mr.. Douglas expressed his dissent from that Dor.
tioh OF TIE Lecompton convention; aud at an early
day nc should express his views and give the rea-
son why he believed the people of Kansas had not
been LETT as the organic law declared, perfectly
Tree to form and regulate their institutions in their
own way.
Mr. twin proposed that the usual number of
eepies OF the documents DO printed by the prin
TO the Senate al the last and that all the
other orders shall be printed by the same person.
Ar. stewart concurred Ia the view Of Mr. Dong
las respecting Kausas. He believed that the pris.
c'ples Ct the Kansas and Nebraska act had been
Violated by the Lecompson convention
Mr. Davis, OF Mississippi, was understood to con.
cur 10 the views Of the President concerning Kan
sas.
Mr.. Bigier said that aster Mr., Douglas should
make his promised remarks, be should reply.
MIR. Seward hoped the defenders of the Presi-
dent would explain the latter's position as carly
as poseible He regarded the message as lame and
impotent.
Mr. Mason maintained that if be understood the
fresldents message, the Presidents position reia-
bic z. -. r H"'
Jdr. Irumbull denied the authority of the Iees-
iatace OF hansas to authorize the calling Of the
convention TO frame constitution. Ii WAS an act
of usurpation, because there was no autboritv IN
authorize the convention.
Mr, Brown, of Mississippi, appealed to Senators
to sleep on this document before expressing their
opinions upon it.
On his motion the Senate then adjourned.
boase Of Representdtiues.-Mr Clemens, by CON-
sent, made a personal explanation aud caused GER.
tain correspondence to be read. in substauce-that
DIR. Faulkner had written to him letter. ask
lof the data on which he had made certain remarks
Ia caucus affecting the character of Mr. Wendell.
the public printer. Ar. Clemens agreed TO the
suggestion Of MIR. Faulkner that Sir. Wendell
should be heard in his own defence.
The statement made in writing by Mr. Clemens
embraces the fact that Saturday last he was ap-
ptoached by an individual who said Mr.. Clemens
hother should receive pecuniaTy consideration
on either of two contingencies. namely. that he
should vote for Mr.. Wendell or not at all Mr.
C'enens branded the person as scoupdreI. but
for the sake of the mans family he concealed his
name. lie said he was willing to take Mr. Wen
de'fs disclaimer that he (Mr. WendeID never an
| thorized nor had any personal knowledee Of any
person being employed to procure vote for him.
Mr. Smith, of Va. proposed TO postpone the cleo
tion OF public printer, and to appoint committee
| TO examine into the subject
This proposition gave rise 10 a spirited debate
during which Mr.. Smith, of Tenn said that MIR.
wendell was in favor of the nominee of the demo-
cratic caucus, (slr. Steadman)
PENDING the subject the Presidents annual mes
sage was received and read
The debate on the printer was then resnuad
and the house adjourned without coming To a con-
ciusion upon the subject.