The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-22
Highly Interesting from Washington.
Especial Correspondence of the N Y. Trbupel

| lSPSe'ai correspondence Vi the N lrDuneI
Washington, Feb. IA, 1859.
This has been field day in the House. Mr..
Buchanan's friends united with the Republicans
and Americans, and struck down the Admins
tration.
The Committee of Ways and Means being un-
able to agree upon any proposition TO dav, 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 Notes,
and to continue, in force two years. There was
storm of objections. Mr.. Phelps moved to
| suspend the rules, and the House refused bv
vote Of 81 to lilo. The Buchanan members who
voted against snspending were as follows ALL,
Chapman, Corning, Dewart, Dimmick, HuyIer.
Owen Jones, Landy, Leidy, Phillips, Reillv.-
| All the South Americans and the Anti-Lecomo-
ton Democrats present voted against suspend
Ing, ercept the Domqfas men IN Illinois, sci,o rot
ed NTH the Administration. Barr, j. Cochrane
Hatch, Maclay and Russell of New York, and
| fifteen other Northern Democrats, voted 10 sus
pend and thereby authorize the reissue OF more
| shinplasterS. After sustaining this signal de-
feat, Mr.. Phelps, who reflects Mr.. Cobb's views
| in the House, moved TO change the hour of
meeting TO ten clock, in order TO gain time,
and this refused The House then went in
to Committee of the Whole, when Mr. PAps, |
who represents Mr.. Buchanan in the House. |
took the floor, and pitched into Mr.. Cobb's re
port in speech in favor ola prohbtorv tariff /
Mr.. Garrett, from the Cobb Administration fac
ton, followed, and pitched into Mr. Phillips and
the Presidents policy; aud who will pitch into
Mr. Garnett remains to be seen
The first vote of Mr.. Lane, OF Oregon, in the
Senate to-day was significant. Yesterday the
Indiana delegation, with the exception of Mr..
Wilson, under instruction of their Legislature.
voted him into the United States Senate His
first. Vnta IN, hN.t l.. |
OF the Senate the Senators sent here from In
diana by that same Legislature In drawing
for terms Lane got the shortest.
The President said to day that if this Con-
gress will not vote him the means to carry on
the Government and execute their own laws
he will see if the next Congress will not do it
tie remarked that he cannot see how to avoid
calling the next Congress together in August
Mike Walsh has just returned from secret
mission to Mexico, and it is reported that Com
missioner Extraordinary will soon be appointed
to that country, and that Mike Walsh or James
Gordon Bennett will get the appointment.
II the Pennsylvania Democracy really desire
any modification Of the tariff they could obtain
it by supporting bill such as the Opposition
have drawn up. which secures much OF the
strength OF the Republicans III consequence Of
It's moderate specifics, rather than BY extraxa-
CANT protective features, and which undertakes
to deal fairly with ali the great interests of the
Union ias.ead OF making pet of any
4 very animated and Interesting discussion
took place in the Senate day, on that great
nsf OF legislative outrages, the Indiana Senator-
Al Election. The Republican Senators who par
tcipated in the DEBATE We're Messrs Coamer /
seward, Trumbu Hale, Fessenden and Harlan
L was protracted to very late hour, and held
he large audience to the last The Indiana
isurpers were most misefably upheld BY Messrs
Iieen, Pueh, Bayard and Benjamin. They conid
lot be brought to defend the election bv which
dessrs. Bright aud Fich were foisted in the |
senate, but contented themselves By declaring
I to b. case already decided The enormity i
y the outrage vas depicted by the Republican c
senator's with great thoroushness and signal et- g
ect
Mr. Seward declaring bis purpose to advocate n
ne expunging process upon the resolutions by b
'hich Bright and Fitch were declared elected
ow and forever. His energy OF discourse and r.
nimatlon OF manner were unusual. He brought a
. the original journal OF the Senate, with the
Imons expunged resolution, which almost ey-
~ Senator took his turn IA examining appar- -
ntiy with great interest Mr. Hale took up the -
lscnssion alter Mr.. Seward, and was unusually "
'rcible and eloquent. Mr.. Trumbu followed Sc
rguing the case at length and with much ablIi- e
!. Mr.. Harlan spoke with great pertinence. ~
nc interest Oh the discussion, however rose to .
$ greatest height over the bold, clear, demon "
ration OF Mr.. Fessenden, who exhibited fresh
regimen OF his remarkable qualities as debat al
:. For keen, cogeut, ineisiye, Gu, and thrust ,e
,ntlemanly debate he has no superior ia the IA
mate ner anywhere else. Mr.. BENJAMIN re. ~
rted in . vigorous onslaught upon the Bepub ei'
ans. Nj. Fessenden came back upon him in
admirable reply, which was listened 10 with
eat delight, especially by the galleries. Mr.. Ia,
njamin sat on Goals while it was being deliv. 70
I'd. This debate cannot be printed immedi. n,
'ly, owing to the pressure upon the columns AL
the Globe. 1t was much demanded, and it's aim
,ewal to-day was owing to the energetic de- So
Of Mr.. Colamer, who openedit with Sta
peecb Of characteristic pith and power. oh
The fire which destroyed William and Mary h a
liege is supposed to have caught from the
'dle Of negro, Who was saving wood in the !
cement, before daylight. The citizens Of De-
lllAmoburRh have already anh.cr;heA am n0n -.