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....eay WAsHIsGToS, FebruaryS21 1885,
Tt was to CHOPPED that the House Of Represaspta
tyes, after spending 30 mueh time in the election, Of
presiding officer, would evincey disposition togo to
work and, accomplished early asday aspoagft3Ie.
the business of tie session. bnt with tSe exception Of
the election Of a Chaplain-te Rev. Daniel Waldo,of
New York, an old revolutionary soldier, havEngbeen
elected to-day on the second baot-and the presen-
tation and referenceofa few bills and petitions, moth
ing has been done during the week, and to-day the
House adjourned over to Monday next. -rzss + -
On Tuesday Mr.. Hickman, of Pennsyl vaIiia, report.
ed resolution, from the Committee on Elections, a-
thorizing said Committee, in the the
Kansas election case, to send for persons
Or, in other words TO subpoena, if they thought pro-
per, every Aboioniat the Territory to malea trip
to Washington Cityat the expense Of the General
Government, The resolution was earnestly opposed
by AfessrssP Phelps Of Missouri and 5tephel of Geor
gia, the latter demonstrating, very concItsiVeIy III
mind, that Governor Reeder had shadow of III
claim to the seat now occupied by Gen. ltfeIds He
showed that Reeder was clearly estopne by own
acts as Governor, from dispHting the legality the
acts Of the Territorial Legislature and
Of the law under which Whitfield was elected. His
argument though brief and merely incidental To the
main question under discussion was convincing TO
many members. i have no doubt, as The resolution
was reeomnlitted-in spite of.urgent appeals from
Washburne, the chairman Of the committee and ott4
er Reeder men, to the House for its nme,iiate pas
sage-With instructions to report the reasons waaieh
induced the committee to ask for sach
authority, should have doubtless had in tie event
Of the passage Of the resolution, asecond edition of
the Kansas here in Washingt asI take It for
granted that General Whitfield would have brought
the border rnfansn and we should hay Had re-
enacted in midst the scene so graphica deserib-
ed by Sr Walter Scott tsinsthe Fair Maid Perth IS
Il The proceedings in the Senate during fIesWeek pos-
sess but little interest. The speech Ii the Senator
from Massac achusetty, ilson, Oh Tuesday has
given rise to Conversation II was most
Violent and particularl abusive of Gov Shannon
charging him with being, whilst in California, the
companion OF thieves robbers and Sydney sconFicts
With floreiof horrible md awful slsssg9
t Which even to name, wohld be unlaWf
He took occasion at the same time 10 let be knoE1
that he was responsible for his remarks, 10th IN anl
out of the chambers. This declaration, it is thought
will comreEthe honorable Senator to engage the ser
vices of clerk he will find it impossible to answe,
all demands that may be made upon him, unless he
Should adoptor the future the more prudent course
Of btdling his tongue or his Imagination, for no one
supposes his picture of Shannon is anght but fancy
4 SKETCH .m && So
The two most prominent topics of conversation al
this time are the assembling ofthe American Gonpen
ton at Philadelphia tomorrow, and the Anticipated
appearance of Mrs Julia Dean Hayne at the National
Iheater tomorrow evening: From the mea gre reports
wlIichreach ussof the action of the Council Which
met the first Of the week nop5stiTe conclusion can
be arrived at sto&What will be the action Of the
Convention. The Fillmore and Law men seem to be
equally Sangune to the result From nliyatn ad-k
vices, am disposed to regard Law chances fortle
nomination the best. Tt is the impression. Of many
that the Southern Americans viii withdraw from the
! Convention, but do not thinks Some compronsei
willdoubtless be Effected as neither section can dis
pense with the vote of the other in the Presidential
election But speculation is useless, as theresult Of
the deliberations of the Convention will reach Won
long before this 81,
The atmosphere to-day is as soft and balmy as that
of May morning. and there is every reason to hone
that winter has left us at last. M.