New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-05
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
FROM WASHINGTON.
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LstoIisl CoETSsT ondepcA Of The Thbune.
WAssEsreS Monday. Dee. 3.
cnly reached the city this morning Instead Oi
last evening as sbould have done and Dsde every
bumsn effort 10 90. The breaking Of two engines
on tbe Bsit1aFo aud Ohio Railroad yesterday
broostt De up at the Relay Hoase al II lsst
ni,ht, Instead Of being here at "a ! otherwise
.hould have beer. Still. il ia not TOO lsts TO sd
s9netbing 70 the developme nts already made OF
ths donss Of the rival CaucuIes Of Members Of the
Hosse Of Representatives on Saturday evening
There will be Jund In them mach food for thought
Tho Wing Caucus, az you will have heard,
r.d scarcely besn organized before As. Tcohss OF
Gscrsfa offered q resolution T. this feet
sR.solsd That we will dssounisnspoA End oppose all
TsaoD BY Congress on the subject 81 slavery IN the
Territories OF In the Dl,Iiict OF Coiom6ia
s. inopoortune and unreasonable proposition
YEA Of course met with docision though with
perfect Kindness | believe EDWARD srasLtf
ON. G. is entitled to the honor OF having prompt
~ moved 70 lay it on the table, ct all events
southern Wings took the lead in opposing 1t but
nwa. finally put aside witbou. being even laid on
Il. tablet was simply laid over, 40 az TO ahord
20 prsssxt Tor a rupture. Yet eight eoushern
Members saw a. on this account 70 retire on hand,
taxing no part In the subsequent proceedings Or
,bs sisbt, were Messrs. Toombs Stephens and
Oven Of Georgia, M Cs6ell Of Florida, and Mr..
Hliiard Of Alsbsms. have not inquired oct the
others, ba, presume yOu have them oil designts-
% Ia New-York by this time. The Caucus qOi-
city proceeded 20 nominate AR Winthrop for
SPEAKER then adjourned.
fps opposition Caucus met the same even
iag-Gr. Bowlin Of No presiding EtsAsy three
we're pfesent thity-two or three absent, ipclud-
Jog the Free Sellers who lean that way HOW'LL
Co.'s Of Georgis was nominated for Speaker on
the first ballot having 81 votss-s majority oil the
Caucus, but not Of the party. JoHS w. FoRSrr
d. Tbs Peansy Iran,0R was put up Tor Clerk, beat
ios the old Cerk, y. b. French NEwroS LANE
u Ky. for Sergeant st-Arms, and X. F. BaowN Of
Cl,o for Doorkesper. We shall see how they
al fare In the election, for which the Clerk Ia now
2repsripg1 Bat before the nominations were
nade, there was a little demonstration which
slowed how the land lsy,-to wit
Nr. wEsTwoKIH Of Ill proposed that the de-
csloa Of the Convention DO binding upon all abe
Members psrticip Eating In the donss OF the Caucus
Upon which
Mr. MEADE Of Va objected. He stoRld support
he caadjSatss SAO migAt be nominated y ne used
then II not, no9.
Assuthern Member whispered across the board
DNr Meade that II seould Be al ',shtI nobody
w'uld te nominated that he would not heartily
ssppore. p Mr.. Mesde became Qulescent
This lit,le d slosue IL key to tue whole affair
The sl,rs champions OF Slavery Propagation
had decided majority In the Caucus and
having everything their owa way. were perfectly
willing TO abide the decision. Bot had they beer
Oasvotsd, lof which there was no chancel they
would have botsd at once. We had taste O
their quslity. diluted. In The Whis CSacas. II. q