Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-08

We annex letters from two OF our correspondents,
giving an Of the sayings and dongs' at Wash
ngton and opening the great game at the capital Our
corps Of Washington espondents is very complete.
By the arrangement Of the mails evening paper will
generally contain the very latest news from Congress-
the large edition Of the morning paper preventing US
from going to press when the mail arrives Our
ponden,s have the very best Of infer
nation and their accuracy may be relied on.
WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, Dec. s, 1887
Both houses met today twelve o'clock. In the Sc
nate the President took the chair and the Speaker in
the House Members were today more full in attend
ance than on yesterday and great anxiety evinced
to hear the Of the message variety of rumors
were going the rounds to the plan that would now be
recommended for the disposal OF the public money
VERY few thought that the President would stick to his
old project On reading it you will be satisfied with
tLe accuracy OF the staemeat gave you some two or
three weeks since, viz, that Van Buren, would adhere
10 his divorce bill.
.ome information which the time contradicted IN
an underhanded by the papers IN your cy and
elsewhere relative 10 arupture with Mexico on com
ing to the foreign affairs must be forclby with
fhe truth of the statement he made There is all and
every probability that America will go to war with
Mexico before long The House and Senate are uni
ted upon one point that tins nat0n mus. nave
After reading the message in the House. motion 10
nr;nt fifteen thousand put and carried. The House
then adjourned over for the day
The character Of Senator Kent from Maryland, an &C
count of whose death you may remember gave you
seme seven or eight days since IL was most master
y effort Of this great man. and us erect upon .ne
tors present was such draw coPioss oeds OF tears
from them The eulogy no doubt will be IN the Morn
ing papers. !, I;. . ,.oo,c;,s The c.n.
,ervstiyes in both houses. My opinion is that the pro-
;ect will be one, and that before the ending
Of this session the and Conservatives will be found
palling in vne harness. hhfSAL'
WAsHIsoroS, Dec. 5th 1887.
Once more Congress has assembled IN this city TO
legslae for the good or pad Oh me na.on INC ,g.n
that has been enjoyed here for some weeks pact 10
come in and they came, IN sufficient numbers TO form
a quorum in both houses yesterday. they generally
bring with them as satellites, large number OF row
dies and others who visit the city either on pleasure
or business and the streets on these occasions be-
come animated with crowds Of human beings.
The weather is now so mild and pleasant that al
most every one feels disposed to promenade; and
ladies and gentlemen are seen at all honrs on the
beautiful avenue between the Presidents house
and the CAPITOL or in the Capitol square, enjoying the
rLeasures of exercise and the charm of bright Gun,
and the delight OF ftfe tefe;
Nothing was done in either House yesterday but TO
appoint a committee in each to wait on the President
to inforn him that they were ready to receive his
Message, which was sent IN today, and read oy the
stentoran clerk in a tone loud enough to make the
welkin ring -,e chaplain Of the House, thinking
he conld make no impression on the obdurate hearts
Of the members, or satisfied with the hive hundred
dollars they gave him for two sermons preached du-
rinr the whole Of last session. has Thought II his duty
to resign the Office he held. The other, however stli
holds on, and il is now moeed point whether these
ceTgymen elected for the extra session alone or
for that and the present one
Another question will soon arise as 10 the seats OF
the members from Mississippi the House having. do
cded that Claiborne and Gholson were entitled 10
them and the people having since sent two others TO
lake the,r places. What will be the result am net
prepared to say-hough it strikes me there would be
but little difficulty settling it. II will nevertheless
create discussion Of some length when u comes be-
fore the House. The operation of party - wsnder-
hdl.
The gentlemen who now hold their seats by de-
cisioa Of the body to which they belong retain them
clearly BY party vote which then thought, and
now consider an having been gwen in utter repugnance
10 the constitution Of The United States. IL 10 not
however the FIRST time this thing has occurred IN the
history OF our legislation. Men come here, not as
representatives Of the people but as the creatures OF
party They submit to have the very bills manuac-
tured for them BY the Executive officers, and are so
utterly subservent asto object to an amendment
unless il meet with the appreciation Of these they
ssem to regard as their masters, to whose Judgment
and discretion they surrender up their own; and to
whom they submit implicitly. There Is scarcely one
tkr Ian t,pdaro nd