Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-14
From Washington.

Daly-Chemcal and North River.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, April ii, 1885.
The city appears TO be- at present. in state OF mag
nets sleep. There is nothing of interest going on DO
htcally or locally ann both men and women look
quite ennuyeur and heavy The theatre concerts balls
and serees have come 10 dead stand and no amase-
ment exists except the exhibition Of two mammoth
ball0cks, and the debates Of Congress- which have
also become bore. The only subject OF interest
Which has been before the House was the Explorin
Expedition for which the appropriation required was
granted yesterday. In the debate this subject the
poor Secretary OF the Navy and indeed all concern
ed in this ridiculous affair, drawn over the Goals,
and severely censured. The officers OF the Navy,
TOO, did not escape SCOT Free bat were handled rath
er roughly. There is now appropriated for it about
tive millions and half instead of three hundred
thousand the sum at first appropriated for the fitting
out, &C., of this Expedition. Lieut.. Wilkes is TO
command il, who has aboat one hundred senior Of
heers in the Navy but it appears he s the only one
applied TO that would consent to go-and therefore
he deserves all the credit that may result from it,
The Secretary thinks he is an able mathematician,
because be has the charge of the mathe and
philosophical instruments Of the government for
looking over which he gets handsome salary, and
TO do which any instrument maker would lie, | sns
pect more competent. Some of his superior officers
understand complain of this appointment as CEN
rary to the rules of the service, but think, without
reason, as all the senior officers applied to- either re-
signed or refused to take the command The truth
ID that some new arrangement must be adopted in
relation TO the Navy department, or the character of
our Navy will be seriously affected The Board Of
Navy Commissioners is 1 conceive kind of lneu-
bus, and should be abolished; and some energetic
and competent man placed at the head fthe Depart
ment. II the most rigid discipline be not preserved
and officers of the highest rank made TO under
stand that they obeg orders or Quit the service
the Navy will sink into contempt They have al
present but very little 10 do and hence they seem tc
think II hard that they shssld be made To do any
thing at all The grannes who compose the Navy
Board, are in my opinion, in the way, and more de-
trinentai than useful 10 the service. Hoffman made
declamatory speech today on the subject, and was
answered by Wise with some bitterness.
The Ven Barren gentry lsok very gloomy since the
Connecticut and Maine elections. The members
from the former are also lately paralyzed, and the
Globe encourages those of the latter by claiming the
election OF Mr. Robertson q democratic rieiory
The genus OF the government organ 10 really para
gon Of nodesty. Cambreleng is dumb with wonder
and declares he will not call Mp the sub treasury BILL
The whels corps are rushing after appointments, and
cry out, like Horace the devil take the hindmost
The tall premier and the little p. O. in frequeat
conclavc, and mediate something desperate. The
former intends 10 pcrpetrae of his longest speech
es on the House, which shall exceed fifteen minutes
and the other TO repeat his cali Of the "preyieus
question:" on all occasions. The premier il is
thought, will be appointed chaplain in the navy,
where he may exhort the sailors TO democracy, and
p. q. will get a messengers birth in one of the public
offices. The other day, as the premier was actin,
Mawworm, and devoutly circulating a long pra yer
for the benefs Of little p O. the latter Suddenly cried
out the previous question:, and shocked the pre-
nier that he would put himself to no further trouble
to save his soul from the place 10 which he thinks il
is Fastening These worthless board together al one
Of those houses where boarding is cheap, and where
they pay or Sdollars week instead of 10 or IL and
put mp with any kind Of fare that is set before them
The speak,r Polk thinks hschance Of Office is get
ting every day and worse and he too sits yerv
uneasy in his char. Wise told him yesterday that the
revolution going on was sash as would throw him oat
of that seat very soon, "a he thought
"dsvouily 10 be wished" And Niles, il is SAID will
be very well pleased to get back his old post Office in
Connecticut A new rule has been adopted which
excludes almost every body from the floor Of the
House, except foreign minister's members of Con-
gress, and reporters. And yet Duff Green, whs has
pabhoy renowned all connection with the nress, Is
permitted free ingress aad egress to the eor by the
very impartial speaker. Why is this 2 Inathe Sc
nate the other day, before the session commenced Sc
naior r. had introduced his dog Butcher on The Hoor
The dookeepcr messenger was DESTROYS tc.take him
out, and Il. protested against II, staung as reason
that he had much right TO have his dog Elucher on
the floor, as Calhoun his dog c.; pretty good HIT
Calhoun has the vanity to think he has Aoorrd his
antagonists, Webster end Clay but with the excrp
ton OF his editor, Crallc he stands alone in that OPT
Mon. Every one belIevcs, who either heard or read
the speeches Of the three, that he annihllated
Mr.. Fisher, an artstfrom Boston, has brought some
beautiful specimens Of his pencil To Washington for
sale, and by PERMISSION Of the District Committee ex
hib,ed them gratuiiously in their room. One Of the
meMbers Of this committee fellow OF exquisite taste
IN the arts and whose indicates The extent of his
hesd told the artist the other day, that he did not
take away them d. a ddubings, he would complain
TO the speaker" whose taste and his accorded VIVA,
patrons Of the arts our members are They would
rather pay to good fat bullock, than visit the
works OF Raphael and Coregio grautsusly.
IL is rumored that another duel il en- the tapis be.
tween Graves and SEINE one whose name has no,
been mentioned. II may be mere rnmor, no wevcr
bill for the retrocession Of Georgetown TO Mary
land was under consideration today in the House
The people Of the city, find have no objection 10 thu
step, rs they would rather the limits Of the Dlstrc,
were confined TO the boundaries Of WashngtoH> A
large Importation Of ladies has reached the city from
Pennsylvania and Georgia, and three marriages ar,
expected TO take place next month, so you wal per
ceve that Cupid has not suffered his bow to remsIr
idle. HoRAcE.
CHAarTv.-I suppose the next time thst presen
900 10 the wings for charitable purposes they will