The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-18

Va UHH.s IUsbNiy hthA
On Private Land Claims Benjamin, Chair
man; Polk, Shields, Thompson, Of Ky.
On Lbrary--Pearce, Chairman; Bayord,
Fessenden.
J On Indian Affairs Sebastian, Chairman
Fitch, Bell, Houston, Doolittle.
On Pensions---Jones, Chairman; Thomp-
son, Of Nd, Clay, Bates, Thompson, of KY,
Foster, King.
On Revolutionary Claims Shields, Chair
man; Bates, Crittenden, Wilson, Durkee.
On Ciaims-Iverson, Chairman; MALLORY,
Ward, Simmons, CLARK.
On the District of Columbia-BrowB,
Chairman Mason, Johnson, of Tenn, Will.
son, Yuee.
On Patents and Patent OHhce-Reid, Chair
man Thompson, Of N. j., Simmons, Trum-
bull.
On Public Buildings and Grounds--Bright,
Chairman Davis, Douglas, Kennedy, CLARK.
On Territories Green, Chairman Doug
las, Sebastian, Jones, Collamer, Wade. Fitz-
patrick.
On the Contingent Expenses Of the Senate
Wright, Chairman Johnson, Of Tenn,
Dixon
On Printing--Fitch, Chairman Cameron,
CIingman. Mr.. Clingman declined to serve
and the Vice President will appoint another
| meDDer IN MS place.
On Epgrossed Bills Wright, Chairman !;
Bigler, Harlan.
On Enrolled Bills - Jones, Chairman /;
Brown. Doolittle.
I The committees of tho Senate are still
more thoroughly Africanized than they were
at the last session. The free States are 10
the majority in the confederacy Of the Union,
and by fair apportionment would control
majority Of the committees Of the Senate
But under the present utter contempt of fair
play and justice the Shareholders and their
doughface allies have awarded the chairman
ship Of fourteen of the twenty-five commit.
tees to the shareholders. But worse still, Of
the eight committees Of which the chair 10
} filled by members from the free States,
there is but one--that on Public Lands
which is OF any national Importance whatev-
er. The eight most important committees OF
the Senate, in whose hands is the direction
of NIL the great measures OF the country,
foreign and domestic, have Shareholders at
their head-Mason OF Virginia, on Foreign
Relations Hunter Of Virginia, on Finance;
Davis of Miss, on Military Affairs Mallory
OF N. O., on Naval Affairs Ward OF Texas,
on the Judiciary Yuee of Ala, on Postal
Affairs, and Green Of No., on Territories.
Then Of the remaining committees the slave
holders in person have direction Of one hall,
including all in which the peculiar institu-
ton can be affected by the remotest conse-
qnence OF their action. And they have left
for such miserable doughfaces aud licksnit-
ties as Jones Of Iowa, Wright of N. j., and
Fitch Of Ind, the craftsmanship OF the petty
and Insignificant committees on Engrossed
Bills, Enrolled Bills, Contingent Expenses,
and Printing.
Such is the contempt with which the Dem
ocratlc party treatthe majority Of the States,
and two-thirds of the people Of the United
States, for the sole and simple reason that
they live under and support free institutions
IN preference to the institution. 10 such
depths has modern Democracy sunk in the
land Of Jefferson.
Gy-The n, Y. Epeping Post says that
Mr.. Buchanan's Fort Duquesne letter, in
which he utters such "beautiful sentiments"
regarding the use Of money to carry cleo
tons, has led the the employees of the De-
partments TO hope for future rcmittal Of
their election taxes. They have all fled
away copies Of the letter, and Will nclose il
in reply to the next demand for q tax, such
AZ levied upon them to carry Clancy Jones's
election.
! CT The iribaae's Washington CORES.
pondent derides the notion .het Spain will
part with Cuba 10 toe United States. evan
though the Amissad claim should be paid.
as fond Southern politicians think she will.
| lie says:
"'rhere IL about hs much likelihood that
Spain viii sall Cuba 10 sir. Buchanan as that
Great Britain Will ireland To John Mitchell
and take rs pay IN suhscriptionsto the South
ern Citizen"
In The Washington correspondent Of the
I Boston journal saws:
I Speaking OF the operate people, il is said
! that when Lord Napier went 10 SEQ them, Par
obi said, I'VE have seen by the papers that
you have been in Virginia. sYes,n replied
N''N -Atsi1AAt5 AN|H lDNt. tN seems, WITHOUT
having my name in the papers, "True,o
naisely replied Brignoli, s'wE puplic charac-
/ ter~ are ALWAYS chronicled.o His lordship
coored and looked uuutterabie things, while
the Italian warblers enjoyed the Joke, and
have told il on every hand.
Gp The Washington corresp ondent OF the
~ \. Herald Saws:
i Col. Forney aud other political renegades
who iavoi Judge Douglas, are hare wadng
10 the mud OF politics, and are endeayoring
70 make lac action Of the Senate caucus IN
! reference 70 Douglas and the COMMITTEES on
Territories another martyrdom for their chief,
The more rapidly Dougas declines, the more
bis foiqweys nffec. to believe no il rising
Drowning men catch at strams.
lI'sit is asserted that round shoulders
amongst the masculine gender are upon the
increase. The shawl is said to be the cause,
as ehe wearer, in order to keep this feminine
, garment bnusiy around him, 10 compelled TO
,oio h'a arms upon his breast, instead OF al
loving them the natural free and easy swing
] which throws the shoulders back and the
chest forward.