The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-18
AFFAIRS I'M WASHINGTON.
From, the rasacnes Cap4tau.

| From tho Natfones Capital.
| rkO0EsDIk6s IN oNGsEsS-THg KANSAS AprolsT
1 MEn1r-THE TkEsfY EELArYvE TO CKNfRAL
AhEElcA-rHs COLLINS STF AAHRs, ETd.
| TAsHIsGros Dec IL, 1855.
very hae done IN Congress 70 day The Get relating
10 the Texas fund passed by the Senate and viii
doubt be approved By the House Numerous sasl bills
local Character introduced la the Senate and
fefred A resolution BY Mr.. Seward adopted,
qnirsag IN Investigation into the propre,y OF further
legislation relative to the construction OF steam vessels
Mr. James gave notice OF bin establishing navy yard
al Newport, Rhode lsald sn5 Mr. Weller Of intention
10 call up the Pacific Railroad bn Tns House bill for
suppresstpg obscene publications was referred the
Finance Committee, and w!ii be strongly resssed. It
gives power to iaatdous Custom House officers
or secretly 10 appropriate to their useny
p1e paintings or s'etuayy they may deem indecent.
The House did no busiaees The debste toe Pres.-
dents message was continued by Messrs Cumbsck,
Walker English aDd others Mr Walker reviewed the
course Of the standardization ia relation Nicaragua.
Tho truth Of tho removal OF Judge Lecompte is now
confirmed by the nomination by the President to ias
Senate OF ia O Harrison OF Kentucky as Caer jas
soe OF the sapreme Court Of Kansas. TIE removal OF
judge iecomp!e contemplated at least forty days
ago, and Of which, is said. no aware bat up
this time nothing has been heard from MIN in deoncs
OF BIS official conduct The proos and represen
tatiors OF GOV Geary determined tho course Of the I'd
min,strAon In the premises.
VIM Spencer has nkowise been nominated as Marshal
OF Kansas, vice Donelson and Inomas Cunningham oi
Peunsylvana Associate Justice OF Supreme Court Of
Kansas, in place OF Barr.li, deceased
The new Kansas appoir tmens and that OF J. W H.
Underwood OF Georgia, as Associate Jasfce OF the Uni
ted States Court q! Nebraska vice Boden resigned
the Committee on the Judiciary.
Tha dpnf trnu oS A. tho
tween the United States and Great Britain relating
Central America, which ordered to printed ior
the information Of Senators only,
Mr. Weller In the Senate TO day presented memorial
from the "PenDy Posp' OF California, psayiug for In
demDity for the losses sustained In consequence
alleged unlawful detention Of letters a, the San Francisco
Post Office, by the direction sanction OF the Postras
ter General.
NJ. Collins has prepared memorial, wnich win be
presented TO both bouses OF Congress to morrow to ter
nitrate his ccntrac. With the government for carrying
tie mall etc ana also Congress to purchase the
ships Of the company, which will relieve them from the
losses which must necessarily accrue As II impossible
at tho reduced rate OF their compensation 20 continue
their line.
The Senate went into executive session to-day aud dis
posei Of large batch OF appointments In by ,ae
President
The following s the bill introduced IN the Senate yes
terday by senator Wilson, OF fhassschuse.,s:-
Be II enacted. That the hundred and ffty drs,
Chapter OF tho alleged Lsgs o the Territory Of Kausa
entitled An &C. to plnsn offences agans, proper
y, with all such ptner provisions of tia! code ,og
30 sid protect slavery 10 tast Territory, nud all pro
visions winch establish official other than tnoso
epec:nei IN the organic act which any In
regard 10 savery or the Fugitive Ssve law 10 pped
to attorneys, Jurors or voters vboh suspt nd the
OF hadscs corpus, which allows any than actual
residents OF sRd Territory VOTE which above urofs
to no selected In ary other manner hsn by lot which
punish citizens Of said Territory By chaning them
aud exposing them 10 labor the pabllc works. with
iron ch aims Apd bAis aAahed insu bs "A M
are hereby declared imperative aud void.
Meesrs. Wheeler and whitney, Of New York votcd IN
the House Monday for Mr. E,acrdgss anti African
slave trsdc resolution, but their accidentally
omitted In tho ,elegaphc report cf the prs cecdng
Tnalberg, the pianist, vsted tho Prcsidcr, to-day by
special Invitation and was prescnted with elegantly
borrd copy Of Perry's expeciton.