The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-01-16
0onarteeiou uol
WA,nfroroN. Jan.

] " y "
WAsHrNoroS. Jan. Z.
sExArR.-It appears from the docu-
menls sent to the Senate. to-day, by the
President, that the refusal Of Mr. Du.
bois, Minister Of the Netherlands, TO tes-
Ilify IN the Herbert case, Was grounded
on an international law, on the Constitu-
zion Of the United States, and on = spe.
cial law Of our own enactment, and after
he had consultation with the diplomatic
corps. he statos that no was the only inn
partial spectator Of the proceedings a1
Willard Hotel, which resulted in the
death Of Keatiug. lie would have had
no objections to being witness Il his
position as representative Of his govern
mont did not prevent him from appear
ing in court Of law, where he would be
subject TO cross examination, although II
WAS against his wish 10 decline Mr.. Mar
cy's invitation to testify. lIe was ready
TO 60 TO the State Department, and thore
give tho details Of what he saw in tho
presence Of such persons as Mr. Marcy
might think necessary.
Mr. Belmont, our Munster to tho
Hague, by direction Of Mr.. Marcy,
brought tho conduct Of Mr. Dubois to
the notice Of tho King, who, while ap'
proving tho proposition Of tho Minister.
Expressed the warmest feeling Of friend
ship for this government. Such testi-
mony as Mr., Dubois proposed to give
would not have been competent in court
OF Justice, and it WAS, therefore, declined
By Mr.. Marcy.
About forty members Of Congress held
caucus to-day to consider what WAS
hcst 10 be done relative to the fifty or
sixty river and harbor bills now pending
in both houses. II was concluded to
unite them all in one bill and use efforts
thus to pass them, even ovor tho eTocut-
i've veto.
Mr., Bayard argued against the right Of
Mr.. Harlan to seat. When, he said,
two integral bodies are TO perform any
act, both must be present at the time, or
Il cannot be constilulionNlly done. In
the present case it is admitted that the
Senate Of iowa, as a body. did not parti.
cipate in the election, nor did quorum
Iofthat body voto on that occasion; there
Mr. Harlan was voted for only by one
branch OF the Legislature,
Mr., Foster replying, said that after the
Convention was duly organized by the
concurrence OF the two branches Of the
/ Legislature, Il remained in session and
could be dissolved only by vote Of tho
majority Of tho Convention, BY the
Withdrawal OF such number OF Nom
bers as would leave less than a quorum
present. the members ceased to act in The
capacity OF Senators and Represent atiyes
but we're 10 be counted numerically. -
Mr., Harlan having received = majority Of
tho votes Of al tho members Of the Con
vention, ho was thereby duly elected
If the six,ecn Senators who absented
themselves had All been present and vot.
cd against Mr.. Harlan. he would still
have been elected, and how could their
absence prevent his eleotong
Mr. Seward obtained the 0oor. The
/ President pro tenn. submitted letter from
Mr.. lInmlin, resigning his seat as a SEN
ator from Maine.
Adjourned till Friday.
UousE Tho Committee OF the House
on the Post Office and Post Roads, are
20 have n meeting TO night 10 consider 3
proposition to let al mail steamers con
irNot TO the lowest bdlor. under the
direction Of the Postmaster General,
The documents submitea to-day, re.
lN,ivo 70 the submarine Atlantic Tele-
grapN, wsro referred to tho Post 0lloo
Committee Of the Senate.
Mr. D1rcl1y spoke at considerable
length and much bitterness against the
Presidents Message,
Mr. Sandidge commenced a speech by
reading the American party lesson in
return for tho one delivered yesterday by
Mr.. Davis, Of Maryland, to the Demo.
cracy. He would point them TO the AZ.
| Gliation Of the Know. Nothings and Rop,
ublcans in he North to break down
Democrats The hali-dozeu Know. Moth.
ipgs who acted in This House with the
South Americans, have an been slaupht-
erod at home. He would point them 10
the ruins and bloody walks IN Louisville,
Baltimore and New Orleans, aud other
places, and with general destruction Of
i confidence between man and his brother.
In the few short years Of It's existence Il
had done moro for tho advancement Of
The holy Catholic religion than the church
and its ministers could have done IN 90
years, IIo concluded by viudicating the
rights Of the South.
Ten thousand copies Of the Report of
the Superintendent ot the Coast Survey
were orlered to be printe
Adjourned tin Friday,
byron is said to have remarked that
The greatest trial 10 y woman's beauty is
The ungrss~ful No. Of rNt,ng eggs Some
Yankee remArks that the poet could new.