New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-04
WASHINGTON.
New ear-RemcvnIs from Ofice-Califor-
MIA Land-Tities.

New-Year-RemovnIs from Ofice-Califor-
MIA Land-Tities.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. 2.
Washington as yet scarcely boasts the New
Year hilarity of our good City Of Gotham but It
is progressing rapidly. Each year large numbers
of housekeepers find it agreeable to become con-
verts to the happy custom Of keeping Open
House" Yesterday may therefore besaid to have
been en- Improvement upon former years.
At the Presidents an eager throng crowded ev-
cry nook and corner to offer greetings to the Chief
Magistrate, and exchange them with each other,
as well az to observe the snowy costumes of the
Diplomatic corps, and of our Military and Naval
officers, and the smiling faces and elegant dresses
of the ladies, which added much to the brilllancy
and interest of the scene.
Crowds ofcarriages and gay pedestrians beseiged
theresidences of the Secretaries particularly those
of the Secretaries of State Treasury and War, tar
into the large hours of the afternoon. The President
of the Senate-the polite Mr.. KISG-the popular
Speaker of the House Of Representatlves-Mr
CoBB, and the Mayor, were also overwhelmed
with the calls of their friends, and large numbers
of nrivate citizens entered into no unsuccessful
competition with the officials OF the Government
As will be seen, the Senate were engaged to
day upon the everlasting resolution offered last
session by that profound Statesman BRADBURY
of Maine, calling for the reasons for removal from
office. Senator BRIGHT of Indiana took up the
thread of BRADBURY's discourse, and for an hour
or two proceeded to bore the "Senate and the
country" upon this intermineble subject, convlnc-
ing every body that he entertained an intense de-
gree of regard for the reputation OF Gen. LANE
and Col. WELLER in particular, and OF Demo
Gratis of whatever stamp In general, and an
equally intense hatred Of Wing Presidents, Cabi-
net oflioors and Eaitors Tho EDITOR OF !" nc
Tr1JuRe came in for a share OF TINS denunclatlon'
which the Senator, however, had the bad taste
10 plagarize from Gen. FooTE.
Senator GwIN, as will be perceived by the re-
mort has succeeded in gettingup his bill providing
for the settlement of land titles in California.
This is subject of great Importance, as the good
faith of this country is involved in the question
whether the original settlers shall be deprived OF
their rights either with or without process OF law
1t cannot fail to strike the most unobservlng that
the necessity of maintaining, IN two or three
Courts including the Supreme Court OF the United
States with all its heavy expenses OF litigation,
and remoteness the land titles Of a country set
tied as Californis has been, is more than the
property in many cases is worth, and In any case
Is no ordinary hardship and since those titles
have come to be called inquestion in consequence
of a change of Government in which they had
part nor lot it would seem but fair, upon every
principle of national private justice, that their
titles should be recorded to them without ex-
pense. But there is much more to say upon this
large subject. WOVTER Won TwILLER