The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-02-07
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90.

w ASHINGTON, Jan. ~.
Eleazer Wakeley, of Wisconsin, is confirm
ed Judge of Nebraska, and Mr.. Blythe of
ississlpp, for Consul to Havana.
The correspondence between Gen. Scott
and Secretary Davis, goes into the Senate
Tomorrow. 1t makes a volume, and is in
tensely personal and bitter.
Neither the House or Senate committees
on the Post Office bill have agreed upon any
measure respecting the ocean mail service
Mr. Barclay, in the House, is preparing a
report favorable to the Collins line; he has
yet to obtain the sanctinn of his colleas ues.
Mr.. Collins is still here arguing the trans
fer of the ships 10 the Government, as full
filling the spirit Of the original contract.
The N. Y. Tribune's correspondent of the
10Th says: The Senate held secret sess on
to-day, in which the question of removal OF
Judge Lecompte from the Chief Justiceship
was discussed. Gen. Cass inquired what
had become of the nomination of Mr.. Har-
rison to succeed Judge Lecompte as Chief
Justice of Kansas, which was sent into the
Senate by the Presi 'ent some time since
Mr.. Toombs, as chairman of the Commit
tee, replied that tire Committee had not yet
decided on what report they should make in
relation to it.
Mr.. Cass rcjoined with considerable feel
ing that it was quite time some action should
be taken on the subject.
Mr.. Toombs said that for himself as far
as he was concerned, he was ready to report
against it. He thought that it was an arbi-
trary assumption of authority for the Presi-
dent to attempt to remove a member Of the
Judiciary, merely because his decisions hap
pened to be contrary to his (the Presidents
wishes. The Judiciary should feel when
giving their decisions, that their place did not
depend upon their giving an opinion coinci-
ding with the views of the Executive. The
act of the President was such an exercise of
power as should be checked by the Senate
Mr.. Cass replied that however the case
might be with regard to the members of the
Supreme Court of the United States, with
regard to the judiciary of the Territories,
the law had been settled by decision of tire
Supreme court. It had been decided that
the President had power to remove the
Judges of the Territories.
Mr.. Toombs dissented from such decis-
ION: if any such had heen made, he should
consider it unconstitutional.
The QUESTION was asked why the Commit
ee did not report Mr.. Toombs answered
that they were waiting to hear Judge Le-
complies defence.
There was some further discussion on the
subject. The general opiuion seemed to be
that the exercise of the power Of removal l.y
tie President was constitutional under the
circumstances.
The nomination of Mr.. Spencer as marshal
of Kansas, in place of Donaldson, was also
considered.
The President, in response to resolution
of the Senate to-day, transmitted the volu-
minous correspondence relative to the Ven
zdeli'n Government driving certain Ameri-
can citizens from AYES Guano Islands. Mr..
Marcy in a letter to the American resident
minister at Aracas, dated the present month.
urges him to press the settlement of the sub
ject upon the Government of Venzuela; say
ing it is no defence for the spoliation of our
others property, their f,rcible expulsion
ard their h. avy losses to say that the isla, d
belongs tn some other nation than Venezuela:
and that there are facts. sufficiently sustain
ed by evidence. of gross outraces on the per-
sons and property of our citizens, and OF
heavy losses thereon in consequence
| The President sent to both Houses mes
sage enclosing the correspondence relative to
the restoration OF the Bark Resolnte to the
| British Government. aid showing that the
Joint resolution of Congress on that subject
was strictly carried out. The material facts
have already been published. The President
also transmitted message enclosing a com
munication from the Governor of Tennessee,
Offering the Government, in obedience to an
act of the Legislature Of that State, the Her
mitngc for branch Military Academy.
The Executive session TODAY, the Senate
committee on Foreign Relations made a ia.
vnable report on the Central American
treaty. The Senate assigned same day next
week for its consideration.
DUBUQUE, Jan 10.