New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-17
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
The Last Detected Fraud - 10. Il. Brown
Retrocession Of Georgetown Doorkeeper.

Retrocession Of Georgetown -Doorkseper.
Corss ssistae Il Ihs Tfolns W.sHssr9,, iassaay a. A
Mr B I BRows, the LocuFoco nominee ior
Dools eeper oe the House Of Representatives, has
hed the track. II Cau~us nominations have not
received ietsl shock THIS Session they may be
expected 10 endure forever Bot ior tho Wings
Mr CoBD woaid not have been in the Chair the
Caucus nomination having sigu6ly failed % give
nina minority. If Mr. FORSEY had not been
noIniuaied ny Caucus Ice might bese been eloct
ed And Caucus nomination has destroyed the
prospects Of NJ BROW 10 say nothing OF his rep
citation which, perhaps, might not have been placed
IL peril, had be not been lurcd 10 Washington ia
the hope OF having IN Office
In regor! 90 his reputation i IS "a fact that be
has been compelled by nis many emDaTGssmeuts
70 make q pr r;p.taie flight RGmOt says that lac
bad some s,utl claims tO collect here out ~ which
he vas Ingenious enough 90 make ten times thC
real amount, aud then disposed OF them TO adyan
tape Il appears that each Of those claims was
OF the value OF ESQ, and he contr!yCd 20 insert
smother T. 80 as - make thcm $3.50 ! wonder
what lesiiu.0nas Of character he exhibited 10 the
Loco Oco Caucus 10 10 generally surnlsed tnal
No TRCNAS SNuH he's reference 10 these ir0uls
IN one 81 the resolutions submitted by him yester
dsy 70 the senate The first resolution relates to
.he deiulcat0n OF PROSPER NJ WETMoRT the
other II - beloved, looks 20 the case o. bROWS
Iiis same Blows has jumped INTO Sin unenviabe
Dooneiy this Session
Mr. DOUGLAS has introduced resolution N the
Senate On ii,e subject Of the rstrocesson OF the
resdue Of the Dist let vi Columbia, excepting the
City oi " ashlngfou 90 the state Of Maryland
Vhis isolation has boon susgcstej BY few resi-
less individuals who have no interest m tine cOuLtl
Ct Washington, Che para proposed 80 be rc;yocec.
ed while, as well Know, the ptncipai residents
" the county arc opposed 70 any movement oi To-
kind and one Of the reasons Tor tia; OppOsItion Is
la (Which tho .lfortr. a tie
taxation Now tie entire auoart q tax imposed
on tho residents and property holders IN the cOdh;y
Is ret more dian u! cents on every SlVJ Ihe
Maryland taA would amount 70 ten tunes tnsl
amount Thus propory vn'uet =; $4,000 hoW
raya oiiv TAX q S25. which is expended ON the
tup-ovcy-cu, of the roada iu this county wbie tne
same property IL the cveat .. rettocess!on would
&c taxed 10 TIE amount oi $3.50 dollars annually 90
IL pnluabc that the opposition to he plan may be
sufficiently powerful 20 defeat the measure. Many
If those " lao were most urgent .cr The retroccsscI
vi Alexandria and the portion Of the District on the
other side c; the Potomac, are low loud in their
lsgrels TINT their wishes we're carried into effect
They admit that under the fostering care OF Con
pes. while they constituted portion OF the ten
miles square, they wfte better on than they aye
now when they arr .u.Hig6msted n the slave
stste Of Virginia
Mr. SAaUTI L O. ERNrUR. who was q csnd
date ior the Clerkship - lying dangerously III from
a. attack OF pleu:iJy HIS case IS to-day c'ns.d
ered IS very doubtful q, he IS barely alive.
AS there IS no Longer Loco Foco caucus candi
6a.c Coz DoO-keepeg owing to the Disappearance
Of BROwN II is prevalent rumor ihai there viii b.
40 chance otthe present Incumbent. nor in the Post
mest-r Of the House As Mr. HoRNER Is W IN
sad MI JOHNSON Il q Loco-to All Arrangement
bv which both may retain their places during the
present Congress woult be a fair compromise
And as have heard OF no complaint against either
q these gentlemen al they are accommodates and
attentive III their stations. and astoO much time has
already been consumed la the election Of officers, II
spposrs 10 he an arrangement which would com
msnd appreciation.
The Hungarian EXilos visited the Capitol to day
and were received with great favor and very warm
ly greeted
There was al exciting scene when the roll was
called the last time number Of votes had been
given hT Dow WAIBRIDGE and others But a.
saon as the ru had been called, there was sudden
" general conversion. The Northern Locos rose
after the other IN rspii succession, chanslne
their votes from these indH duais, auc giving them
70 GLosSBRgNNER. As each member rose for the
purpose Of announcing that change. peals ci laugh
ter were heard on all sides, increased cy Nj.
lovSs u ILL., nsing aud addressing the Chair
q" voted Mr. Speaker, for Nj Dow Your vote
Is 80 recorded Then NJ Speaker. now vote
tor the same man" GIosSRRENNERi irom Peunsyl
yRnla aud wss clerk IN the Clerks office when
Ar. FRESCH was the Clerk Of the House The re-
union ci the Northern and Southern Locos was
contaminated by tins election.
Al attempt was INSIDE 20 get in a resolution e. re
sppO,n; the present DpOraeeper and Pcstm2sto.
bat objection being made the resolution was net
received OPsIION