New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-03
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WASHINGTON, Monday. Feb. 9, lST.
No reliable revelation has yet been made ia re-
esni 10 the Premiership. As Mr.. Cobb VIII net
serve under shy others than Mr.. Marcy or Mr..
Cass, and they are both excluded, and Mr.. Be-
chsnan is determined to have Mr.. Cobb Ayhsw,
the present inference is that he may be Secretary
of State In TIA. contingency. J. GlsIey Jescs
would probably 20 into the Treasury. Mr.. Bs-
chanaa's purpose is to return tomorrow, aad The
Developments thus far do not warrant the hel'sf
that his,prcgrsmme before coming here has been
materially altered Messrs. Cobb, Bright, Clifford.
Jones and Lloyd are still in the ascendant sad viii
all Pr baby be in the Cabinet. Mr. Walker has
been pressed for the State Department in the lsst
forty eight hours, but with no serious impression.
During bis conferences, Mr.. Buchanan appears -
have aimed at deliberate slight Of the present dy-
nasty, from the President down. With the eKccP-
ton OF Mr. Davis who is elected to the Seaate, ~
member of the Administration has been more cos
suit, in regard to futsre policy or any other mat
ter whatever, than ii the whole concern had eeea
Republican. They feel the sting severely.
The House squandepsd most Of the day in re-
sisting the reading of Mr.. Fulers bill oodihiag
the revenue avs and revising the collection dis-
tricts. II occupies three hundred and torty-t~s
pages, and some of its own friends joined In tho
movement to svoid this infection. Ii was thea
postponed week. Afterwards the bill providing
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to build
stesm revenue cutter for coast service passed with
the amendments of the Senate. THIS was onc
good act. The House gave authority this morning
on request of the investigating committee to have
Mr. Simonton brought before the latter tomorrow.
This was necessary, he being in custody. The OBJ
ect is to repeat the interrogatories under the new
law and il he refuses to answer to report the fact
TO the House and turn him over to that Court
The Post. Office Committee of the House meet
tomorrow TO decide upon Com. Vanderbilt's aud
Mr.. Collins propositions and the renewal Of tse
Bremen and Havre lines. 1t is not supposed that
the proposed purchase Of the Collins line viii be sc-
cepted, but it is suggested that some parties inter
ested in the line may take the present contract.
extended in time, with the condition of purchase.
which would practically amount to the same thias.
There are competing interests in the same COM
psny. and attempts have been made 10 sell ~ each
other.
Judge Lecomptes letter of defense, which was
read to the Senate in Executive Session on Friday.
and furnished in duplicate to the President has
been sent to Gov. Geary for review. Meantime,
assurances have been given that Mr. Harrison's
nomination will b. recalled il the facts alleged By
Judge LecomPte are subsiantiated.
Mr. Galloway was absent on the Minnesota vo'"
on Saturday owing to the death OF child, or no
would have been in the affirmative.
Gen. Cass expresses the opinion that Nr. BE-
ebansn made a mistake in coming here at AZ.
and should have organized his Cabinet free from
such influences as bsvebeset him. Perhaps no mas
personal reason for his conviction.
Gov. Wise was the lion about the House today.
both for bis own sake and his supposed relations 70
he new dynasty.