New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-01

The XXXIID CONGRESS assemblies at
Washington this day, and we infer from our
advices of Members arriving in Washing
ton or on their way, that quorum OF each
House will certainly be in attendance, 50
that an organization will pretty surely be
effected before an adjournment.
In the SENATE, vigorous effort will be
made to turn out the present Secretary
(Asbury Dickens) and give the place to B.
b. French, of ew-Hampshire, formerly
Clerk of the House. Politics have nothing
to do with this scuflle, both candidates being
partisans of the majority.
In the HOUSE, we presume the caucus
candidate of the majority will be chosen
Speaker on the first ballot at all events,
his election is morally certain. For Clerk
the struggle will be more arduous. Hon.
Richard NJ. Young, formerly U. S. Sena-
tor from Illinois, was the Clerk of the last
House, and will be opposed by John w.
Forney, Editor Of The Pennsylvania, who
has probably the caucus nomination, but
who NAV nevertheless be beaten if the
Wings conclude to support Judge Young.
The contest naturally excites much interest
Robert L. Homer, Wing Doorkeeper of the
last, House is dead, and a hundred patriots
stand ready to take his place whichever of
them may be elected, there is reason to
hope that the Union is safe. A. j. Gloss
bienner of Pa. was Sergeant-at-A Arms Of the
late House, and will stand fair chance for
reelection, unless Forney shall obtain the
Clerkship, when it will probably be held
that two ofthe principal Offices ofthe House
could not De given to the same State. The
present Postmaster is Of the dominant party,
and will be retained of course
We have withheld till the last moment
our list of Members of the two Houses
Of the Senators, tlcenty. tour are Wings,
tro (1ale and Sumner) distinctive Free
Sellers, thirty. four prefer to be called De-
mocssts, including Mr.. Chase of Ohio, an
ayowed Abolitionist, and Messrs. Rhett and
Butler OF South Carolina. That must be a
pretty wide bed in which these can sleep
quietly together, but if they have no obec-
tons, ace shall make none There are now
three vacancies in the Senate, and another
is soon to be made by Gen. Foote'S retire
ment, but we believe he intends to be re-
elected for the long term, and let some
Union Wing have the balance of his
present term. There is nothing like being
hbesal all around.
- For the first time in many years. the
Senate is to be the arena of contest. Mr..
David Levy Yulee, who has represented
Florida in one or the other House. with no
particular distinction ever since she was
State land even before,) contends that he
was reelected last winter, when he had
twenty votes on several ballots, to
thirty 6lanls cast against him. The ballot
ing went on, and at length the thirty votes
were cast for Stephen r. Mallory, and
elected him Mr.. Yulee don't intend 20
give it up So.
The new HOUSE consists of 233 Mem
bers, besides four Delegates from Territories,
who can speak but not vote. Of the Men,
eers, We count Eighty-sir Wings, fire dis
anctive Free Sellers, beside several at
tached to one or the other of the great par
ties > the remaining One Hundred and For
~ t'co we understand to belong 70 the