The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-05


ferem Parties-The Republicans make no noniina-
ton.-HeAmeracans nominate Gilner, and Hc De-
mOcrats Bocock.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 4th, 1859.
The absorbing theme here is the organization of
Congress, and the action of the different parties in
caucus conference, with reference to that ques-
ton. As the action of these parties will give your
readers more clear conception of the actual state
Of the question than individual speculation, will
give in detail the proceedings of each party up to
this time.
Under the following call, the Opposition mem
bers of Congress met to-day at o'clock, in con
ference, to the number of eighty, including nearly
all their leading men, to determine upon their &C
ton in organizing the House.
The members Of Congress opposed the present Nation
al Administration invited for the purpose
consulting relative to the organization of the House
Representatives.
Chaplin Hall, Thaddeus Stevens,
j. X. Morehead Geo ". Scranton
J. W. Killinger, VIM. Stewart.
S. T. Blair, G. A. Grow.
Jno. Wood, +. Rabbit.
J. H. Campbell, B. F. jenkins,
II. G. Longnecker, John Covode,
f. Mcpherson, J. p. Verree
W Mnlward F. Iov Morris
WI. s., r. ii Nc Ihga, was e Ii H2 CHAIRMAN
and Mr. Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania, Secretary
motion was made requesting a caucus to be held
this evening of all of the opposition members of
Congress. This was debated at considerable length,
and the motion finally lost by yeas 81, nays A.
Then motion was made to adjourn, and carried by
a large majority.
An animated debate ensued some of the straight
Republicans disliking the result it appears they
defeated in their object of having purely
Republican caucus. They effectually cut off
by the large vote in favor of adjournment.
After having gone into general conference and
been defeated, the extreme straight Republi-
cans must abide BY the action, and, therefore, it is
believed there will be no Republican caucus. As
a consequence of there being no nominations for
speaker or other officers, the vote in the House
at first will be scattering, but will be given princi
pay for Sherman and Grow Sherman will I'M
doubtedly lead from the first.
There had been good deal of conversation be-
tween the Northern Opposition and South Ameri-
cans yesterday, last night, and this morning, to eff
feet concert of action. This was particularly the
case with the "Peoples' party" of Pennsylvania,
who rather inclined to the South Americans
than the radical Republicans. In fact, the Penn
sylvania "Peoples party" manifested great anxiety
to unite with South Americans there being prin-
cipes in common between them on the tariff ques-
ton, this question being the first with them,
and the Slavery question being ignored, or subor-
dinate. Hence the defeat of the radical Republi-
cans, and the result of the conference which leaves
the question proposing Speaker open in Congress
While there are some of the "Peoples party"
warmly attached to Forney, there are others who
do not think it necessary to insist upon his being
Clerk. He has not all the delegation from Penn
svlvania.
Many of the Pennsylvania opposition are appre-
hensive of the South Americans going in the end
with the Democrats.
The South Americans had formal caucus this
afternoon and nominated John A. Gmer, of North
Carolina, for Speaker, and resolved to adhere to
him. Ills stated, however they will have another
caucus tonight.
The leading men of the Republican party, Horace
Greedy, Thurlow Weed, }. Watson Webb and
| others, are here.
| The Democratic caucus met in the Hall of
the House OF Representatives, at seven and half
O'clock by calling George s. Houston, of Alabama,
to the Chair, and appointing Samuel j. Cox, of
Ohio and John V. Wright, of Tennessee, Secreta-
ries. Some sixty-two members were present.
Mr.. Valandigham, of Ohio moved that the caucus
proceed rira uoce to nominate candidate for
Speaker, emitting all other officers. Mr.. Clark
OF Missouri, opposed the motion at some length
and was in favor of going into the House without
any nominations. He moved to lay the motion
on the table but withdrew it at the re-
quest of Mr.. Barnett of Kentucky, who mo-
we'd to amend Mr.. Vaandigham's motion by adding,
clerk, sergeantat-arms, door keeper, post master
and printer He wanted full ticket Mr. Gar
nett maintained the importance of making nomi-
nation, and said it would never do to give up the
practice under the old system, but he would conine
the nomination to the Speakership; that office be-
ing in the highest degree important, Mr. Bennett
withdrew his motion. Mr.. Leake opposed the pol
icy of nominations at this time at some length and
moved to postpone the subject indefinitely, but
withdrew it at the request of Mr. Cochrane of New
York. who spoke in eloquent manner in support
of Mr.. Vallandigham's motion, and in reply to Mr.
Clark and Mr.. Leake. He was strongly in favor of
nomination, but only of Speaker.
The motion then put by tellers and carried
by large majority and thereupon, after an infor-
NAL ballot, the result of which was not announced
on motion of Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, Thomas S.
Bocock, of Virginia nominated by acclama-
ton, the candidate for Speaker.
Mr.. Winslow, of North Carolina, moved that
committee Of five he appointed, including the Chair
man. to call meetings when necessary. This was
pio1 Nh H., .oN..,
coed to the nomination of other candidates for clerk
&c. And on motion of Mr.. Davidson, of Louisiana,
the caucus adjourned.
FROM CHINA.-Our Powhattan correspon ient in
forms us, under the date of Sept. 49, that the
United States steam frigate had left Shanghai a
week before for Hong Kong. few days before
sailing, while living in the Woo-sung river, about
ten miles below Shanghai, nearly twenty of the
men were suddenly taken i'll, of whom one died of
cholera a few hours after the attack. There
naturally good deal of alarm at first, but soon all
were well again. Cholera has not appeared on the
coast of China the present year, any other
wasting disease. The Mississippi has been ordered
home, and will leave China Immediately. TIE
Germantown is at Nagasaki, Japan, where she has
been for long time, and has also been ordered
home-all wetl The Powhattan has enioved I'M
interrupted and universal health, both in officers
and men. She was soon to proceed to .Ieddo,
Japan, and make arrangements TO take the Japan
csc Ministers to Panama. il they would be ready to
go in February next in which case the Powhattan
would return by Cape Horn. If the japanese
Ministers would not pledge themselves to 90 at that
time, then 1t was understood Commodore Tatnall
would consider his duty in the case discharged, and
leave China as soon as his relief should arrive 1t
was the general expectation that the Ministers
would not go, as the party in power is opposed
to the treaty which opened Japan to the world
". Y. Journal Of Commerce.
The gold coinage of the United States Mint, in
Philadelphia, for the month of November, was
Sl2S,27S, wholly in double eagles and gold dol
lars The silver coinage $4,000, and of the
cents three million three hundred thousand, of the
value of $33 900. The total coinage of the month
was S244, 278, the whole number of pieces being
3,47l,3l0.
Mr.. Belmont has proposed to the commissioners
to place, at his own expense on the grounds of the
Central Park at New York, statue, in marble or
bronze, of his distinguished father-in-law, Com
modore Perry. The commissioners have promptly
signihed their pleasure in accepting the generous
proposition.