The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-19
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wAsHrscror, Dec. II, 1S49
I'll, Proo,ednss an the Democratic Caucus Of the Senate
Objections 10 Col Bento~-Proceedings Of the House
The Wing Coueus-Lalian Concert, &c.
The democrats of the House held this morn
ing at halfpat IL o'clock in Of the private rooms
attached to the chamber The subject to be considered
was the Organization Of the committees Of the body
Oate the old rule Of permitting the committees
to be appointed by the chair has been reversed and
rule of electing them by the House established
As the party having the majority controls the election
all they have to do to arrange the committees by
pointing In the FIRST three members leaving the
TO asgI..e tns sss
upon by both parties In separate caucus, and by con
ference between them, the chairman Of each commit
tee is proposed by Senator to the Senate and elected
and subsequently, the body of each committee. The
wings being in the minority have of course to await
the action Of ratio caucus AS the intiatory
step, therefore the democrats held their caucus to-
day and appears that in the very outset they met
with stumbling block, In the proposal 10 MAKE MT
Benton by right Of priority the chairman on foreign
relations
1t is understood that MIR Foote, and other Southern
members objected to this arrsngement-they not con-
sderipg Mr. Benton the proper man, from his recent
course the slavery question and from suspicion OF
his being quasi advocate at least Of the adminstra
ton Col Benton, of Left the pending
the controversy and they at length adjourned without
efsctirg sny thing, the wings, on their part, inma-
ting that they not quite ready yet to into the
business of arranging the committees
Tho mpson, of Kentucky moved mixed committee
Of both parties to nominate q candidate for Speaker
The most important business of the Committee on
Foreign Relations this session (after the Nicaragua
afair) will probably be the foreign appointments And
it Is understood that the wings would have not the
least objection to Mr. Benton chairman of this cem
mttee, from impression that the appointment of Mr.
Benton's son-in-law, Mr. Jones. Secretary OF the
Mexican beard, and OF his son-in law, Col Fremont,
to run the Mexican boundary lay him under some OBJ
legations to the administration.
Here then 1t is likely may have the beginning of
the trouble in the Senate but Of this We shall know
mere, perhaps tomorrow
The House after four futile and absurd expert
ments to-day To elect Speaker adjourned ut half past
three in disgust he wings not yet despairing of Mr.
winthrop, are holding another caucus TO night, Mr.
MCrebead in the chair We understand they have
agreed 10 fall back upon winthrop tho last chance,
under the expectation that several Northern de
ready to in to the rescue when their Votes
bly, give you report of their procee iinss he is
the ground
Some gentlemen on the democratic side. think that
MIR Miller of Ohio can be elected; but the Brown
affair will lead southern members to disrust almost
any other Western ssnddate, and on the whole, we
consider the Speaker n1bbus, aud still invisible
The Southern members not very anxious for
organization They with to impress upsn the House
first the serious character of the business they have
to deal With and TO dispose them to q compromise il
possible, in the organization itself for they have but
little prospect OF thing Of the sort If the commit
tees are all against tn m.
Benedict TIuff, Sgnor and Signora Vita, Rossi and
Barii gave another concert at Caruss Saloon to-
night, which was well attended by the fsshtonables
Iruni and Signora Vita frequently encored and
Benedett was in excellent voice. and universally ad
mttea to be superb singer