Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-30
BY EXPRESS.
Correspondence Of the Herald.
WAsHISGToN, April 26, 1870

WAsHINGToN, April 20, lel0.
The General Appropriation BH-DLr. Profit of
indiana-Night Session Consequences OF Gin
The Ladies-ArTests and Commitmenfs--Ar-
raignments ut the bar of the House, and bar of
Boutarge and Pettybons.
The general appropriation bill was before the
House the whole OF yesterday in Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Casey Of Illinois in the chair At about
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the suggestion of
Mr.. Jennifcr, of Maryland, il agreed to take up
the bill and consider its items, report it to the
This arrangement, so well intended, and so neces-
sary to the well being of the country, entered
about O'clock and how long do you think il was
adhered to? Why, truly, one minute exactly! AT
the close of that long period debate the relative
merits of Messrs. Harrison and Van Buren, sprung
up, and lasted till II clock when the Committee of
the Whole finding itself destitute OF quorum, the
chairman reported the fact TO the speaker, and a
call of the House was ordered.
Among those W no participated in the debate, Mr..
FRONT, OF Indiana, was particularly distinguished
lie availed himself of the occasion, to make a
very severe attack the Administration, and send
to the world speech, intended solely for political
effect which WILL doubt not, when published, pro-
duce much effect and sensation among those for
whom il was expressly intended. He ridculed the
President, and the friends Of the President the
Locotocos and their presses and would, doubt
not, have besavered and eaten the whole body OF To-
cofocos, 1t he'd had the power to do So He was
particularly severe on the management OF the Flo
rida war denounced the whole arrangement of il,
and most whimscally delineated the manner of
conducting anti-predatory Indian warfare
portion of Mr.. Profitt's speech was logically
and argumentativey arranged and delivered, and
was listened TO with profound attention. The pero-
ration was devoted to the discussion of extrancoIs
subjects, such as "dog-fed rresses'-locofoco prin
ciples-log cabins and hard cider-prairie fires
Tippecanoe and Harrison and thousand and one
other subjects, which no other man on earth would
ever dream Of For an hour and upwards he kept
the House convulsed with laughter.
Mr.. Proflitt is decidedly original He thinks ex-
actly as no other man ever thought, ever will
think-as no other mortal ever can think
lie is man of unquestionable talent; and, a par
tisan, may be ranked the most ardent and rabid
of the Harrison party ID ohm Randolph said that
he would walk mile to kick sheep; and sup
pose that Mr.. Profit would traverse the whole OF
the greater praries Of the west to demolish loco
tocO as such; and yet few men possess, a man,
better feelings than he does He is always good
satured and compacent to all, and, he possesses
strong conversational powers, ready and a rich
store of wit, and large fund of anecdote, he is
popular with all parties. As repres he is
Industrious, and attentive to the Interests Of the
people, and may be regarded by them a faithful
and constant agent.
Where Mr. Profit was born do not know; be-
lieve, however, he originated the city of New
York. He was at one time a sailor and made seve-
raj voyages to Europe and the East Indies. | am
told that he a few years ago made voyage from
New York to New Orleans, where he took leave,
sans ceremonie, of his skipper; and went cup the
rivcr'-anded in Indiana, and bidding adieu to ga
set sail and flowing Sheet hung up the sign Of
lawyer He spl,o'ged, to the idiom Of the west,
as lawyer; went to the legislature and, after,
spiurged his way to Congress. Though he may be
esteemed as kind Of nOndescript genius, he pos
sesses all the qualities necessary to politician,
and will undoubtedly become a man of eminence.
At IL o'clock last night the committee of the
whole found itself destitute of quorum. The fact
reported to the Speaker and a call of the House
ordered The call was persisted in till to-day
at IL o'clock when quorum formed and the
House ence more went at the General Appropria-
ton Bill. The House, feeling itself incapable of
keeping quorum during the night good deal of
hard cider, and deal more of gin was disposed of;
and the consequence was that some gentlemen got
weary in the limbs, and red in the eyes.
As our good friends, the ladies, God bless them,
discovered. after they had break that the
flags were flowing the Capitol, they come up TO
our help as soon as they possibly could; but,
their arrival at the point proposed they learned that
great many arrests had been made by the Sergeant
bling at the bar of the House, and the bar of Pet
tybone and Bonlanger, they prudently retreat
ed and left the members TO exclam, in the language
Of friend Of theirs,
sour suffernes is intolt rsble."
II is now near six o'clock, and the House is vet
in session 1t will not adjourn till late at night f
at all The General Appropriation Bill is the SUBJ
ject Of discussion.
The Senate has occupied the whole day with the
docket Of private bills.
The Virginia election stands now follows -
WIS. vBgr'n Whis. F.B,ren.
Giving a wing gain of five delegates. There is a
whg gain Of one delegate each in Hampshire and Ca