The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-05

CoNGKEss.-In the Senate yesterday, res.
olution offered by Mr.. Wilson, of Massachu.
sets, was adopted, referring to the consider
alton Of the Committee on the District of
Columbia, all the laws now in force in the
District relating to fugitive slavss and per-
sons Of color. The committee was alse in
structed 70 consider the expediency of abol-
ishing slavery in the District, on condition
that loyal holders of slaves be compensated
Mr.. Hale submitted a resolution; instructing
the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire
into the expediency Of Establishing the present
Supreme Court of the United States, and es-
tablishing another Supreme Court in its
stead. zrfs5
In the House, Mr.. Cox introduced reso-
LUTON requesting the President to- take ap-
propriate measures for the exchange of pris-
oners during the present war. Resolution
was referred. A resolution was adopted in.
strusting the Committee on Foreign Affairs
to report on the p :acticability and expedien-
cy Of colonizing free blacks, and investing
them with the rights Of citizenship, ON any
part of the main land or on any adjacent is
land south of the United States.
TIE FEDERAL ARHY.-The Washington
correspondent of the New York World says !:
"There are now eight divisions across the Po-
tomac, reaching from Prospect Hill to Pohick
Greek, in the following order: McCalps, al
Prospect Hill Smiths, at Lewinsville Por-
ter's, at Halls Hill. &C.. McDowells, at Up
toms and FalPs Church Blenker's, at Hun.
ter's Chapel, Bailey's Cross Roads. &c. /:
Franklin's, at Alexandria. Fairfax Semina.
~, &c. Summers, at Springfield station !:
Heintzelman's, fronting Pohick Greek. Be-
tween this main line and the river thirty
earthworks are strongly garrisoned by corps
detailed from portions of these several COL
umns. The whole country is one vast camp
and fortified glacis. The pickets and videttes
of the advanced line 60 out as far as within
mile of Vienna, on the right; two miles
beyond Falls Church, on the right center +; to
Anandale, OIL the left center to Burkes sta
ton and the Pohick Run, on the left. Scouts
and accommodating parties take much more
venturesome range. The seven divisions
which have hitherto constituted the main
column have all been constantly reinforcing
by the addition of new regiments and even
of brgades, 50 that they alone constitute a
sufficient army for the advance against Gen.
treville. There is not the slightest symptom
not the least apparent prospect Of the es-
tablishment of winter quarters for the main
column at the localities of its present en-
campments."
To clean carpet, shake and beat it we'll;
lay it upon the floor, and tack it firmly; then
with clean flannel wash it over with one
quart of bullock's gall, mixed with three
quarts Of soft cold water, and rub it off with
n clean flannel, or house cloth. Any partic.
ularly dirty spot should be rubbed with pure
gall.
The portrait of ex-President John Tyler,
and the bust of james L, Orr, Confederate.
ex-Speaker of the House, which were orde' :
ed, in July last, by Vice President Hamlin
and Speaker Grow, to be removed from the
Capitol. are in the Smithsonian Institute.
Captain Craven, late of the Potomac TO-
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