The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-24
THE LATEST NEWS.


Interestlng from Washlngton.
| PROCEEDINGS IN CONGREse-sBN ATOR BRODERICK's
HOUSE RESPECTING TIKI DxLEdATx FROM UTAH
THE PRESIDENTS VIEW OF FILIBUsTERIsM-wHAr
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS THINK OF THE NICARAGUA
TREATY-MR. sEDGwICK NOT YET CONFIRMED. ETC.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %, 1867.
In the Senate to day Mr. Seward submitted resolution
requesting the Secretary Of War 10 communicate TO the
Senate a the estimates that have been made for the
rivers and harbors within the State Of New
York Mr. Foster OF Connecticut presented petition for
the abolition Of slavery by the general by
purchase. Mr. Davis, OF Mississippi, introduced bill
authorizing the establishment OF navy yard and depot
the hsrbor OF Ship Island, in the Gulf q Mexico Mr..
Simmons, of Rhode Island, gave notice of his in
tenticn to introduce bill to provide for q sys-
tenn Of home valuation on imported goods. Mr..
Stuart, Of Michigan then obtained the floor, and de-
lvered long and uninercstng speech the Kansas i'm
broglio, following in the wake OF Judge Douglas Mr..
Broderck OF California obtained the floor and defined his
position on Kansas affairs He holds the administration
responsible for all the troubles aud difficulties existing
that Territory. This was Mr. BIodercks first effort and
it was very tame, indeed.
AT O'Clock the Senate went into executive session. and
took up the nomination of Theodore Sedgwick, Dis.
trct Attorney of New York Mr. Seward again spoke in
opposition to it, and followed by Messrs Halo, King
and others. They had nothing to say against Mr. Sedg
wick. Their principal objection to the removal of
Mr. McKcon because he voted against Mayor Wood. AZ
ter debating II for two hours il was postponed.
The House engaged pretty much all day in discuss
ing the resolution of Mr. Warren of Arkansas relative to
the expedency of dsmissng the delegate from Utah from
his seat After tedious debate the resolutions
referred to the Territorial Committee, and that said
committee be instructed to inquire into the facts and re
port the House the proprety of expeling the
delegate from Utah. The select committee appointed to
amend the rules of the House made partial report to-
day. which adopted They exclude everything from
the House except executive officers, Senator's Judges Of
the Supreme Court and present Governors Of States The
lobby is caec.ually destroyed.
Nothing has been received by the administration from
Kansas II is reported this evening the that
intelligence has been received to the effect that the egis
ature had adjourned but before doing had passed
law submitting The Lecompton constitution to the people
the LIST of January next and also law organizing
Territorial militia.
Engineer Mulowny, one OF the Nagraw wagon road ex
petition, reached this city yesterday He says Magraw,
with about forty OF his ,an had joined Colonel john
ston carrying with him the best of the animals of the
wagon read expedition. The mules of the army were
dying very fast and the want OF grass and forage was Sc
vercy felt The army beng far 10 the south of the buff
aio country would undoubtedly suffer much from want
Of provisions should the Mormons attacks the supply
trains be continued The state of their animals would
preclude an effective advance upon Salt Lake City.
Tho War Department has official information of the
Mormons threatening Fort Laramie the despatch to
that effect believed here
General Scott does not intend to remove the headquar-
ters of the army to Washington He pays US ofcia,
visit about the first proxmo and will remain few weeks
to dispose of any business requiring hts attention here,
and then return home
1t has been ascertaned by General Hennngsen that the
Presidents public and private policy towards the lbus
tiers is the Mr. Buchanan lays he can, through
friendly treaties and the transit routes Amecanize
this is understood that several Of his Cabinet differ with
him. Should Commodore Paulding attempt to exercise
any jurisdiction Walker in the waters OF Nicaragua,
Mcssrs. Stephens and Toombs of Georgia, Pman of Mis-
sssippi, and others threaten upon the admnistra
ton. There lively times ahead.
Most Of the diplomatic corps here regard the Ncaraguan
treaty a complete abrogaton OF the Clay ton Bulwer
treaty. Tie British Legation received nothing from homo
the subject by the last mail, not officially
known there that such treaty had been negotiated.
Letters received by the Navy Department to-day from
Captain Dupont commanding the steam frigatc Min.
ncso,a, dated Cape of Good Hope, reports al hands we'll
He pronounces the ship superior sailing vessel
Gen. Bcrles the Mexican Minister, is in New York. and
says he about being married 10 American lady
here.
Mr. Phillips late sixth Auditor, was today appointed
Clerk to the Committee on Finance.