The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-07
INTELLIGENCE BY THH NAILS,
Our washinston Correspondence.


WAsnIsGroS, Dec. 8, Is40.
The Contest for Speakershp-Tne Probable Deehnstisu
Of Mr.. COb6-Important Report Indian .aGairs-
The neS Territorial Bin Of Mr.. Foote-Nsw State
Of Jaeinfo-The Rejection Of Col. Ws55, &C. &c
There is no Speaker as yet. Winthrop thus far has
gained but three votes from the South His greatest
difficulty will consist in getting the FREQ sosrs Mr..
cobb wanted to decline yesterday but his friends would
not let him, and he does not have the power
Of controlling them. He will in all probability decline
this evening, when Northern democrat viii be pro.
posed who may possibly be elected If the two extreme
wings Of the party should unite in his support.
The most remarkable feature In the report Of the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, to the new tangled
chief Of the Department Of the interior is the PROPOSE
ton now virtually endorsed by Mr. ewing to educate
the Indians, and let them participate in govern
ment 8 citizens. The Commissioner thinks
they ought to be represented In Congress Mr. Ewing
no doubt has more enlarged notions Of the indians
than of the clerks In his department Lord Bacon, in
bis Essays, ascrses the charity OF frars to the alb
esnce Of love q similar contrast may operate upon
the bowels Of compassion Of the Secretary OF the In
terror.
settle the California controversy by compromise which
win be proposed the very first day Of the session after
the organization Of the House.
"a bill providing territorial governments for Califor
MA New Mexico and Dessret and enabling tho people
Of California and the people OF the district Of Jacinto,
in Texas respectively to form constitutions and state
governments, and for other purposes"
In New Mexico and Deseret territorial governments
to be formed, strictly and literally, upon the plan
of the Clayton compromise bill Of session which
BILL it will be recoected based upon the principle
OF nonnterventon the part of the federal govern
with the question of slavery durng the continu
Of the territorial government; but provided for
the adjudication of that question should 1t arise by
the Supreme Court Of the United States
territorial government l. proposed to be formed I'm
the first instance for California also, in accorlsncs
with established presidents upon some What different
plan that above forth which is only to be tenn
porary and Immediately to give way to STATE govern
ment, to be formed by convention to be assembled
under the authority the territorial government and
duly representing the qualified voters OF that region
Said state to come into the Union, said
sttution shall be formed and transmitted to Washing
| tor, upon simple executive proclamation
The State of Jacinto shall embrace all OF Texas
east Of the Brazos to be primarily laid of into dis
trct and with the of the State of Texas first
had and obtained in accordance with the articles OF
Texas annexation, to be formed into new STATE and
| to be admitted also into the Union without delay.
The Governor Of Texas having in his recent message,
asserted claim TO all the territory claimed for the
Republic of Texas by an act adopted la the year 1885,
by the Congress Of said Re public entitled An act to
define the boundaries of the Republic OF Texas ana
having also recommended that rexas should proceed
take possession Of all the ssid territory without de-
lay which territorial claim the part Of Texas
tends as North the aga degree of North latitude
and the United States having both by the act Of
nexaton and by the declaration OF against Mexico
voucbed for the maintenance OF the boundary set forth
in tsid act the bill proposes TO settle this vexed and
pay to the State of Texas five millions Of dollars for
all the territory claimed by her North OF line claimed
by the people OF New Mexico their Southern boun-
| dairy which line Il well known TO commences on the
Rio Grande at the Paso del Norte and due East
, to the head waters of Red River.
believe the administration will not seriously oppose
this bill, especially as MIR. Reverdy Johnson OF Mary
land, now Attorney General Of the United States Ia
the debate the Ten Million bill the session before
last sustained the claim 81 Texas to the territory above
mentioned in very able and powerful speech, and is
| now considered committed to the question.
Mr. Webb is certain TO be rejected his leaving, With
his outfit in bis pocket only two days before the OPEN
Of Congress- being by every democratic Senator (Gen.
Cas- not excepted considered insult to the Senate,
the appointment itself of charge to Austria is
| insult to the American people