The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
INTERESTING DEBATES IN CONGRESS-.
Revival Of the Question Of SQuatter Sovereignty
in The Senate.
speech Of Georgia Fire-eater on the
"IrrepressibIe Conflict"
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
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NOMINATION OF A MINISTER TO FRANCE,
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
INTERESTING DEBATES IN CONGRESS.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATV

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Our Special Washington Despatch.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1860
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The failure to unite the elements opposed TO Mr. Sher
man leaves tho House In lie original and chaotic condition
Tho day has been spent In angry and improbable debsta
about the irreprcssibe Niger ballot being taken aud
but slight effort being made for one.
Mr.. Scranton Of Pennsylvania, Who represents rather
conservative district has the floor tomorrow He will
repe tho charge Of insnccrty madc upon those gentle
men who LOFT Sherman 70 vote for Gner days
SINCE and will define his position for steadily voting for
Sherman after the resignation Of Mr.. Grow present
certain Union resolutions adopted at Union meeting
his distrct, embracing the sentiments Of the repubn
cans OF Pennsylvania
CONTINUATION APPOINTMENTS
The Senate executive session day confirmed large
batch Of Consuls Postmasers and District Attorneys
appointed during rcccss among others Judge Bresse
District Attorney for Northern Iinois
The appointment Of Mr.. Grund Consul to Havre
was taken up, and owing to the absence Of number
Of Senators was rejected A motion was immediately
made reconsider it, pending which the Senate ad.
journed.
ME MINISTER TO FRANCE.
The President has sent hs0Ame OF Charles tsFaulkner
As Minister TO France. was rslerrsd 70 the proper
committee and will probably be reported back and
frmed 10 morrow.
THE SENATE PRINTER
Ilearn this evening that Mr.. Bowmans will be
withdrawn Senate printer, aud John c. Rivcs subst
in his place Some Of the Senators protest against
this. Mr.. Rives has large printing establish men and
can proceed at once with the work. This move is
doubtedly blow at Wendell, and IL successful will
operate seriously against him, will leave his large
printing establishment upon his hands without dollars
worth of work to do.
OUR RELATIONS WITH NEW GRANADA
Dispatches were received this morning at the Depart
ment of state from Minister in New Granada. The
pending questions bet the two ap
proxmatng speedy and satisfactory adjustment The
present government will s best endeavors to urge
upon the attention Of Congress, which is shortly to
sembe at Bogoa early ratification of the Cass Herran
treaty. and the opinion that it will be speedily
tilted.
General Jones urges upon the administration 10 change
the day OF the departure of the mail steamer to Aspin
wall from 5h and 10th to the 10th and 18th Of each
month This would enable him TO get his correspondence
five days sooner than he does but would throw all
the mails for the other South American republics fifteen
days later the interests Of the majority must be
suited Mr. Holt will hardly adopt the recommendation Of
the Minister TO Bogota.
by the Auantic's mail from Central America.
pEsspAfcrns IRON THE HOME AND PACIFIC souApRoNs
The Navy Department has received dispatches from
the commanders Of the Home and Pacific squadrons.
They report matters connected with their respective
| tions as In o healthy and 1ourishing condition.
uH MARYLAND LEGISLATURE AND HER DELEGATES IN con-
GRfH4.
The resolutions offered in the democratic Maryland
Igsure b Tor q s Sdd1s ahs demo-
crat for Speaker if they pass both branches will be
assaed in the House. 1t is said by Mr. DAVIS of Mary.
land, In q speech.
KANSAS POLITICIANS.
General Pomeroy has arrived here from Kansas He
Is the prominent candidate for the United States
Senate, with Mr. Parrot the present delegate from
that Territory, from the northern half Of Kansas
and Governor Stanton and General Lane are the
principal candidates in aouthern Kansas. Pome.
roy viii have nearly all the republican members north
OF the Kansas river and some strength south Of that
point Mr.. PARROTS main republican strength lies in
Douglas county, but he has Of democratic votes
! from Leavenworth county Governor Stanton in the
south, will enlist all the conservative members while
Lane will depend upon the radicals and in catering to
them, says learn by private letters that so
petey aboonized he is ready to have his body made
into oroeses for the underground railroad. s. NJ Wood
member Of the Legislature elect in reply to this said
!
would never do 70 take il, even for that purpose
TIE Rival OVERLAND ExTGRANT ROUTES
The opening Of the new emigrant road by Captain j. H.
Simpson, of the Typographical Engineers extending from
Camp Floyd, south Of Salt Lake City, Carson valley in
Utah. and the statement in the late annual report Of the
Secretary Of War that the shorter by two hun
dred and fifty miles than the Old South Pass and Hum
boldt river route and especially that is we'll suited for
the passage of the OK team emigration is likely toprodu,
quite controversy between the advocates of the rival
routes. II appears, by comparison accurate maps
and distances, that 1t is only between Camp Floyd and
Carson valley that the route of Captain Simpson shorter
than the old road and that is shorter as an emgran
from the South Pass the eastern boundary Of
California. 1t Is asserted fact that all the stock
drovers and OK team emgrans prefer the Old Platte
ley and Humboldt river by the South Pass which
does not touch Camp Floyd at all.
Colonel Iander's improvement OF the great overland
road by the construction Of cut offs to shorten and
avoid deserts, highly spoken or Three thousand emf
grants passed over during the past year California
and Oregon without serious loss stock furnishes an
abundant supply Of grass and water.
The whole subject Of the of this and other
wagon roads will be investigated by Congress, If the
House is ever organized.
me TKRRroRY NEVADA.
The bin introduced by Senator Gwin yesterday pro-
vidng lot Ierrltorai government Tor Nevada is the
that reported in the last House Of Representa-
uvcs
TIE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The United States Agricultural Society will commence
their eighth annual meeting omorrow the Smithsonian
institution.
THE FREE NEGRO QUESTION
The City Council, experimenting that legislation in the
slave States against free negroes would have the effect Of
increasing the numbers Of that class in Washington took
nitatory measures to prevent such immigration; but
recent authoritative exposition of the city charter shows
that gives no power of prohibition, and that legislation
on that subject must be confined prescribing, ad
vance, such reasonable terms and conditions Of residence
may tend to repel the idle and disorders.
The PRESIDENTS rEvEE
The Presidents evee very well attended this
ing considering the small number of strangers city
1t is asserted today upon the best authority that Mr.
Hamilton Of Texas, who was nominated for Speaker by
Mr. Davis. Of Indiana not anti Leccmpton democrat
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