Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-03

WASHINGTON, Feb Capt. Gardner of the
Infantry, Lieut.. Moore Of the Dragons, Lieut.
Anderson of the Artillery, Lieut. Taylor Of the
Cavalry, and Lieut.. Alexander of the Engineer
corps, have been appointed board to assemble
i'll the Washington Arsenal, on Monday next,
for trial of all the different small arms that
have been made or purchased for the military
service. They are to report in full to the War
Department.
The acceptance of the offer of service of the
mounted regiment Of Texan Volunteers, to
protect the frontier from the threatened MeXi-
can invasion, to be ready on any emergency,
will depend ON the action of Congress.
There was Republican caucus at the CAPT.
toll, to-day Many seekers after places were
gathered in the Hobbies, impatentIy awaiting
the result The rumors from time to time ere
ated much excitement among them. 1t was
ascertalned by the proceedings in the hall that
the prepouderance OF feeling there was in IA
vor Of Mr.. Forney for Clerk and Henry w.
Hoffman for Sergeant alarms Those gentle
men were recommended, but not nominated. No
definite action was taken on candidates for the
other Offices Some difficulty was oCcasoned
by there being two candidates for Doorkeepcr
from New York-Capt. Darling and Ira Good
now-while Geo. Marston OF New Hampshire
is a prominent candidate for that office
MeSsrs. Sherman, Grow, Tappan, Hickman,
and Schwartz, were appointed committee to
call another conference.
The President sent to the Senate today a
message, in which he says he deems it
sufficient reason for having retained the
bill appropriating 500 900 for deepening the
channel over the St. Clair flats, Michigan, that
it was not presented to him until the last day
OF the former Congress, when he had no OPP
portunity TO examine it. He says that a con-
stitutional mode exists, by which the legisla.
ture OF Michigan may, in its discretion, raise
money to improve the channel in the st. Clair
river. He does not mean to intimate doubt Of
the power of Congress to construct such inter-
nal Improvements as may be essentially neces-
sary for defence and protection against the inva-
sion of foreign enemy. 1t would scarcely be
claimed, however, that the improvement is
within this category. This river is the boun-
Diary line between the United States and the
British provinces of Upper Canada. Any
improvement of its navigation, therefore,
which could be made for the purposes of
war; would equally inure to the benefit
of Great Britain, the only enemy that could
confront us in that question. War would be
sad calamity, but should it ever unhappily eX-
ist, the battle will not be fought on the St
Clair River, nor on the lakes with which it
communicates.
The members of the House, to-day, kept
tile cciSt 1Alius buSy ny uidN ing IiSll
mileage and salary, the Speaker having yes
yesterday signed a check on the treasury, for
large amount of money.
The Senate, today in executive session spir"
itedly debated, for more than two hours, the
motion to reconsider the vote by which some
weeks ago j. Grund was rejected as Consul at
Havre. The contest was ended by confirming
his appointment, the majority being unexpect-
eddy large.
The resolutions which Mr. Davis introduced
into the Senate, to-day, arc simply a corrolary
of all the issues on the slavery questions pre-
senting the southern side aflirmatively.
Mr.. Wil1otf, of the New York Herald, was
yesterday summariy expelled from the House
Of Representatives, at the instance of Roger
A. Pryor.
Mr. Wendell has refused to answer certain
heterogeneous propounded by the Printing
investigating Committee, and is allowed time
to decide whether he will adhere to that pur-
pose. If he persists, Imprisonment may be
the consequence.