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S,'cctut Correspondence Of TIE Att.ca. Cue
WASHINGTON, u. G., Nav 21 1850


Special Correspondence Of TIE Aic,ca. Cu-ctle.
WAsnlNuroH. D. G., May %, 1850.
The Sera!c 10 day passed tho bill riio7ips
uou commissioned ficcrs Ct the army 10 be re.
tired the same as commits stoned officers and
also aloUiog Every mao who has served fifteen
years in the amy to be within the lice Of regular
pionotiou on the retired list. Tho Alliou
amendmtnt tireoiOg The Presilen! to appoint
snnually two negro cadets to West Point was
defeated by largo msjolity, many republicans
voting against it with tho democrats. During
the debate 90 it Mr.. Salisbury said that mem.
tcrs on his sido of the chamber were better
friends 81 tic negro than those on the orpc site
side. MIR. losr. CONNER cod to reply, sayiog
he was willing to let the negroes decide that
cs Lis side had freed them and the other side
had torn negro children sway from their
mothers breasts and sold them. when no was
interrupted by cl jectons from Mr.. Iogalls, who
said that lor ono he was tired Of this eternal
Juggling in OF the nclr) toto congressional de-.
ba!es.
The House 10 day passed the bill for iocreas.
ing tho rolioe fcroe Of tho District. tho repub.
loans and Northern demo Gratis hapiog induced
the Southern democrats to agree TO The section
| restricting tho folc, 10 mcn who lad served 10
the United States Amy.
The Grant boom is still on The increase, and
| tho Blaine men oonsr quenty aro dspirited.
illinois is conceded to Grant, 80 is Alabama,
and tho detection of Minnesota to Window
makes sad break in tho Baine liuo in the
Northwest. and strengthens tho belief that
Grant will be nominated on ito first ballot.
R The probability Of an ADJOURNMENT on
tho 3lst is Strengthening daily and
though sem, members Of Coosres still
say they don't SEQ how the scsl i'm
| can ossibly terminate by that time, tho general
inpret sion is that it will. and both houses ere
working with q view to that PURPOSE. Tho
legislative bill will be reported to the Senate to.
morrow and on effort will be made to push il
through ct opor 1t is lumortd that tho Ar
| noplaioDs Committee has amended it ky
restoiiog the salaries of the Senste's employees
to the figure at which they stood before the
| llcuse had reduced them to The amount drawn
| BY the people it employs. Ii this b, so it vii
ncce sitate coriercuco committee, but 20 di-
| Gculty is experienced about speedy agreement
btiDg effected by that committee. A sui
committee oil tho Senate CoumcIc! Com uitteI
has tho river and barber b, under consideration
aud will report it dulng tho next two CT thee
| days.
The S,n.le Committee On the Eeoora
! Count agreed to day 10 report bill put jhlug
| By heavy foe and prolonged imprisonment, al
partitS who may be- at oil Instrumental in pre-
pairing and s,nding to Congress false returns o.
presidential Il ,otiors.
Mr.. Johnston succeeded 10 day 10 pushing
| through Tho Senate tho bill for including Wost
Poiot within the Rchmoud custcml district
Tbs bill having already passed the House, nov
only awaits tho signature of Mr.. Hayes tC
| become a law.
Tho House Committed on Coinage, Weigbt!
and Measures. with Captain Levin Powell Il.
deputy sergeant ut arms loft TO day tor l'hila.
delphia to insp; OF tho Mat there.
| Tho resignation OF Senator Gordon seems IL
haVo struck everybody about Tho Capitol will
surprise, tho mhl1Ilyti the trL1 lGntciH Of tina
building finding it hard 10 believe that mar
should willingly give up u place that confer.
] upon iis posi- ssaI suoh facilities Tor accumu
latine money. md Wish facilities have beer
avaiCd of to suah no eytcnt by many Senator's
Secretary Sherman Tor iustal c1--lhat they have
accumulated large fortunes by hoIlng it tor
| few years. l;ut GCutri Gordon Ia d different
sort OF man from those to whom allulr. III!
insinctP, it nothing else, prevent him lrCu
riding On his position rs n Snnnt0r Of his conn
| trr, and az no has received all tho honor tha
place is capable of nforllng him. ind, Ga hi!
| SALARY will not support him in Ito stylo ho de-
siroA to live, he haA resigned TO lolE after h.!
own business at home and 10 oIl,r. 1t ia said
! TO accept tho prctidcucy Il railroad That ha!
| boon offered him.
| Tho llcuso Committee on Pacific Railroad!
resolved to dAy that, unlcsl instrUc ed by thu
| House, they could do nothing with tho letto
received by its chairman. charging that Trxa
| PaciiJ bonds had been distributed among thu
members Of tho House to illorc, their vote:
on matters connected with Tint road.
| General Beale has returned from Riohmol
| lilo says the convention was ono CT the largcs
ADD most harmonious ever hold 10 tho State
that tho sentiment Of tho mt ,rity oil tho dele
gates scemad to be decidedly in favor Of Fold
and that whiIo no had been doubtful before he
went there about tho return Of tho present
congressional delegation. no is now cortnin they
can all COMO back if they choose.
! A postofiico was established at Dagger !,
| Bottotourt Co., Va. to day, and W. i. Bcant
appointed postmaster.
Hanlan. Courtney, Riley and Blake have
all been Interviewed to day. Though some
persist in saying the race was put up swindlc
tho general impression is that Courtney like
many democratic congressman, lacks nervc. and
that tho excitement incident to the race entire
ly uomanned him. Riley says no has offered lc
row against llanlan fer from 600 up to ter
Thousand dollars, but that tho latter is attempt
log to back out. and makts his tc,optanco Of
the challenge conditional upon the raising of n
c,iz,rs' purse Of 5000. which, he thinks. vii
be impossible to do. The proposed rec, fol-
next week, it will thus be sesr, Is by no moans
q certainty.
| California Political SHrgingE.
SAN Francisco. May 30-12 80 q. m.-Tht
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