The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06

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DOUGLAS AND THE SENATE Cox1rITrsEs,--- !,
The Washington correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer writes as follows concern;
ing the Senate committees:
There is no telling where the fight about
Mr.. Douglas position on the committees OF
the Senate will end. learn that Senator
Yulee called upon Mr.. Douglas and tend
cred him craftsmanship of the COMMITTEES on
Post Offices and Post routes, Of which
Yulee the brother in.law of Postmaster
Holt, is chairman. Douglas refused to
accept. No case has ever occurred IN the
history of the Senate where chairman has
been deposed for political reason rom the
craftsmanship Of Senate committee, except
in Douglas case. Even Hamlin, OF Maine,
after his opposition to the Kansas. N ebraska,
Bill, was retained In his previous position
upon the Committee on Commerce hence
Douglas never can, and declares he never
will, 20 back as chairman Of any other
Senate committee, until he is reinstalled at
the head of Territorial Committee, with
which he commenced his career in the
Senate. Senator Rice stated in the Demo-
cratic Senatorial caucus the reasons ichy
Douglas refused the Craftsmanship OF the
Committee ON Post Offices and Patents, the
3p,ter being also offered to him, and It created
quite futtering. Mr.. Douglas course in
refusing to supercede MIR. Bigler, who is an
opponent of bis, is in striking contrast with
the conduct of Green, of Missouri, who
under the circumstances known to the
country last session, accepted the chairman
ship of the Committee on Territories, from
which Mr.. Douglas was removed after
service of twelve years.
The LATEST News from the Capitol, is
condensed in the following dispatch
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The difficulty
between Senator Johnson of Arkansas, and
Representative Hendeman, which it was
supposed few days ago would lead to q
hostile meeting, has been amicably settled
through Messrs. Toombs and Pryor.
Hon. Judge Mason, of Iowa, late Com
missioner of Patents, has become con-
nected with the Nesv York Scientific Ame-
riCGn. fso -@a f
The Augusta Constitutionalist of the 2lst,
says that the Medical College of Georgia,
has resolved to invite Southern students at
the North to finish their course of instruc-
ton there free. IS
In the Democratic Senatorial Caucus to-
day, after full discussion of the charges
against Gen. Bowman, of the Constitution
paper, he was nominated as printer to that
body, by vote of 20 against 5. The inn
preston is that he will be elected.
The Senate, in Executive Session, con-
frlned the following nominations N. B.
Browne as Postmaster at Philadelphia ;
Mr.. Hatch as Postmaster at Buffalo Mr..
Waiter as Postmaster at Cincinnati, and
Mr.. Bishop as Commissioner of Patents.
Col. Davis aud staff are here with large
amount of ordnance stores on the way to
Richmond. Only one company remain on
guard at CharlestOwn, Va, and quiet has
been entirely restored.
The Legislature of Virginia, by joint
resolution, has accepted the flag presented
to the Commonwealth by the citizens ol
Philadelphia, viewing it as renewal Of the
evidence of the devoted patriotism of it
heroic donors.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga large number
of mail contractors have informed, and con
tinue to inform the Post Office Department
that unless Congress makes appropriation
early in January, for the payment of wha1
is due them, they cannot continue the ser.
vice, which has been maintained by them il
manner altogether satisfactory to the De
partment, but at great sacrifices to thei
credit, which is now nearly exhausted
Should they surrender their contracts, thu
extraordinary expenses of restoring tn
service will amount to no less than 81 900,
600. Probably their expectation tina
Congress would promptly pass bill TO
their relief, has proved disastrously to them
The Department has the money to pay al
the sums now due for the quarter ending
with September, but not the legal authorit,
for that purpose. The expenses for the cur
rent quarter are not due till February. Owe
$4,000,000 are required on account Of ar
rearages for the year ending last June. Th
statements of Indebtedness to contractors, o
which they have raised money to the amour
of$2,000,0 900, are in the hands OF persons
this city.
Reliable advices just received here fror
Mexico, state that the reverses of the Cor
stitutionalists were not az disastrous q
newspaper accounts represent. After Gel
Degollado's defeat in the vicinity of Quert
tro, and during which Miramon admitte
that the reactionists could not in the en-
triumph and that while be was in favor {
liberal principles, he could not openly o.
pose them without rendering himself obnox
GUS to the charge Of being traitor to tt
party in whose service be was engages
This admission having reached the churc
party, caused much indignation against hin
The report which prevailed at Vera Cru
at the time Lennesses left that place, that
revolution in the city Of Mexico, infavor I
Marqueza, was meditated, was regarded {
of significant importance. The treaty II
Gently made with the Juarez governmer
will probably be received in the State D.
partment tomorrow.
The London Times is not CHEEKY ar
hardly polite. OF coming events it remark
"We doubt not, however, that . part Of Il
public will learn with kind Of satisfactic
| that no pleninotentiurv ia to he dispatch0l