The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-19

Conxressio ional PYecee,IIu,,

Congregational Proceedings.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, Mr.. Summer In
troduced q bill supplementary to the act O.
1851, relative to the liabilities Of ship-ownera
MIR. Cameron introduced a bill for the relic,
OF the widow of Gen. r. F. Smith,
mr.. Mason introduced the memorial of ths
AlexaDdria and Washington Railroad Com
psny. asking permission to bring their road
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad.
Mr. Slldcll, from the Select Committee to
whom the subject had been referred. reported
back the bill prohibiting the circulation In the
district OF Columbia Of bills under twenty
dollars, with the Recommendation that IL PASS
The hour fixed for the election Of Public
Printer coming up, Mr. Brown explained why
ne shonld not vote for Mr.. Bowman.
He charged Gen. Bowman with being inter.
esfed IN the public printing, in violation OF
law, while hc was Superintendent Of the Pub
lie Printing.
Mr.. Bigler replied, in defence of Gen. Bow
ofthe department from the implicated charge
OF corruption.
Mr.. Davis defended Mr. Bowman from the
charges made against him.
IT The Senate then proceeded to ballot for .
printer, 26 votes baing necessary TO q choice
Mr. bowman received % and was duly diect.
ed. Messrs. Nesten and Coombs received lG
votes, and there were some scattering votes.
IN the House OF Representatives, Mr.. PEN
nington withdrew his resolution proposing
the plurality rule. He did SO, he said, to avoid
confusion.
Mr.. Hutchins (the successor Of Mr.. Gid.
0!ngsl said he concurred with his political
friend, that discussion an terror to the orpani.
zation OF the House Is out of place and out OF
order. 1t has been conducted in sxeeedin ngly
bad taste, to use no harsher term. -
Inc republican party, with which he was
proud to act, and the people of the free States
mad been rudely, he might say shamelessly, as
sailed; their principles and acts grossly mis-
represented; their motives anu patriotism
radely impeached, and their citizens had been
denounced as worthy Of the gallows for frank
ly expressing their constitutional rights on
the subject OF slavery.
A resolution had been in troduchd here say
ing that the person who did q certain thing
was unfit to be Speaker There were a great
many men unfit to be Speaker.
HIS opinion was that any man who pursues
pIo-siavery Jogging policy, is politically
unnt 10 oe Speaker, and SO is any man who be-
lieveS it right to reopen the African slave
trade or opposes the admission of KaC sas in to
the Union under her recently adopted Con-
stitution, but he would regard it as entirely
out OF order for him to introduce a resolution
to this effect.
He denied the right of the minority or major
ity to prescribe a rule by which his vote for
Speaker is to be controlled or regulated. Gen.
tlemen were to determine by their votes who
was tit or unfit to be Speaker and that man
the House sees proper to adopt, is fit to be the
Speaker. A majority OF the House want an
organization, and the country is sick at heart
with these oratOrical polemic exercises.
The House, he cOntended, could be organized
by the adoption of the plurality rule, the con-
stitutionaiity of which he defended. They
| must adopt the plurality rule or 60 without
organization.
Mr.. Winslow and others objected.
Mr.. Davidson moved that there be a can Of
the House, which motion wss decided in the
negative-yeas lO6, nays lg9.
Messrs. Winslow, Reagan, Barksdale and
houston, severaily raised points OF order
| that the plurality rule is not in order the
pending question must first be disposed Of.
Mr. Washburne, of Maine, and Others took 8
different view OF the matter.
Messrs. Burnett and Houston seyerally re-
ferred to the fact that previous to the election
| of Mr.. Banks rs Speaker, the gentleman from
Maine (Mr. Washburne,) voted on certain res
| Olutions offered by Mr.. Dunn. They did thi:
gen ntleman.
MIR. Washburne, in the course of his reply
said the question OF his consistency or incOn
| sistency was not so important as whether hi
was now right BY voting on Mr. Dunn's res
olutions, he did not commit himself to tn,
question of order.
Mr.. Sickles made speech, in the course O.
which he said that no question OF order was
raised when Mr.. Clark, OF Missouri, offered hit
resolution, and the House, therefore, had thu
right to believe that the resolution was now
properly before ii, and there was no way BY
which it could be got rid of except by a motion
to lay upon the table, or by direct vote. liz
then suggested mode by which a Speaker
could be selected in a constitutional mode
prescribed by a majority of the House.
Mr.. Branch moved that the House proceed
| to the election Of a Speaker. The country
should see that the House had made another
honest effort to that end.
MIR. Hickman said that the House had now
come to a dead lock, and that Southern hao
combined with Northern men to prevent the
expression of the will OF a majority. liz
| further stated that Northern men We're con.
tro!led by Southern men. He would not con
sent to another vote until the plurality OF
some analogous resolution shall be adopted.
Mr.. McClernand replied, calling Mr.. dick
man traitor from the Democratic party, .
| follower Of Seward, and tool and instrument
OF the Republicans. He also accused Mr.
Hickman of having boxed all points of the
political compass, and said Objectionable al
| Mr.. Sherman was, he preferred him to Hick
man.
Mr.. Pryor characterized Mr.. 'Eickmans re
marks against the Democrats as false, fol
which he was called to order. Having con
| cluded his remarks Mr.. Hickman replied
| saying, among other things, such languag.
was no reply to his arguments.
Mr.. McRae obtained the floor, and then tn
House adjourned.