Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-15
Correspondence of thu New York Herald.
Important from Washington.
WAsHtsoroS, Dee. IL. 1859
TEE srEaxrRsnIr AND THE cLEHksHfr.

IIaskin md IIckman's speeches to-day are RI
ceivcd an indication Of the sentiment OF mt leas
FIVE ui the anti. Lccompton democrats. namely -
IIaskin, Hickman, Swartz. Reynolds and Clark
and | am antboritativaly informed that they cal
| be depended upon TO vote for Mr.. Sherman when
ever their votes will elect him; and have foo'
reason To believe that when Hetually needed Da
| Wis Of Maryland, and Adrain. VI New Jersey
| will also vote for Sherman. This being the FAC
Sherman will be elected OIL the next ballot, he on
ly wanting one hund,od and sixteen votes. The
above calculation gives him one hundred and sew
cntccn voies without his own.
| The speeches Of llaskin and Hickman crented q
| sensation in the galleries md deep feeling on
| the floor, such as has not been manifested during
the present discussion. The pluck exhibited by
Hickman was approved by the most chiyalrous ol
! the Sauthernors.
The republicans arc very sungnine that they
will elect Sherman on the next ballot by major
! ity and that the House will reach . ballot to-
morrow If 80 there will be sharp contest over
the Clerkship, us Forney will be the principal
candidate especially il tho anti l.ecomptonitcs
vote Tor Sherman, ~ they now indicate they Will
do, Tic opposition to Forncy will como chiefly
from the republicans in the West. who entertain
II h ,,tle feeling towards Douglas 1t Is consld-
cred ~ settled that F"rney will not support
port Douglas il the latter should be nominated ut
Charleston upon any other platform than that of
sguatlter sovereignty, which Forney himself has
NJ taith will be adopted. Any intmation that
the republicans will not slIcS to Sherman alter
the abuse and misrepresentation he has received
from the firceat,rs. isa mistake. They cay they
will never desert hin.
The programme, as telegrayhod to the HERALD
yesterday ms being discussed, with regard to Mr..
Reagan, OF Texas. or Mr.. Davis Of Indiana. for
speaker Is still being actively canvassed. Mr.
Reagan seems 10 be most favored to- nj CHI, though
to take up Davis would appear to 10 tho most
practicable.
With The view of meeting tho democrats, Sou
tlern oppostionists. and anti Lccomptonitcs on II
candidate acceptable to them all, the name Of MIR.
McCiernund, OF Illinois, hus to-dny been proposed
by some Of the members in connection with the
Spcakershp. Nobody. however, seems ~ antci-
pate election during tho present week.
TuE VACANT DISTRICT ATToRNEisuIP IN NEW YORK.
Tomorrow the President will send to the Senate
the name Of II United States District Attorney to
Gil tho vacancy occa'lonel by the death of Mr..
Sedswick. Tho candidates for the place are quite
numerous, and the contest il very huimatod.-
Judge Amasa Parker is strongly urged by tho
Tninmnny party, aud Judge Dean by the friends
Of Fernando Wood. The namcsof Samuel j. Ill
den, General Ward and Daniel r. Sickles ARE also
mentioned Tor the position.
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
1.-THE House docs not orgnnHo within the next
three Or Tour days, the President will it IL said,
send in his annual Message To Congress. a large
number oi Senators called upon him last week,
AMI again to-day, and urged upon him to send
his message to Congress without delay.
tue nARrrRs FERRY INVESTIGATION.
Parties are already ut work looking up testimo
ny for the Senate investigating Committee which
will be appointed under M. Masous resolution
canccrnug Brown's capture Of tho arsenal ut llur-
per's Ferry. They have nscertaiucd that tho ri
tles were paid for IN 1857 by note signed 5. q.
Howe. aud endorsed by Amos Lawrence. They
were sent 10 Kansas to DO usel there by the set
tiers t. protect themselves aud were transported
To llarpc. = Ferry upon Browns own resp nsibil.
i'y.
TIE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
The democratic Senators met In caucus at the
Capitol ut ten o'clock this morning to receive the
report uf the sub committee appointed by the eau
Gus last Friday. for the organization OF Senate
committees for this Congress. The report was
made To constitute tho committees such III they
were made last March, at the end OF the Thirty
fifth Congress- when the new Senators took then
seats. Tins was ljected to by several Northern
Senator's on thu ground th"t the control OF all III
nearly all Of the committees wee IN the hands o
southern gentlemen. The Committee on Post
Offices and Post Il ,nds wa. especially mentioned
as having II Soutbcru chairman Mr.. Yulee). VIII,
is the hrother,n-laW ot Postmaster General Holt
No reflection was made On the character or othcIi
contact pf these gentemen. hut it was contendot
u wooll be better to have nnoIh't chairman, and
In view ID 50 many committee IeinS c"ntr' lieu T.!
Southern Senators, to have N'rthefn chairman
In consequence" OF this difficulty the matter re
mains in allowance Tor tho present.
Inc standing committees IN the Senate Will n"
be announced Tor somo days yet. owing to Ia
nb'ehte oi II number oi qemucralic Scnntors ln'
e"Af'h'n'h'p o' ''ao'hS eonh''tees VIII dc '"'
same IN '">' year ha,ne'y, Mr. iuIn, ohal;tha'
Of the taHm't'ec ON Patents; Mr.. Toombs, Chair
man ct the COMMITTEE ON Revolutionary Claims
Mr. aiee, the Same as last year. will be Chair
nar - tbe Committee on Post Offices anil Pos
L".'. notwithstanding the efforts of re'a'n gen
ts,,, e#a"' 'rI With the steamship lines to keel