The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-16
The LATEST NEWS.
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
Commencement Of the Final Struggle in
the Senate on the Kansas Bill.
THE SENATE IN SESSION ALL NIGHT,
&C., &C., &c.

A TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT ON KANsAs-DRsPKRATE
POSITION OF COLONEL FOKNsY-MovsAEsTs or
SENATOR DOUGLAS AND HIS ooNFEDesATss-
WHAT'S TO BE DONE talk OF A RECONCILIATION
BETWEEN TIM ADMINISTRATIONS AND TIKI KEsELs
Mr.. BUCHANAN DISPOSED TO BE MAGNANIMoUS,
But WAITING FOR SOME PROOFS OF REPENTANCE
NEW MOVEMENT OF THE SOUTH AMERICANS-BIDs
FOR THE IS 600, 900 OF TREASURY kOTEs-F1SDING
OF THE COURT MARTIAL IN THB CASE OF COLONEL
SUMNER ETC., ETC.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1865.
The Senate is In session. and will obably sit all night
The democratic Senstors determined 10 bring the
Kansas bill to vote this week. and If the opposition
deter mined to speak away tho time they will compel
them 70 do it In hight sessions
Seward and Mr.. Hammond of the Senate have pair.
ed of for this night's session.
Mr. Sumner who is in New York, has just been tele.
graphed for his friends the Senate TO mme
dately.
1t is confidently stated that Mr.. Crenden will to
next day make speech In the Senate the Kan
BILL and take ground ag INST the ADMINISTRATION Mr.
Winter Davis, and the other Know Nothing members Of
Congress, had private last evening and is said
they agreed upon Of opposition In connection
WITH and apparently conArmatory of this it s understood
that Mr. Gimer Of North Carolina OF that party will
offer to morrow, at early day possible,
luton in the House simply to admit Kansas a State,
without naming the Lecompton, Topeka, any Other
constitution. Such appears TO be the most recent move
ments and programme TO embarrass or defeat the ad
ministration party
The proceedings Of the last week upon Kansas have
created the intense and agonzng excitement here
amepg the ranks Of the admin istraton In the Cabinet
Congress, and among all other parties. The anxiety es
pecaly among the Douglas rebels has become positively
alarming; and in their behalf, work Of charity there
In beginning be talk OF compromises and
citations.
Colonel Forney, the other day. had personal interview
with the President his old Magnus Apollo, at the White
House, and took social cup Of coffee with him. sweetened
with Lecompton sugar What uanspred exactly between
the protector and his protege never, perhaps, be
known but know that Mr.. Buchanan entertains the
kDdest feelings towards Col Forney and would do any
thing restore him 10 bosom of the church
And in this connection 1t Is reported that Of the
friends Of the Pres Kansas policy who also desire
maintain their party fellowship with Wise, Douglas,
Walker, Forney and that have commenced
for reconciliation between them and the administration
1t is feared however, that Mr. Douglas his followers
have gone Ear fall back that there aterna
for them but to pursue their Kansas rebellion
the bitter end After the settlement Of the Kansas ques
ton they may hope, perhaps TOR arestoraon some
and overshadowng issue; but for the present. they
all and at the mercy Of the winds
Poor Forneyl Unless something shall be done for him.
and that very soon he will indeed be dead cock the
weekly drainage Of three four hundred dollars and
thus his savings from his Office OF Clerk OF the House OF
Representatives and other sources fast being swa
lowed up. The President feels for his old standard bearer
and would gladly him from utter ruin II he could
but alas it Is, perhaps, too late Mr.. Douglas, no less
than Colonel Forney, comprehends the critical position
which his bold daring folly has carried him. But
Douglas the TO stand still when there Is work
be done you may rely upon that all reports to the
contrary notwthstar ding, he is contemplating early
retirement from the Senate, in order at least TO bis
distance If poss ibe among the people OF Illinois, their
bext fail election.
The Kansas excitement Of this place has extended like
violent contagion 10 the party camp at Richmond and
the old cratic juna there, headed by Gov WISE
in state tribglaon. They know they beyond
REDEMPTION unless they should be saved by par
ng executive olemency. Bat hew is this To DO doneS
The President cannot bend 10 these Kansas rebels,
Douglas Wise, Walker and company, without mourning
something OF humiliation and they feel that they 10
back they would be subjected 10 positive dis
grace. Yet there propositions under discussion for
treaty Of peace although is not likely that any such pro-
positions will be headquarters without some
satisfactory first advances from the rebels themselves
Poor forney 1t Is hard case, but when this that
man sets himself up the rghtiu master OF the admins
tra,on expect be nailened
oh these niggers nggers What taey
make among foolish politicians The Jecompton
sdtu,ion as a slave State charter every body knox
humb q, yet upon this miserable abstraction who shall
be able the killed and wounded OF the reDeous
Douglas and Wise democracy
The Secretary of War to-day examined the finding OF
the Court Martial the Sumner and Harvey case. The
Court acqut Colonel sumner, holding that challenge
The Secretary dssents from the fading OF the
Court the ground that the clearly his
opinion, challenge.
Mr.. Yrisarr who has been here for days arrang
ing matters in reference Central American AFFAIRS,
leaves for New York is understood that he
has been successful In all biz endoavors Joe White IL
also here looking after the interests Of the old Transit
Company.
The Tariff Investigating Committee the track Of
some rich Developments They have an officer In New
York and one in Boston making examinations
The proposals. for any portion the whole OF Eve mil
lions Of dollars In treasury notes, In exchange for gold
Of the United States 70 be deposited with the rrca
surers at Washington, Pnila1cpbia, New Orleans New
York, Boston, 81. Louis, Chariestou, within ten days
from the acceptance Of such proposals, opened
noon 10 day The bids were und 10 be follows -
Nomes If bidders. Amonns. Per cent.
Joseph Lawrence, U. S. Trust 90 New
York. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s250,0C0
J. r. IAngdon, Montpelier, Va. $4,000