Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-12
The News.


The election Of Standing Committees by the Sen
ste vas not made on the 9th,ss was anticipated It
is now understood that the Democratic Senator'S IN
caucus have arranged the committees. The most i'm
portaDt change is the substitution of Mr. Green, OF
No for Mr. Douglas, as chairman Of the Committee
on Territories.
Charles s Jones, the Democratic caucus nominee
for assistant Doorkeepsr Of the Senate, was elected
on the met, BY II votes. Twelve Republican Sen
ators voted fo- Lewis Calsphane, clerk Of the Ma
tosat Era ONCE -Four votes we're cast for two other
gentlemen.
The Legislature of Minnesota presented on
the 9Th, through Senator Rice, memorial asking
Congress for aid to construct e wagon road frCm
Lake Superior to the South Pass Of the Rocky Mouu-
tains; also large number Of appropriations for inN
ternal improvements.
Il is said that the Nicaragua fibusteri have their
rendezvous somewhere on the Florida Keys. THERE'S
little, faDy doubt, that the steamer Fashion, which
left Mobile on the LIST Of December, professed-
y for Texas, carried out large number Of them,
together with ammunition. Our government is NOT
kept fully advised of the plans and movements
The Judges Of the United States District Court
have pronounced the law of 1870, for the suppress
sion Of the slave trade, to be constitutional. The
prisoners taken on board the SLAYER EehO have been
remanded 10 Jail, to await the action Of the grand
jury, at the next term Of the Court, on the charge
Of piracy
Lieut. MOwry, the delegate from ArisOnis arrived
st Washington on the 9Th. He says Sonora is in q
completely demoralized state. No branch Of indus>
try is followed: there is nOsafety OfpersOn prop
erty, the only hope of the country IS in annexation
to the United States. The capitalists and infuen-
tial men who are most decided in their denuncis-
tions of the United States are buying property
largely which can only be valuable in the event Of
annexation. He thinks that the present Governor
will fail as he has lost credit with the merchants
by oppressive taxation 1t is regarded by the Mex
lean people only as matter oftne when the United
States will absorb Sonora. The Arizona mines are
becoming more profitable. Considerable emigration
has settled in the Territory. Lieut. MOwry brings
about three hundred dollars in gold dust from the
Gila mines, and several pounds Of silver in ingots
from SopOri and other mines.
The Hon. VIM Preston, Of Kentucky, our Minis
ter to Spain is in Washington with his family, and
as soon as his instructions are completed he will
proceed to Madrid.
In the Senate OF the 9th Mr.. Iverson, Of Ga,
gave notice Of his intention at early day to pro-
pose the abolition of the franking privilege and to
substitute for il a commutatiOn in money.
In the House of Representatives on the 9th, the
Speaker announced the standing committees mainly
the same as last year, with such alterations as were
rendered necessary by vacancies. In the Committee
on Elections instead of Harris and Phillips, we're
appointed Wright, of Tennessee, and Cavansugh; on
WAYS and Means, instead of G. H. JONES' Campbell
and Banks, we're appointed Phelps, McClay, and
Morrill,; on the Committee on Claims was appointed
Jackson, in place of Garuett; Lands, Garnet in
place Of Waltrdge; on Revolutionary Claims, Vance
in place of Kluke Agricultu re, Trippe and Keim
in place of Bryan and Morrill, on Indian Affairs,
Bryan in place of Reagan on Military, McRae in
place of QuitmaD; on Foreign Affairs, Branch in
place of CIingman; on Territories Vallandigham in
place of Branch; on Revolutionary Pensions, Leidy
and Farnsworth in place of Wright and Staring; on
invalid Pensions, Palmer in place of Morse; on
Roads and Canals, Mason, Gooch, and Walbridge in
place of Damrell, Crawford, and Leidy; on Patents,
Niblack in place of Macky; on Accounts, Soaring,
Dick. Powell KuDkel of Nd, Spinner, in place of
the former committee on Mileage, Phelps, of MINI,
in place of Niblaok The shairmsnships Of commit
tees continue the same as at the last session. except
on the committees Of election, Ways and Means,
Military Affairs, and Foreign Affairs, in which
Messrs Boyce, Phelps, of Mo-, Faulkner, and Hop
Fins respectively take the places of Harris, Clancy
Jones, Quitman and CliBgman, by the parliamentary
right Of succession. Mr.. Morris, Of Illinois, gave
notice Of his intention to introduce bill providing
for the election of Governors and Judges by the peo
pie of the organized Territories, alsO bill to admit
sugar and salt fee of duty, and bill to amend the
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