New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-25
FROM WASHING TON.
sr,,eoadsnee Of The N. Y. Tribune

UTAH in adopting the preamble to resolutions In
structipg the Committee On Territories TO INQUIRE
whether the Mormons occupy host'le attitude
coward the United States, which assumes state Of
rebellion, and directing the right of the sitting
Ds,esate to be investigated. 1t was useless for
Members to protest, that with the facts submitted
10 Congress by the President, the Delegate was
legally entitled to represent the Territory. ma
jority were aoIious TO record foregone conclusion,
ard the next step will be movement to repeal the
Territorial Government, in conformity with the
idea suggested by Judge Douglass last Summer.
Mormondom il doomed legislaiively, however it
nay be able to hold il. own with the email expsdi-
ton now encauped in the wilderness of Utah. IL
10 almost amusing TO observe the complscency with
which the Delegate, DIR. Bsrnbisel, takes The
proceedings To lock at, he embodies any.
thing but the popular idea of the sensu.l
Mormon. He is small in stature, advanced in years,
and grown gray IN some sort of service. Whoever
Is familiar with the person Of Robert j. Walker, will
recognize counterpart somewhat sOftened In this
Latter. Day Saint. smooth exterior and quiet
demesnor rather his most noticeable points, after
sli6e bald pate attracts attention m the surrounding
sea Of fisureheads. Being extre nelly shortsighted,
bis O!factOry, in writing, is brought in Immediate
contact with the psper and furnishes funny picture
for the boys in the galleries. He is among the silent
members, and is rarely seen hob nobbing with Cen
tiles. II has never been officially ascertainet how
far he patrOnizes the peculiar institution with Which
1 Normonism consoles It's devoted followers.
As the House was in destructive hu9Or, its next
effort was expended upon an exclusion OF most per-
sons from the floor heretofore privileged and limit
ing that luxury to Senator's Heads of Departments
1 Governors and Judges of the Supreme Court The
/ Special Committee recommended part oil the gal
ery for the Foreign Minister'S another part Tor the
4 ventler sex lust over the Democratic side, where
hey must be regaltd with all the delicate perfumes
that daily ascend from that quarter and still another
Fart for that institution called the Press Just over
he Speakers chair, the railing that spans the gal.
eries is mounted by gilt banniser which, taken
IN connection with the whole tone of the surround
pcs Gives this spot the appearance OF an orchestra
box, This is the local habitation OF the THIRD
E,tste and in order to overlook the bar, the seats
mat be elevated above all the surrounding galleries.
~ ~ the front men look like so many "fdders
All in a row" As neither my taste nor quslltlca-
sons lean toward this bad emnence, any re-
| spee tabIe trombone player may have sest i'll tue
| a,cbestra without charge for the season. Inc resp
htions for these and other purposes were reporleu
..i5 and the Speaker decided against their sePara-
ton go that the sense of the House could not fairly
be tested on tue several propositions. And indeed
/ botb aides found it convenient to dodge repeated
calls of the Yeas and Nays on attempted DIVISIONS
tAouch Mr.. Banks, MIR. Grow, and other hepuoi-
a
| udcuous in helping to deny us privilege when 10
Al far greater importance to members than TO those
1 Who rould enjoy il. If the newspaper representa-
1 Yves will now in turn assert their dignity, those
] who nut this slight upon them may be made 10
realize how much has been gained BY ptiiu exni'
bton of brief authority. There is one, AZ lesst,
Who will not forget VIVA. he owes to himself and to
them.
Two more of the faithful have pronounced against
| the IecomptOn cOntrivance. Stuart and Broderlck
unmarked their batteries effectively to-day ana tne
hitter with earnest yjgOr poured raklng Droa1slue
INTO the Administration, charging upon the rresl-
dent and mis- Cabinet all the responsibility OF the
nrs,ert troubles in Kansas, and generating Gov.
walker entirely. His short speech was plAiu'
compact, bold, but scathing, and every homeIy
word made the fur fly, to the great annoyance OF
the msjoiity These demonstrators nad oeen . al
along expected but they got point from an impres-
sion which was whispered about wi bout the color
of authority that Mr. Stuart began to wayer IN pur-
pose. He stood up manfully to-day, leaving Gen.
Csss without sustaining voice from Michigan 10
either House, beside presenting the spectacle Oh
being deserted too by the organ at home when
has heretofore reflected all his Inconsistencies Ills
Office must be comfortable just now.
The zeal of Mr. Ftch's devotion to the Pres-
S,Dts policy ought to be taken with some allowance,
| considering that II is stimulated no little by the
lrovI,dpe that votes are needed to confirm his
pret.psions 10 seat now held without the color OF
legal right and in defiance OF precedehts estaoshea
4 BY the Senate. Under such worthy PromPtngs' so
good and loyal Democrat is justified In renounc!hg
/ lie fnuer Anti Slavery opinions, and conquerlhg
preindces which caused him to be once regarded
a. among the most fanatical Of agtators;
No time was lost by the President and Secretary
Of The Treasur, in settling the rate OF interest ior
the new notes They agreed upon . per cent ana
will Issue the Elk millions covered by their dlscrenon
a. soon as the work can be executed. 10 order 70
hasten that completion contracts for the engraving
have been already given out, and 1t Is expected the
notes viii be here by Tuesday next. Ihere are
three denominatons-Sl00 $500, and Sl0OU;
the fret to be engraved by Mr.. Carpenter OF Phils
delphia, and the others by RawdOn q Hatch OF
New.York, whe have the plates OF the last issue,
and therefore turn out the notes nearly as fast as
required as butfew alterations will lbe needed. Such
is the extremity TO which the Treasury is now re-
duced that the threequarters Of million due MEN,
Der, for back and present pay-the joint resolution
authorizing which the President promptly signed this
noruipg-cannot be esched until the new notes are
obtainable. The banks and shavers are harvesting
IN the mean time nice discounts upon their transfers
Of the prospective 3 per cents, since honorable
gentlemen cannot afford to wait at any price,
Mr.. Sedgwick was again hauled over the Goals
this afternoon without being 80 thoroughly basted as
on the first occasion. He was hung up, however,
which means trouble in confirma lion. According
70 the accepted usage Of the Senate, it is not com
tetent 10 inquire into the causes Of removal made
by the President The inquisiion must be confined
10 the character and fitness of the nomination made.
Although this rule excludes the grounds for Mr..
hcKeons dismissal being discussed, it does not pre-
vent Senators from drawing their own conclusions,
shch are not Just now very seryiceabe to Mr. Sedg-
aNek III. Ilsmocracv a 70 s0ured at this nOmiDd-