, 1859-02-18


This has been field day in the House. Mr.
Huchanan's friends united with the Republicans
9nd Americana, and ssruEh down the Admins:
tratiop.,
The Committee Of Ways aud Aeans being un-
able to agree upon any proposition to-day, Mr.
Phelps asked the House to suspend the rules to
allow him to introduce bill re- enacting the law
Of last session for issuing Treasury No.ea, and
TO- continue in force two years. There was q
storm Of ahjecions Ar. thelps moved to sua.
pend the rules, and the House refused by q vote
Of 81 70 no. The Bunhanan members who yot-
cd against suapcndipg we're as follows: Ahl,
Chapman. Corning, De9art, DimtlieE, HuYler,
the South Americans and the Anti ,Lecomptou
Democrats present voted against suspepdtng.
except As D6ugzas men ii Illinois, toho rottl Nth
tke Naturalization. Barr, Oochrane, Hatch.
Aaelay and lrsse!l Of New York, and fifteen
other Northern Democrats, voted ta suspesd
aud thereby authorize the Reissue Of more shin
p!asters. After sustaining this aignai defeat,
the EoEes. movad to change the hour Of meet.
ing to ten o'clock, IN order 10 Ga;4 tire, and
this was refused. The HOUSE then went into
Committee Of the Whole, when MIR. Phillips,
who represents Mr. Buchanan ii the House, took
the ttoor. and pitched into NJ. Cobb'e report in
q speech in favor Of o prohibitorY tariff: Hi.
Garnett, from the Cobb Administration faction,
followed, and pitched into Iii. Phillips and tue
Presidents policy; and who will pitch into Mr.
Garrett remains to be seen
The trBt vote OF Mr.. Lane Of Oregon ia the
Senate to-day vas significant. Yesterday tie
Indiana delegation, with the EXCEPTION Of 4r,
Wilson, under instruction Of their Legislature.
roted him into the United States Senate. lis
first rote in tbet body to day vas to vnss ont Of
the Senate the Senators esut nero from inqiana
by that same Legislature In drawing for terms,
LAue got the shortest
The President said to day That il this Con.
Rrea8 will not vote him means to carry On the
AoYernmens and execute their oyo laws, Lo
will sse If the next Congress will not do it. lie
remarked that he cannot Zee how to avoid call.
ing the next Congress- together io August
Mike Walsh has just returned from a secret
mission to Mexico, and it is reported that Com.
missioner Extraordinary will scon bs appointed
TO that country, sad that Lilo Wa.sh Of James
Gordon Bennett will &c. the appointment.
If the peonsyl'anie Democracy reslIy desire
any modification OF the tariff they could obtain
have drawn up. which secures much Of the
strength Of the Repnblicaus in consequence Of
its taoderate specifics, rather than bvf extravs-
giant protective features. md which undertakes
70 deal fairly with all the great interests Of the
union instead of making . pet OF any.
very animated and interesting di cusson
took place in Senate to-day, on that greatest Of
Legislative outrages, the indiana Senatorial
ELECTION. The Republican Senators Who part;ci.
pated in the debate we're Messrs Collamer.
Seward, Trunbull, Hale. Fesssenden and Har-
Ian II was protracted to u very lste hour, md
hesd the terge audience 10 thf last. The Indiana
usarpers were most mlserahlY upheld by Mcssra.
ireeo. Fugh. bayard and Benjamin. They could
not be brought to defend the elacsion by which
aessrs. Bright md Fitch we're foisted into the
Senate, but conteuted themselves by declaring
it TO be . case already decided. The enormity
ot tho outrage was depicted bY the Republican
senators with great thoroughness and signal
effect
Mr. Seward declared his pnfpote to advocate
Ehe expune1nR process upon the resolutions by |
Fhich Bright and Fitch were declared elecled,
1o1 and forever. His energy Of discourse and !
lnlulatlon of manner we're UNUSUAL He brought
% The original journal Of TIP SENATE. With The |
amous ezponged resolution, which almost every |
Senator took his turn ia examining, apparently |
sish great interest. Mr.. Hale took up the dis |
:ussion after Mr. Seward, and was unusually |
orciblo and eloquent Ar. Ttumbu!l followed,
lguing the case at length and with much ablstY. |
dr. laz!aa spoke With great pertinence. The
oae5est Of the discussion, how eYer, rose to its
.reasest height over the bold, clear, demonatr2.
ION OF Mr. Fesse1deu, who exhibited fresh |
peeimen OF bis remarkable qualities a q de-
hrust gentlemanly debate he hus no superior in
be Senate nor anywhere else. Nj. BENZ iamtn re-
orted in aviEorous onslaught upon the isepub-
icsna. Ar. Fessenden cane back upon him in
reply, which wss listened 10 with
,reat delight, especially by the gallerlea Mr.
>epjanin sat on Goals while it was being deljy-
req. This debate cannot be printed immediate.
be Globe: It was much demanded, ana i.s re.
e"al so, dsy wa owing 70 the energetic determ.
oBtioa Of Mr. Collsmcr, who opened it with A
peseh Of characteristic pith and power,