, 1860-02-23
From ESn.hIn.ton.
my. Tribuae's Washington Corr:s7 ndencc.1

! WAsH1xoroS. reb. H.
Upon the application Of the liarptr's Fcrry
i COMMITTEE. the Senate tn.dar ordered procest
against Thaddtus Hyatt. to bring lin before
the oar' I" answer III ALLEGED contempt in not
! appearing to testify. Mr. Hyatt hus been here
all 'nrafid for several weeks, having come in
Answer !" the summons Of the Committee Fur
thus and other reasons he desired time to deter
M4ne whether ewould testify either under pro
lest or not at all, Jisrutipg, as he does, the
authority OF the inquisilion. He notified Mr..
| Alason yesterday. that Ii +. would decide in a few
days, and asked that indulgence tor prepara.
t'on. Mr. Mason replied that if he did not up
pear by II O'Clock, he would ask tue Sena.e for
aproc-es tn day. Under these circumstances,
Mr. Hyatt left the city for the East this morn
ing, to consult lis counsel, anu perhaps to test
the preliminary question by AaJf1s carpus b.
fore q State tribunal. when the order II TIC
Senate hha|l be served.
This is the first occasion when the Senate has
ever ordered contumacious witness to be
brought before its bur. The usual curse has
been that adopted ia The cases Of Messrs Red
path, Joha Brown, jr-, and Sanbotn, to require
their attend nee beiure the Committee.
The Committee on Territories IN The House
are prepared to repnrt bill for the admission
OF hunsas wErn the Committee are called Tie
time caunot be designated. All manifestations
IN the Senate indicate that the passogc Of the
bllf will he resisted on The Mctence that tie
improperly fixed.
The Committee on Elections me. this morning
aud heard Messr:. Williamson and sckles ur-
que thei: respective claims to a seat in the
uouse. Mr. Williamson contends that inas-
much rs Mr.. Sicklcs and 1vc nti,er members
frntn New York were not officially declared
elected, ~ appears by the certificate of,he Sec.
retarr OF State, from which their naules are
osnltted, owing TO an infosmality in printing the
tickets, he could uot under stLnd The law requir-
ed him to gire nutice Of q contest within 20
days before commencing proceedings, because
It WIS not to bc presumed that IN election
would be recognized which had been only an
n'unced By the other Numbers throughout the
ssuse. If proceedings had been instituted be-
tote, they might have been quashed on the plea
That there was no ground If contest, since no |
election bud been declared.
Mr: Sickles maintained that the objection !
urged was technical, and could not be heard lis |
valid. lie vested his right on the fact Of takirg |
lne scat without Objection, and organizing as |
member upon evidence from the Secretary Of |
The state. and being sworn in without uny no. |
lice Of contest until fifteen months after election.
, Mr. Williamson vii! be heard again on Thurs.
lay.
The opinion Of the COMMITTEES is not made up,
out it appears nearly balanced. 4 further ar
:ument may affect it more positively.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22d.-Therc has been
1rchcliln. rain from the South since O'Clock
his morning. aud conference is now being
lel'' on the subject Of the Eluestrun Statue eel
:uraton.
II a. u.-The .th regiment has not arrived,
nut ttse military, hremen. and associations are
at tile starting point, There are
',Eus ot I'LL improvement in ti,e weather, and
he programme will probably be carried cut. As
''stant Quarter Master Laiubeer and the com-
nittce urtired last night, aud report that they
ound ample and satisfactory arrangements for
H. reception of tue regiment. Tue delay to
he train was caused By i land slide near the
3tlag House, but The train has passed there and
8 motueutu1ity expected,