Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-24

question, on which he arraigned him the
other day. lie repeated that the Presi
dent has abandoned his original posi-
ton, and made bid for the Southern
vote in the Charleston Convention. Ad-
journed.
Special T'lesrnphie c25 to 20, the h,.1e. Gin Gaz @
This is day of great skirmishing in
the House
Mr.. Hutchins, of Ohio, got the floor,
and made motion instead Of resoIu-
ton, that the House proceed to ballot
for Speaker, and that the member re-
ceiving the highest number of votes be
declared Speaker, and on this he de-
manded the previous question before any
Democrat thought of obiecting They
had not anticipated such motion at all,
and certainly not from new member,
like Mr.. Hutchins, and were much dis
concerted 10y it. A scene of great con-
fusion ensued. a,-E
The Clerk stated the question: "Will
the House entertain the motion of the
gentleman from Ohio?" but upon the
suggestion of Democrats he modified it
thus: ''ts the motion of the gentleman
from Ohio in order" 10 both these
propositions the Republicans cried out,
"good, "that's right
If the question could be taken on
either of these, the plurality rule might
be forced; but the Clerk, without put
ting the question, recognized Sickles, OF
New York, who offered another PROPOSE
ton, in the sha De of an amendment
to Mr.. Hutchins' motion, although no
amendment could be in order after the
demand for the previous question, and
in this way the Democrats have fllibus-
tered, in order to prevent any vote upon
Hutchins' motion.
There is more talk than ever of night
session tonight. The majority of the
Republicans are now ready for this trial
OF physical endurance, which it is evil
dent must be had, sooner or later. |
Judge now that there will be protracted
session, though do not think that the
first experiment Of the sort will result in
the election OF a Speaker.
WAsHINGroH. jan. 1s.
This morning the House was scene
of great confusion, caused by Washburn
of Maine, insisting on his point of order,
viz: that the Clerk should put the ques-
tion to the House, which he said he
would put. The Democrats then deter
mined that he should not put it, and the
Republicans that he should put it. The
Clerk, after an hour of noisy wrangling
was driven by his Democratic masters to
say that he would not put any question
while any member was on the floor, when
the point of order was made. This of
course operated as gag on the ques
ton. Thus the Democrats continue to
perpetuate the disorganiEation
To-day new breeze sprung up. Car
ter Of N. Y, charged upon Briggs, his
colleague, that he had voted for men
who were in favor OF a slave code for the
Territories.
Briggs repelled the charge. Boteler
ofVirglnia, who was voted for by Briggs,
declared that he Was in favor of slave
code for the Territories. Etheridge of
Tennessee, declared that he was not
Carters charge was fully sustained by
the acknowledgment Of Boteler.
/. Briggs declared that he believed that
slave property is protected by the Con-
stitutlon in the Territories, but he was
not in favor of any Congressional action
to give it further protection.
Hickman Of Pa, made speech yes
terday, fixing upon the Democrats the
responsibility OF the disorganization.
1t may interest Douglas delegates to
know that Bowman refused to publish an
article recommending the Democrats to
unite on an Anti Lecompton Democrat.
He (Bowman) said he would rather see
ganizer, as he called the proposed candi-
date.
WasHlNGIow, jan. 10.
The debate in the House yesterday,
was damaging in the extreme to the De-
mocracy. tttE
/ The southern men again pledged the
North western Democrats to the Slave
Code doctrine. Cox, for himself and
McClermand, repudiated this test. But
both took care to say that when the Su-
preme Court shall decide that Buchanan
Interpretation OF the Dred Scott decision
is correct, and thata slave code is proper,
they would then succumb.
Mr.. Coliax brought out the fact,
which was acknowledged by several
Southern Democrats, that they have
signed a paper, pledging themselves to
resist, by all parliamentary stratagem,
vote on the plurality rule
The attempt to bring the House to
vote on the points of order, which nov
stand in the way of the adoption of the
plurality rule, is vigorously prosecuted
by the Republicans, but the ,disunion
Democracy fiilibuster and talk the time
away and prevent a vote. The Clerk
continues to help them. No one pre-,
tends to guess when the plurality rule
will be yielded and an organization ef-
fected 81. q s~.s e..aEG
The Senate is discussing the question
of its power to proceed with Legislation
while the House is d,sorganized.
There is less talk than ever of aDan-
doning Sherman. They will adhere to
him firmly Hindman, of Arkansas, has
just made strong and fierce speech, de-
nouncing the Republicans. at#
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