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w,suscroN. Thursday, Feb ii, 1858.
The SNEAKER has just announced the Special
comm;ttee to which the Presidents Message ana
tbs Lecompton Swindle are to be referred. IL
,;I, hs .ssn that Mr. Speaker Orr, contrary to the
u.u.I parliamentary custom, has given the OPP
,,o,nsnts of the resolution majority of the Com
mittee rs follows; -
wv WaSs IOhiol 0utmsn Misc winsOw ~ BenSetf
.sss. T ~ D ISss1.on SH se' ky
LecomptOnites, in Roman, 5; Anti'LecoinP'on'
ties, in katie, 7.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb. H. 1875.
There is an intense feeling of dissatisfaction IN the
House with the selection of the Kansas COMMITTEE.
NJ, Sneaker Orr has violated all paramenty usage
He defends himself by asserting that the Presidents
Message is the point at issue, and that therefore the
Administration is entitled to majority on the Com.
m;ttee. The nti-Lecompton members at first re-
solved not to serve, but have subsequently conclu-
ded to await the development of the intentions and
disposition of the majority Of the Committee. The
nti,LecomptOn names / sent you last night were
those proposed to the Speaker by the majority of
the House. He would not take one of them.
The Army bill, as it will pass the Senate by the
votes of Mr.. Seward and Mr. Cameron cast in
opposition to the rest of the Republicans, will
increase the Army seven thousand men, the annual
expenditure seven millions of dollars, and will give
the President the appointment of more than ninety
officers. The Senate was nearly full when the vote
was taken, though only ftyone votes are recorded.
There were FIVE or six pairs.
Mr.. WolcCtt was arrested at 8 o'clock this even
ing by the Sergeant atArms, and is in custody OF
officers at Willard's. He will be brought before
the House tomorrow, and Intercepted by the
Speaker as to whether he received S5o,OOo from
Lawrence, Stone & Co., and what he did with the
money. 1t is thought that he will not answer, and
will attempt to get habeas corpus
The Investigating Committee do not believe that
be expended the money in Congress. There is no
evidence Of such use Of it. Their impression ap-
pears to be that it went into his own pockets, and
that it was paid him after the adjournment in two
psymeats--one of SOS, 900, and one of $4,000.
Gen. Calhoun sent man to Col Harris on Mon.
day, before the vote was taken, to assure him that
the Prostate men would be counted in in Kansas.
Harris suspected, and gave no heed to the assur-
ance. He said that he would not believe it, unless
Calhoun would give him the certificates to forward
to Kansas, or issue proclamation to that effect.
He was assured most positively that Calhoun
was preparing such proclamation. Similar as
surances were made to Mr.. Douglas, who was
called out of his bed Monday morning for that pur.
pose. Last night, Mr.. Harris saw Calhoun, and
questioned him on the subject. After much evasion,
he al length declared that he had issued no certtl-
Gates to the Free-State men, and should issue none,
until Kansas was admitted under the Lecompton
Constitution. Harris replied that then she would
never be admitted.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb II, 1853.
The Navy Department has received dispatches,
dated Porto Praya Jan. b, from Commodore OonoVer,
commanding the African squadron. lie announces
the arrival Of the Cumberland, the nag ship OF the
squadron, on the 30th November.
British cruisers had committed another outrage IN
seizng without just cause, the James Watson, ves-
sci bearing the American flag. She wss carried into
Sierra Leone and afterward released there being no
evidence that she was a SLAYER. Commodore C0noVe
has been assured by Commodore Wise, senior BRUSH
officer that the facts of the case have been laid before
the British Government, and that the officer VINO
committed the outrage would probably be deprived Of
his command.
Com. Conoyer instructed Com. Tottsn, of the sloop
ef-war vncennes to inquire into and report the cir
cumstances to the Navy Department. The Vincennes
sailed down the coast from Porto Praye on the 10th
December TO relieve the Dale. The storeshp Supply
arrived at Porto Praya the Both December As soon
as her provisions were discharged Com. Conover ex-
pected to sail for Madeira to recruit the health OF OFF,
cers and men.
Senator Davis, in his remarks on the Army bill to-
day said that the article from The Un'on read yes,
DO - he Coz 90 Nv Hlnnant
presumptuous, and that the writer was scrbbler.
Judge Cato and Mr.. Carr the Pro-Slavery claimant
Of seat in Congress- had interview with the Pres
ident to-day. Carr left for Charleston this evening
The Postmaster.General having to-day been mott
fed that the Collins line steamship Atlantic will not
make her regular departure from NewYOrk on Satur-
day, with the mails for Liverpool has authorized the
Postmaster Of New-York TO dispatch the mails by a
suitable substitute provided that they can be dev
cred in Liverpool for the sea postage.
The wife of Judge Douglas is reported to be in e
critical condition from a rather unexpected attack
of illness.