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CONGRESSIONAL rRoCRHDINas.

In the Senate, yesterday, after We went to
press, they continued the election of members
Of the several standing committees The fol-
lowing is the result: ~
Committee on Foreign Relationship Ma.
son, chairman: Messrs. Douglas, Slidell, Clay
ton, Weller, and Fish.
On Finauee-Mr. Hunter, chairman: Messrs.
Toucey, Pearce, Stuart, Brodhesd, and Crit
tendeu. fstI -
On Commerce-Mr. Hamlin, chairman;
hessrs. Dodge, Stuart, Seward, Clay, and Ben
jamin.
On Manufactures-Mr. Wright, chairman;
Messrs. Allen, Harlan, Wilson, and Trumbull
On Agriculture-Mr. Allen, chairman; Hun
ter, Thomson, of n. J Harlan, and Wade.
On Military Afairs-Mr Weller, chairman;
Messrs. Fitzpatrick, johnson, Jones, Of Tenn,
Pratt, and Iverson.
On the Militia-Mr. Houston, chairman;
Msssrs. Dodge, Bell Of N. H., Thompson Of
KY, and Biggs.
On Naval 1aairs-Mr. Mallory, chairman;
Messr. Fish, Thomson of N. Bell of Tenn
James, and Slidell.
On Public Lands-Mr Stuart, chairman
Messrs johnson, Foot, Clayton, Pugh, and
Mallory ..
On Private Land Claims-Mr. BENJAMIN,
chairman ; Messrs. Biggs, Thompson Of KY,
Foster, and Wilson.
On Indian Afairs-Mr. Sebastian, chair
man; Messrs. Rusk, Toombs, Brown, Reid,
and Bell Of Tenn. a.
On Claims-Mr Brodh head, chairman; Messrs
Fessenden, 9eyer, Iyerson, Yulse, and Wade.
On Revolutionary Claims Mr.. Evans, chair
On the Judiciary-Mr. Butler, chairman
Msssrs. Toucey, Bayard, Geyer, Toombs, and
Pugh. .F .. .- ..
On the Post Office and Post Roads-Mr. Rusk,
chairman; Messrs Collamer, Adams, Hamlin,
Jones Of Iowa, and Yulee.
On Roads and Canals-Mr. Slidell, chair
man Messrs. Bell of New Hampshire, Biggs,
Durkee, Jones Of Tenn, and Wright.
On Pensions-Mr. Jones Of Iowa, chairman;
Messrs Clay, Thomson of N. J Seward, and
On the District Of Columbia-Mr. Brown,
chairman; Messrs. Allen, Mason, Pratt, and
Reid.
On Patents and the Patent Ofice-Mr James,
chairman; Messrs. Evans, Stuart, Brown,
Thompson of KY, and Fessenden.
On Retrenchment-Mr Adams, chairman;
Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Fish, Biggs, and Critten.
den.
On Territories-Mr. Douglas, chairman;
Messrs. Jones Of Iowa, COllsmer, Bell, Sebas-
tian, and Biggs.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Ex.
penses of the senate-Mr. Evans, chairman;
Mesers. wright and Foot.
On Public Building%Mr. Bsyard, chair
man; Messrs. James, Hunter, Thomson of N.
j., Pratt, and Hale.
On Engrosssd Bills-Mr. Fitzpatrick, chair
man Messrs. Collamer and Wade.
On the Library-Mr. Pearce, chairman;
Messrs. Cass and Bayard.
On Enrolled Bills-Mr. Jones of Iowa,
chairman, and Mr.. Sumner
The Senate then adjourned
In the House, the ballotings for Speaker
were continued. The forty ninth resulted as
follows:
Whole number Of votes cast 224; necessary
to a choice, 113.
Mr.. Richardson received rs, Banks los,
Fuller Of Pa. 80, Letter 2, Scattering9.
There being no choice, they proceeded to
the 6ftieth ballot with the following result:
Whole number Of votes cast 224; necessary
to achOice, lib.
Mr.. Richardson received rs, Banks los, Full.
Ter of Pa. 80, Scattering IL.
There being NO choice, the House then sd
journed.
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"Don't be penny wise and pound feolish.n
OYSTERS, COFFEE, TEA, Re.
PY THE URGENT SOLICITATION OF
~ my customers, and strangers vis-~ ~
iting the Metropolis, have cOnnectedNNf AL
with my Confectionery Establishment ~
a"Ladies' Refectory," where OYS- ~
TIERS, COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE, &c
may be had at all seasonable hours
N B.-The public can find in nv establish
ment the largest assortment Of Pound, Fruit. and
other CAKES, as well as French and American
CONFECTIONERY, ICE CREAMS, JEL-
LIES, CAAkLOTTS, &c, Of any in this city,
Now Is your time, Christmas is coming,
Dinners and Suppers furnished
Call at j. G. WEAyER,s
H "a avenue, opposite Browns Hotel.
dec 13-tJan1
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KRlSS KRINGLE RESPECTFULLY IN
IN forms the citizens Of Washington that he has
again appointed HAMMOND, 4s4 Seventh street
his sole Agent for the distribution of Toys and
Fancy Notions. dee ll-3t
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E&UR sALks-S1A LAKGE AND ABLE
Horses. Three Of them 90 well under a.
the saddle, and all work well In any kind 10y
Of harness. They win be warranted sound and
gentle, and are offered for sale at low price, be-
cause have no further use for them Apply at
my residence. No. 7l6 New Jersey avenue or at
my Lumber Yard, Blagden's Wharf
dec 13-3t* THEODORE MOSHER
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1UkGENSEN OMErERS.-BE-
- sides magnificent assortment Of ladies, and
gentlemen's extra fine WATCHES we have lust
received small invoice OF Jules Jurgensen,s
celebrated CHRONOMETERS, which are be-
yono doubt the mot accurate timekeepers ever
worn. III. w. GAIT Il BRO.
"a Pa. avenue, bet 9th and l0sh streets
dec l2-8f
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/ oST.-oN SATURDAY, FIRST DECBM-
IL Der, at the Navy Yard, by a lady, a gold
CROSS BROCHE, with a twist Of gold round
II, and hook for the watch chain; supposed 70
have been dropped on or near the Allegheny. And,
by the same, on Thursday, 9th December a small
gold PENCIL CASE, the head OF which repre-
senting little hoof set with dark bloodstone
The finder Of either icles will confer a great
favor las both were valuable as mementos which
could not be replaced) and be rewarded, II re-
CURED, by leaving them at the ofice Of Messrs
Riggs Co corner 18th street and Pa avenue
dec 1l-2f
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fear that heiwill hardly be able to appear in
his accustomed seat in the Supreme Court this
winter. He is at home in Baltimore, and his
physicians are not able to say when he may be
expected to repair to this city. E%@
A New Comet The Smithsonian Institu-
ton have been informed that new comet
has been discovered at Berlin by G. Bruins.
1t Ape ars like feeble nebula, and its daily
motion is, in R. A. about-2V Of arc, In de-
clinstion almost o.. It WAS observed Novem-
Der IL; mean Berlin time I7h. 2lm. 5Ss.3
149o L 25"7.-2oT 1873.
Mr.. Banks.-Ithas been taeitly determined
by some 90 or 95 Of those who are voting for
this gentleman for Speaker, to continue to vote
for him as long as his immediate friends wish
them 90 to do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-13

The Current Operations Of the Treasury De.
partment.-On yesterday, 18th of December,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
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INWO SUPERB PIANOS RECEIVED AT
= our variety Store last week, which, In add
uon 70 our usual stock, makes our assortment the
largest In Waahiagtea. dec ~
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MRS. RUOFF, Milirner,

7 ATELY FROM NEW YORK, RESPECT
IL fully informs the ladies OF Washington, ~
that she has taken store, No. east Capt. -
toll street, near thseastern gate Of the Capitol ~
msnt Of the latest styles Of WINTER BON
NETS AND CLOAkS, &c, which will be sold
at one-haf the price usually charged in the stores
Of this city. dec 13-eolms
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VNOYS Al WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
L LAMMOND's. 9TH street.
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DIARIES FOR ls56.-CLAYToN's we'll
Known Diaries, In quarto, octave, and pocket
iOrm, IN various styles Of binding. large supply
lnst received nom the publishers.
oeco FRANCK TAYLOR.
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Mr.. John Wheeler New York Irt
6une-Dr. Greeley IN propria psrsona-mis-
represents the position which Mr.. Wheeler of
New York has consistently held on the Ne
braska question. He opposed the Nebraska
bill, when that was under consideration, sim.
ply on the ground that its enactment would
distract the country by reopening the food
gates Of the slavery controversy. He was
against agitation, and therefore voted steadily
against the bill He continues to be against
agitation just as emphatically and consist
entity as before, and therefore quite as steadily
opposes the effort to organise the House on
platform which will insure more violent popu-
lar commotion upon the slavery question than
has yet occurred. He is an -agitationist-
net an abolitionist; and, as far as we can
perceive, has not budged an inch from his
original position upon the slavery question
taken two years ago. DR.. Greeley took him
up In the last New York Congressional cleo
ton, only in order to defeat more obnoxious
gentleman, and he should have more true
philosophy than to be whining now that he
fnds that In so doing he merely snapped
the ID for q witch"
Judge fancy what we hear con-
corning the condition Of the health of this ven.
szahls md aaiysgsal! y'NvsgsS ssatlsnap, w
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TOY fEA SETS AND FURNITURE, yerv
l. fine, for sale at LANMONn,S
dec 1876 ,tb .t,aet
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Young AMERICA-A NEW WEEKLY
Il Comic and Satirical Paper, splendidly Illus
uated with drawings from the pencils Of all the
FIRST class American artists. The corps Of Con-
tIibutors VIII include the majority Of the best Lit
erateus In the Union, and the general character
Of the paper viii be that Of free spoken, honest
tnde pendent Periodical, at war with the follies .
abuses. and evils Of the time, never INDUCING IN
vulgenty or anything 10 offend the pursst tas.e
send In your orders to
SHILLINGToN,S
BookselliHg and Stationery Establishment, IA
Odeon Building, corner Pa. av. and ~ St
dec 70
OsT-ON SATURDAY MIGHT LAST,
II either on the avenue, between GUYS Nation
al Hotel and the National Theatre, or In the The
atrc, a Hair Breastpin. The finder will be lib
orally rewarded by leaving IL at the Star once, or
the Natlonal Hotel dec ll-3s
cox REWARD.-LOST OR STOLEN IN
p%O the cars between Baltimore and Wash
ington, or at the Depot ia Washington on the
evening OF the 10th instant, a small green silk
PURSE, worked with steel beads, Containing
$50 In gold. The above reward will be paid upon
returning IL TO the once OF the National Hotel al
Washington lfsolen, S75 for tine detection OF
the thief or recovery OF the money -
dec I1-5t
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90 TO ELLIS,
500 Pennsylvania avenue,
TO PURCHASE
YOUR { n 5 TMAS GOODS.
dec 10

FANCY STATIONERY,
A ND PAP1ER MACHE PORTF OIIOs
BLoTTERS, &c, at THE LAKES, sOa Pa.
aNeoue' dec
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TO THE LADIES.
HUTCHINSON & MUNRO WILL OPEN
L at their Millinery and Fancy Store, "a
on Saturday morning next, December IS, &7
at 10 O'Clock, another case CT those supe- -
rior and handsome New York HATS, thesJR
last case Of which sold so rapidly, and has given
such general satisfaction.
We cordially invite the ladies to call and in
spect our stock, both In the Millinery and Fancy
line. HUTCHINSON d MUNRO,
$40 Pa ave-, between 9th and 10th SITS
dee 13-tf -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-13
Indian Bureau Report

A correspondent of the New York
Herald, writing from Washington City,
speaking about Commissioner Manypen-
ny's report, which accompanies the Pres
ident's message, says:
"The report of the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs was completed and sent to
the press to-day. This is by far the
ablest and most interesting document
which has emanated from the Indian Bu
reau for long time. 1t discloses frauds
upon frauds under the last administra-
ton, the publication of which will aston
ish even the perpetrators themselves, SO
bold and unscrupulous have been their
character. The report also enters at
length into an exposure of the stupend-
GUS fraud attempted on the Delaware In
dians by the land sharks who laid off and
sold the lots In the town of Leavenworth
I-pocketing the proceeds. This town is
situated on tract of land ceded to the
United States in trust by the Delawares,
to be sold to the highest bidder for their
use and benefit. Of course the whole
sale, which has taken place, was fraudu-
lent, the yenders having no color of title /:
and the Indian Bureau will claim the pro-
perty as the trustees for the Indians.
Colonel NJ calls upon the War Depart
ment to aid him in protecting the rights
of the red men, and exposes, as he should
do, the perpetrators of the fraud. The
great amount of legislation upon the SUBJ
ject of Indian relations, the large number
of Indian treaties being constantly entered
into with the different tribes, and the con-
slant and persevering efforts by agents
and others to circumvent the law, in order
to plumber the treasury, render the Indian
Office one of the most responsible, per-
picking. and laborious offices under the
Federal government and Colonel Many
penny has now the gratitude of the coun-
try for the very able and faithful manner
in which he has discharged Its onerous
duties"
From the above it may be inferred that
there will be no change made in the Del
aware treaty at this session of Congress,
and that the Leavenworth City Company
will have to pay a good round sum for a
title to their town site at the public land
sale
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-13
Indian Treaties.

Major Dorm, q. S. Indian Agent, ha.
just concluded treaties with the Senecas
Shawnees, and Quapaw Indians, who
own small portion of country adjoining
the southwest corner of the State of Mis-
souri,. The Senecas made an entire sale
of their country, the United States re-
-ceding l60 acres to each individual
which is to be located in body.
The Shawnees and Quapaws made a
similar treaty to that made by the Dela-
wares. The lands are to be surveyed
and sold by the government for their
benefit, reserying 80 acres to each men,
Der of the tribe.
The Quapaws receive a gratuity pay
ment of three thousand dollars. The
Shawnees commute the payment of their
annuities to be paid in four annual pay
ments, which will amount to about TWEEN
ty-two thousand dollars. The Senecas,
also, commute the payment of their an
nuities, which will give them about the
same amount as the Shawnees, the entire
amount to be paid upon the ratification
of the treaty by the government.
Major Dorm was to hold Council with
the Osages on the 95th inst, for the pur-
pose of treating with them.-Raasas
City Enterprise
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-13
Shelter for stock.

Shelter is as important in winter as
shade In the summer. Ineed not dwell
on the liability to sickness and death,
from exposure 70 ali the vicissitudes and
inclemencies of our winter weather. The
annual loss sustained from such causes
has, presume, made this matter suffi-
ciently clear but the increased consump-
ton of food, consequent on deficient
shelter, is possibly not as well understood.
Food, as every one knows, is required TO
furnish the material for building up the
animal frame, and for repairing its con-
tinual waste: but In cold weather the
larger portion of what is isconsumed, Is ap-
propriated to the production of animal
heat. The carbon of the food combines
with the oxygen taken into the lungs in
respiration, and ID the union heat is eyol-
we'd In manner analogous to that by
which heat is obtained from the consump-
ton of fuel in a stove. Whatever the
temperature of the atmosphere. the cir
culating fluids of animals must be kept
up TO uniform heat. or death viii ensue;
and enough of the food consumed viii be
used for this purpose before any can be
appropriated for the purposes Of growth,
or fsttening. Build good comfortable
shelters for all kinds Of stock, in which
they can feed and lie warm, and it will
soon prove to have been . profitable in
vestment in the saving of food and in the
better growth ofthe animais.--O Ohio Far
mer.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-13
Woman.


The truthfulness and beauty of the
following compliment to woman, from
Judge STORY, has been felt by many per-
sons in Kansas during the present winter,
exposed as they have been to the rough
of life in rude cabins hardly sufficient to
protect them from the inclnency of the
weather:
To the honor, to the eternal honor Of
the sex be it said, that in the path of duty
no sacrifice is with them too high or toe
dear. Nothing with them is impossible,
but to shrink from what love, honor, in
nocence, and religion require. The
voice of pleasure or of power may pass
unheeded--but the voice ofaffiiction new
er. The chamber of the sick, the pillow
of the dying, the yigils of the dead. the
altars ofreligion, never missed the SYM
pathies of woman.
'tTimid though she be, and so delicate
that the winds of heaven may not too
roughly visit her, on such occasions she
loses lisense ofdanger, and assumes a pre-
ternatural courage, which knows not and
fears not consequences. Then she dis
plays that undaunted spirit which neith-
er courts difficulties nor eyades them,
and that patience in suffering which
seems victorious even over death itself"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-13
The Next Step.

The Missouri compromise being abro-
gated, and all new territory being as
freely open to slavery as to freedom,
much curiosity exists as to what will be
the next step taken by the South, to Sc
cure and extend the peculiar institution
that Is the cause of SO much HEARTBURN
ing and dispute. The tone of the south
ern pres seems to indicate that the next
step viii be an attempt to legalize, in
every State in the Union, the right of
owners of slaves to travel In the free
States with their human property, with
out hindrance or molestation, and with
the same security to their property as
they have in the slave: States. As a
preliminary to this, an attempt is now
making to obtain admission for the doc
trine. that slavery is not, as used TO be
conceded, an evil but, on the contrary,
"a blessing and a blessing so great, that
the slave trade ought to e revived and
legalized, as traffic benevolent In its
effects upon the African race, and highly
advantageous to this country. The prin-
cipal defender of this view of slavery,
and the slave trade, is the Charleston
Mercury, from which paper we copy the
following
We aiiress ourselves to the people of
the South, to whom slavery is most vital; /;
vino know It's workings, and appreciate
its blessings We say q .sUessings,'' for
we claim for African slavery, all that
any human institution can claim, In pro-
nlosins the general good and we do not
hesitate 70 say, that the soatherncr who
abases one 10. or title from this, is en-
tlrely ignorant of the facts and argument.
or Is false 70 his section. We dismiss
all the empty cant of esiayery being =
necessary eyil.' Is Is no more an evil
than society itself, with which it Is eoe-
quail Ii Is no more an evil than govern
ment, or laws, or parental DustrainE. For
man as be is, all these are blessings
Aai for society as il is, slavery IS Ike
wise a blessing. This is the true south
ern creed. aud it involves conclusion
which cannot be resisted in reference to
the slave trade. If slavery be An evil,
remove all obstacles to It's extinction. If
. blessing. remove all obstacles to is dif-
fusion.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-13
CITIZENS MEETING.
WEsros, September 1, 1854.

WEsros, September /, 1854.
At meeting of the citizens of Wes-
ton and vicinity, G. w. Gist was called
to the chair, and JOS B. Evans appointed
Secretary. On motion of w. S. Murphy,
Mr.. ]. B. Wright was called on TO ex-
plain the object of the meeting. Mr.
Wright addressed the meeting in an elo-
quent AMI able manner.
On motion of G. I. Hulse, commit
tee was appointed to draft resolutions ex-
pressive OF the sentiment of the meeting.
Tee following persons were seieetei:-
Geo. I. Hulse, ]. Y. Parrot, Ben. Wool,
z. Cody, Col. Rails, w. S. Murphy, aad
4. B. Hathaway Said committee re-
tired, and after short absence, reported
the following resolutions, which were
adopted by aeclamation:
WHEREas. Our rights and privileges.
rs citizens of Weston, Plate county, Mo-,
have been disregarded, infringed upon,
and grievously violated within the last
few weeks by certain members of the
:. Platte County Self Defensive Associa-
ton :" and whereas, the domestic quie.
of our families, the sacred honor of our
sons and daughters. the safety ofour prop
erty, the security of our lives and per
sons, the q good name . our fathers lefi
US, the q good name I" Of Us sll-and the
city Of our adoption-are each and al
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-13
B. F. SrRINeFELLow, Sec.

At meeting of the Association, held
Aug. 18th, 1854, at Weston, among
others, were the following proceedings /:
Mr.. B. F. Stringfellow offered the fol-
lowing resolutions
1. We do not regard negro slavery as
it exists in our country, as either moral
or political evil
2. To the white race it is neither a
moral nor political evil, because it makes
color, not money, the mark which distin-
guishes classes. To white, the color of
the freeman, attaches all the privileges
of higher class-and to occupy, with
out reference to money, a social position,
from which the poor white laborer is ex
cluded in those States where his color
gives no privilege, but money marks his
class.
3. The condition of the negro is far
better as a slave in our country, than it
has ever been in this or any other coun-
try in which the negro has been free, and
hence, to the negro, slavery, as itexists in
our country, is neither a moral nor a
political evil
4. We are in favor of the extension of
negro slavery into Kansas Territory
On motion of j. w. Vineyard, Esq,
the vote on each resolution was taken
separately. The question being taken,
the first and fourth resolutions were
adopted with but one dissenting voice
Mr. Sifters voting nay. The second and
third resolutions were adopted without a
dissenting voice.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-13
The Kansas.ssa,.

We have just seen the seal Of the Ter
ri.ory OF Kansas, engraved by Robert
Loyett, of Philadelphia, according to the
desi IN of Gov. Reeder. Il consists of
a shield with two supporters. surmount-
ed by a scroil motto, and is embIematic
OF Tie lie OF the pioneer and the agrii-
culturist The lowercompartmento the
shield contains the buffalo and the hun
ter; the upper contains the implements
of agriculture. The left hand support
er is pioneer with his smock frock, leg
gins, rIfie, and tonlahawk; whilst on the
right is the goddess Ceres with her sheaf;
at their feet. and between them, lie q
fallen tree and ak. The motto is a beauti=
ful allusion to the principle on which the
Territory was organized, and consists Of
. PcPuu vocE, thus lranslated-Bogs
or THE POPULAR WILL. The whole de-
sign IS. we think, well devised, highly
suggestive, and IN excellent taste.-Eas-
ton Pa Aggus.