Litchfield enquirer., 1839-12-26
IN SENATE--NIONDAY, Dec. T6.

IN SENATE--MONDAY, Dec. E6.
 The Chair announced the following us the
 Standing Committees.,
 On Foreign Relations. Messrs. Buchanan,
 Clay, of Kentucky, Roane, Allen, Brown. + On YinGnce.-M Messrs. Wright, Benton, l Hubbard, Nicholas, Webster. &f#
 On Commerce. -Messrs. King, Davis, Rug. gles, Moutol, Norvell.
 On ManagS Sctayes.- Messrs. Lumpkin, Pres Il ton, Buchanan. Allen, Knight. -7e ! On Agyicuhare.-Messfs. Mouton, Spence, Linn. Brown; Smith, of Connecticut. --f II On Military fairs. Messrs. Benton. Pres- ion, Wall, Pierce, Nicholas. slFs9 .%4 I On de 1filitia.-Mess Clay, of Alaba- ma, Smith, of Indiana, Phelps, Fulton, Tap-
 ~ On Narol Affairs Messfs. Williams, Southard, Cathbert, Strange, Tappan- a9ie.A s On Public Lands Messrs. Walker, Full ton, Clay, of Alabama, Prentise, NorveN.r ! On Prirate Land Cleinas.--Messrs. Linn,
 Sevier, Clayton, Mouton, Betts. U, 9ss. 4 On Indian Afairs.-Messrs. White. of Ten.
 nessee, Sevier, Iinny Waite, of Indiana,
 On Cgaims.-Messrs. Hubbard, Young, l Merrick. Williams, Betts. -es55e z.e 5Eg l On Revolutionary Claims.-Messrs. Smith, of Connecticut, White, of Tennessee, Knight, Critteaden, Robinson. ,s F1s. s,vx. <. ta <. On the .Tudiciory,-Mess Wall, Clayton, Strange, Crittenden, Smith, of Indiana, |.
 Ontse Post OGce 3- Post Roads.-Messrs. Robinson, Lumpkin, Knight. Fulton, Tender
 On Roads and Cana,s-Messrs. Young, Phelps, Henderson, Spence, Smith, of lndi- ana.
 On Pensions -Messrs. Pierce, PreHtiss, l White, Roane, Betts
 ! For the District of Columbia - Messrs. Mer- rick, Crittenden, LunlpkTr Southard, Clay
 On Patents and the Patena O6ice.- -Messrs. Strange, Davis, Prentiss. Robinson, Spence ! '' On the Contingent Fund of the Sen0te.- l Messrs Knight, Fulton. Lumpkin ~" i' Y. On Enrolled BiHs.-Messrs Smith, of Endi- ana. Henderson, Phelps. s@-g The Senate went into the consideration of Executive business, and then adioafBeek
 . Correspondence of'th Mesc. Fork iEruess. r
 WAsH1NGroN, Dec T6, MONDAY NIGHT.
 The Calhoun Men, DetsateR and ths Benton Men Worsted,--I send you good news tonight -the first good news have had oppoHuni- ty 10 send you during my sojour1 in the city. Neithsr MT. Calhoun's man--Dixon u: Lew. is, nor Mr., BentoR'S mar,--lohn ": Jones, neither the nominee ofthe Loco Fgco Caucsss. nor the first, second, third, last, or any choice of the Administration members is gratified. The first triumph in the disfranchising of a State has not been succeeded by second.-' We triumph to-day in the election of ROB ERT M. T. HUNTER as Speaker of the House of Representative. You know him as a Sub- Treasury Whig-right upon all questions save one. and not supporting the Sub. Treasury scheme ofthe Loco FOco par ty either. am told, with the specie clause of Mr. Calhoun, or with the specie clause stricken out. He has Sub Treasury ofhis own! This important result was brought about early this evening and upon the Eley- eDth Baliot--contrary 10 the expectation of the friends of the Administration, and con trary also to the expectation of the Whig members The Whigs went for Hunter en n,asse---inciuding the four Sub Treasury Whigs from Georgia, and some of, the South Carolina delegation. Neither MT. Bell or Mr. Dawson, their first and second choice, could be elected. MT. Hunter, their next choice and their next best man. is elected.- Beginning with one vote on the 2d ballot, he has received ll9 out of 232, and two more than enough 10 elect him, Nearly the full vote of the Administration party was thrown against Mir. Hunter, and the two or three votes he received were from MT. Lewis friends, who cast them out of pure spite to MT. Jones and his tenaci0us hangers on. 4.
 Those men who adhered to Mr. Jones or opposed te MT. Lewis, through all the Ballot ings, are at present marked men. MT. Tho mas of Md, yMr. Conner of N. z. Mrs Cave Johnson of Tenn, and Mr.. Dromgoole of Va. would not agree 10 support the Calhoun clique either in or out of Caucus. " See what you have done, 2 is the cry. which rung in their ears,and which passed freely through the Representatives Hall prior to the ad- jourment. sa-tN3 q4j} ; All this is but the beginning of discontent. There can be no hearty alliance between such men as Calhoun and Benton, 1nd none between the disciples ofsuch men. Mr, Ben ton wishes to use MT. CaIhoun,s friends to support MT. Van Buren, md Mr. Calhoun wishes to use Mr.. Benton's friends to strengthen himself. believe both of them to be supremcly selfish, and this day, has shown it in amanner so conspicuous that no one can doubt. Roth are losers now and hereafter only the shFewdest of the two men triumph the one Overthe other. -f7aT.i als a+ Mr! Hunter iu times past has been a quiet
 nan-making believe but one speech in the last Congress. He is quite q yonDg niaDyet --0f good talents and some experience and capable, therefore, of filling his place as Speaker ofthe House of Representatives with credit to himself and honor to the body. Tho Wings expect of him what they, Il believe are promised and feel sure of haying44-sng ho'sess 'osg gGnixd,ioss ef tke House! Within iigent men 10 preside over the Committees and intelligent and honest Cosnmiitee.m m Immense good may be done. The Admin istfatIon here dread an examination and ex- position. of the several Executive Depart ments. They must lose by it, for some of them are rotten with cofrnption. tS 3sls When the result of this vote was annoup- ced from the Chair, the crowd in the galle- ries, who had been till pow silent spectators