The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-07

Know Nothngs. ...........................A IA
DELEGATES.
W. W. Kngsbury ........D Marcus J. Parrot. ..Fs D
NEBRASKA
Joseph Lane. ...........D Fcnncr Ferguson. ......D
MEXICO.
Miguel A. otero. ND Sylvester Mowry......-
John NJ Bcrnhisol 49, Alphcus G. Fnlle .......D
WASHINGTON. COLUMBUS
Isaac s Stevens .......D James A. Crane.
The Senate will have to be organized this year we'll
the House. Owing to the death of Senator Ruk the
President pro tenn of the Senate that body will be with
out President to call them to order Vice President
Breckinrdge in consequence Of Illness in his family, will
not be in Washington for days after the opening of
the session II is thought that Senator Fitzpatrick of
Alabama, will De elected President pro tera
The House Will be organized Immediately. The Demo-
cratic Caucus Saturday night settled that We have
placed the Of the officers head of the
list OF members. The House will be nearly if quite
full Mr. Carpthers, OF Missouri will be absent Owing
contipued l.heah no will not be aha to take his seat
at the opening of Congress His physcans have advised
him to go to Cuba before proceeding to Washington
accordingly he will leave few days. Mt Caruthers
suffering from bronchitis
It is believed that should o. B Mateson present him.
self attempt his at opening of Con-
gress resolution will be offered for his expulsion II
is said that he will not make his appearance the early
part of the session but will wait until his friends
tain the complexion OF the House. II doubtful whether
they get twsthrds vote will require that TO
expe him. The black republicans will probably vote TO
give him his seat
The only way and it is understood that there dis
position to adopt this plan, is for the House to refuse
receive his credentials, and that will bring the members
direct the question, majority can refuse
10 let him take his seat Newspapers have been sent
here To members from his district, with articles
marked, strongly protesting against allowing him to
his seat On the other hand, Mr.. Maeson has sen: TO
every member printed pamphlet, purporting to be n
complete vindcation OF his while member of the
last Congress, and censuring the Investigating Committee
for making their report against him and recommending
his expulsion
The and threatening aspect assumed by the Kansas
question has dishcartened many of the 'third house"
who have been seized with gloomy forebodngs OF having
again to leave the national capital with ''nary redas
destitute of cash they probably will be OF clothes and
credit.
We published Saturday the new constitution o.
Kansas passed by the Lecompton Convention, the
consideration which will form the most prominent sub
ect Of discussion the coming Congress The Pros
Message will dwell at great length Kansas affairs and
aside from the waste Of time in political Buncombe
speeches, the efforts for practical settlement OF
these difficulties which have been long nururcd by
schemng olcians will occupy much OF the attention
Congress The interest of the entire country centere1
the Kansas question, and its consideration may be
Justly deemed paramount 10 all others.
The Utah question may be appropriately ranked next TO
Kansas Whether Brigham Young shall be authorized to
defy the authority OF the government, massacre our
troops and to nnocuate country with his pestierous
doctrines be decided by Congress. The doctrine
that poygamy domestic institution ike slavery, and
that Utah, II she desires H. must In State ~th
all her beasy dogmas Of faith has yet to be discussed in
Congress- and doubtless will occupy much Of
at the coming session.
The Minnesota constitution will up for consdera-
ton and will undoubtedly be adopted Minnesota will
then be entitled to uni,cd Senator's and mem.
bcr Of Congress Messrs Shields and Rice viii probably
be the new Senators.
Tho oregon constitution was submitted To tho pco.
pic on the 9th Of November The slavery provision will
DO doubt be stricken out, and Oregon will be admitted by
Congress free State Messrs lane and Stevens will
probably be the Senator's from the state
The probabilities that several Territorial go
will be ordered o be organized by tho present
Congress Senator Gwin has in readiness bills proposing
Territorial governments for "Arzona" or "Colorado"
and "Sierra Nevada" or Columbus" which will be
introduced on the nrst day Of the session The latter
will comprise that portion Of the country lying east
Of the Rocky Mountains and bounded by those
ains on The east, the Sierra Nevada the west, tho
Mountains on the SOUTH The people residing within those
limits have appointed Col James A. Crane their dele.
gate 10 Washington. Arizona Is represented by Lieut.
Nowry OF tho army In nadd,ou these Dccotsh which
lies west of the Minnesota State lnc will also probably
be organized Mr Fuere already han delegate 10
Congress.
Prominent Importance and manitnde of all subjects for
national legislation during the present session the grand
Pacific Railroad project by which proposed
The Mississippi river with the Pacific Ocean by of
fret class double track railway constructed by individual
enterprise but aided by Congressional grant Of hun
drcd and nfty millions OF of public land taken IN
alternate sections. This subject will be warmly urged
upon Congress by President Buchanan in his annual
message, and the signs Of the times Indicate that
tho recommendation will be favorably considered
Gnd acted on by both houses Of cncss The terrible
calamity Of the loss Of The Central America, the Mormon
rebellion and the dangers attending the sthmu routes TO
our Pacific possessions all 60 impress the public mind
with the importance Of railroad across our
eonanent Several hundred thousand dollars
have been expended Ivy the general government in sur
vsyng tho several rercs and N" chances favor OF
. bal providing Cor three separate routes, reported
dnl the last CongC by General Denver. of the special
committee on tlat ,itlec, The lae explosion OF the
prcai Texas iraaI-krowu the outhcrn riciGc Rail-
rcui" Il Tcvos-w ESQ tendeucy - insure favor
able action ~ Congress, with Wow 10 placing this
trirkc on a reliable AMI national foc,ing.
Tho appearance Of the Hon Andrew Johnson o. Ton
ncscc, IN the ConRros of the United states, is
most dcnr" that hs pct bantlng will be rcsusc
,Ned and the Homestead hrr will again agnre tho
debates Of that body . Johnson the father o. the
bu though Of as years has had the conslcrss care
e several honorable guardians II quite certain that
La 0rt b Introduced into the Senate will b. by senator
Gw'n, n CasoIn'". 10 provide facilities for kaviw
" home, the ssoot u be ~ Senator Jchison " secure
n homs' to actual sesilcrs ou t'ie public domain
ro'Nwine close upou the heels Of these will b.
found perhaps, n hundred tsSrent bills for the i'm
provcmcut of rivers asd hators-s or which viii 70 10
the Comrnrtce Commc rcafor consideration nis NV
csinsa,ed TINT those bills w in the aggregate involve
expenditure cf ton millions Of dollars Anoug the