The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-28
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Scheme Of tho Present and Ex-Custom
House Officers likely to Prove Successful.
Refusal Of the House to take up the Resolution
Creating the Bank Of Litutenant-General.
.1sEN. PIERCE, SENATOR HUN TER, AND
OTHERS, CLOSE TED IN BOS TOy.
BRUTAL ATTEMPT AT MURDER BY BUR-
GLARS IN ALBANY.
Railroad Accident -ShIpwreck--The Weather,
So, SO, 30
Affairs In Washington.

Affairs In Washington.
NOKTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES sENATORsHIP-
THE RUMORED FUND OF TEN MILLIONS FOR GEN.
PIERcE-TRoUBLE ABOUT THE FsEs OF CUSTOM
HOUSE OFTICERs-THE LIEUTENANT GENERAL
SHIP, ETC.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE HERALD
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27, 1859
despatch has been received here from Raleigh stat.
sng that the North Carolina Legislature had not adjourn
cd but would meet to day and elect Mr.. Dobbn United
s5tater Senator. This puts him out Of the cabinet.
1t see stated that Mr. Soule intends at once to
xroduce resolution granting for the Of Gen. Pierce
some ten millions Of dollars secret service money Mr..
Masons resolution will probably change that gentleman's
in hemater at ast for the present II Is high
Sy imp obable that Mr. souls will introduce the resou-
ion alluded to without full conference with his demo.
cratic friends in both houses Of Congress This has mot
yet DONE has public opinion indicated the i'm
mediate necessity Of such q The rumor u
doubtless premature yet
Mr. Stanton's resolution In the House this morning
demands explanation 1t appears that owing to dc
Heotn theaw Of 1874 the weghers and in the
several cvstom houses claim that they entitled to
abe fees Of their Offices instead Of the fixed salary given
chem The claims being pressed by several Of tia
weighers and measures in he New York Custom House.
eiDcs s645 and would if allowed give OF them
forty and ffty thou'aDd dollars instead Of the fixed
OF the claimants are d.mocrats who held of,e under
Mr.. Polk's administration. The AttorDev General has
leoSn 0eo0eo tnet under tns MW the claims valid
They amount to million Of dollars all told and
the resolution OF to day Is With view Of preventing the
Recretaiy from paying the claims till the subject
pained to Congress the law however gives the lucky
parties the money they claim Congress scarcely
prevent it,
General scott's Lieutenant Generalship will not pass
The House a. have before stated. KY. r.
MR. KINGS HEALTH-IMPORrAE1 TELEGRAPH CASE.
FROM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. q, 1862
Ar. King improves gradually, and his friends
hopeful He has had medical attendance since Thurs
day and h not confined to his chamber but goes down
TO his meals regularly He sleeps better and his cough
lis much sbated.
In the United States Supreme Court the appeal from
decision Of the United States Circuit Court In the suit
NJ Professor Morse Henry OReilly made In 1s4o and
invovirg the right Whist called the Columbian
Telegraph Is uI der argument The opened by
General Giett for defendant After he had concluded
Mr.. Harding, Of Philadelphia coMmencsd the opening
argument n beha6 nppeliees gave . hiahly
inter sting explanation of the scientific principles Of
Morse mschne putting three instruments In
in the court by way Of Illustration. Tho Court
have extended the length Of time for tbs argument and
the case will occupy the Court till Wednesday, Of this
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