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The Washington correspondent. furnishes the
following items Of news from the Capital:
WAsnHGToN. Feb. 81. lS5S.-Thc Kansas
Committee of Fl fteen met again this cvrni,,.
fourteen members present, Mr.. L"'chcr being!
absent. The same batch Of resolutions was -.
gain presented by Mcssrs. Harris, Merrill ana
Adrian, I" send for person, and papers. which
in every instance was voted down. The doe.
umentnry evidence called for at the depart
n"nts WAS laid before them aud ordered to bc
printed. At their meeting on Wednesday n:y;
two reports will he submit tc'l--rnninrl:v and
minorty-whch will be laid bcfnre the: House
for It's action.
Senator Critcnlon, of Kentucky. will to.
morrow present the credentials of the II inn.sn.
:. ia Senators. Messrs. Rice and Shields, and ask
that they lie sworn i'll. This questions will at
at once give rise to nn animated ana cxciin"
debate, and where an, how il will and will
got attempt t" say but it is clear that the
whole Kansas question. in all lis fury, will be
preci pitnted np"n that body
: The House Committee on Commerce have
before them large batch Of bills for the i'm.
provenent Of rivers and harbors. which Will
shortly be reported. The chances Of their pas.
cage is rot very f1atterin4
The House Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads have before them u large batch of
petitions and memorials establishing lines of
stei'ners between the United States and al.
most every conceivable point. The C0minis,cc cc
are adverse to all these schemes. and they will
never see the light of day The same commit
tee have before them proposition for the al.
.Jnstment of a site for the Philadelphia Pos, Of
'hce. referred to them by the Postmaster Cen.
eral The committee will report it back 10 tho,
department without making any selection.
1t is whispered that Mr.. Dallas will probu
bly be offered the federal judgeship made va.
cant by the death of Judge Kane, of philadel.
ePhla. This course will, perhaps, make his re-
FxpniI. from hn F.,..l .ls,Ix
aim. The former relations between that zen.
tlcman and PRESIDENT Buchanan has been some.
what Of rivalry, and doubtless the latter has
.'decaey with respect to that recall which the
Opportunity to tender this appointment does
. away with.
The Attorney General. Black, formerly Chief
Justice Of Pennsylvania, would doubtless be
rendered the Office il he was not a member of
the Cabinet. Several distinguished LAWYER ,sof
Philadelphia have been spoken Of in cornec.
ton with the vacant judicial role. amongst
whom are Messrs Brewster, Cadwallaler, Sbcp.
/. pard, Wharton and Kelley; but the general
s;opinion seems to be that Nj. Dallas may be in.
2 duced to attempt it. ~ A.
rStoke L. Roberts, who was recently appoint
: sed CoDsutto Trinidad de Cuba, has written d
letter TO the President declining lit. : sss.
: AT the request Of Mr. Stoeckle, the Russian
Minister, the Secretary Of the Navy has. order,
Sed Captain Hudson to receive two officers of
: the Russian navy on &boardfhe steam frigate
Niagara, before, TO witness The laying Of the
Atia ntie telegra phi cable. The Niagara snow
3at the Brooky Navy Y ard, " i'll 20 into com.
mission on the 1st OF March 81 : - ~.
s Ere United States sloolfef war " fncennes;
r ;sscoma,nnder often, lied from siefra Leol,e
q fe5 Sasos,a or ths ash ul.ipe
sInandsf Ds. Camp from phia { sis sss
q homss; arriysd at 81 en tbs mi,
q md gaied the following deysfor. thas rs 81 Il