New-York tribune., 1841-12-10
By this Mornings Southern uail.

Nothing Of Importance mas taken place IN either
House OF Congress, to-day.
The SENATE adopted joint resolution for the
election of two Chaplain. to interchange weekly
during the session; which was concurrcd IN BY tire
House.
Me,.rs. Dixon Bcrrien, King, Barrow. and
Cheate appeared in their seats today; did also
Messrs. McROber,s, seirc. asd Woodbury. yes
t.rday The Senate were in Session abou, ten
minutes.
In the HorsE. on motion of Mr.. TnulSsHAsr.
4 Joint resolution was adopted. providing that
Committee of three be appointed to JOIN such
Committee as may be appointed on the par; Of the
Senate, to direct the expenditure. OF the LibFary
moneys.
After some conversa,io, AS to the business to be
taken up, M CAauTnERs asked permission TO
introduce to the House, the subject Of disagree
ment between himself and Mr. Dawson, OF La as
to their respective rgh;, 10 the desk in the House
formerly occ.ped BY Hon. John Sergeant, which
was claimed By M Cayu;hers on the grsund OF
transfer to him. BY Mr.. Sergeant. and wa. also
claimed bv Mr. Dawson, both of which gentlemen
had agreed to refer this important matter to the
decision Of the House Some conversation arose
on the subject and Mr. Sr4SLr offered re.olu
ton declaring that Nr. Guruthers entitled TO
the desk.
Farther remarks vera made by several members.
numbers OF whom claimed the floor at the
time; and among whom Mr.. CHARLES BRowS Of
Pa. with his accustomed ,ehemency, eloquencc,
and carncstness, opposed the resolution. The re-
solution wa, adopted. and the desk given to Mr..
Caru;hers.
\ resolution wa. adopted furnishing for the
member. three daily papers during the session.
Hon. WILLIAM SMITH, Representative elect
from TIE CslPeper District, Virginia, being intro
duced by Mr. GLNER, was qualified. and tosk
his seat.
The House then, after session of nearly
hour, adjourned. ARGUS.
DlseRlcEruL LEGISLATIVE AvrRAr.-A most
di.gracefu scene occurred between two black
guard. in the Tennessee Legislature on the 2sta
ult., which resulted in rencontrs with pistols,
in which, however, the only one injured WAS third
person. clerk in a store, who wounded IN
the knee.
1t seems that in the morning Haskell re
marked in the House that he would not submit to
repetition of language used on the Democratic
side. HI then walked TO the fireplace where the
other bully, whose name was Rowles, met him and
asked whether the rerask intended for bin.
Haskell answered tina, it was. Rowles answered
that he held himself at all times responsible for all
tia, ne said on the doer. The other told him TINT
if he would say a. much out OF thc House he would
cha.ti.e him. Hereupon ensued regular sst-to
which was interrupted BY the bystandefs.
In the afternoon they met in froat of the Capt.
to and fred pistols each other, with the result
already stated If they are not both expelled the
House. the Tennessee Legislature will sink almost
as low in the estimation of all lovers of order rs
our Lower House of Congress lower it could
not well be.
" Hon. Dixon H. LEWIS Of Ala. has arrived
in Washington in fine health and spirits. The In
,elligenccr SAWS that no member has been welcomed
with m ore sincere qualification.
SENTENCED Williamson, alias Thomp-
son alias Webb, the notorious, burglar was
sentenced on Wednesday, at Philadelphia, to
three years imprisonm ent one indictment, and
on two others two ears each, making seven years
in the Penitentiary. His accomplice, Joseph
Smith, was sentenced in oil to five years
fnement. The Philadelphia Gazette says
Williamson handed the court paper in which
it was suspected he would make s-me important
disclosures but which proved upon reading to con-
tain nothing except intimation that he had
pleaded guilty To the several indictments with the
view only of waving a trial, and that he not
connected with all the offences charged against
him He is 46 years of age, from London, and mas
been in thi. country ten years.
T The Court Martial which is soon to assem-.
bic for the trial of Cnpt Bolton at Philadep hia
will be composed OF Commodore Jacob Jones,
President; Commodores John Downes, Henry f.
Ballard, f. P. Kennedy, John 3. Nicol.on W. B.
Shubrck, AID Capt Daniel Turner, Members
Charles II. Winder, Esq. of Baltimore, Judge AID
Vecntc.
SENATOR PREsToS.-A correspondent Of the
Charleston Mercury repeats from Columbia, S. c.,
the rumor of Senator Prestons intended re.igna
ton, and SAYS it is limited that Governor McDuffie
will accept the seat for the unexpired term or
longer period. Mr.. Preston waits to see the mes
sage before he decides an his course.
G The Charleston Courier notices rumor
that S H. BrrLzR, NJ. c. from South Carolina
intends resigning Bis .ent q. Renresentatixc In