Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-04
Washington Gossip.

WASHINGTON, January .. n
To-day the count gainst the Leco,
Constitution gives q majority of seven
opposition. This estimate gives the ad,
tration all who are considered doubtful :.
those who have not expressed them
against the constitution. The democr,,,
with the Republican party, make m 81
majority have pledged themselves to e,I
er in the most solemn manner, shor !
oath, that they will not faIter or wayer h.
steady position to the BILL AdmittiDp i
that the administration has only tbiS i
majority to overcome, the question is VII
the Executive appliance can Reduce bp,
frighten enough Of these from their 6jel,,I
their friends and their principles II n
Douglas is still as sincere and earnest a, i
in his own opposition, and choose to eyer
great personal influence, he can retain an
crease the strength he has in his own n.
and defeat the administration. II he NJ
to. remain inactive, the majority Of ns
Judging by experience, may possibly mel, !,
under the sunny influence of Executive !,
The advertising for the Federal governnr
Illinois has been taken from the Journals v
support Douglas, which is the commeDc4,.
of the execution of the treat mentioned 4
time since, that the support of the rtbe
senator should be regarded as the uUur
able sin. Shaw, of Illinois, spoke this M
ing against the administration.
Hickman, of Pennsylvania, who was et,
as Buchanan democrat, has lust conc
a very able speech against the whole XII
policy. He condemns the LecomptoD N,
tuition and the whole action of the adnimy
ton in its interference in relation to it I'd
are the first guns from the battery which
just been organized, and a few more Ike Il
will rePulse the assaults or approaches Of /
administration.
Special Dispatch TO the New York Times.
WASHINGTON, Friday ,JrA
The latest canvass of the Senate cires \
son to fear that Lecompton will have ns
ity of two in that body, inclnding both
New-Jersey Senators, Jones, of Iowa, and \
protested Senators from Indiana. Its ieS
ed, however, to give the Senate an opportl
tyibefore Kansas is disposed of, to decide sh.
er they will permit the latter to retain I'd
seats, to vote on that question. The Hines
Judge COllamer alone prevented this moreua
heretofore.
Private dispatches received here state p
lively that Calhoun has backed out of hi !
lection of the returns sent to Governor d
yer.
The Administration comedies that the Ptr
sylvania Legislature will vote against the d
compton Constitution if the direct queslin
reached, but their friends design to smothg l
resolutions in the select committee to yh
they are referred.
In the House, nineteen Northern Demogl
are considered certain against LecomptOn Vi
even probably in addition.
understand that it is evident before !,
Tariff Committees of Investigation, tb
member of Congress proposed to furnish I've
ty-tive votes for that measures, on coniS1
that ticenty,fre thousand dolidrs should b
cd in the hands of certain Neu York Mt
| do not learn the name of the parties but 4
inclined to think they are the same who fguz
in the same way in the testimony elicited 4
Winter. 1t is said Oh the street Mr.. Std
can testify also to singular letter received
him from another New-York editor, reat1
to his Tariff bill of last Session.
The Fort Smelling Investigation seems lid
to show that the job was the conSideratOu
which the money was raised BY the celebrss
Newly ork Hotel Committee to carry Penn!
vania for Buchanan. Richard Schel is eSre'
ed here on Monday. He will testify thai
had no interest in the matter, crossquests
ing will elicit the fact that quarter interS
in the job stood in the name of his wife
WASHINGTON, Sunday, Jan. u
The Presidents Kansas Message is in tEi
Clarkson having arrived with the official sts'
ment of the vote upon the I.ecompton CorS
tuition, there is no doubt that it will 81
Congress to morrow.
Prominent Democrats assert that bsra
has been struck between the Administrarl
and the New \ ork soft leaders now here, lH
on consideration that they allow fair sb''
OF the appointments, they will help LeconP''
through. | have my doubts whether ths
50. / think they intend to get the Offices %
then repudiate the price.
Governor WISE writes here, that il P'e'
dent BUcHANAN's Message makes LecomFFt'
the test of party fealty, he will at once pubs
his threatening expose of the Presidents duP'
ity.
The Constitution of Oregon has arrived
special messenger.
The pending Corruption Investigation pr'a
se abundant fruit WALcor, who is mssl's
was seen here last week by several persons =
His sudden disappearance is very susPN
)us.
A WESTERN EMPIRE.-Rumors ore rife y