The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-01-12
Congressional.

The summary of congressional proceedings is |
continued from the Telegraph of last week.
THURSDAY 5th.-The discussions in the House
took wide range, without however taking any
vote for speaker.
FRIDAY 6th.-The debate in the House was
in relation to the election of temporary speaker
so as to allow some of the pressing appropria-
tons to be passed. A long and irregular dis
cussion took place between Davis and Porter,
both of Indiana, during which. the latter read
from the printed speeches of the former, to prove
that he had before the people of his district de-
nounced the administration of Buchanan, the
bred Scott descision, &c. Mr.: Davis recrean-
cy to his constituents in now voting contrary to
his avowed principles was we'll demonstrated.
The House had two ballotings for Speaker,
The ballot resulted as follows Whole number
of votes 2l2; necessary to choice 10Y; Sherman
l04; Vallandingham SO; Gilmer Z; II. F. Clark
a; scattering 49,
The House again voted, Mr.. Davis, of Miss,
nominating Mr.. Bocock. The ballot resulted as
follows: Whole number of votes cast oil; neces-
sary to choice LOG; Sherman 1903; Bocock S.
Nelson Is; Davis, of Md, g. scattering 81.
SENATE.-The Senate met at one o'clock
Various petitions and memorials were present
ed.
Mr.. King presented the petition of E. D. Nor
gan, of N. Y :, and 300 others, praying for the
passage of Homestead law.
resolution was adopted that when the Sem
ate adjourns it stands adjourned unit Monday.
ERIDAX he 4
by members defining their positions, and ques-
tioning each others political orthodoxy. The
debate was chiefly carried on by the Americans
and Anti-Lecompton members. The House pro
ceeded to vote for Speaker as follows: Whole
number of votes 223i necessary to choice liz;
Sherman 100; McClernand 81 Bocock 80; the
remainder scattering.
SATURDAY 7th.-The Senate not in session.
In the House after discussing the fidelity of the
North to the Union ballot was taken for Spea
ker.
Whole number of votes 211 necessary to
choice log; Sherman 103; Hamilton, of Texas, 80
Gilmer IA; scattering 5.
MONDAY 9th.-In the Senate the principa
speech was made by Mr., Iverson, Dem.) He
said:
The Senator from Ohio charged him with hav
ing advocated in 1848, while member of the
lower House, the doctrine of Popular Sovereign
ty He admitted it, but he had repented anC
recanted his error. He now regarded it as tn,
duty of Congress to protect by enactment slave
ry in the territories and denied the right of con
gress to prohibit slavery therein. In the cours,
of his remarks Mr.. Iverson denounced Douglas
and the Northern Democracy generally, as oc
cupying position as Objectionable as that O
the Wilmot proviso Republicans. He would no
; vote for Douglas if he was nominated at Charles
ton on the Cincinnati platform and favored
dissolution of the Union in case of the election O
Republican for President
In the House, three ballotings were had fo
Speakers each being nearly the same result
The last ballot resulted as follows: Whole mum
Der of votes cast 2l7; necessary to choice Ito
Sherman los; Hamilton (dem) 88; Gilmer Am.
Is; Reynolds 3; Hickman 8; scattering g.
TUESDAY Jan 10th-Mr. Green of Missouri
dem. )made speech assaing the doctrine o
Popular Sovereignty. @
In the House Mr.. Gartrell of Georgia dem.
made a lengthy speech, the leading points G
which were that the institution of slavery, whicl
the South regarded as sacred, was continual
being encroached upon and assaied by the Re
publican party. Mr. Gartrell said -
He would announce the truth, disagreeabe AS i
might be, to his constituents and those of many
others, that if this aggression continues the PEG
pie OF the South will be compelled by every
principle of justice honor and self preservation,
to disrupt every tie of the Union, peaceably
they can, forcibly if they must"
No Ballot was taken for Speaker on Tuesday