Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-23
WLRRII aroN NEWS.

Ihe Washington S5aT says the approach Cf inaugVIa
ton day continues to pour in upon uH anot hourly,
anches Of strangers lsOm North South East and West
The leading hotels are all o7c,alvcg while ell the board
ing houses Of Washington have already good supply Of
guests attracted by the wonderful things be done and
seen here on the 4th proTmo-and shortly thereafter
There are more stranger ladies' Of fashionable exeriorE
in Washington at this time than we before here
except Inauguration day Their presence gives
glow of animation not only the immediate surroundings
Of Congress- the p2rlors of our fashionable hotels, the
Smithsonian Institution, the Potent Ofioe building aud
ether public edess visited BY nesry all strangers who
come hither but to Pennsylvania avenue, which glers
with them when the Shines until II perhaps equalad
Broadway itself, yesterday afternoon.
Washington city at such season is Ike an omnibus on
rainy day That is it is impossible to crowd it as that
it will not hold afeWmore Quite fifty thousand strangers
ear be made psssabY comfortable Washington from low
until after the Inauguration day.
The Dallas Clarendon treaty touching Central Amer.
lean affairs, after having been pretty fully discussed in the
Senate was postponed for further consideration until the
5h Of March, by majority OF five. The entire question
will thus again become the subject of diplomatic negoa-
ton, and We have little doubt that new treaty will be
agreed on which viii satisfy all parties and be duly ratH
ed BY the Senate the next session Of Congress The
chief objections to the pending treaty are Understood to be
~ S boUuual leo VI leIIltOIy u DC i6 " uC nus
quito Indians indefinite, and may hereafter involve
difficulties with Nicaragua and that according to the
terms Of the treaty. Great Britain and the United States
assume interference and dictston almost amount
ing to protacOrate the countries of Cen trial America
which, independently Of its beiDg disregard Of ntsna
tiOnal comfy far the Central American Republics are
concerned birds this country Interference in concert
with European power in the affairs of this continent
The absurd idea advanced By some of the Northern
papers, that Mr. BUCHANAN has urged the rejection Of the
treaty for the purpose Of inducing rupture with England
the best means OF depicting the treasury AID that the
Senate has adopted the plan is too ridiculous to merit
serious TetutstiOn.
- The Senate has passed the bill introduced By Mr..
TooWBs at the suggestion Of ex-senator Shields (noW Of
Minnesota granting loans Mnneslta in aid Of railroads
in that territory.
This measure intended as Mr. TocuBs explained to gu
parseds the House Minnesota BILL which has for twoyears
more, been the subj ct of much speculation and is
alleged, Of unwarrantlble interference from parties who
do not properly any interest in Minnesota The
House will, it s believed, concur in the measure.
- The Tariff question, dem ludng immedilts action
will aPprehensiVe. be laid until the next seS
sion The bill now pending was introduced by Mr. CAMP
BELL, Of Ohio and ia generally agreed to be materially de
ectve Therefore, it will have to be amended to pass the
House q new bill introduced. M CAUPBEL's alternate
proposition in case Of the failure of bill reducing the
Tariff is 10 be distribution of the surplus revenue among
the States This project if it could pass the House
would be arrested by the Senate and if could pass TIT
Senate, would be forbidden by the President
This is likely to be another very useless session Of Con
gress.
n B. Since the above paragraph was put in type VI
learn By telegraph shat Mr. CAuPBgLL's tariff bill ha
passed The house by 26 majority II clnnot pass Sen
cite in its pre5eutshsPe.
- The Chairman, &r DAVIS from the Corruption Com
mitee made special report in regard to GLIB RT recon
NEEDING his immediate expulsion and expressed bis rea
dinsss me to make full report but soms circun
stances have is supposed changed that purpose.
now probable that they viii delay their report l the clos
Of the session. and for the obvious reason that the report
wherever esented, will involve the House in questions
privilege, which will occupy TO the exclusion Of all obe
business, for the rest of the session.
The testimony before the Committee so far as IT has bee
received said to be already print aud we would no
b. surprised if it should find publicity. through som
newspapers before lis formal r-pjrt to the House Il
uad 5Tsood to prefer severe charges against several mem
be-s Of Congress- IN VIII doubtless create quite rum
puss in that b)dy Tbs minority Of the Black Republican
members it is understood Will defend their a95usa
brothers We asvs no doubt bat tta m j5rt7 cf hon
have the same CONSEQUENCES Of guilt,
- Ths Washington Csiog states that before Messrs
BaGHT and FCH we're elected TO tie senate from lana
written opinions were procured from members of the IN
prsua Court ais, from the Jsdge Of TIE United States Dis
trict Caut and the Attorney General Of she State 10 fave
Of the proposed method of election. These documents
from hose familiar with the Law a1d Custom or the state
will have great weight with the uIiciary Committee 10 IA
vor Of the right of lie claimants to their seats