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communicating the arm,s,'ce by the chiefs
aiiigaior and Jumper, 10 the scattered
parties of Indians, that this should not be
considered as an interruption to the an'lcl
a,cd meeting on the 18th inst, US both
those chiefs were particular in stating, that
in case any acts of hostility should be com
milted Oh either side, it should not interfere
with the contemplated meeting. 1t is pos
sible, however. that these suggestions, on
the part Of the chiefs, were intended to
meet the case Of attack that has actually
occurred. THE SPY ~ WAsHlNcroH.
WAsurNGroN, Feb. 81
Monday. Petition day. On motion OF
Mr.. Cambrclerg, all that sort OF thing was
cut off, aud the orders Of the day changed
Mr. Adams had n huge Pclion piled upon a
huger Ossa Of petitions on his desk, which
were thus shut oif--and he quietly sal
down, 10 await the new order OF things,
as to petitions, and the rules for receiving,
and voting upon them, which the frs; Van
Buren, Congress may establish. For no
more petition days can come in this Kings
reign.
Congress has been very busy to-day, and
my letter, so far as it relates to Congress
slonal matters, while il will not show it to
have been avery interesting day for debate
and discussion, will prove that bodies have
kept; to work.
In the House, the Appropriation Bills arc
still the orders of the days. and hat branch
has been occupied with the annual lIarbor
Bill. This is the Bill upon which every
body wants to cngratt an amendment, for
the obtaining Of some Of the expenditures
Of public money among his own constltu-
ents. Every body who lives near salt water,
manv who border the northern and inland
lakes, and some who I've in the interior,
where river may run, if there does, not
now, must have an amendment read at the
Clerks table, and must deliver n spcech.--
Nothing, therefore, bot the Harbor Bill has
been heard Of day in the House.
In the Senate, the resolutions in relation
to our Mexican affairs, introduced by Mr..
Buchanan, of the Foreign Relations, were
taken up and passed. They were debated
but very little.
Wednesday next was made the day for
the consideration Of the question Of Texan
independence. Some little conversation
passed, which resulted in the arrangement
which have just named
The Forlifcation Bill, with Mr.. Bells
surplus amendmcnt,) among other Bills
from the House, was read first and Sec
ond time, and its discussion postponed for
the present. To morrow. probably, it will
be taken up and considered.
The Senate passed the rest Of the day
in Kidding the table of its accumulated bu-
einess in which they made considerable
progress.
The Fertilization Bill, Of which, as well
as its amendment, adopted on motion Of Mr.
Bell, have said something in my two last
letters, stands greatly in danger Of not pas
sing, ir its present shape, the Senate
That body will probably strike out the sur.
plus provision. If it does, and it comes
back to the House. think, now, that the
latter will concur 10 that arrangement. The
President, it is now understood, will GER
,ainly veto tiff ever it comes into his
hands, although bill otherwise so i'm.
portant in itself, while the umendmcn,
merely con,emplales a Contingency
Knowing this, if The Senate strikes out, |
think the House will conclude to concur,--
rather than lose The Fertilization Bill. 1t
may not be as predict. We shall now
very soon see.
You have no idea how rapidly the Office
holders md sycophan,s Of the new admin
istration, The mushrooms warmed into life
by the sun that is rising are filing up the
city. The rivers are now open, and they
in shoals, in droves. in squads, in locust
like legions. Every nook and corner is
full already. Gadsby does nothing but say
"No," and Brown and Fuller shake their
heads like mandarns. They come in
every sort Of vehicle, in the cars, and on
horseback Their faces are allturned to-
ward the capitol, from every point OF the
compass, ronndsabont Washington. Vlr
ginans, Ohioans. PennsyIvnnans, Yves
Tern men, New England men, and New
Yorkers by the million, almost. They are
coming to see, be seen, hear be heard
dance, be danced with, court, be courtcl
love, be loved, marry, be married, and last
aud most, and best, and yet far most diff
cult of all, to seek office, and If possible &c
get Office, under the new Kaiser. But
alas the dancers and the lovers will slanC
the better chance :-thcse last eXpectant:
will have more words Of promise in the
ear, than they will find kept inviola,c to the
hope, But that's their affair, not mine.
WAsHTSGToN, Feb 90,
'Nho ID rocilont laid hof,ro ,hn S,not,