XXXI VTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION*. WASMINOTOX, DOC. ft, 1855. I SKNATK. —Mr. HACK'S resolution, calling on ! the President of the United States to inform j the Semite whether lie litis received anv ovi- 1 dettee of such resistance to the laws in Kansas as to require, the interposition of military force in the preservation or restoration of law or or der in that Territory, and if so, to lay the saute before the Semite, was taken up. .Mr. IIrsTKR remarked that it was unusual to take up such calks before receiving the An imal Message, which might contain the infor mation desired. Mr. HAKE consented that tlie resolution should tie over, and moved when the Senate adjourns it adjourn to Monday. Mr. CLAYTON remarked that such an adjourn ment would delay the reception of the message which the country is anxious to sec. Several Senators urged Mr. Hale to with draw his motion. Mr. HAKE —In view of the fact stated by the Senator From Delaware, (Clayton,) of which I was entirely ignorant, that the country is- wait ing with great anxiety for the Message, I with draw the motion [laughter]. Adjourned. HOCSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, —-SIR. WHITNEY withdrew the name of Humphry Marshall as candidate for Speaker. ...^ Six ballots were then had, with the follow-; ing results : Ballot lrtth 17th lstli l'.'th 20th 2Jst Richardson, 72 73 72 71 71 71 Campbell, 79 (59 (52 57 48 4Q Fuller, 20 21 21 23 23 21 Pennington, 6 10 11 14 19 20 Banks, (5 14 18 IS 23 21 Scattering, 20 20 22 33 30 32 Upon the announcement of the result of the twenty-first ballot the House adjourned. FKIMAY, December 7, 1855. After a brief Executive session the Seuate adjourned. I locs E. —The House, on motion, resumed the balloting for Speaker, when the 22d and 23d ballots were taken, and resulted as follows : 22-1 23d j Richardson, 73 73 Campbell, 74 75 Banks, 11 10 Fuller, 20 1(5 Pennington, 9 9 Wheeler, 11 11 Smith, of Alabama, 3 1 ZolHcoffer, 8 15 Scattering, 11 11 There being no choice, Mr. CAMFHEI.I., with the indulgence of the House, said : The coun try is looking on our proceedings with deep anxiety, and every member is ready to ack nowledge the importance of a speedy organiza tion. We have now been voting five days.— Twenty-three votes have been taken. I find, through the partiality of my friends, I have re ceived on six of these votes a higher number than any other candidate before the House, and in all a greater number than any candi date in opposition to the administration. Yet it is obvious to me that it is impossible for my friends to succeed, unless I can perform one of two conditions, viz : repudiate my well known principles on slavery and Americanism, or in some way, directly or indirectly, make pledges as to the organization of the committees,which would amount to a sacrifice of my self-respect, ami make me, in my judgment, a lit object for public contempt. Under these circumstances, and feeling that the interests of the country require an organization, and regarding these interests as paramount to every other conside ration, I withdraw ray name as a candidate ; and in taking my scat, I desire to express to my friends, who have shown so much fidelity, my sincere gratitude, and to my political oppo nents, who have given evidence of their perso nal regards, my thanks. The ballotings were then again resumed,with the following result : 2 (tli 3th 2;th 27th Richardson, 74 72 73 73 Ranks, 41 44 40 49 Fuller, 19 ' 23 27 28 Pennington, IS 18" 17 17 Wheeler, 11 10 9 7 ZollicofTer, 15 12 9 9 Thurston, 11 (5 8 7 Washbnrne, Me. 0 8 5 (5 Scattering, 20 24 27 10 Whole number of votes polled, 215—neces sary to a choice, 108. Adjourned. S.m*nn.\v, December 8, 1855. SENATE. —On motion of Mr. PIIATT, William Iliekey was appointed Chief Clerk, and J. 11. Nicholson, Reading Clerk. Mr Si MXF.K presented a petition from Com. Smith remonstrating against the action of the Naval Hoard, in placing him on the retired list. Adjourned. llorsE.- —The House resumed voting for a Sjieaker with the following result : 2srh 20th 30th 3lot 32-1 33-1 Richardson, 73 93 73 72 72 73 Banks, 8(5 97 98 9(5 100 100 Pennington, 2(5 (5 7 4 2 2 Fuller, 2ft 18 28 29 30 30 ZollicofTer, 8 5 5 5 5 5 Scattering, 18 23 11 12 12 14 On the announcement of the result of the thirty-third vote, the House adjourned. MONUAY, December 10, 1855. SENATE. —On motion of Mr. WKI.I.KK the se lect committee on the Pacific Railroad was or dered to be continued ; any vacancies to be filled bv the Chair. Mr A DAMS'S resolution, providing for the election of officers to the Senate to-day, was indefinitely postponed. Mr. BAYARD gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill providing for the Public Print ing, Engraving and Binding. Adjourned. HOCSE. —The House resumed voting for a Speaker. The thirty-fourth ballot resulted as follows : Banks, 100 Fuller, 31 Richardson, 74 ZollicofTer, 4 Walker, 2 Scattering, 9 Mr. THOKIXUTOX offered a resolution on his owd responsibility, that the House will proceed immediately to the election of Speaker, viva voce, and after the roll has been called three times if uo member has received a majority of the whole number of votes, the roll shall again be called, and the candidate then receiving the large at number of votes, provided it be a majo rity or a quorum, shall lie declared elcutcd. Tills full like a bomb-shell, occasioning much excitement. Several mendier* iu the game breath moved to luy the resolution on the table, Ihe ( i.i.uiv called the House fcj order Gen tleinon were standing all over the hall. Mr Ginnix-is, amid much confusion, ear nest ly appealed to his friend from lowa to with draw the revolution, believing the feeling ot the House was lieeoming more favorable to Mr. Banks. 4 The question was raised as to whether Mr. Thor'nirtoH could withdraw the resolution. Mr. .TONES (Penu.) appealed to his friends to waive their objections ami permit the gen tlemen from lowa to withdraw his resolution he wisiiintr to do so. Cries of " No objection," Ac. The roll was then called, and the House, again proceeded to vote for Speaker : o.lth 30 th 37th 3-sth 30th Kiehardson, 7<> 7ft 7<> -75 "6 Batiks, 105' 10ft lOV lftT 107 - Fuller, 29 29 28 28 28 ZollicofTer, 4 4 4 3 3 Scattering, 11 11 9 10 12 Necessary to a choice, 114, Adjourned. TVKSIUY, December 11, 1855. SENATE. —Br. Brodhead offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Finance to in quire into the expediency of reporting the Ap propriation Bills fur the support of Govern ment, or adopting other measures, with a view to obtain some speedy, action on them. He would ask the Seuate to consider the question of the right and power of the Seuate to orig inate appropriation bills. His object was to avoid the evils of night sessions, i Mr. C ass gave notice that he should to ; morrow make a motion to go into the election of Standing Committees. The Senate then went into executive session, and finally adjourned. 11--I.SE.—The balloting for Speaker was re sumed with the following results: 4<>th 41st 42i1 43 (Ml ) U copies fur $l2 UO 10 copies fur 800 | '2O copies f0r.... 15 00 AOVKHTISKMKNTS—/o;- a square of ten lines or less, One. Dollar for three or less insertions, and hcemy-fre rents for each subsequent insertion. JoR-WonfC— F. rcnitrif trilh accuracy and despatch, and at reasonable prices—yrith every facility for doing hooks. Monks, Hand-bills, liall tickets, §-c. Monky may be tint by mail, a( our risk.—enclosed in y.u envelope, and properly directed, we will be responsible for its safe delivery. CONGRESS. Up to Wednesday uoou there was no pr* ganizatkm of Congress. On the 46th ballot BANKS had 100 votes, but that seems to be all that it is possible for him to get. Consequent ly we have no President's Message, and it is impossible to tell when it will be received. GOMKY'S LAHYS' BOOK.—We are indebted to the publisher for this elegant periodical, which we have submitted to the judgment of those better qualified than ourselves to pronounce upon its merits, ami the verdict is, that it has no equal as a Lady's Book. The embellish ments in the line of " female harness" are pro fuse and in the finest taste, while the articles published are not excelled in talent by those of any of the jieriodicals of the day. One copy one year $: ; two copies ; three copies $6. We will furnish the Lady's Book and Bradford Reporter one yefir for $3. The beginning of I the year with a volume, is an excellent time to I subscribe. Waf.at ix Mieutrs' Hands. —The Roches ter Democrat of Wednesday morning savs':- — "The total amount of wheat now in store here, on the way and to be received during- the com ing season, is 448,000 bushels. We might probable put it down in round numbers at half a million. This we ascertain from inquiry at each of the mills in the city. Some parcels are here awuit'rng buyers, but the quantity is not large The lack of storage room is one disadvantage that our millers feel. There is not much flower now in store here. The amount of wheat in the city in January last was about 150,000 bushels, and some 200,000 bushels were frozen in along the canal, a few miles west. This year everything will reach its des tination." Jft ba?" We learn by the last Montrose licwo- Wrr it, that the editor of that paper lues been prosecuted by Judge Wii.mot for libel. Chase has persistently followed the Judge with his abuse—and not content with assailing him po litically, has indulged in the most outrageous personal attacks, and in the most unjust insinu ations as to his judicial integrity. It he is right, Judge Wii.mot should at once leave the place he occupies ; and if he is not, the Judge is entitled to the protection of the law against a most malignant and unscrupulous defamcr. Chase will now have an opportunity to make good his assertions, or stand a convicted libel ler. The friends of the Ilev. Jri.trs Foster paid him a Donation visit, at the I'atsonage, on Tuesday afternoon and evening last. "We are requested by Mr. F. to publish to follow ing acknowledgement : A CARD. The undersigned hike* this method to return his sincere thanks to his friends tor their liberal donation on the 11th inst. His desire and prayer for thein is. th.it God in Hi< bounty would abundantly mpay them in kind, and more abundantly !>le>s them with spiritual and heavenly gifts. .!ri.ll'S I'OSTKU. Presbyterian Parsonage, Dec. 12, ls.">">. " Geoffrey Memcton, or the Feiith/ess Gunr diaii" is a work recently published by DeWitt Davenport, from the pen of Mrs. Moodie. The brilliant author of "Houghing it in the Bush," has here produced a work which great ly excels anything from her pen. (lood as all her other stories are, this far exceeds them in beauty of conception and the thrilling interest which is excited for the unfortunate victim of an uncle's treachery. For sale by O. D. Bart lett. HEAI.TIT OF JI RVJE DOIOI.AB..—A lotterfrom Senator Douglas himself, addressed to his bro ther-in-law, Judge Granger, in Washington, and dated at. Terre Ilaute, 27th ult., conveys the agreeable intelligence that lie is aide to write to write to his friends, although not suf ficiently recovered to leave his bod or hold con versation. A despatch of a subsequent date auuonces that he is rapidly recovering. "THE BROTHER JONATHAN" for Christmas conies to us this year, undiminished in size and in the variety and splendor of its embellish ments. It is just the thing to make the chil dren happy at the coming holidays. May be had of Mat. Laughlin, at the Post Office. JFCI7" Judge TRACY ROBINSON, one of the old est and most respected citizens of Uinghauitou. N. Y., died at that place on Friday last, aged 77 years. THE AMERICAN EXPRESS ROBBERY. —We find the following paragraph in the Chicago Daily Tribune, of Tuesday : " 1 hut l ifty Thousand DolUirs. —lt is ru mored that the money lost—said to have been lost—by the American Express Company, in transit between Dubuque and New York, has beeu found. It turns up as mysteriously as it disappeared ; but it has been found—so we. hear." LOCAI, ITKMS. Wr.irrKx HaxuuiiAs. —®io following re- ( marks from (he Sunbtir.y American, are appli-! cable in tjiis latitude, as, indeed, they are eve rywhere s*—" We still observe, oecasiniiuUy, written baud-hills stuck iiji, advertising the sale of real and personal property. That such things ! *honhf e*lst in this age of progress and gewr |al intelligence, is indeed surprising. In the early settlements, when Printing presses were "few and far between," there was some excuse for written hand-bilb. Before the art ol print ing was discovered, written news sheets were distributed among the people. Vet''who would i think of disseminating news at this day, in j sheets of manuscript ? And yet the one is but little more absurd tliau the other. No ; man who has sufficient capacity to understand 1 Ids otvn interest!;, will fail to advertise his sales '< or his business in the newspapers, and by prin ted bills, ami, no Executor, Administrator or ! Guardian should be held inexcusable in law for ! neglect of duty, who failed to do so. The object of advertising is, of course, to give notoriety and to attract attention. Now, on an average, three-fourths of those even who ' can read writing, cannot do so with facility, ! and would therefore pass a written bill without ! attempting to read it, and of the other fourth not one in five would take the trouble. This is not the case with printed bills. The display linos of the loading articles strike the sight, so that "he who runs may read," and whether one is inclined.to or not, his attention is invol . I untarily attracted, and the object of the ad -1 vertisement is accomplished. Uut it is idle to : argue the subject. Every business man knows ' and feels the truth of what we have said, and acts accordingly. jgsWinter has at last come in earnest,and the " cold, chilling blasts" have a Decern be r ness about them, which makes one shiver and shrink at their rough embrace. The river is full of floating tee, and it will probably be but a few days before we shall have a bridge form ed across the river, sufficiently strong to ac commodate those who may wish to cross. %rjJ- Tito intimation, or insinuation, or re quest (call it what you like) contained in the last paragraph of the. following card, is per fectly irresistible : To the editor of the Montrose Democrat : Gknti.hmkn" I have this moment casually met with your paper of the first instant, in which appear* a notice, apparently editorial, that a civil suit Had been brought in y nir Court, a-'aitist several persons named, in view of "some supposed liability i;onne< ted with tiie Bank of Sus ■pseliauna County. Latham Gardner js said to be Plain till', and X. Newton, Attorney in the ease. Now, .is this is the very first intimation that I ever re iel veil eillter fr 'in Mr. Gardner, or his counsel, of being in any way his debtor, or liable to him in any amount—J read the announcement with no little surprise. The more so, because I have never lie!(l a supple share oT stock in the Bank of Susquehanna County, since the month of April 1H42: and therefore, rout it not, and did not have anything to do with its management, wlietfier as a direc tor or otherwise, from that date up to the day of its final failure in When that occurred. 1 was tnyself. a de positing creditor to a.considerable amount. At the time the Messrs. St. Johns became connected with the institu tion. I had not the remotest Interest in its direction ; and most assuredly, hnd not the siijrhte-t possible agency in ! any of it* alf iurs afterward, until subsequent to the period 1 of its failure -and then only as an Assignee./ora humane ' and beneficial purpose of a single item of its assets. it may suit the spirit of l.atham Gardner's personal malice toward* pie, to drag my name into a pretended suit against the St. Johns—/>£•" especially as the cost to him. icliatever the residt may lie, are not likely to tic increased I fnj so doing ; but when these motives, tints mingled,must have been apparent upon the face of tilings. I cannot but regrit that yon should have allowed the use of even the sin til space the notice occupied in your respectable col umns against one who has always been Truly your friend. C. L. WARD. Washington City, Nov. 'la. Is.'si. P. S. The fSradj'ard Itefiorter, having copied yonr arti cle v.ili, 1 take it for granted, deem this explanatory note of quite as much interest to its renders, as the origi nal publication. At ail events, its sense of justice must induce sue,it a result. The paragraph we eopicd was simply a no tice that suit had been brought against certain persons (Mr. Ward among the rest) on notes of the ilefunet Susquehanna. Bank. It asser ted nothing, and proved nothing. Mr. Ward might lie sued to-morrow upon notes of the de ceased Towanda Bank, and yet be no more re sponsible, legally or morally, for the "gouging" perpetrated in that ease, than for the iniquities of the Susquehanna swindle. However, though our " sense of justice" has nothing to do in in fluencing us, we are willing Mr. Ward should be heard, particularly as he was kind enough on the 2!>d day of June. A. D. ISSI, to send us a very polite, gentlemanly aud urgent re quest to attend the meeting at Montrose of the legislative committee appointed to investi gate the affairs of the Susquehanna Bank. teHf The publication of the Doily Oircgo Gazette lias been suspended. Brother lUaao. finding tlmt that kind of fun don't pay. We commend his discretion in stopping it at once, instead of allowing his pride to deplete his pockets. There is probably no business so over done as the Printing business. Whenever a town boasts some three or four thousand in habitants, there is a general demand for a daily newspaper, and there is always some fool ready enough to burn his fingers by attempting it. The existence of any paper depends not so much upon the number of subscribers (and in deed the less the better upon the credit sys tem) as npon the amount of patronage ; n the way of advertising and job-work it Promises of support won't pay paper-raakers nor printers, but there is a loftiness connected with every office, the extent of which deter mines the amount of revenue it receives. This is in a great measure of purely a business char acter, and not owing to friends or foes. A place of from twenty-five to fifty thousand inhabitants can support one or two daily papers, and support them so well that they can afford the expense of being worthy of patronage, be cause they are necessary for the business wants of the community ; but it is worse than folly to try the experiment in such a place as Owego. This cold weather will re in himself a possession inconsistent therewith. Smith, having affirmed the absolute title of Bell A Co., in order to defeat Overton in the collection of his debt, is' estopped iu law from setting up against Overton, the pur chaser of that title, anything whatever, hy which to im pair or injuriously affect it. Otherwise the' law would en able him to practice a double fraud—to affirm the absolute title of Bell A Co.. when Overton is pressing by execution the collection of his debt, and afterwards to deny the ab solute character of such title in the hands of Overton. Again, upon the well settled principles of equity, Smith is estopped from encHnil x edition of the property of Smith, who dis claimed all interest in the land, and affirmed Bell A Co., the holders . f the legal title, to l>e the absolute owners.— This lie solemnly leclared under his hand and seal, by the agreement of the K'th of April. IS4!>, wherein he agree to manage the business on the premises as the employer of Bell A Co., at a fixed rate of compensation. This agree - ment was shown by Mr. Klwell, the attorney of Bell A ' 'o. to Mr. Overton, as evidence of the true relation existing between Bell A Co. and Smith. Under such circumstan ces, Overtoil becomes the purchaser from Bell A Co. of the | legal title, absolute on its face—and Smith now seeks to falsify his previous acts and declarations—to deny the ab solute title of Bell A Cm. and t > set up in himself an ex isting equity the right to the land on the payment of certain advances, to secure which lie alleges Bell A Co. held tin- legal title. This he cannot be |>erra'tted to do, < ithcr in a court of law or equity, if tiierc be anything left of the doctrine of estoppel. it is claimed in support of the rule, that the possession of Smith was icgal notice of the equity he now sets up. and that Overton therefore does not stand in the position of a purchaser without notice. The case of Reott vs. (fab higher, 14 S. AB. .'f(.'!, is directly against this doctrine.— It is there ruled, that the bona fide purcha-cr of the legal title is not affected by a secret trust of which lie has not had direct.express ami positive notice ; and that the pos sessioii of < <■siidc after this, that Smith can lie permitted t> insist that his possession was legal notice to Overton of the equity lie now sot- up ? Overton with propriety ui ght rely upon the acts and declarations of Smith touching his occupancy of the premises. He had a right to treat him as the hired servant of Bell A Co., for such Smith affirmed himself to !•. Why should Overton treat Smith as in pos session when he declared lie was on the premises otdr as the servant of the owners, and disclaimed all right what ever in the land itself? Smith cannot complain that he is held to hi- own nets and declarations—that he is niljnd"- od to be as devoid of right as lie affirmed himself to be L liis mouth is closed. In the language of the taw lie'is estopped. The rule is therefore discharged. "Watkins ami Booth for the application : Atlaiijs. Mercur aid Overton for -Icfemlant. K A JS SAS, ijpenl C:• $ when the meeting assembled and they would ■ have done so and so to the hundred ami con- B gregated there that day. When they ap B proaehed the rescuers, the latter drawn across B the road, ordered tliern to stop. Tiie uuuder- B were exactly equal, only Jones's fifteen n B were all anned to the teeth and tin* Fre E State men in the hurry had not procured arm-: B but the Sheriff's posse seemed to have no in- B eliuation to fight. One of the rescuing party B requested Mr. Branson to step out ; a v./' E from the other party told him they would di ' B him if he did, but Branson joined his friend* H and there was no shooting. Jones heresuff H and threatened terribly; said the (J-'Vvni' H had promised they should have lo.OtM) mc:. H enforce the laws of the Legislature cf tr S Mission, and that they should inini'dw • B hear of it. The two parties then scpar.it * B ANOTHER VERSION OF THE HIFFi- I ST. Lor is, Wednesday. Pee. rf B The Kansas free state papers give the B lowing account of the difficulties in the ?,, rr'" torv : A young man named Bow, twenty-B years of age, while at a blacksmith > B where several border ruffians had coiurroir.; B was deliberately shot by one t'ok'innn. LB attempt was made to arrest the murderer n ■ through the assistance of his abettors iw B caped to Missouri. A meeting of t!iei'iti'- f " held on the spot where the affair occtirre>. B. inquire into the ease, pronounced the r/t J B cold-blooded mnrder on the part of t'• H and charged four men. named Hugus. l>" rk B ley, Moody, and Wagner, with being a ' 8 series. . A series of resolutions were pas-oi. - 1 '" " committee upfioiiitcd to investigate still '" r B to search out tho offenders, and 10 .'J'*'* means to bring them to justice. Sitcri'i • arrested Jacoit Branson, at whose house 1 B lived, for the jmrpose of making hi" l P u B eurity to keep the peace, but whie preo'o. - ■ to Loeompton, Bronson was rescued oy aH of his neighbors. Jones sent t<> Pawnee H sum for aid, declaring that the (JOUM B Missouri liad assured him the aid ol ten - ■ sand men if required. B PIKRGKIANO K A B OHDKKED OFT—SEN ATE t't'-M-* 1 ' B TEES. B [Pnan the OnrrpHjxinileneo of the Tri ,, n " 1 iB WASHINGTON, AYednesday, Bee. ' , B The President has taken tv positive - : ;B the requisition of t!ov. Shannon for ' ■ States troops to assist the 1 writer 1" B their efforts to supprc.-s frceuor i" B