New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-18

should occur now, reasons enough would be
trumped up for comforting that high honor upon
some faithful sdherent, whose party claims wOud
be allowed TO overshadOw the merit and integrity Of
fbe man upon who N the eye OF tho country would
naturally rest.
In order TO advance the business before the Su-
prone Court, some modification Of the present sys-
tenn must be adopted snd the only practical one
suggested IA 10 mske this Court stationary here,
devoted only to causes OF final jurisdiction, aud
60 appoint Circuit judges for the States distrlb-
uted un0er some fair spportionmeDt. Both duties
capnot be discharged properly by the present
Judges In one Circuit over two thousand cases
were dockettd during the last Year. With three
months annually required in Washington il is a
phy,icsl impossibility to hear so many causes
fully in the remaining nine months. The cOnse-
queDce is . constant and heavy accumulation Of
matter here, which has necessarily TO lie over from
ttrm 10 term, thus practically defeating the ends
Of ju.tice. 10 order to satisfy the demands of Cal
norbis en- independent Circuit Judgeship was ere
ated for that State-the only ono 10 the Union
but il has no connection with the Supreme Court,
and is now an incODgruous feature In the judicial
system. Causes tried before the United States
District Court in California may be appealed to
abe Circuit Judge and then brought here Al
though the basis Of laws ia submission to prece-
dent, ttlll in this fast age such venerable in
stitutOns might benefcauy feel the touch of prog
Hess
he massive marble pile which is TO create the
future Capitol OF the United States rises with slow
and ajestic growth. II executed in conf trinity
viii ths pted architectural dssigo, it will be
worthy Of the country. Just now there is COM
binaton Of military ard civil engineering which
seems inconsistent with the great object, and
which may Ultimately lead 10 embarrass ment in
carrying out the design Why Congress ever put
t1s ana other public buildings under the charge
of the War Department is one of those mysteries
which the wisdom Of legislation has yet to explain
The branches Of engineering are wholly distinct
and Incompatible with each other. specimen
of this sort of work nay be seen at the Military
Asylum near this city, which has the look and
strength Of fertilization, while only intended as
house Of refuge for hundred disabled soldiers
Cspt Meigs. who has superintsDdence of the new
Capitol building, promised is his report last year
that tho hail of the House of Representatives
might be occupied at the present session. II the
roll should be called there in 50, honest folks
will marvel Even civil engineer might have
estimated wrongly in this case bat military one
Is more likely to cOmmit such blunder in civil
business.
The more hopeful class of Mr. Banks's friends
express confidence in his election on Tuesday or
Wednesday. Big own faith has not yet acquired
that degree Of satisfied assurance aud in the other
case the wish is father to the thought. Mr.. Full
Her " bose vote was counted on in the last cOntin
sepcy, cannot now come to the aid Of Mr.. Banks
without direct collision with assurances known to
have been given TO the Southern Americans. They
stand prepared TO make issue of fact before the
Houie, should sufficient cause occur, by Mr..
Fuller's detection from these cOmmittas. Mr.
Eide Of the Pennsylvania delegation will return
whenever his vote may be directly needed Mr..
Millv ard, the only other defau!tng member, who
was expected to help, is in the straghts, but may
work his way out in time to save credit, aud to do
service. Mtssrs Moore, Scott Harrison and
Dunn, are still exercised ia political conscience,
and the last il is said, threatens demonstration
before the House, TO justify course which has
astonIshed Gil his former friends. Opinion at the
momsut is inclinDg to trial of the plurality
principle, in spite Of the threatened concentration
of the Americans on Mr.. Richardson.
What little is lett of Mr.. John Wheeler, was
pretty well used up by his exhibition in the House
yesterday, which excited general amusement, and
perhaps something more that shall bs nameless. lie
deserves the ere il of having consigned the Mary
asnd delegation ofAmericsns to premature political
graves They run him for Speaker, and his alleged
ground of ption to Mr.. Banks Is that lie Mr.
not stiff enough ag ainst the Nebraska bill The
Administration people say they will not receive
MIR Wheeler back on any terms, even II Do sooaid
recapt what they call political heresies thi tne
end of the session. Alas poor l0rck.
The Senate have not yet settled the complicsted
matter &c the Printing Committee. Ten. James
saws he will not retire voluntarily after having
been selected by the Special COmmittee-oi ~hich
ne was one-spd the majority in caucus say they
y i'll vote back the upright feSsenden, VINO was
schemed out Of the place, for lnconvenient lnteg
rity. Let US wAi: and watch, for "good tlme Is
coming" INDIA