Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-09
coN1RESsloNAL.

ThirtysfifSh Cengress-Secsnd session.
In TIE sIxArs, to-day, Messrs. Crittendsn,
Toombs, and johnson Of Tenn, appeared for
the FIRST time.
Sundry bills were returned from the House,
and ordered to lie on the table for the present
Mr.. Bright offered a resolution calling for q
report as to when the new Senate chamber
will be ready for occupancy.
Mr.. Iverson gave notice that he would intro.
duce, at an early day, bill for abolishing the
franking privilege, &c, and substituting a COM
mutation in money for postal expenses and sta
tionery. IS 5L-
On motion of Mr. Clay, the Senate proceeded
to ballot for Doorkeeper. Only one ballot was
taken, which resulted as follows: Mr.. Jones 81.
| l.. Clephane IL, Mr.. Bassett 3, Mr.. Nelson l.
"a being necessary for choice, Mr.. Jones was
declared elected. ..-
Mr.. Rice presented resolutions and memo
| rails Of the Legislature Of Minnesota in regard
to donations of public lands for State pur.
| poses.
On motion of Mr. Mason, the Senate sd-
journed until tomorrow.
In THE HOUSE, the Speaker announced the
following changes in the Standing Committees:
| Mr.. Boyce, Of s. c.. chairman of the Com
mittee on Elections, viee T. L. Harris, decd,
and Mr.: Wright, of Tenn, and Cavanaugh
were added to It.
| Mr.. Phelps, of Mo-, chairman of tho Com
mittee Of Ways and Means, rice J. G. Jones,
| resigned, and Messrs. Phillips, Maclay and
Morrill, were appointed to fill vacancies upon it.
Mr. jackson, of Ga, on the Committee on
Claims, ciee Garnett, declined.
| Mr.. Garnett, on the Committee on Public
Lands rice Walbridge. --0
Mr.. Hopkins, chairman of Committee on For
eign Affairs; and Mr.. Branch, appointed to
ill vacancy In that committee occasioped by
Mr.: Cliugman's resignation.
Mr.. Vallsndigham on the Committee on tho
Territories, rice Branch, of N. c., transferred
Mr.. Farn;worth and Mr.. Leidy, on the Com
| mittee on Revolutionary Pensions, rice Scar.
ing and Wright, of Tenn, transferred.
Mr.. Palmer on the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, rice Morse, of N
On the Committee on Roads and Canals
Messrs Mason, Walbridge, and Goode, yice
Messrs: Damrell, Crawford, and Leidy.
Mr.. Niblack on tho Committee on Patents,
rice Msclay.
Mr.. Soaring chairman of the Committee of
| Accounts, cics Dick.
rice Niblack.
Mr.: Morris, of ILL.,, gave notice that he would
Introduce bills; authorizing the people of the
Territories to elect their Governor and Judges:
to allow the importation of sugar and salt free
| OF duty, and to amend the naturalization laws.
The report Of the Committee on the udicia-
~, In the case OF Judge Watrous, was take
up
Mr., Ready moved to postpone this matter
until Thursday next
On this motion discussion ensued, Messrs
Ready, Craig, Clark Of n. Y, and others, ia.
voriDg the pOstponement, and contending that
the members had not the time to examine into
the merits of the subject
Mr. Craig remarked that tho papers covered
1000 printed pages.
Messrs. Cochrane, Regain, Bryan, and others
thought the question should not be longer de-
layed, as it has already been two years before
Congress They thought it due to the country
| and to Judge Watrous that the matter should
be calmly and carefully considered at once and
disposed of.
| The House refused to postpone the resolution.
! Mr.. Chapman then proceeded to discuss the
merits OF the question; reviewing the case as
presented by the testimony, az printed. and
animadyerted at length on the conduct of
Judge Watrous, which he considered highly
disreputable, and constituted a series of fla
grant public misdemeanors. He insisted that,
In connection with other parties, the &C.
| cused was shown to have secretly engaged in
| the purchase of land of disputed titles, with a
view Of the cases being tried before himself; or.
that they should be removed to the u. S. Cir.
cult Court at New Orleans, here the nature of
| those titles, which were under old Mexican
grants, were not so well understood as in Texas
| and, where the parties holding the opposing
titles, which were acquired from the INDIE
pendent State of Texas, would not have oppor-
tunity to contest their claims on equal grou nds.