m FROM WASHINGTON. [Correspondence of the Evening P('((■ in he. 12, RANKS' frictnls are dragging t lie anchor, quite contented if they can hold their own. It was expected that Fuller's Pennsylvania adhe rents would ahandou him, lint thoitgh nil fmt ! two have done so, most of them seetn to prefer I to '• scatter abroad" for the iii'esent. rather than aid in a pmv anft-Xrbrnxrn triumph.— The truth is, that the " XaJtional" Kuiw-N things are apprehensive; tlfiit, by the election of A republican Sjieaker ami other Congression al officers, with reference to their position on the Kansas question, the cry of " Americanism will lose its potency for tlie Presidential earn-; paign, and their only hope of victory is to fo- J ment division among the opposition. Fuller or Pennington would satisfy them, and, if either of these candidates could obtain the votes of Ranks' men. iic would be chosen. But un fortunately for them, it happens that no man who represents the views of the "Twelfth Sec tion" know-Xothings, can get the Republican strength, on his side. The supporters of Banks, I think, have ta ken their final stand on him, and if they should disband, there will be no organization this week. Among the outsiders, who appear interested in distracting the forces of the opposition in the House, so as ultimately to bring about the elec tion of Pennington, are John M. Clayton and Senator Erastus Brooks. On the other hand, the administration men would, iu the hopelessness of choosing Rich ardson, prefer au ont-aud-out Republican or ganization of the House. They want a fair and open fight 011 the Kansas issue, and their second choice for Speaker would be Giddings, of Ohio. Having determined on taking ultra southern ground iu the Presidential battle, they desire no mongrel National American par ty to interfere with their success below Mason and Dixon's line. And if the signs of the times do not deceive, to this complexion things arc rapidly coming. Although there scents to be no chance for the adoption of a plurality rule for the elec tion of Speaker, it is not unlikely that the use of the ballot may yet lie agreed to : in which case there might be some defection among Richardson's men, in favor of Banks. The ballot, at all events, would soon settle the ques tion.' For the present, however, the Clerk of the House might as well put down Richardson's vote at seventy-four, and save the trouble of calling their names. [From the Editorial Corre*pnudenre of the ToledoTOadc.] WASHINGTON, December t, lsio. The last timejl was in Washington, the at mosphere about the National Hotel, the politi cal head-quarters, was all pro-slavery. Union savers poured their blarney into the ears of fresh and confiding members, till their sensi bilities were overcome. Wheu flattery and so phistry failed, then bullying succeeded, and the impulses of freedom were suppressed. It is all changed now. The atmosphere is our atmosphere. It is bracing. Crooked men walk straight. No man speaks in whispers or in bye-places sentiments honorable to his head and heart. The majority act and talk as tho' they had determined to organize the House and shape legislation. A great point is gained for freedom when the tyranny that social life ex erts in Washington is overcome. Yours, &c., W. Sketches of the Candidates for Speaker of the House of Representatives. The numerous unsuccessful ballotings for Speaker of the United States House of Repre sentatives have naturally drawn public atten tion to the several prominent gentlemen named for the responsible post, and awakened a de sire to know some of their antecedents. We therefore condense from the Xew York ITcrald the following sketches : WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON, of Illinois,was born in Fayette county, Ky., in 1811. His father was a Virginia farmer, and his wife one of the Kdmoudson family of the Old Dominion. Her father and seven of his brothers died iu battle. Mr. It ichardson studied law in Kentucky, prac ticed a short time there, and then removed to Illinois, where he was elected State's attorney, which office he subsequently resigned to accept a seat in the legislature. For nine years he j was a democratic member of cither the State senate or house, and of the latter he was at one time speaker. In 184t> he raised a com pany of volunteers and proceeded to Mexico. At the battle of Buena Vista, (where lie was promoted to a majorship) lie greatly distingu ished himself. Before his return home lie was elected to Congress, and has been a member e\cr since. He is know nas the father of the Nebraska-Kansas bill. NATHANIEL P. BANKS, of Massachusetts, is a native of that State, and born in 1816. lie commenced life by working in a cotton facto ry, then leartfed the trade of a machinist.— Snbsequcntly he studied law under the Hon. R. Rautoul, and was admitted to the bar in 1848, in which year the democrats elected him to tho legislature, in 1840 he was a support er of Martin Van T>urcn, and subsequently of Gen. Cass. In 1851 lie was chosen to both the Massachusetts Senate and House. He ac cepted the latter, and was chosen Speaker by a coalition of democrats and frec-soilcrs in 1851 and 1852. In 1X53 he was chosen to preside over the State Constitutional Convention, al though he had just l>con elected to Congress by the democrats. At the last Congressional election he was nominated by both democrats and know-nothings, and although many of the former boltod the nomination because of his opposition to the Nebraska bill, he was elected by about 7,000 majority. H RMPHRKY MARSHALL, of K_v., was born in that State in 1812. ami is a distant relative of the late Chief Justice Marshall, flis mother i< tho sister of John G. Birney, so often the candidate of the Liberty party for the Presi dency. Mr. Marshall is a graduate of West Point, and served as a. lieutenant under Gen. Scott in the Black Hawk war. He also serv ed gallantly iu tho Mexican war. Iu 1849 the Whigs elected him to Congress." and in 1852 lie was re-elected, but resigned Ills seat to ac cept the mission to China. Last fall he was elected .again by the know-nothings, his majori ty being over 2,500. LEWIS D. CAMPUEXL, of Ohio, was born in that State iu 1811. His father was a Virgin ian. Mr. C. served an apprenticeship at the printing business, and afterwards started a Clay paper at Butler, Ohio. In 1836 he \yas ad mitted to the bar, and in 1840 was defeated for Congress by Col. Weller, by only 59 votes, out of 14.000, Iu 1848 he was elected to Con gress as a Whig, and has been a memlier ever since. lie is distinguished fur his decided op position to the further spread of slavery His r.s.pal bn-iu' s ;-.t home is farming. lit kv W Fi mi:, of Pennsylvania, was born in that State in 1820. He is a lawyer by profession, and w as first elected to Congress us a Whig in 1850, having thy year before been in the legislature. In 1852 he was de feated by Mr. Wright, democrat, but iu 1854. by the aid of tlie Know-Nothings, was again returned, having this time defeated Mr. Wright. Chloroform and Robbery on the Cars. We find the following in the Tlion (X.Y.) Independent, showing how villainously a lady passenger from Baltimore was robbed : On Friday evening, on our way from Utica to I lion, a young lady by the name of Parker informed us that Mrs. David Wright, of Tor onto, had been robbed 011 the cars near Pough kcepsic on thanksgiving night nlidcr the fol lowing circumstances : —She was on her re turn home from Baltimore, where she had been to visit Mrs. Hawkins, the wife of the Wash iugtonian lecturer. Among the passengers who had got on board the train at Baltimore was a tall, dark-eyed, well dressed and gen teel looking lady, who sat down by the side of Mrs. Wright. " Are you traveling alone?" asked the stranger. " I am," was the reply. " How far are you going ?" "To Canada" was the answer. The conversation thus com menced was continued a long time. They passed through Philadelphia and New- York on the most friendly terms, and were hurrying along the Hudson road, when the stranger inquired of Mrs. W. if she could change a live dollar bill for her. Mrs. W. re plied that she could not, and iu order to show her willingness to do so, had she been able, she pulled out her wallet, and displayed three twenty dollar gold pieces, a ten dollar gold piece, some small change and a check. IJy and by Mrs. W. complained of a pain in the head. "Oh !" said the stranger, " I have some cologne with me, let me put a little on your temples, it will, doubtless, relieve you." Mrs. W. immediately sank to sleep aud remain ed inseusible until the Conductor shook her awake and demanded her ticket. It was with the utmost difficulty he could wake her. He finally hoisted the window of the car, and the fresh air relieved the unfortunate woman. She put her hand into her pocket, when to her astonishment and dismay she found that her wallet, containing her money, her ticket and her check had gone, and the strange wo man, who had been so attentive, had also dis appeared. The gentlemanly conductor endeavored to console her with the promise that he would see to her baggage at Albany. Rut when tliey arrived at Albany it was ascertained that there was no baggage there for her. The baggage master said a ladv and gentleman got off (we think at Hudson,) and said their baggage directed to Albany must be left there and not taken to the place where they first in tended to leave it. In this way Mrs. Wright lost, her money, her jewelry, and her clothing. This female robber wore a black velvet bonnet, trimmed with scarlet flowers, a dark mantilla, is lady-like in her demeanor, wears a fascinat ing smile, and is, undoubtedly, the same per son who played the confidence game with the merchants and hotel keepers at Baltimore, a short time since. Mrs. Wright was too sen sitive to make known her moneyless situation, and did not eat a morsel of food for nearly two days, when she providentially met her friend | Miss or Mrs. Parker, who furnished her with funds. Mrs. Wright is a very estimable wo man of high social position, and we hope her husband, whofis a man of property anc stand ing, will spare 110 pains to ferret out the fe male highway woman, who presents the bottle instead of the pistol, in society instead of soli ! tude, and takes away the sense and then the J purse of the victim. A FINANCIAL CRISIS. —The members of Con gress arc beginning to feel a fiuancial crisis in their breeches pockets. They can get 110 mo ney till the organization is effected, and as ma ny of them had no more spare cash than was necessary to carry them to Washington City, they have since been living on tick. Landla dies and boarding-house keepers are getting importunate for the first instalment of their board bills, but the members have nothing to give them but promises to pay till they receive their mileage. This latter circnmstancc may probably bring the members to terms on the Speakership quicker than any conscientious scruples about wasting so much public time and money. MURPF.R, ARSON* AND SUICIDE !—lt is report ed, upon authority which appears to be reliable, that within a few days past, in or near Sl.Vcr ville, Tompkins Co., a young woman was kill ed by two young men while attempting to pro duce an abortion ; that her body was then concealed in a barn ; that as a further means of concealing their crime, the young men set fire to the barn during the night, which was eonsumed with all its contents, the bones of the young woman being found in the ashes ; and that one of the guilty parties committed suicide in the morning, under the pressure of a guilty conscience, and apprehensions of a more dreadful fate, whilst the other was ar rested and taken to jail to await his trial. Our informant is uuable to give us the names of any of the parties ; but we think there can be no doubt of the truth of the re port in all its material particulars.— Oicrgo (razdtc. Tuckerman, the alleged Eastern Rail road Defaulter, has been arrested in New York and the Grand Jury of Boston have indicted him for embezzlement. He is charged with having, while acting as Treasurer of the Rail road Company, taken into his possession a cer tificate of seventy shares of the stock, of the value of SIOO each share, which he transferred and assigned to the Institution of Savings, for his own benefit, and as collateral security for his own indebtedness to that institution. ftuS" - Washington letter-writers speak of the enormous prices charged by the Boarding Housekeepers, in that City, for board. The first class Hotels, charge sls per week and poor fare at that. One member of Congress was asked $96 per week for himself and fami ly, nearly donblc the amonnt of his pay. ftax" Eight or ten million of dollars have been expended by the Government on the Washington Water Works, and the cry Ls still for " more." Mike Walsh once said they would next ask for brandy iu their water. figy-The Efhiira (N. T.) Advertiser says there is a dwarf iu that city, about 18 years of age, who drinks every day, at one time, two ounces of laudanum. Various means have been tried to break him of his pernicious babifc, but wii hoot effect. iJrabforb importer. ifjl %-|w —r- =§§= E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR, TOAVAXDA : Sainrban ftlorniun, December 22, 1835. TERMS— One Dollar per annum, invariably in advance.— Four week* previous to the expiration of a subscription, notice will be given by a printed wrapper, and if not re newed, the paper will in alt cases be stopped. CiruiuJfG— The Reporter will be tent to Clubs at tht fol lowing extremely tme rates . 6 copies for s'> 00 I 15 copies for. .. .sl2 00 10 copies for 8 00 j '2O copies for . Ift 00 ADVERTISEMENTS- -POT a square of ten lints or less. One Dollar for three or less insertions, and twenty-Jive centx for each subsequent insertion. JOB-WORK— Executed with accuracy and despatch, and at reasonable prices—with ereru furility for doing Rooks, Blanks, Hand-bills, Ball tickets, $-c. MONEY may be sent by mail, at our risk—enclosed in an envelope, and property directed, we will be responsible for Us safe delivery. P ONGRESS. No Speaker yet ! is the exclamation open every one's lips, upon the arrival of the mail— nor do we see any immediate prospect of the | organization of Congress, unless the disposition ' on the part of the Anti-Nebraska members, who refuse to vote for Banks, to make expla nations, lie dgcineil a symptom of their finally voting right. The last ballot stood Richard son, 73 ; Banks, 106 ; Fuller, 38 ; Scatter ing, 6. The vote for Bank's stands firm, and will not waver, his friends being determined to throw the responsibility of the election of a dough face, should one be successful, npon the recreant Anti-Nebraska men, who stand out. The friends of Richardson, say they will uot com promise ; so the question is very far from a solution. We believe that Ranks will ultimate ly be chosen. The present protracted struggle and failure to elect, is not without its precedent. In 1349, HOWELL COBB was chosen upon the 63d bal lot, on the 22d day of December, under the plurality rule. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. —The pros pectus of this excellent weekly paper, for 1856 is before us. It is one of the best family pa pers published, embracing in its weekly eon tents, the news of the day, Original Talcs, Agricultural articles, Sketches of Life, Adven ture and Character, the Market Reports, Ac., Ac. Among the contributors to the Post are some ot the most gifted writers of the land. It gives, also, a liberal number of flue engrav ings, Terms. Single number, cash in advance, $2,00 a year ; 4 copies $5 ; 8 do. $lO ; 13 do. sls ; 20 do. $20 —and one extra copy with each of the last three numbers for the getter up of clubs. DEACON A PETERSON, Publish ers, No. 66 South Third St., Philadelphia. EST" Mr. A. 11. Simmons, one of the pro prietors of The Philadelphia Ledger, died iu that city on Sunday morning, after a brief illness, lie leaves a wife and several children, ami a large fortune which he has amassed with in a few years by the unexampled increase of The. Ledger as a vehicle for business advertis ing. Mr. Simmons was a native of the State of Connecticut, and after working many years in X' York as a journeyman printer and press man, removed to Philadelphia, where in con nection with Mr. Swain and Mr. Abell, he es tablished the first successful penny paper, which has now attained a daiiy circulation of 64,000. HsF The Pennsylvania, the. Philadclpha, Wilmington and Baltimore, the Heading, the Catawissa and Khnira, and Camden and Am boy railroad companies have agreed to pass the defenders of the country in the war of 1812 to their national convention, at Washington city, on the Bth of January next, upon the same terras as they were carried to Washington on the auniversary of the battle of New Orleans in January last. •nyThe Pittsburg Uvion severely condemns the Judges of the Supreme Court for re-appoint ing J. K. MOREHEAD one of the Board of In spectors of the Western Penitentiary. It op posed his appointment on the ground that Gen. M. is a Know-Nothing. The position taken by the f nion was sound, and should have pre vented the appointment of MORKHEAD. Judges LEWIS, KNOX and LOWRIE, voted for, and Judges BI.ACK and WOODWARD against MORE HEAD. It is said that DAN. GARDNER, who has been traveling as clown for Rivers and Rerius' Circus, has, by a late decree of the English court, become heir to over million of dollars. Should this be so, I)AN. will, of course, be one of the aristocracy of the country, and will be courted by many of those who have heretofore treated him with contempt. The State Canvassers of Wisconsin have declared Gov. Barstow re-elected by 159 majority. The seat will be contested on the ground that Bashford, the Republican can didate, received a clear majority of the legrl votes. tug" The young wife of Gov. Wright, of Indiana died a few days since, at the residence of her parents in Kentucky. She had been married only about a year. The £now Xohings were defeated at the municipal election iu Boston, Lowell, W NeWburyport, last week. I®"* M'Crea lias had granted him the bene fit of a change of his place of trial to another count v. ITKM9. MERRY CHRISTMAS !—Before another number of oar paper is issued, Christmas day, with its /estivities ft ml joyfulbelongings, will have come an, CHARLES R. COBT7RN President, in the chair. On motion, WM. C. 800 ART was appointed Secretary. On motion it was resolved that the Associa tion hold a Convention during the last week of January next. On motion, Messrs. E. T. Fox, J. G. Town er, E. C. Wells, W. C. Bogart, P. S. Pratt, and C. R. Colmrn were appointed a committee to conwith and employ, W. B. BRADBURY, of New York City, to conduct the musical ex ercises of the Convention at its meetings in January next ; aud the said committee also to make the necessary arrangements for holding said convention. In pursuance of the above, the committee authorized the Secretary to confer with Mr. BRADBURY, who will meet the Convention in the borough of Towanda, on Tuesday the 20th day of January next. The Convention will continue in session four days uuder the imme diate direction of Prof. Bradbury. The committee herewith give notice to the members of the Association, and all others in terested in the advancement of Church Music and tire science of vocal music generally, in this County and vicinity, that every care will lie taken to make the sessions of the conven tion deeply interesting and pleasant to those who attend. Arrangements will be made for the board and accommodation of the members at low rates, to prevent the imposition of ex orbitant prices. As considerable attention will be paid during the sessions to the subject of church and choir singing, a rare opportunity will be offered to choristers, ehoirs and others interested in this important department for im provement and information, which it is hoped will not be suffered to pass unenibraecd. Cir culars will be distributed in due time with a detailed statement of the arrangements. By order of the committee. C'OVRT PROCEEDTXGS. J. I". Salter let ct. a/, vs. Guy Toztr. —This cause which was not disposed of up to the time of going to press last week, was settled in the forenoon of Friday, 14th inst. The Jurors in attendance thereupon were discharged. All the jurors, except those sworn in the above ease, were discharged on Thursday evening, 13th inst. The Conrt adjourned to meet again at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for a hearing of causes on the argumeut list. At 5 o'clock iu the afternoon, Court adjourned over to Satur day morning, 15th inst. On Saturday Court was again called, and continued its business during the day, and at .) o'clo k, I'. M. adjourned to meet on Satur day the 22d, for a further hearing aud dispo sal of causcfeupoa the argument list. During the day on Saturday, the Court di rect that the order made for taking acknow ledgement of Sheriffs deeds, be continued nn til Saturday the 22d,at the coming in of Court in the afternoon of that day, at which time the Sheriff's deeds made at the present tenn, will lie acknowledged—the Sheriff being still ab sent. The Court also made an order directing three weeks court to be held at February term next. The following divorces were granted on the 15th, to wit : Lucinda Wells, by her next friend, E. Roeck irrll rs. Ceo. Wells. On reading depositions, and on motion of the Court decree a di vorce to the said Lueindu from the bouds of matrimony. Margaret Pickard vs. .Tames Pickard. —On reading depositions, and on motion of Wm. El well, the Court decree a divorce to the said Margaret from the bonds of matrimony. On the same day, G. H. Watkins, Esq. was appointed Auditor of public accounts for Brad ford County ft>r the ensuing year, uuder the act of Assembly providing for the appointment of said officer. —ln the list of grand jury business as pnl>- lished by us week be;bre lab. ocuircd the name of John 11. Cat is* as prosecutor. This is an error, as the name should be John 11. Cotes, of Springfield township. —ln our report of tlie case of Com. rs. R. E. Wallers, the name of M. 11. GRKENMAN as one of the Attorneys for the prosecution was accidentally omitted. Mr. G. had charge of the case from its commencement, aud his name should have been published. SHERIFF CODDING, after a painful confinement j to his bed for nearly six weeks, has recovered j sufficiently to permit his removal to this place, j ! He is now at the Conrt House, with a pros-' pect of soon being able to perform the active duties of his office. MASONIC. — At the regular communication of Union Lodge, No. 108, A. Y. M. held at this place on Wednesday last, the followiug officers were chosen for the ensuing Masonic year : GKOKC.F.. E. FOX, W. M. HENRY J. MADIIJ., S. W. HENRY B. M'KEAN, J. W. E. H. MASON, Secretary. JAMES 11. WEBB, Treasurer. Two Weeks later from California. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10.—The steamship Prometheus, from San Juan, arrived ou Satur day, with California dates to the 20th ult. She left San Juan on the 3d inst., with the passengers brought down by the Uncle Sam. Her passengers, consequently, made the trip in about 17 days. The transit over the Isthmus was effected in twenty-eight hours. The Uncle Sam left San Francisco with 250 passengeas and $350,000 in gold. The Northern Light arrived at San Juan on the 3d, from New York, and was to leave the same day, on her return with the passen gers and specie destined for that port. General Walker was in quiet possession of Grenada, and peace and contideuee were re stored. The citizeus had resumed their usual occupations. A large fire occurred at San Fraciseo on the night of the IGth ult., causing a loss of $25,000. Gen. Richardson had been murdered at San Francisco, by a gambler, named Cora, who was under arrest. The Southern section of the State is threat ened with Indian disturbances. The Indians were stealing large numbers of cattle, and had committed numerous murders throughout the State. The Know Nothing State Convention held its session at Sacramento, and appointed dele gates to the Philadelphia National Conven tion, instructing them to vote for no Presi dent unless in favor of the Pacific Railroad, and opposed to any agitation of the slave question. The ship Polynesia sailed on the 10th ult., from San Francisco for New York. OF.X. CASS DF.CI.INF.S THE PRESIDENCY.— Gen. Cass has written the following note to Andrew J. Webster, esq., and others, of Phila delphia : " GF.XTI.EMEN : I have received your letter, asking uie if 1 am a candidate for the office of President of the United States, and express ing the gratification it would give to support me for that high station. "While thanking you for this manifesta tion of your kindness P" 1 r. fidenee, of which I shall always preserve a grateful recollection, I reply that I am uot a candidate for the Presidency, nor do I desire that my name should be presented in conuection with it to the con sideration of the Democratic party of the Union. 1 am. gentlemen, with great repard. truly yours. "LKWIS CASS." L<>Ris NAPOLEON'S Speech at the clos ing of tlie Paris exhibition, in which he ex pressed himself in favor of an honorable peace, had produced a great sensation on the conti nent, and many politicians were of opinion that it foreshadowed the assembling of a jicace congress, in which the war difficulty with Rus sia would be discussed with a view to settle ment. HEAVY DAMAOKS. —The Court of Common Pleas of Laucaster county, held at Lancaster, Pa., on the 7th iust., in the case of Catherine Cooper rs. The Ohio k Pennsylvania R. It., $5,.>00 and costs were awarded to plaintiff, whose husband died from injuries received by jumping from a ear which had run off the track near Franklin, Ohio, iu February, 1854. Wonn PAPER. —Mr. Beardslev's extensive paper mills at Little Fnlls, X." Y., will be ready to go into operation on the Ist of Janua ry, when he expects to be able to turn out, daily, tons of elegant white paper, made of wood. In quality this naper, it is said, will resemble that of English manufacture. Alexander Mahon Esq., formerly speaker of the Seuntc, State Treasurer Ac., died at his residence in llarrisburg i n . mitteca. This being agreed to, he remarked that it has been usual to dispense with tin election by ballot as required by the rules and he expressed the hope that in order to expe dite business, the same course should now U pursued. Mr. Hale objecting, the Senate proceed,-,! to ballot, with the following result : Committee of Foreign Relations— M a on Douglas, Slidell, Clayton, Weller and Kid, ' Finance—llunter, Toucey, Pearee, Stunt Brodhead and Crittenden. ' ' Commerce—Hamlin, Dodge, Stuart Seward Clay and Benjamin. ,ar d, Manufactures-Wright, Allen, Harlan, Wil son and Trnmbull. Agriculture--Allen, Hunter, Thompson „f New Jersey, Harlan and Wade Military A ffairs-Weller, Fitzpatriek, John son, Jones of Tenii., Pratt and herson Militia—Houston, Dodge, Bell of X Ilamn shire, Thompson of Ky., and Bigirs Naval Affairs—Mai lory, Fish, Thompson of X. J., Bell of Tenn., James and Slidell. Public Lands—Stuart, Johnson, Foot Clav ton, Pugh and Mallory. Private Land Claims—Benjamin, Biggs Thompson of Ky , Foster and Wilson. Indian Affairs—Sebastian, Rusk, Tuomhs Brown, Rcid and Bell of Tenn. I Claims—Brodhead, Fessenden, Geyer, Iver i son, Yulee and Wade. Revolutionary Claims—Evans, Reid, Baj e Foster ami Durkee. Judiciary—Butler, Toucey, Bayard, Gevcr Toombs and Pugh. Post Offices and Post Roads—Rusk, Col lamer, Adams, Hamlin, Joues of lowa and Y ulee. Roads and Canals—Slidell. Bell of Hampshire, Biggs, Durkee, Jones of Tenn and Wright. Pensions—Jones of lowa, Clay, Thomson of New Jersey, Seward and Sumner, i District of Columbia—Brown, Allen, Mason i Pratt and Reid. ! Patents—James, Evans, Stewart, Brown i Thompson of Ky.. and Fesseuden. I Retrenchment—Adams, Fitzpatriek, Fish I Biggs and Crittenden. I Territories—Douglas, Jones of lowa, Col • lamer, Bell, Sebastian and Biggs. Contingent Expenses—Evans, Wright and Foot. Public Buildings—Bayard, James, Ilnntcr, Thompson of X. Jersey," Pratt and Hale. Engrossing Bills—Fitzpatriek, Col lame ram! Wade. Library—Pearce. Cass and Bavani. Enrolled Bills—Jones of lowa and Sumner. The first named of the gentlemen on each ! of the committees was elected chairman. The Senate then adjourned. noisE House resumed the hallotiug | for Speaker with the following result : 4Uh -ITtb *sth 4:th .Vith i Banks, 10(5 10(5 105 105 105 Richardson, 14 14 14 15 7.S Fuller, 33 33 32 33 33 Orr, 2 12 1- Leiter, 1 2 2 2 2 Scattering, 8 8 8 8 9 Whole uumbcr of votes polled 225—-neces sary to a choice 113. After the 50th ballot. Mr. Sage moved that the House adjourn, which was agreed to—av. s 111, noes not counted. So the House adjourned. THI RSHAV, POO. 1". SEN*ATE.—MR. JONES (Iowa) submitted a resolution authorizing certain Committees t employ clerks. Mr. Ad ams moved an amendment providing that no person shall be appointed who holds office under the Federal Government. This was rejected and the resolution adopted Adjourned. II orsE. —The House resumed voting for a Speaker, with the followiug result : FIFTY-FIRST R AM.OT. Banks, 105 j Fuller, 33 Richardson, To 1 lister - Scattering 0 At the conclusion of the call of the r"!'. Mr. MeMru.Ev said : " I>ef>rc 1 vote 1 rh" notice that unless within the next three dap we shall elect a Speaker. 1 will submit a propo sition for n compromise.'' Mr. Gromxcs (loudly)— What is the propo sition ! Mr. Horsrox—You can't compromise priu oiple, Mae ! (confusion). f Mr. Gioor.vos (impatiently)— What is it. Mr. 1101 STON (from the oppositejside of THE Hall) —It is you. Come over to us—A ror; fair proposition. [Laughter]. Mr. Giomxos—Make it now. Mr. II orsTox —All of you promise toew over to us, and I'll make it now [laughter Cries of "Yon can't come that game, and "No doubt but you'd agree" [merriment .■>2.l .■.i.i •"'> f; Banks, 104 104 M Richardson, 75 74 74 " Fuller, 34 SI 33 Lester, 2 Pennington, 2 Scattering, 7 Id 1 Necessary to a choice, IP-'. Adjourned. FRIPAY, Per " , SEX ATE. —Mr. SKWARP. Mr. FKssF.VNR* fl ;'" Mr. fVrrART severally gave notice of their tention to introduce bills for harbor, rivers"' lake improvements. Adjourned till Monday. HOCSE. — House resumed the lmlloting f Speaker. Mlh 57th s ; 'h I*? Banks, 100 lOti 106 P Richardson, 73 7t '•> j Fuller, 40 41 H J Scattering, 5 4 0 . Mr. A. K. MARSHALL moved that slieu IJ House adjourn it be to Monday. , VV bile the roll was being called, now and then, instead of voting ea an ..' responded " Banks" and*" Richard**"- the moment believing they were voting 11 Speaker. This misapprehension occasioned outbursts of lolighter and cries, " lhat the effect of habit," "The ruling passion - in death," "Stick to your candidate, ui* "• "Ha ! ha ! ha !", Ac. , br , Mr. Marshall 's motion was thru It* ■ vote of 30 against 185. • . Mr. ETHERIIHJE —Believing that not us , be accomplished by voting further t IVI * move the House adjourn. Mr. O *IBAI K here announced a tvc'