The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-13
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
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The Second Expedition to
Warsaw Sound.
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The Importance Of the Union
Troops Holding It.
The Official Reports Of Commodore
Dupont and Captain Rogers.
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Meeting Of the Chairmen Of the
House Committees.
REINSTATEMENT OF COL. Mu,lllnAn,
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WASHINGTON Dec. II, 1851

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WASHINGTON Dec. n, 1851.
CONFERENCE OF THE cuAIRassN OF THE HOUSE ooM-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOR CoNDUoprSG TAE
SESSION.
Tho chair,nen Of the scver business comm Rees met
~ Speaker Crows house Tuesday night, to consult
relative 10 the progress Of the business cfshe House
They decded THAT dsoate cut of a. tho extra
sesson stslosld be allowed to proceed at this session
10 reasonable length allowing the fullest discussion
al questions Of Importance. The feeling strong in
favor or 'sljoarRipg the holidays, and this wac
agreed upon
The peint Of allowing debate to open was the result
q free discussion on the subject 1t was asserted
lhat, the republicans had full swAy in both Houses
nyattempt their part to exercise their power By
cutting off ssAe opposition from open and fsoe
analysis Of the conduct of the administ-a-
tion on the floor Of Congress would be in
aerpreted%as implying that the policy Of the admins
sration would not admit Of such treatment
This reasoning met by hesdeclaration from seve
raj members that any debate as0ongress the present
statecf affairs would to somecstent, interfere With and
snbarsss the military movemehts going On; that
nothing should be dime by Congress to rrate the gallant
men who have offered up hehvcs to sustain the govern
ment, but the contrary, tho session shsrd be as
shoFtas possible, ransacting %ne important pdc bust
NOES Locking always to thes greatest encouragement TO
thenen who have left their homes and those hey love
for theEtern realities Of theeAcd that errors, small,
should he overlooked IL serious they should treated
by she proper authorities md not made ts subject or
public debate in Congress- ahereby Furnishing food for
sherebei enemy at home ae foreign enemies abroad to
sgloatsvcr.
rcoinder to this was made that the var was just
enc, and that the policy eshe administered was OPEN
and above board and that the democratic members Of
Congress ought not to be allowed 60 home say to
eber constituents that khe'policy Of the administration
mas sebad that it's freAdsa the House would not allow
Tito be dscussed and tina. freedom Of speech would hurt
nobody that we had splendd army, wos Offered and
appointed, and ought mot to hesitate to show the
world dat we are not asd to speak ofe for fear that
u would either mutiny orssanble to pieces.
II was finally agreed upen to encourage debate all
important questions also decided continue the
session until May next Along adonrnr ent will be had
over the holidays 10 enableshe members homo
and CONSULT with tAer Eeope, in order return fresh
from than In january, hsfcre settling the questions Of
the finances for thevisca ysc- commeneng June 1852
The following are>the Of the several charmen
and the committees they represented when the above
conclusions ari,ivedat --
Henry LaDawes, OF Massachusetts, Con nittee Eiec
tions Thaddeus Ste, Of Pennsylvania aud Justin s.
Morrill,, Of ermont, Committee weys and Means;
Reuben E. BENTON Aof fNevYoTk, Commk zee Claims;
E. B. washhnrne, b. Illinois, COMMITTEE. on Commerce;
John Potter Wisconsin, Committee Public Landf;
Schuyler Colsx ofiIndiana; Commntea, Post Offices
and Post Roads Roscoe L. G0nkng, Now York Com
mttee District ~ Coiumbis John A. Bingham OF
Ohio, Committee ndiciary Cyrus AdHch Of Mime
sofa, Committee Indian AAsirs; Ftp. Blair, Jr Of
Missouri, Oammnsoc Miisar- Affairs; chas. r. sedg
ewsck Of New YofI, Con,mitsaeS Naval Affairs JAS
n. Ashley Of Ohio. Commttae0 Territories Speaker
Grew presided.
M Bingham repg scented the lIscieiary Committee in
steat Of Mr. HsckmsE because hesas considered to be
the aeaing charManps that committee.
II re- MAINS be seen whsther tle plansssreod upon
by thea bove namedfesteen SA control Congress.
yTus LAaE CAUCUS or THE HEfuEzIoAN CONGRESS
MEN.
At thA adjourned Caucus of the radical rcpub-
ljcans, had in tho Capitol Last evening, the
resoluton az Mr. Biscilam, Of Chic, providing
for the I'm conditional emancipation of ,siayes, was
the PRINCIPAL subject discussed. Mr.. Egsrton cf Ohio,
was tired and d. gusted with she talk that this revolution
must be put dov1 without naoesng slavery It could
not be DONE as sa furnish the snews that carry on
the war. He wag opposed to conditional loyalty and
eaid that Provit ence had paced IN our hands the
means Of crushing GU, this rebellion must use H.
Senator Chandler O. Michigan supported the resos-
zion but could not Sc. the Of con6scating states.
when we had two hundrc, and twenty thousand in
arms bore inactive ana, hst eighty thousand Of the
enemy.
Mr.. S. N. Sherman Of New York, said if we did not
strike slavery the rebellion VIII not oe crushed Tor
many years. From six months experience in the army
he was satisfied overesmated inc intelligence OF the
master and underestmated the ntcl gence os'be slave
Mr. Pomeroy, Of New York appro, ed OF all That was
said against slavery. 1t was enough Tor MN 70 know
that the negro bears the Divine i'm ge as f white
man. He deprecated the dissolution Of The republican
party and asked "Wherc is the party now 'ha elssed
abraham Lincoln the Presidency" II hao been ssld
out in New York and other states.
Mr. Beaman, Of Michigan, said he would vote\a as his
Judgment dictated without regard to the administration
and the institution Of slavery was in the way Of peace
he would put 1t out Of the way.
Julian Of Indiana said the war had its support and
nou, shment slavery Compromise and peace had been
tried and failed He for striking at the root
He was Cor compromising loyal masters, and il slavery
could not be abolished that way he would strike 1t in
thc name>of freedom.
w. Mckee, Dunn, Of Indiana, Colonel on General McClc-
hans STAFF that the President must be supported by
Congress as he oud be by tho people He in favor
OF conscanV slayes Of rebels with other property but
was not for extreme measures He did not agree with
Che gentleman from New York asto the necessity fpcr
pctuating parties The os,mpcraso party BY that means
had brought about the present condition Of aairs
Mr. Colfax Of Indiana, briefly referred TO the position
Of parties and said he taking vidde ground and
ccnscating the property Of rebels and protecting the
property Of ioyalists.
MIR. Loveoy in favor OF supporting the Umins,ra
tjou, whether he deemed all its measures we o. unvise