GOV HOUSTON
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The attention ofCongress, or the House of Representatives, has been diverted from ordinary duties, to the trial of Gov Hotfs- ton, of Tennessee, for an assault and bat tery committed on one of their body, MT. Stanberrv, of Ohio. It appears that in a speech of MT. Stanberry's, he introduced d the name of Houston. in connection with an attempted fraud upon the Government. To demand on him by Houston, if he, Stanberry, intended to impnte frand 10 him, Stanberry declined to respond. The consequence was that Houston attacke ed and beat him. For this he was arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arm and carried be- fore the House, d whose bar lie stands ar raigned for contempt and breach of privi- lege, in having inflicted corporeal chastise- ment on one of the members, charging him with fraudulent intentions against the Government. Considerable warmth IS manifested al the threshold of the exami- nation. Up to the 21st ult. but three or four witnesses had been examined. The examination progresses slowly and will necessarily occupy much of the time oi both Houses, as many of the Senators are witnesses in the case.