Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-12-26
From Washington.

In the Senate, on the l4th, Judge Buffers
death was announced in feeling and eloquent
remarks by Judge EVANS, who introduced
the customary resolutions. They were Sc
conded by Mossrs. CLAY, MASON, PUGH and
CAMERoN in appropriate terms '-'ne reso-
lutions were una ni,>>---'rJ adopted; when the
So,aA---,yTuurned.
In the House of Representatives, the Speak
or announced tho standing committees, which
were favorably received, T. l.. HARRIS, of
Illinois, is chairman of the committee on
elections; j. CLANCY JONES, of Pa, chairman
of tho committee of ways and means; Jouv
CocHRANE, Off Y, chairman of the commit
tee on commerce; W. r. W. CoBB, of Ala,
chairman Of the committee on pubic lands !;
WM .. GooDE, Of Va, chairman of the com
mlttce on the District of Columbia GEo. S.
HoUsToN, of Ala, chairman of the committee
on the judiciary; JOHN a. QUITMAN of Miss.
chairman of the committee on military af
fairs Thomas S. BococK, of Va, chairman
OF the committee on naval affairs THOMAS l..
CLINGMAN, of N. c., chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations ALEX H. STEPHENS,
OF Ga, chairman of the committee on terri
tories. OF the South Carolina delegation
w. w. BoYcE is on the committee on cleo
tions; w. p. MILES, on commerce; JouN
MCQUEEN, on public lands NJ. L.. BoNHAM,
on military affairs: L. n. KEIrr, chairman
of the committee on public buildings and
grounds.
In the committees of the United States SEN
ola k6o ocC IT
as ffth on the committee on naval affairs, and
third on the committee on the library. The
name of Senator EVANS appears as chairman
OF the committee on revolutionary claims,
chairman of the committee on the audit and
control of contingent expenses, and second
on the committee or pa ents and patent Office.
In the House, the Serate resolutions of res
pect to the memory of Judge BUTLER were
received, and appropriately advocated by
Messrs. BoYcE, STEPHENS, of Ga, HARRIS,
and GooDr, when they were unanimously
adopted, and the House adjourned.
In both houses on the 10Th, the death of
Senator BELL, of Tennessee, was announced
Eulogies were delivered, and tt e usual reso-
utions of respect adopted.
Bills have been introduced to establish a
territorial government for Arizona, TO aid the
Pacific railroad, and for the admission of
Kansas into the Union. The bill 40 .horizing
the issue of twenty million of trearury notes
passed the Senate.
Charges of fraud ard corruption having
been made against the late Clerk of the
House, Mr.. CULLoM, 4, committee has boon
appointed by the Speaker to investigate the
matter.
Both houses are engaged in discussing the
Kansas question. Mr.. DOUGLAS i,ps receded
somewhat from the position taken on the
Presidents message He deprecates the idea
of fusing with the black republicans. The
President is ably and warmly defended by
Southern, Northern and Western Senators,
and will have good working majority in
both houses, despite the efforts of his enemies
or the treachery of pretended friends.
THE HARD TIMES AT THE NoRTH The sto-
ry of hard times may be read in the long col
Gmns of ofadyertisements in the New York pa
pers ofyoung men wanting work, and adding,
Complement more an object than salary Z"
and girls wanting situations---"wages no OBJ
iect, provided they can obtain a home for the
wtqter(