Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-09
Dailp Tiraiaiall.
Interesting From Washington.
WAsHINaruN, Feb, 5, 1860.

laHl anu ruiCt, Tue pr1posltluu
ly taken up, aud is now under ndstscmeht. IL 10
very probable however justit might apncar, that
our guycrnnsent will volunteer its interposon
less application should be made by the two govern
mcnts.
MR.. srfAKrR PENNINGTON MENTIONED ron riK rRLsI-
pENCY.
Pennington : election for Speaker has made him
prominent Tor the Presidency. Already his friends
active. HIS CONGRATULATIONS "n all national
questions. his tariff doctrines and old line whig
pruclisiil,s. Will, they saw SECURE Ponnsy lyania
and New ,lclsey. Tho American party North will
alsp accept him that pol ton ON tho ant-becomr-
ton fence refusing Ia follow Douglas IN support ot
the tn1tirst numinee, will be marsballed in line
hv ian, ferney and Others. To secure tho in-
iacuce ot the Binir party, young Bair will DO Of
irred tho Wee Presidency. THIS movement is
dangerous tn scwnrd's prospects,.
TIM STANDING COMMITTEES OF Tug marsE
The Speaker viii not announce committees be-
foin Thursday.
Sherman Will be chairman of the Committee OF
Ways and Aleans and leader ol the lleuse. An
uh,uld story .gaiilat that CarWln is ehtiIlcd 10
that ,osith \, hut lac does not want it. and i, SEN
side eaultshto kuuw that Sherman Is eatiIhd TO
the llsto - parliamentary rrurtc'y.
Mr. Graa viii DE Chairman oi tho Committecon
Teri t.1.s, tie position as-g gned Inn 10y SlcI
kcr H5uks iu the Ihitty fourth tdugrr-s. Had
Snrrn5,r l,rn elected, the chuirmanship oi TIE
Coln'nittrs 81 Way, and Means would, hy lnrI'a-
mentay, courtesy. have fallen to Grow. Lo eng
SAeiuals priu- al rel utliCaa conn Iehior ior the
SucakershIr, Tut even III that even, am auth RI
tatINuiy ia formed Il, would not have accepted ii,
coas,uer,u,, Territorial affairs unoa wh.rh he i,
thor ughlS l"st"l, me re important
DIR totwiu from his past position *, by gener'
Al cons, Mt awarded the chalrmnnshipul he Com
mll;cc ON ErriSu AGars. and report s"ss that
Se, ker Pennington will assign hlm that position
Mr. Bultl2anc, who ly courtesy is emitted to it.
having int4natoi l. ths speaker that sueh an ar
raj griHrut wunI b. gia llNias to Inn.
M. Washoeurue Of Maine. declining to accept
tic ci.urmanshipo Of the Committee on E.eIions--
hI,stly important Committee tins Consrc'', On
account ui ll.e unusually large number ii ronl,s-
ted scul- L. lie s,uitd-lca,e the field to Mr.. vii
son ii lad lua, man every way qualified for the
post.
Mr. lla>hiu. of New York, will probal y be
! Chairman g, the GummitIrc On Post OIAtrs and
Posi- Il El-.
Nr. CHlax n, the head Of Injan affairs.
| Curici. ul New luk, or Wa>hburne of Illinois,
| at rho head ul TIE Commute W Commerce.
rcntuu. Chairman CA Committee On luvaIils
| Pcnsjons
nawc., Of Massachusetts, Chairman IT Commit
! toe on Rev luiouury Claims.
| tu'rs, Chairman OF Committee On Military AT
! fairs
Mr.. Al'inn viii probably retain his place at the
| head otthe t,lnu.,ttoc un Engraving.
| Tul Ieu, Il New Hampshire, is the on'y rclub-
| lean crc'tl 10 tbs Congress who has served On
the JUDICIARY Committee in the last Congress, and
! thcrd OF" tie Craftsmanship by courtesy Is due to
| Elm; tut ,ho n5nur. II be divided brtwoeo hm
! and Mr.. Stevens ut I'ennsy yiyania.
| l.. j Y Mpitia will lac Chairman ul lr Commit
I tee or the y : ritt Of Columbia.
MJr<' cd Ml.nt of Com nittec on Naval AT
| fair.
Pe.it or lnl.ana of Committee on Library. s.
!
Sr,itr ,N..ls will he made TO pass the i It Ot-
| fee Ntin lerry hil th,s week. Notwithstanding
| the rr,,nu tnd,ton of the President 10 allow
! integ'-f rus. Office securities, ,amcnl.ment+ will
! critrfe enib-t II, payments ,on the ground that
! tl,c sem hs hccn bought up iy spetnlaluIS III
lar.cl,,ruunts and hence ought MT L be allowed.
TIE rrBiIC PRINTING.
/ The F'iutiug lobby are working like lcarcrs to
! elect their rltnu4tr. A written programme has
Lecn prepared, with Laekmans share OF tie si'olis
! set nIut. S,lnc estcrn Republican members
! are s,id to lc go .uizQut Of the scheme Wendell
| and IL paper mHkcr of notoriousy bad nntcceicnts
! III hts dealing, with the goSernment are IN ihls
| pluulrriu. programme. Every other candidate
/ has Lcro bought of by promises, but tho old llno
! Republican,, determined to head off this cor
rupt srhcnr. They say they have elected peo-
! pies TASTY man Tor Speaker, an anti Leemptprs
! Cork AMI IA South American SergeantanAlms,
| but now they mean to recognize the sert-ces Of
the earliest nui abl"st defenders of the principle
/ Of the HcpuLllan party. Rich developments wall
| l,c made II the piunder combination Is nqssed
| They Will rival the corrupt bargainings exposed
! in the scia,e printing investiga
| THE DEyELbFEMENTs BEFORE THE SENATE PRINTING
CuMMITIEE--A!D FURNISHED TO NEWSPAPERS.
! The developments leiore the Senate Printing
| Invest. .ating Committee the subject OF gene
! raj discussion, and threaten to break down The
| corrupt and cxtravagant system which has hiih-
| erlo enabled Il parcel Of advcnturers and broken
! down political hack newspapers to get their VIC
| tuals from the public CRIB Wendell complains of
| having been cheated by General bowman. and
| hence his yrtaous Indignation, and the
| knowledge the country is being favored with as to
| the bargains aud corruptlons vi the bogus print
ing Job Wendell has testified, in addition to the
| details | have already telegraphed, that on the
| Goth OF last March he contracted with General
| Bowman to transfer the Union newspaper to him.
| and pay him tBowmar) the sum Of 1000 per
! annum towards its support; said payment to con
| tinue long as he (WendelD continued i'll the
performance Of the executive printing aud bind
| ing as then established; and that III the event
| Of Bowmans election Senate printer, Wen
dell was to perform tho work at the rates to be
| agreed upon--thc Attorney General md Sena-
| tor a. o. p. Nicholson to be umpircs Wendell
further declares that in pursuance Of this agree
| mcnt lie paid. Bowman s., 200 on the llth April
| following and has since thnt time given
| ders TO Bowman for mt ncv due him (WendelD
| fjr prin ing +, st O[,ce bl nks for tho balance
| Alter Bowman elected printer he repudiated
all these fair agl eements, Wendell says; forgot the
| many thousand dollars. he had received for the
phys cll nGtrimcnt Of the Constitution newspaper,
and entered into Il contract with John Z. Rvos to
| ex,cate portion of the work, whilst other por-
tons consisting Of Post Office blanks, he has ar
I ranged to have executed by Jewett. the publisher
| Of that Know. Nothing organ the Bufa 10 CONNER
cial Advertiser. Nay, Wendell goes fu' thcr and