The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-09
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


Foreign Appointments Confirmed BY
't tho Senate.
H.. TO-, -.
Our Special Washlagten Despatch.
wAsMs0ros, June 8. 1850
TEE oovopK MvrsnGAnoS-m ALLEGED ooR1UPuoss IN
TIE PURYLvANA U1cnom
Ths Covode CommitAes examinsd large number Z
witnesses 10 day, four Of whom were called 70 testify
'uppessd Illegal voting Col Der sntou's diyrcs u Penn
syivanh q the time Of his election. oil George Ban
dsrsen banker. q scrantoa testified that hs az ma
know OF money being used 10 elect COL Scranton, and
that dsbursed through his bank Tor such pur-
pose his knowledge. he informed the oommiss that
the great change In the dhtc In favor Of Col. Scranton
- aeaina the administration account Of the IN
popularity Of the democratic candidate, who endorsed
Leoompton. Then large number Of and iron opera
tors, miners and ,aborers In tho mines, furnaces
and rolling mills, dissUished with the low wages
they receiving, aud believed IL to DO in coaso
quence OF the want OF . tariff, and they believed
that Col Scranton just the 60 Congress
remedy the evil, and accordingly they voted for him,
knowing him to be . conservative man.
Mr. Henry Puleson testified thst he travsled through
the district during the cootest, and knew Of any
improper being used to influence the elect.oa OF
Col Scranton that partly brought about BY scran
tons extreme popularity, and the Eea disgust generally
fel, his district towards the present aamiasraan
From last be received the support Of many Of ma
leading democratic Of the dissrict.
Dr. Davis, ecitor Of the Scranton Herald, demosra
tic organ sted that be supported COL Scranton that be
never received dollar for IT, nor WAS be aware that
money Wa PAID TO any one The unpopulary Of the
democratic candidate, and the popularity Of Scranton
elected the latter.
M. d Koou, lawyer OF Pittston at whose iustiga
ton, tEc the charges against Colonel Scranton were
brought, could testify to nothing having msssria bear
ing en- the csse and Governor wnsow declined exsms
ing any witnesses, declaring that hs wss ssusfs1
that there was foundation for the report hs woud
take an early occasion 70 vindicsse Colonel Scranton
against the charges upon the floor Of tho House
viii be remembered that the dihculty between
Mesrs Train Houston originated In tho desire Of Go
vernon winslOw to obtain this evidence No oomul.se
became mortified st the position which Koon plsosA
them, that the Chairman informed him that be might 60
that the committee had decided NOT pay men for -
tempting 70 black mall the government This lsft Kooa
In . pecuniary dilemma Al soon Coloasi Scr,aton
heard Of his mifoFtune, he he would tsndes Kooa
the means 10 reach homo.
After the examination o. the four Witnesses nsuss.
the Committee, through . suggestion Of Mr. winslos,
ordered oil the other Witnesses, large batch to % dis
charged. Had Mr.. Covode's original proposition bssc
hooded, - stated in this correspondence 70 ssad for two
or three Witnesses 10 ~ the strength Of the oAarg As
govenmsat would bs one thousand dollars beser OF than
they are by ths prooeedngs Of to-day.
VIM. B. Mana District Attorney q PnilaAespAia TO-
ned to tho blacklist election oorruptons ia Phsdspas
10 1850, and desired to verify bis testimony By the pro
ducton Of records; but some members Of the Connss
objected and declined 70 enter into the case Of ALL
Mr.. Train, from The Covode Oomnlttss, oforsd rese
luton In The Bouss asking for authority 10 compel ~ o.
tendance Of the following witnesses A. DunAa
and Alexander Hay, Of New YORK; Gideon wss,w aad
Albert schoheld, Of Philadelphia sad VIM. Ksar.s, Of
Reading, Peansylvania.
john B. Haslin viii TESTIFY before ths committee ~
morrow In s-pasatioa Of certain thi,Os tssasd - ~
Butserworh, win probably state some thnes within
hs knowledge about the Lsooupsoa constitution and boz
IL was attempted 70 DO carried.
oOonel Fornsy hss bssa subpcssd TO appear bsfor VI
COvods Committee, and will sssufy 10 norow or o. Mo-
day.
fhe committee viii probably conclude thslr invssttga-
lion sisw days. rAs evidence already going through
the Press, and the report b being prepared.
TIE PRESIDENTS rnoruw MESSAGE
The House Sustained the Covods oonnittss today
against the PesidsnA protest. and vould have exoussl
M Houston nom acting tho Judioiary Committee had
not Mr.. Taylor jumped into the boas and saved
him. The question: however, stiI pending, and he may
yet be taken 81 his word.
nn npsoCn ooxnuuD uSmos.
Al Indicated In my despston few dsys since, Mr.
sa obtained hs sess 70 day BY the close vvss Of rss
majority. 10 generally conceded thai the ingsuous
lesal arguments Of M Marssoa Of New Hampshire sd
Mr. Stevens Of Pennsylvania contributed 70 SECURE
Mr. Blair bis seat than any other influence.
rm DsArH OF Nh BuxRorcss.
The death Of Mr. Burroughs win be annouoosd In the
House to by Mr. Ely. Of New York. sad addresses
will be made by Mr. Esherdss, Of Tennessee, the ca
league Of the deceased the Committee Indian Affair
and Msssrs. John Cechrans, Tcn,on and sSAaldiag,
New York
Nh. DOUGLAS MOVEMENTS.
Mr.. Douglas VIII nos proceed 10 New York Il preseo,
owing to the illness OF Mrs. Douglas, who also worry De
pressed In spirits By the death Of her child.
An AxnDx HONORABLE.
The Madison (wlnc,nsn) Pafrio, Of Juns contains q.
editorial discsimisg the hbclous utcis aSaass John
Potter, signed BY BersAh Brown. Tho srscs sxprsss
regret shaih appeared and says both The rsspousbs
editors absent whsU the Article publnhsd, acc
that Brown took nser,y With the oolumns
cokErIuoNsrs aorsa
Among the dissraceiai In tbs Ho~ss rspsa.sS
from day TO day the fact thsi the most vesA joeevs
about the Capitol allowed enter NE Hoass, sad
frequently occupying MEMBER sssss - iosaeas
upon the sofas and annoying members ~ the vrAs
tables. A crowd q employees about the cApxo, ~h
have no right upss the aeer uscsr tss rules, an
tolerated daily BY me doorhsepsr and hs ebssf ak.s
Indeed the practice has osms 10 te % eeeoxioan6ha
many members complain, end threaaes 10 sdee rusols
ton Of osasure upon NE doovkeepx Ths sams sypsen
Of sss oai sss nosr 70 persons engaged upon m.,sur