American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-02-09
MAsHrkdroN NEWS.

NEW YORK, feo. ,, The Times WASH
log ton correspondent sayssa EEKTrs 4
understood tbs, Mr.. Gisssbrspnsr,
the late Sergeant at Arms. will Be appoint.
ed u. 81 HTFeAsnrers 4i a1afE 1ie5f /
The MSxicna, treaty and ,ueolrsspon..
Edenos have been printed and laid before
tbe Senate Colhmittes on ROrsigu kffiirs,
fvbo will report Il back lon Tuesday, when
It's msriis win be discussed. 49,, - -
! Secretary Toucy he'd . ioug interview
to day with Gen Cass. tOnohiag the ezs-r
cuioh Of the Clayton and Bulwcr tfeaty
ny the home aad African Sqasdtons apon
4 which subject the. Government 10 pIspa.
ring tejoinGer 10 Lord John .RSsselps 4
note ia which are theeharges that the un =.
favorable notice taken by the U. s. Gov.
iesnmeut OF aii7 complsjns presented by
men eugageesiu'the shave trade traffic ooly
emboldsns them 10 the use OF the Ameri,
tcAu flag to prctecrtheir p'rscies 'as,t q, (
T Joshos R sGiddings appeared on The
floor ofths House TO day aud was sur.
rounded by his tfisndGT @ UH
1. The Post office appropristiong bill viii
probably be passed on Monday, under
suspension ofthe rules. s- r9G ~
The, same correspondent says: The fol.
lowing Presidential programme was ar.
ranged yesterday between lhs Republican
and A1isrican menbsfs Of the House:
For President, Edward Bates of Missousii
Vice, President General Cameron. Of Penn.
, sylvania. The platform isto be distinctly
+ rational and conservative. Mr.. Seward
is provided with the French Mission.
Tie Tribune's spondence says:--
The Republican Conference 10 morrow
will decide upon Doorkseper, P, st master
and Printer. Il is probable that Marstoh,
: of New Hampshire, will be nominated for
Doorkeeper. Mr.. L isa Of Illinois, Post,
master and Mr.. Deirees, Of Indiana, for
= Printer. but thsrs.srs various combinations
! and some qaite formidable to the defeat Of
every proposed programme, and this may
not succeed. ,,g -.rr-t 7. .-.r,F
The Heralds correspondence SAYS: The
j Senate Printing Investigation Committee
met this morning, Mr., Wendell nndsr
Q went aa examination OF upward OF three
/. hours. 1t appeared that some seven CT
}, eight parties were nts' esied 10 the public
printing, viz, Sleadman, Banks, Mclean,
: Walker, Rice, Severus and Bowman He
stated othat.,be had paid out dming the
past three yeats over 500, 1000 for party
, support 10 ne wspapers. and in aid o.
EeIection expenses in Pepnsykanis pria
; cipav, but extending over New Jersey
v New York. Maryland, Ohio. &c, and con
II ciderable bad been paid by official autt orr
d lily, and some. Of his owa free will.
- He also stated that by the action of th'
Senate iu elee,ing Bowman. who hat
'e given the work to Blair a Rives, he hA'
l. been left psnniIess, with ths largest estab
70 lishment ip the Union lying idle. 3. Bow
mans conduct toward Wendell was showI
up in a very bad light. Bowm,n. itap
pears. las given part oi the workto JswiI
es editor OF thaPFllm IRE organ at Buffalo.
at A. D. Banks and j. o. Seysrns wer
n also examined. They did not seem
=, know much, except that they receive
some aid from Wen 1ell.
~ Wendell testified that Of the Posioffic
Ii, blank printing he paid, in 1851, the SUI
ed o, $500 to the Pennsylvanlan newspape
e. Of Philadelphia, and the Evening Argu
- OF Philadelphia. lhe sum Of $1,000. l.
" informed the committee that lie went i,
10 doubtful Democratic districts in Pennsy
he vsnia, and spent money freely forthe be
se, Ell of the supporters Of the policy OF Il
ror Administration. .,.',. p.
Mr.. Rice, Of the Pennsylvania, was al
ie' before the committee, and did not di
credit ths testimony of Wendell.
IS. The Tribune's correspondent says:
an. Msssrs. Giddinss, Plumb and D
1. Howe, appeared before the Harper's FL
- ry Investigating Committee to-day.
&C. Mr.. Giddngs s,atej bis, wish to bs ex1'
The insd without delay, and the Commit
Of politely consented. He stated his pl
inn. sumlion that note submitted was writ
!. at tbe time indicated By the date.
' Its object was 10 apswer,a letter frc
use John Brown, inlimaling that be would
Of, in Audover.. an would LECTURE in JEFF
ar. son, where Mr.. G;ddiugs lived, Giddir
.;nb was introduced to Brown, and ccnsul
~ as to arranging matters for a lecture N
en' day. He was not eageaed mpre III
bat three minutes on this subject, being ind
rg. posed to any confer nee CONCERNING
sed Dollars and cents, but told. Brown TO co
~ and leclur e. Brown did so the follow
~ ~" afternoon in church where Giddii
d a worsbipped.
~. c% Read the advertisement Of K. F
~ ~. ter. Persons wishing to purchase h