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under CONSIDERATION pretty much all day. A vas

under consideration pretty much all day. A vast
deal of talking was done-and that was all.
Ii is not understood that the two vacan cies in
the cabinet have yet been filled An effort is being
made by some of the friends Of Mr.. Thomas Butler
King, To bring about his appointment as Secretary
Of the Navy, and the transfer of Governor Graham
stood that President Fillmore has been ready to
tender the Navy Department to Mr. King, if the
Georgia wings in Congress would give their assent
10 The appointment. Only one OF them has, az yet,
gwen his assent, and that is the gifted and really
patriotic Mr.. Stephens. But whether he has wait
ed on The PRESIDENT in the matter, | am not in
FORMED; The New York members are known
generally to be for Mr. Kings appointment, as also
are some OF the Pennsylvania members. Mr.
Duer, OF New York, is in favor of the appointment
o. 99age Eonrao, OF the Louisiana delegation, to
the department OF the Interior. Judge Conrad is
very able man, gentleman of refinement and of
bland manners and wing who will take off loco |
foco he ads without giving much pain
Mr.. billiard, of Alabama, is also for Mr. Conrad |
for the Interior, and for Butler King for the NAVY
Department.
Colonel Gentry, of Tennessee, and Chief Jus
tce Sharkie, of Mississippi, are warmly urged for
vacancies in the cabinet. Both able sound, good
men.
Governor Graham is urged for the War Depart
ment, instead of the Navy, where he is now loca-
ted, because he is a conservative Union wing, from
a conservative Union State-just the man, in case
military force has to be resorted to, to act with
prudence, flTmness, and wisdom.
The nominato of the Collector of Buffalo has
been Withdrawn from the Senate by President
Fillmore He is Seward man. Most of the ap
pointments bestowed in the State of New York, by
| the management of the late cabinet, were con-
| fened upon Seward men. Vice President Fill
more had not half showing. President Fillmore
seems TO think that fair and just division among
friends is no robbery He is right; heaven bless
! his good intentions and his good work There is
much opposition making its appearance here, just
| now, to the continuance in office of Mr. Comms-
sioner Butterted, of the General Land Office.
When he first was proposed for the office he now
| holds, he represented to be a. straight out
wing; but he has proved to be an old Seward
setting hen, and no wing at all. He and
Ewing turned out wings who were capable
and honest, and appointed, in some instances,
drunken locofocos; and in other instances,
promoted locofocos over the heads of meri-
torious wings Mr.. Buuer6eld will not do at
few who are here from Illinois The manner in
which he received his appointment, by means of
the justified suppression of the brief of the recon-
mendations of his principal competitor, the Hon.
Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, by clerk ia the In
| terror Department, is much talked of here and
commented upon. Yes, Mr.. Butterfeld seems to be
but "small potatoes, and few in hill" He will
| be apt to travel
WASHINGTON, Aug. ], 1850.
Procession of the Public Schools
There was a most interesting turnout of the
public schools Of Washington to-day-the scho-
lars in procession, boys and girls, stretching down
the avenue for half mile, marching to the music
of several bands. The girls were all in white
the boys in white pants, and the collection of such
a column of the rising generation gave the most
gratifying and abundant proof of the capacity, the
resources, and prosperity of the country.
They marched up to the east front Of the capt.
tol where, after an address to them by the Hon.
Mr. Chandler, of the House. the premiums of the
| uyaY fed hui he tA.nf
| of the United States, whose history is so beauti-
fully associated with the benefcent public insti-
tuition of common schools.
| The scene was beautiful and impressive, and
when the present generation shall have passed
away, hundreds Of the little people at the capitol
to-day, will remember the occasion, and the ge-
NAL and pleasing face and words of Willard Fill
more, the President of the United States, away
back in the stormy days of 1850.
| WASHINGTON, August l, 1910.
| The Compromise Remairs-Poa Mortem Erams-
| watio~--1he Assassins brought up for Trial by
Mr.. Clay-Dssuuion debated.
The Senate, this morning, presented cool and
subdued aspect-veTy cool, and very much sub
dued Mr.. Clay looks sad. but firm and selfpoised
as ever. General Cass is the very embodiment Of
despair. General Foote appears to be surcharged
with the most gloomy forebodings, and il would
need very little sagscty to select the friends of the
deceased Omnibus by the overshadowing gloom
upon their countenances, notwithstanding the ge-
neral EXPIRE sson Of the faces of the Senate is that
of funeral occasion.
Even Colonel Benton, who has fought with the
perseverance of a bulldog, and the power of a
giant, against this bill, from the beginning to the
end, wears the prevailing shadow upon his features
Of sympathy for the murdered favorite of the Conn
| mitee of Thirteen. He and Foote are busy writing
perhaps 10 their constituents an account OF the
terrible slaughter Of the Omnibus party in the
Senate yesterday-scarcely surpassed in the dissec
remains of DIT Parkman Excepting the title, there
was nothing left Of the bill by which to recognise
its mutilated fragments. And while the Senate
refused, again and again, TO kill the measure out
right, by a thrust ia the ribs, or a knock sn the
head, the manner in which they proceeded TO chop
up the living subject and persisted IN IL, was cruel
hey ond example or necessity.
| Mr.. PEARcE CALLED uPoN TO DEFEND HIMSELF.
The bill Of Mr.. Douglas. TO admit California as
State, into the Union, was taken up after some
conversation upon Utah, and a motion to adjourn
Mr.. Fooie moved the line of IS degrees 30 min
utes the southern boundary of California, and
very distinctly disclosed the fact that the friends Of
the COMPROMISE, had agreed themselves to adopt
this line az q concession to the South
~ Dawson delivered brief euogium upon the
deceased bill, and spose .'m"s' hopelessy OF the
desperate condition Of things brought aov..
dismantling Of the COMPROMISE.
Mr.. Clay next came forward. He lamented the
defeat of the bill, charged IL upon the extremists
OF the other side, and said that the immediate
cause OF ITS rejection was the amendment Of Mr..
| Pearce, yesterday, which ended in the complete
dslocauon OF the bill. Mr. Clay launched off In
bold attack against dsunion, and his readiness TO
| Try the strength OF this government II any State
should dare - try the experiment Of dlsunion
cine galleries spplsuded, and repeated the round,
| when they were called 10 order.)
MIR. Pearce promptly defended himself lie was
ready for all the responsibility Of the defeat Of the
bill, " II belonged 10 him; but lac charged the re-
| suit as much TO Mr. Diwsons amendment, and
the votes OF the Texas Senators, as to any move
| ment Of his own.
| Mr.. Clay insisted upon his Indictment Mr.
Pearce persisted In his defence, AZ Senator dis
| Posed TO do everything short Of a surrender of
principle. to save the bill, and hence the amend