New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Er. FARNSWOIiTu wss eutdled 70 tho BooT. bat
yielded IL To enable Mr. Curtis that the Hou-e
proceed 20 vote for Speaker.
Dir CURTIS faid that II appeared 10 him that this
was the lar, day before the holidays in which they
could effect organization. He wcuh hke to hear
his friend Mr. Farn-U orib, rot thai gentlemen
should devote the whole oay 70 al effort 70 organize
the Home. The whole country !. looking for our
apzstiOD this very day. MIR. CnrtTr saId be tod
in private conversation this morning that fOrr mirous
of collar due To Contractors, and that not Of
them ere Tow here impof1ng members 20 make al
appropriation for their pay. As preliminary 10 voi'n
there q call OF the Honse, aud as It was ascsr-
tanned that about eighteen members we're absent Il
thoupht not hes TO proceed to g vote'at present
Mr. ANDERSON (Ky.) wanted FIRST organization
OF the H"ufe and then gentlemen might d'-cuss the
Slavery question 10 their hearts contents. lie was OF
tcsed 10 s agitation. lie favored the enforcement Of
sll laws and there wanted the question TO r-si He
would not have risen now, had not his colleague
Burnett yesterday askcd BIN why he did no, take q
particular course. lie had not voted for the Demo
cratic nominee since lie came To the fionse, aud
would not, exeelt an issue was made between
Republican and Democrat. He hoped such an is-ne
would never arrive. He did not desire united
| South, nor q united North. lie belonged to
! Iarty in opposition to the Administration, ana they
| were not for united South nor untsa nortn'
! If We 90 for united South, what would be the no
eult7 We would be overwhelmedby by the North, which
tie next Censns would show 10 have largely The pro-
pond rance If you make u question OF dollars ana
cent? where woud be Southern lnteresisf lie stood
here as Wing. and ALWAYS expected 10 advance wing
PRINCIPLES In reply 20 Mr.. Burneits question Why he
Ord not vote for Mr. MillsOn, he SAID because Mr Null
scn hal voted against the Kansas-NebrasSa bill lne
Deuocras themselves had been inconsistent IN vot ng
| for Mr. MillsOu who voted against the hansas-Se-
b,asla bill which in 1854 made the the test OF
| Democracy. So far as he was personally concerne',
Wien he was on the Fillmore electoral ticket ne
say that he would vote for the repeal Of the Missouri
line. II was true that Mr.. Etheridge voted With Nr
MLlsOn against that H. bat every otler question
| he agreed with Mr.. Etherdge. He was savehoder,
| Lr,C ri he he UOr -
10 favor Of tariff for the pro ectiOn OF American la1or,
end lie understood MI. Rllson TO favor free trade.
| Mr Eheridpe is for the mi OF these States.
| Mr. BURNETT said Mr. Anderson has paper in
| his district called The DonviHe Tribune, in which
appears letter from bis colleague, attempting to hx
the reeI Oneibty o an organization on Tue Democrats
| Mr. ANDERSON replied that he did say 20 ana said
! 80 vet Laughter lie repeated that the Democrats
could not get votes enough TO elect then nomlnee even
with The aid Of the Southern Opposition lie ana his
friends were elected opposition both 70 the BLACK
| Rel ubicans and the Buchanan Administration. Ihey
could therefore have gained nothing by the election o.
| y Democratic Speaker, who would 30 form the Com-
miuees ~ TO s'ie the Investigations INTO corruption,
which they were expected to expose tie spoke allu
Iaupbterl Of a man who made fortune by attending
TO his own business and Of another who made tor'
| tuTe by letting other peoples business alone. tie
| asked lis colleague whether he would support MI
| Douglas ifhe was nominated by the Charleston Con-
| ventiOn
Mir. BURNETT replied that he was no! looking for
ward to such contingency, but ~ contest between
Black Republican and Ns'ional Conser'a awe man
| lie would set au example which his colleague wodid
! rot he willing to follow. He would rally under any
flag of any man against Black Republican. II bis
colleague had been in the ast Congress would he ave
voted for the admission OF Kansas uhdsf 'he EhsuSn
Mr.. ANDERSON-I answer emphatically No.
| Mr.. BURNETT inquired whether his colleague
CANDIDATE for the Goyenorship OF heniuehy lbs u'u
| not indOrse the English bill.
MIR. ANDERSON replied that be did not. He then
rroceeded to explain Mr. Bells position on that SUB.
! iect The democrats could elect Southern man u
| thew wonld aud that man was Dir. Gllmer. lie did
| moi believe that the mere election of a Republican
President or Speaker was for going ont ot the
Union. They should wait I'LL he bad committed an
overt act and trespassed on The rlghs OF tne S1utl
lap1lAusel then there would b. time to consider tne
| subject Disunon ought not TO enter into any man ;
| mind. He for union frst, last and always In
the language of Webster ' li5erty and Unlcn' now
! ard forever, and inseparable." lApParse
| Mr.. BURNETT replied, he was "A Ilhon man, out
for a constitutional Union and q Union without
! Constitution Swas not worth cent. lie deslrei u
united South most efficient check TO tue hepuon'
cana As TO his not voting for sr. GEer, that gen-
tlemau il was known, could not unite his own party
friends With regard TO the charges OF corruption
made by bis colleague, there were nyesiisauohs az
tbe last session but corruption was proved against
| lie Administration. Gentlemen could again make IN.
estipatlons but they would meet with similar, signal
defeat as heretofore. He repeated that he was salts
ed that this House could not 6e organized by the
Democrats.
Mr. HARRIS nld) remarked, as il could not be
shown thar if all the Southern Opposition had voted
for Mr.. Mison, that gentleman could be placed In the
Sneakers chair il was idle aud unfair 10 charge the
responsibility OF his non-eleetion upon them.
| Mr.. BURNETT replied. if these tive ty-three South
en OTposition votes had been given 10 MIR. Mlson,
would lave resulted in organization-t would have
| placed him IN position TO command majority OF
yoes and made il necessary for the Anti lleeompt N
Democrats to decide ,the contest. As TO It's being Ia
| tie power Of the Democrats last week to elect Mr..
Gner be believed If the Democrats had gone over to
him certain gentlemen who had voted for him would
have Immediately changed their course.
| Mr. CAMPBELL replied that he, "a Pennsylya-
man voted on the occasion referred 10 for Mr.. Gmer
He voea for him on his record as conservative man
stat ding on the resolutions Of 1850, and would not
| have change bis vote under any circumstances
Mr.. BURNETr-Do you speak for all who voted
with you
Mr.. CAMPBELL speak for myself alone
Mr.. MORRIS (Penn.)-W the Democrats unite
on Mr. Gilmer, j am willing TO unite With them to
place bin in the Chair. lApplause.
! MIR. MORRIS tMd said when souie OF the Northern
vote was the other day cast for Mr.. Glmer ho ha 4
preyiot sly learned that il done good alth and
be intended whatever be the result TO adhere to thai
position.
Mr. NIXON said he voted for Mr. Gilmer in good
falh and was ready to do 80 again.
| Mr. HARRIS Mo- was authorized 70 say hr. Oil
! rper could get a. many votes ~ he did then.
| Mr. GARNE1T SAID be had voted for MIR. Boieler
apo wound do 80 again ~ ainst sectional candidate,
but would not,be guided by Black Republicans voting
for MIR. Gilmer led by Thsddeus Stevens.
Mr..HASKIN rensrked that he cast his vote for
! Mr.. .Glmer, who consistent IN his opposition TO
| the Ieeonpion policy Of the Administration AZ an
Aptj-l ecOmI ton Democrat, If Mr.. Gilmer was again
preseIted cand daie OF the conservative portion OF
| ibe House be would vote for him. Applause.
| Mr.. BURNETT said II there was no other reason
! why be should vote for Mr. Gilmer, that gentleman
vos sustained bv some Of the prominent leaders