New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23

The late Clerk Of the House las row ;a.r oP-
pcrtubity 70 viud,eate himssf sgsns. all the ImPo'
atjors Of peculation and vesai.y watch have been
90 freely circulated bereab0u.s and n Tennessee
The Committee ,pOiDted 70 nvesgste hls anaiss -
headed by the personal friend who oh ,enged aqulry,
and il imposed in part Of two members beside
Who voted for bis election in the last Congress
Consequently he cannot well except 70 the Jaty Sy
which be il 10 be tried, as majDrity OF 1t m4y De
assumed TO be fa,orably prepos,essed.
One Of the frat acts Of the Senate to-day, was 20
pass a jott resolution proposing 10 adjourn ron
Wedne sday DeIt until the 4th Of January. lie
House has yet TO ihow lts hand upon this ProPoon'
but az no busioess il ever attempted during the
b.days that reason will be urged for scquesence,
since DO pay s forfeited when both branches agree
TO re.t from such serious abors as they have under
gone during the past fortnight.
The Committee appointed b inquire into the ac-
conmOdaton provided for The press 10 the new hail.
and other matters viii probably report IN favor oil
excluding oil persons from the privilege OF The floor,
except Senators Judges Of the Supreme Court, aud
Governors Of Slater. Part Of the programme is TO
assign portion Of the gallery to foreign Ministers
and their families and another port )n-the worst
cOnceiyable-tO the newspapers. This arrangement
ia justified by the abuse TO which the privilege Of Tue
floor has heretofore been subjected, just as If l. was
not competent for any decided Speaker 70 arrest It
whenever be pleased. II is undoubtedly true that
e1.members, persons protesting TO be connected
with the press and some really associated Wild u,
baye shamefully outraged this courtesy by comon'
ing TO carry schemes through Congress, aud cor
rupty empOyiDg their influence and positions %
afe ct legislation. But as all these men are known,
they ought to be marked by some public token
which would exempt others who respect themselves
and their vocation from common and unworthy
penalty.
In constructing the new hall, the architect or
SUPERINTENDENT never seemed to have considered the
importance Of any provision for The newspapers ex'
cept the official reporters and the House is now likely
10 sanction omission without precedent or J1stlf-
cation. Before long honorable gentlemen will be
likely 70 realize that they have not gained mu;h by
al transfer which may operate 40 ltwo-edged
sword, cutting both ways There is only one other
possible excuse for the proposed exclusion beside
that which is freely admitted. The hall Is 90 con-
structed to require nearly all the available space
for seats Of members, except in two ang'es, which
might be appropriated to the press There IS no
bar to provide against intrusion in the outer circle
and no accommodation for the very few who are to
be admitted 10 the floor. The Whole thing is incom-
plete and inadequate and the acoustic advantages,
which were 90 much praised before being tned
have not fulfilled expectation at all. Daylight Is
shut out except through giass lattice IN the ro0f
and fresh air, like hot air, is pumped 10. The
chamber is in the center of the building, like
pIlkOD, duu is ny IOOms WulCD
enjoy the fine prospect from this commanding eleva
ton There is hardly serious difference Of opn-
ion as to the gaudy decoration. The effect OF the
elaborate irescOiDg Of the ceiling which is undoubt
edly the finest specimen the cJuntry, is almost
wholly lost by the want of proper light, while the
meretricious gliding and cOloring of the wall panels
faunt their strong contrasts before the eye with
intuting disregard Of fitness and proprety.
It was supposed from the result Of the con-
to.t <rpn doya hat Mr. ROlar yCpuld he
unwilling TO measure swords again with Judge
Douglas Not so, however He came TO the
Senate this mt rniDg with long written speech
full Ct delegated authority" designed 10 ex-
tiDgunh the Senator from Illinois BY arraigning
bis consistency. Douglas retorted with great effect.
admitting the charge, but placing Buchanan in pre-
turued the tables. and subjected his accu.er to the
most torturipg nquisition that was ever witnessed
in that body. On no former occasion has he ever
appeared here to the same advantage IN seizog the
points, in pursuing them without turning aside, In
exposing the weakness OF bis adversary, ana In
holding up the frail pretenses by which the Admins
tration sought justification, to rdcue and contempt
He demanded to know why this Lecompton test had
been applied, in subversiOn Of all the principles OF
the Nebraska bill-why he was to be read out
of the party for differing with the President,
when no one Senator agreed with all his recon-
meDdatOns. and why the men were not pro.
policy. Answering the allegation that the Nebraska
bill was an enabling act Of ITSELF he said the TOenbs
bill was specially framed and passed as party
measure 70 promote the election OF Mr.. Buchanan,
because without it or some other plausible mode to
meet the difficulties then existing, defeat was ineyl-
table. He said he could not be driven from the
Democratic party, and no power in or out of Con-
gress was strong enough to expe him. The indie
pendent Democratic Press, which did not live on
patronage was with him, and he could understand
why that which was fed by the favor of the Ad-
RiDistratioA as,ai ed him. 1t was the interest OF
certain parties to break him down in order to ad-
vance their own political fortunes, but they would
not succeed in the attempt.
Altogether, the tone OF this speech wac holder and
more assured than the former. 1t kept Davis and
Brown and others busy in suggestions to Blgler,
who seemed to writhe under the lash OF the Little
Giant as he expanded with the Indignation of pent-
up feeling. The glove is now thrown down in
earnest and Jefferson Davis will in time take 1t up,
with full knowledge that many side shafts were
flung at him to-day, entirely too pointed to escape
general attention. INDEX.
From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. 81, 1857.
The discussion of the Treasury Note bill in the
Senate was very thorough, and brought to Light
good deal of boarded wisdom and occult learning
on topics that, twenty or twenty-five years ago,
were fresh and fragrant in the public mind, but
which, somehow or other, have lost their intel
lectual interest, though their material consequence
is now greater than ever before, from the aug.
meDted magnitude OF the commercial aud nnancMI
interests of the country
The Administration party in Congress evidently
3osvos IN brip0 thesa financial subiects again into