The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-22
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The News.


The News.
TIE proceedings in Congress, yesterday, indicate
sssA there will be lively times among the members
When hsy get fairy settled down TO worK. which
lssssr evsut Is not likely to trauspire till the hol
asys ass over. The most important feature Of the
Ss,'s ..ineas that with regard to the tariff 10
Tbs n Sse. Notwithstanding that majority Of the
members had the sasacity TO see through md vote
down the Bunoombe proposition advanced few
days sgo by certain wings, who are struggling to
fesp their heads upon the tide Of popular opinion.
with st every tbb threatens to spgalf then, tho
Sest,irs Of free trade is not by any means abandon.
% However, in order that sae views Of Gen.
Pierce may be fully ascertained on this question, it
wilt in all hkslit God, be left for the next Congress
to ssls a. he diff rent votes in the House yestsr
day pretty plainly show.
Col Glen ens joint resolution, authorizing tho
Presii.lt to confer tho brsvet rank Of Lieutenant
General passed the United States senate yesterday
after The delivery Of several eloquess speeches, in
which leading democrats eaula ed each other in
hssng Gen scot., who, it is Of course under
stood is 10 be the pent Of this we'll earned mark
efrespst The Senate also appointed 8 committee
Of conference the disagresing vsssf of the t~o
houses reiative to the amount to De granted as q
pepktou W bue WiVoW vi INC SAihat StA NSRs0. IL
this pension ia to be given by way Of compensation
10 the widow and orphans, for the msritorieus SER
vices of the dstig uiohed chiesan Congress should
~ least double the highest amount named, and pass
the bill wi,Lsat further ado. As tbs Senate hes
very lastly decided upon comforting the very highest
military raak upon Gen Scott for msritorioss ser
vices, let hope that the House viii complete the
measure by passing the resolation; and, also. that
h.sa hnl,n at h. trrna has
upon the heirs Of his brave comp ms, Gen.
Worth, in soue degree equivalent to the services
q which his country vas the recipient
Notice was gwen in the senate, yesterday, that
ths free farm bill would be called up 1t al early
day Let US hope that the muitifarieus plans for
sispoeipg Of the puolic domain will be allowed 70
pace over TO the next session.
Several items Of interest are eoDtsined in the dss
patches from our Washington correspondents this
morning, one Of whom gives US the names Of Eve
gentlemen whom Madam Rumor Is disposed to
place in Con Piercs's cabinet. Who will get ths
remaining tficss still appears to be o matter Of
speculation, although the names Of those whose
chances are the best are presented without fear.
Well, tell; now that she psiisoians bave settled
this matter to their satisfaction let as quietly
wait three months. aud then see what kind Of scaD
ne tDo Otuffh WIZ kSAccS iVi ulMteu
Oar special correspondent writes that il is proba-
bic that the Senate's intended compliment 20 Gen
Scott is likely to be oysrsiaugbed by some two
buDirs6 b lie por laying on tie SPsakers table in
the R,use We bOpo not Let the members Of sae
latter body Iesd tee speeches of Generals Cass and
Shields III subject, and they will not after
wards be incr ed to pro Nssnate Is is also stated
that the Senate, in executive session, confirmed .
grsst lumoer Of naval promotions, which have
been SLOWED 10 sccu muate 'or the last two years.
In COTS of the Presidents refusal to promote
Commander Dale. The death Of the latter gentle
man put end to the difficulty. II thus appears
that the downright ob,,inacy Of the appointing and
confirming powers, in single case, has prevented
many worthy officers from being advanced TO the
grades to which both parties considered them fairly
entitled. Dat upon such conduct
Nothing is said by cur Washington oorrespoa-
ssnts relative to Mr.. Kings health. The Hon g.
J. Walker IL In that city. His hsalth IL improving
Judge Ira Perley, late whig candidate for Governor
of New Hampshire. delivers eulcgy on the late
Daniel Webster, before the Now Ham asAire Lsgisla
turs, to-day.
blind daughter Of Mr. J. Smith, sged twenty.
eight years. persisted by the Burning Of nor fathers
house, at Nswburypor, last Monday. A osild
three years Of age wsS also badly barRsd ct the
same time
A gao ,rarreatahss bosn Issued by the Sapreme
Court In Philadelphia, sonDOniag ths officers Of
the West Branch Bank ct wiil.smsport to s2psas
before ibem on the I0.h OF January, and snow by
what authority they exercise tho privileges Asd
Franchise Of a bEnking institution.
Our coluUDs TO day ssstain detailed accounts of
several horrible tr.SssotioBs in this city and el1e
where A msn named jain Tu,my bsss his wife
10 death Ia Yves. Thirty second street, las; Monday
alter Don. Yesterday norxing, Charles Lyons
while engaged, With SIX other men, In . hsuse In
Water street, in susppisg percussion eaps frsm pis
tolr, received several snot in his temple. sai In
stsLty iell sead. The Coroner yesterday con SHADED
HE inveftsston rois i've to the violent riot ia the
Tetlb ware, when result Ia the desth Of rhosas
Brsdy, some ten days ago Those engaged in the
psfptrslion Of the foai aesi nave not been ar
rested But the aufal nature Of the 90 arrrnsss
enumerated above do not begin 20 compare visa
shore bat have taken place Clss where At Peters
burg, Va, last sunday, two men, nsn med S.tlsr
snd Jones, made their escape fcon tue jail,
by lockicg tFo e the keepers Ia the oell
they had socupisd, killing man who ~
tempted TO p event their ssross, snd nor.ail5
wounded q negro The priscnns we're pursued
~ posse Of citizens, and on being overtsksa
ssdisr blew his own brains out with a revol.
yer. To wind up the esap<r. 40 Learn TIA. three
Een, formerly IL very rsspestable eta ndns, have
been ssrssiSd NJ Ciacir4 st charged with sSlndng,