The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-10
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
Passage Of the Post ONCE Deficiency
Bill by the Senate.
Abolition Of the Franking Privi-
lege by the Senate.
Probable Dead Lock ON the Bill
i'm the House.
List Of the Standing Committees Of
the House.
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THE SQUABBLE FOB THE PRINTING SPOILs.
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List Of the Standing Committees Of
the House.
Our Special Washington Despatch.
wAsHIScroS, Feb. Q, 1860.

Our Special Warrington Despatch.
WARRINGTON, Feb Q, 1850
The POST OFFICE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The action Of the Senate in hitching the Post Oce
bill number Of amendments, and especially one abolish
ing the Thanking privilege, will defeat tho bill When the
bill comes up in the House to morrow motion will be
made to lay 1t upon the table, and the motion will I'M
doubtcdly prevail The mail contractors are In grea,
tbulation TO night
The House would have adjourned to-day until Monday
but for their desire 10 act the Senate amendments
the Post Office bill to morrow.
The CONTEST FOR HOUSE, PRINTING.
An attempt made in the House to- day to proceed
10 the election of Printer but Mr. Hoard, Of New York,
prevented action the subject by Offering resolution,
in view Of what happened in the yesterday in
structng the Committee Public Expenditures inquire
into the expenditures printing for the House Of Repre-
sentaves and report at early day. The resolution
adopted and the committee, consisting OK Mcssrs Haskn
Theaker, Edmundson, Longenecker somes, Hndman,
Wood, Copton and Fouke will take carly action on the
subject
Mr.. Stanton denounced the action of the caucus as cal
cuated to bring upon the republican party the same
charges OF corruption that had been brought against the
democracy, and for one he would bring
nuuder such odium.
Mr. Derees' proposition to the republican caucus to
Of opposition to him from those republic who are con-
stantly arranug the administration for its alleged ex
travaganccs and who are just preparing to nyes
gate such charges In the executive as well as al other DE-
partmcn;s Of the government
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman, the leader OF the Houss
the election Of Printer postponed until Monday next
Since appears that the action Of the csucns is cac
lated to compromise the republican party rourhon, .b
country, is not likely that the nomination obtained v
only majority in the aco OF the fact that several Of
the absentecs werc opposed to the nominee will b, in
sisted on. II vote had been taken In the House to
on the subject Of Printer, the would have
undoubtedly been defeated.
II is a mistake that Mr.. Mitchell had made arrange.
mcnts to join the National Era newspaper OF this city
The friends Of Mr. Dcrecs say that the remarks of Mr.
Stanton the House to-day will not in the least dan,uc
his prospects of election as Printer.
HOUSE, STANDING COMMITTEES
Tho construction Of the House Committees BIZ Sneaker
Pennington announced today gyo moro general salts
faction than usual There gentlemen dissatisfied
Of course as tho HEsaIps report Of ,odays proceedings
will show. Other gentlemen The republican siia til
Of asking The House to excuse them from service on cor
tain committees. Tho charmen OF tic principal commit,
tees have been reflected in this correspondence,
Many members woul1 have lott for hone 10 day Int
Tor the important positions they hare been saide.lv
called upon to assume This is especially the case with
Mr. Topfan, OF ~ H., who Is Chairman Of The Committee
on Claims. He has been elegrtp,ed 60 home on ac
count Of illness in hs family; bat owing 10 the great
amount Of business that has accumulated during tue delay
organizing the House. that must be disposed OF by this
committee alone he has been compelled to yield public
duties here and las callei meeting o, the committee
NOTION.
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