New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-10
IRON WASHINGTON.


uuiet and evidently lese ANXIOUS tnaa " war ."
runsay last, when the Lecompton bJi eame up
There was still, however, good deal OF eAc.v'-
meni, which mani:ests i,,elfby the formation u ~
tie groups ia earnest conference IL TOE c''n''
At The sides Of the Hall. The cop6den' tone u We
Administration men, and probably eer'Aiu p,-'
;,tel,ence caused good deal OF unessne' 'r''one
.ha A.; 7 eeomntonites who were MOI P''ccHy
49,. hat conrse might be tsken Two OF tnrec u
s~a;. n~",bsr mon whom the President ana ms
s.ta,ss hsa made an unusual pressure "l'h'n ada!
OF two. 10000. c.- ON horr and half
~ S on the Deficiency bill, Mr.. Montgomery
xtpodr.yIvania. o stout bluff, frank. looking, good
.t,,a5 ioohpe man of middle age, rose 10 bis place
and asked unapimO consent TO take up the hansas
bill. This was the fret nmation given TO the pup
lie that Montgomery, and not Stephens OF Georgia,
rould be allowed the floor 1t had been for two or
three dsys nice question of parliamentary law,
much discussed among members, as TO which OF the
two gentlemen was entitled to it. From Mr.. MONT
sornery's rising, while Stephens sat quletiy III MS
seat il was evident that the Speaker had decided IN
his favor. A. a.
Ever since the great Kett fight on the hoor'
have noticed that Mr.. Orr becomes unusually her-
yous whenever LecOmptOn comes up lie grasps
the reins and .igheus them up with an evident con
sciousness that he has skttlsh animal 10 nand,
who. if not held carefully in check, will be likely to
break out into unseemly and dangerous antics. Ills
strong Scottish sepse of propriety was probably
good deal shocked by the scenes OF that night, ana
be is determined that nothing of tie kind shall again
occur if he can prevent it. Probably, TOO me- more
than any other man, is fully aware OF the Wild
schemes and mad designs which
the hot fances of his excitabe Southern associates IN
contemplation of the defeat Of LecOmptOn-suco,
for example, as the oftenthreatened PROJECT oil IN
augurating the revolution which is to end IN seces
sion and a slavehoding empire, by general nSnt
and massacre on the floor. Without apprehendlng
anything quite so tragical as this, Mr.. Orr may
very reasonably and prudently conclude that vig-
lance and strictness on his part may proven. dis-
graceful and perilOus outbreaks on the part OF III
dividual members. Whenever Lecompton comes
I'D therefore he s dOubly assduOus in attention TO
his duty. trfDg incident at this Juncture eVhced
his unusual nervousness.
Mr.. Montgomery, rising, said-"Mr Speaker.
The Speaker responded-"The gentleman from
Montgomery"
There was general laugh. Mr.. Orr, perceiving
his error, repeated, 1.-The gentleman from Mont
som-I mean from Pennsylvania"
Having asked and obtained unanimous consent,
Mr. Montgomery proceeded:
81 move that the House ADHERE to It's amend
ment."
There was general buzz. Mr.. Clemens of Vir-
ginia and Mr.. Maynard o. Tennessee showed dis
position to fDibuster.
The Speaker raped enerSeucduy' go
Gentlemen will come TO order; gentlemen VIII
take their seats; l shall call gentlemen by nan If
they do not take their seats ~
Slowly the House became quiet. The Yeas and
NAYS we're ordered the Clerk called the roll, and
member after member answered TO their names
with much the same result as before, except that
when Mr.. Bowie of Maryland was called, Humphrey
Marshall of Kentucky rose and said that Mr.. Bowie
was obliged to be absent and that he had paired off
with him-adding that if he (MarshalD had voted,
he should have voted to adhere. Another excep-
ton, somewhat significant, and perhaps Ominous,
was that when English of Indiana and Hall of
Ohio were called they did not respond to their
names, though at the end when it was obvious that
Lecompton was beaten, both came forward aud
voted to adhere.
The case was announced without causing much
apparent sensation, except among the newspaper
correspondents, who rushed in body TO the tele-
graph TO communicate the news to their respective
Journals. The usual motion 10 reconsider and lay
upon the table was made, and the House proceeded
quietly to the discussion OF the Deficiency bill on
motion TO reconsider.
THE ATTACK ON SECRETARY THOMPSON.
The Washington Star contains the following sc-
count of the attack upon tie Secretary of the Interiors
"This forenoon at about 10 o'clock, Mr.. Peter
Besancon IT, of Louisiana, late clerk in the Pension
Office called the Secretary Of the Interior III the
Department, ana IN answer 10 his inquiries was III
formed by that functonary as the reason why he was
dropped last year. that he was not reported among the
efficient clerks when, under the law, 1t became
necessary TO reduce the clerical force OF the
Pension Bureau. Besancon then told the Secretay
that whoever reported him to be Inefficient was
a damned har; and the Secretary told him ne could
have no further conversation with him on the subject,
il not proper that he should listen to such abuse
of the officers of his department. Turning to leave
him. Besancon followed him, the Secretary, exclar
ieg % demand to know who was your informant I
when Secretary Thompson again declined to converse
struck him violent blow behind the ear as he Secre
tary Thompson) was walking away.
The Secretary, turning instantly, discovered be-
sancon in the act OF drawing revolver, and selzng
him 10 pinion his arms to his SIDE thew him to
the floor with such force to dislocate his lBesan-
the Secretary falling heavily on him. aud presenting
him from cooking his revolver by seiLing his hand
and holding it. The bystanders had time 10 interfere
and wrench the weapon from Besancoas hand where
upon Secretary Thompson released hun, aud ne was
taken mp and placed in an adjoining room for safe
keeping by those who had rushed to the OF the
occurrence.
Secretary Thompson has made ont order for
his admission to the Washington lnfirmsIy for
gical treatment.
1T seems TO us that the attempt ON his life must
have been the result ofthe arrangement of BesancOn,
whose mind has for some time past been somewhat
unsettled through his domestic difficulties,
=" DIR. Rhett OF South Carolina who happened to be
present, promptly setthe dislocated shoulder"
NOTE FROM MR.. BESANCOS.
To the Editor Of The UsOn.
difficulty HAVING occurred between the Hon. Jacob
Thompson and myself il lie probable that rumors may
be circ Att not sustained by facts. therefore ASK
the use of your columns TO say that Mr. Thompson
and mvself have for years been on friendly