The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-25
The Inauguration Of the Wash
ingtOn Statue.
Resolutions Consuming the Congressional
Committee for their Treatment Of
the Seventh Regiment.
Speech of Mr.. Doolittle ON the "rrrs-
pressible Conflict"
Interesting Revelations Respecting Old Brown
and the Kansas Aid Societies,
&ss H., e.
Our Special Warrington Despatch.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a, 1860.


The record of todays House proceedings vcrifes mx
despatch forwarded to the HERALD last night Mr. Ban
eliminated yesterday. Mr.. Mitchell took most OF the
scattering votes Of the republicans two South Ame
cans from Mr.. Glossbrenner, and exhibited to tho
House and the country that he could be elected il
the rest OF the republicans had changed from Ball TO him
On the third bao. to-day Mr. Seatop of the Iteionor
took thirteen South Americans and three democrats
Messrs Mison, Pryor and Decentralization Gossbrep-
ner On the last ballot Ball and Gossbrenner had seven
ty five votes each, and their principal opponents
and Seatonhad sixteen votes each The result of to-
days work brought the republicans to the decision to
hold caucus tomorrow at two O'Clock. There
is report to night that some of the Ball and Defrees
men win not 60 into the for fear that Mitchell will
be nominated They think by keeping out they will not
be bound to vote for the nominee, Notwithstanding tho
Defrees men, when he was nominated by ono majority
against MITCHELL who led him the caucus on six ballots
held the friends Of Mitchell to the support of the nominee
Tor two weeks The first who broke the lines from Defrees
to Ball were Defrees friends In view Of this fact
the friends Of Mitchell will hold the republicans in honor
bound to vote for Mitchell he nominated Mr. Adams
Is ready to vote for MITCHELL some Six or seven South
Americans VIII also vote for him the republicans nomi
nate him.
THk NEW YORK SEVENTH REGIMENT
MI Carters resolution censurng the action Of the Con-
gressonai committee Of Arrangements the Inauguration
Tue washington statue for not rendering escort to tho
SeVentn regiment on their arrival departure and for
o1ner aeged manifestations Of disrespect to the gallant
seventh was an unexpected bombshe and will be the
subject of an interesting debate in future Mr. Keitt p.ve
notice that he should speak the resolution Shortly
after this he received news Of his brothers. DEATH and
this fact will postpone the consideration of the subiect 70,
some time.
THB INVESTIGATION INTO THE PuHr,o ppvx,,xc p,rvcv,
scHxMEs-THE CHARGES AGAINST SUPERINTENDENT Kart
The House Committee on Public Expenditures. which
are investigating the public printing and other matters
connected Herewith, met this morning, and examined
Mr. Wendell for several hours. The committee swear an
witnesses TO secresy, so as prevent any of the deve
Opponents getting into the papers This testimony, how
ever was nearly the same that given before the Senate
investigating Committee. This committee intends to be
more thorough in its researches and deveopemeuts In
curing into every branch OF printing binding and on
craving together with the profits received and money
squandered by the government in this matter of the uub
Lie printing
The Senate Investigating Committee met this MORNING
and examined Mr. Hart Superintendent Of Public Print
ing In regard 10 the charges preferred against him He
explained everything TO the satisfaction of the committee
but his testimony did not place Mr. Bowman the Senate
printer, In very satisfactory light
NE APPROPRIATION nLs-s0oNoMY IN TIKI Rxpsyprrvs~s
Tho House Committee Of Ways and Means arc engaged
from day to day upon the Civil Legislative and Executive
Appropriation bill. They are cutting down cousider.
oy below the figures Of last year. After this bill ia dig
posed OF BY tho committee they will take up the Army
and Navy Appropriation bills. They intend to prune
them very closely, looping of al unnecessary expen.
ditures
The DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND TTE INAUGURATION CEREMONIES
has excited no little surprise and dspeasure here that
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vited 70 participate In and assist the late ceremony
In naugurating the statue Of Washington refused to
be present on the pary pretext Of technical etiquette
alleging that the position assigned them on the occasion
was not as dgnhed as they had right to expect there
by implying that some slight insult had been put upou
them and the governments they represent The President
In ms speech on the following day. with dignity rebuked
this discourtesy by simple alusion to it,
Tm s1cKIs AND WILLIAMSON CONTESTED CASE
Mr. sckes resumed and concluded his argument to- day
before the House Committee on Elections He commended
that the petition Of Mr. Williamson does not aeee facts
enough to call for Defence also that the omission TO
give notice Of proceedings required by the law
the failure to support petition by any testimony the occu
pancy OF the seat since December and being sworn in as
member without objection to the certificate exclude
Mr. Williamson from any right to contest his seat The
contestant will now submit his reply in writing
INDIAN WAR MEXICO.
The Indian Bureau has received official adylces that thu
Navaos have last commenced decisive war upon our
people and are also killing the Mexicans along the Rio
Grande Superintendent Collins says-"A war with the
tribe is now beyond the possibility of prevention
Will be recollected that last year treaty was made by
captain Bonneville and Superintendent Collins with these
Indians but has not yet been acted by the govern
ment
The PENSION AND WEST POINT APPROPRIATION BILLS
The Pension and West Point Appropriation bills would
have been passed today had there been quorum in the
House when the committee These bills elected NO
debate Whatever there being in them no appropriations
in addition 70 those previously authorized by law.
TIE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS
The republicans TO have caucus to morrow after
noon on the subject Of Printer.
1HY HARPR's FERRY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REyuA
noNI
George L. Stearns Of Boston, was before the Senate
Brown Raid Committee today testified as follows
did not ake any active interest the Kansas affairs un.
til the attack on lawrence and the destruction Of the hose
and other private property In that town. reused meo the
importance Of active exeton in behalf Of that portion Of
our fellow citizens who were thus assaled The assault
on Charles Sumner in the Senate chamber at Washington
which followed closely on the attack Of Lawrence,
at once determined to devote all my eaer-
gies to the work of making Kansas . free
State, and Immediately went to the Boston committee
for the relief of the sufferers in Kansas and offered my SER
vices. worked for them until june Of that year. and
then, being willing TO devote all my time TO she cause
was made chairman Of the State Kansas Committee Of
Massachusetts, which took .he place Of the first named
committee and continued the work throughout the State
In five months including August and December Of that
year. raised through my agents about forty eight thou.
sand dollars and the time commenced the for
NATION of societies for contributions Of clothing which re-
suited in sending from twenty TO thirty thousand dollars
more in supplies of various kinds In January 1857 our
work "a stopped by advices from Kansas more
trbuiionS needed, except for defence. We had
uo bseu thus stopped arrangements then made would