New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-22
Things In Wnshiugton-The Vacant Judgeship
-Sub-Trensury.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WAsHrNGroN. Dec.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, lSi5.
The Senate has now wasted three weeks in mere
preliminary engagements, and have as yet done
nothing. 1t has today adjourned over till Mon
day. Ii would be blessing 10 the country II II,
with the House, would adjourn over and leave
things precisely where they are, and as Wing
measures have left them. By the holidays we may
expect that the Senate will ge, organized. 1t
has to elect Chaplain on Monday next
understand that great many nominations were
before the Senators in Executive Session today
They were merely referred to the appropriate Com
m,tces have not heard whether there YVES any
nomination made for Judge Of the Supreme Court in
place of Judge BALDWIN of Pennsylvania. VIII
son McCASDLEss and large delegation. thought
they had secured the nomination OF Judge GRIER OF
Pittsburg. | shall still be very much mistaken II
the common idea proves true that II Is TO be gwen 10
John NJ Read of Philadelphia.
have heard curious story relative TO the vacant
Iudgeship. II comes too from Loco Foco authority
You recoilec, that | mentioned day or two since
that there was report prevalent that Vice President
Dallas thought of resgning his Office tor the vacant
Iudgeship. This it appears was true. There has
been deep scheme Of rivalry going on between
the little Secretary of the Treasury and wee Pres
dent Dallas on one eide, and the venerable bachelor
Secretary of State on the cther-slngle-handed
against two.
Itappears that Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Dallas are
both desirous of obtaining seat on the Bench OF the
Supreme Court Of the L ned States, provided they
can be convinced that there is hope TO either oil
good chance for the Presidency in ls4s This IS
the reason of Mr. Polk's delay in making the nomina
ton. Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Dallas both agree IN re-
commending Mr.. WILKINS. late Secretary OF W ar
whom Mr. Polk will not nominate because ne was
guilty of Tyersm. In the meantime Mr.. Buchanan
friends insist upon his remaining II The Cabinet be-
cause he can assist in carrying out their principles
which is to secure office for themselves.
Mr.. WALKER has started new idea. de IN
tends by the aid OF Mr.. SEVER and others IN thc
Senate to have an additional Judicial District made
out of Texas Louisiana Mississippi, &c. and that he
is 10 be appointed Judge, with the assurance that II
Mr. TANEY will either die resign during Folk
Administration he the lutte Secretary, Is TO be ap
pointed Chief Justice. If this can be accomplished
all will be well. In the mean time, II Is said that
READS prospects for seat on the Bench OF the Su-
preme Court are Frightening, though l can hardly
believe ii. w shall see.
have another fac, TO tell you Loco Foco au-
horty which is, that the Committee OF Ways and
Means have agreed tc report llc Sa5-ffe5z:Es ii,i
which passed under Van Buren-Wlh very nite al
teration, only adding clause for the establishment
OF Branch Mint al New-Iork, which they hope
will pass The bill is 10 be reported on Saturday
or Monday.
1t is curious fact that the Committee on Foreign
Relations in the House are opposed to the views OF
the President and will report against the recon-
mendations Of the President, as mentioned a few
days since There is another scheme on foot, which
] may be able to state 10 you soon. The Commit
tee without Mr. RHETT, who is absent on visit TO
South Carolina. are equally divided-iour for aud
four against War Mr. Rhett goes with the Anti
War policy, or what is equivalent for the mastery
policy of inactivity This may checkmate the war
propensity of the Committee Foreign Affairs IN
the Senate RlcHELlEu.