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xxxvIth CONGREss-1st SESSION.

WASHINGTON, January II.
SENATE.--A communication was received
from the Secretary of War.
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill supplementary
to the act Of 1851, relative to the reliabilities
of ship-owners. Referred.
Mr.. Cameron introduced bill for the relief
Of tho widow Of General Persifer F. Smith.
Mr.. Mason introduced memorial of the
Alexandria & Washington Railroad Company
for leave to bring their road across the long
bridge, and connect with the Baltimore & Ohio
Road.
Mr.. Slidell, from the select committee, re-
ported back the bill to prohibit the circulation
in the District of Columbia of bills under 500,
with recommendation that 1t pass.
Mr.. Brown corrected statement of his re-
marks on the Sd of January, which repre-
sented him as saying that the 1000, 900 South
ern slaves occupied position, socially
morally and physically better than any other
laborors on the face of the globe. What he
said was, that their positions were superior TO
that Of the same race in any quarter Of the
globe. ......
The hour having arrived for the election of
Printer to the Senate, Mr.. Brown said, as he
did not intend to vote for the nominee, Mr..
Bowman, he would give his reasong. Tho
first was personal to himself. The Constitution
had, in insulting and discourteous terms, dis
cusssd the speech delivered by him before the
Mississippi Legislature last fall, without per-
mitting its readers to see what had been said.
He did not wish this to control the vote of 9TH
ers. In the second place, the letter of Mr..
Sneed, prominent Opposition gentleman of
Mississippi, to parties in Memphis, was pub
lished in the Constitution, while his speech was
excluded. The letter of Mr.. Sneed was most
| offensive to the Democratic party of his State,
| and therefore, on party grounds, he was not
bound to support Mr.. Bowman.
He alluded to the arrangement by which
Mr.. Bowman was TO receive $40, 900 per year,
while Wendell was Public Printer, and pro-
nouncsd it either corrupt or stupid act. He
| also denounced the system of taking money
out of tho public treasury for the support Of
worthless and vagabond papers.
Mr.. Bigler followed in defense of Bowman.
The debate was further continued by Messr 3.
Brown, Hale, Davis, Clay, johnson, of Ark
King and Fessenden.
A motion was made to adjourn and lost.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot for
Printer, with the following result: Whole num-
Der Of votes 4s, Of which Bowman received 27.
Adjourned.
H0USE.-There being slim attendance,
there was call Of the House.
Mr.. Pennington, of N. j., withdrew his res
olution proposing the adoption of the plural
ity rule. He did so, he said, to avoid confu-
sion.
Mr.. Hutchius, Of Ohio, successor to Mr..
GiddingO concurred with his friends that a
discussion anterior to organization was out of
place. 1t has been conducted in exceedipgl y
bad taste, to use no harsher term. The Re
| publican party, with which he was proud to
| act, and the people of the free States had been
| rudeIy, he might say shsmefully, assailed.
Their principles and acts had been grossly
| misrepresented; their motives and patriotism
rudely impeached and their citizens denounced
as worthy Of the gallows for frankly express
ing their constitutional rights on the subject
Of slavery.
A resolution had been introduced here, say
ing that persons who did certain thing we,o
unfit to be Speaker. His opinion was that
any man who pursues the pro-slavery policy
is politically unfit to be Speaker, and 30 is
any man who believes right the re-opening Of
the African slave trade, or who opposes the
admission Of Kansas into the Union under her
recently adopted constitution. But he would
| regard 1t as entirely out of order for him to
| introduce q resolution to the effect. He denie
the right of the minority or majority to pre-.
scribe rule by which his vote for Speaker is
to be controlled or regulated.
Mr.. Hutchins, after some debate, moved the
plurality rule, and also the previous question.
Further debate ensued on points of order
after which Mr.. Sickles gave notice Of the res
olution alluded to in the Washington dis
patch last night.
Messrs. Clark New York;, and Reagan,
pronounced it impracticable, though the latter
approved its spirit.
Several motions were made for a vote with.
out result, objections being made on both
sides.
Mr.. Hickman said they had now come TO a
dead lock-a point they might as well have
reached four weeks ago. The Southern
minority say they will not submit to ma
ority.
Mr.. Barksdals-You mistake their position.
Mr.. Hickman would repeat what he Ind
said, and 80 distinctly that none could mis-
apprehend II. The declaration had been made
here by more than one Southern gentleman q
that they are determined to resist the will OF
the majority by all parliamentary as we'll as
other means.
Mr.. Winslow explained they would resist q
vote on tho plurality rule until vote be taken
on the resolution Of Mr.. Clark, of Missouri.
Mr.. Hickman understood that this would be-
resisted by dilatory motions, and said the
Northern Democrats had Joined the Southern
Democrats in the determination not to allow
| the plurality rule to be voted on under any
circumstances. The point is therefore reached
when the minority is resolved to disregard the
will of the majority and prevent them from
mauifesting their wish. The Southern party
with some Northern Democrats, will never lei
the House be organized.
Mr.. Barr said that the Northern Democrat:
would speak for themselves. The gentleman
might, however, speak for those who ran away
for mess Of potage.
Mr.. Hickman-They will get stronger gruel
on this side of the House. Northern men are
controlled by Southern men to prevent the
adoption Of any rule.
Mr.. Barr repeated that no Southern gentle.
man had controlled any Northern man. He
should not place him in false position.
| Mr.. Hickman said he could prove thai
Northern men are thus controlled, and should
never favor another ballot for Speaker until h,
was satisfied change had taken place in tht
minds Of gentlemen on all sides, or until tn,
plurality rule or some other analogous on,
should bs adopted.
Mr.. McClsrnand said:Mr. Hickman's inso
lence was unbsarable. By what authority die
the gentleman from Pennsylvania speak ss HI
did, He was not one Of the, Democrats, al
though no pretended to be. This pretsnsion wa
unfounded. He was not q Democrat, but q re
creant and traitor TO the Democratic party