New-York tribune., 1841-09-06
POSTSCRIPT.
Letter from the Editor.

The aspect of affairs here has essentially changed since
wrote las, night, There many here who are positive
1s the President will not, the Bank oI
but his intimate friends all hold the opposite sentiment ard
express i without doubt Taey tnOr. The grounds on
which The Veto will De placed differently stated by di
erent authorities Ny impression that they will be such
a. TO preclude the establishment OF any but Government
Bank We shall see.
.bn the Veto viii no, be sent in until the Revenue BILL
Is through the Senate. nearl: so.
The prospect OF collision great questions conc lces 10
harmony in minor subjects think the nomination OF sr
l. nd nearly all the others now before the Senate VII
be confirmed Such appears be the general impression
good n,anv nomination. were confirmed. in Executive
session Yesterday tat none any interest TO New YORK.
Mr Thompson Postmaster at Schenectady was among
them.
The Senate today, by strong vote struck out 'e" aAd
~ from the articles to be taxed under the tariff and
it i. alrnOs, certain that the House will concur
Washington corre-porAeaee of the Ne~-fOrk TriSunr-
SATURDAY, September l.
The DIsrRnurloS AID PRE-EMPrloS BILL has received
the Signature OF President, to-day announced TO
the House of Representatives, and thus has become law
In the House the resolution relative Mcleod dis
c..ed in manner that excited much ntCrest by Mr. Ap-
ANS during his hour
The motion OF Mr. poARnxAS lay the bill the table
,vns then renewed and carried 100 Yeas TO 20 Nays
Thus the resolution which has served OF debate
in the absence ofo,her business laid the table
On motion Of Mr. J. c. CLARK it reso1red, that no
purchase of paper for of the House be made until
the Cor,mee of Reform appointed that subject submit
report to the House the session OF Congress
The House adjourned early hour; they have now no
business before them.
In the SENATE the Ordnance Bill from the House was tn
ken p discussed at length and laid to Monday
The Revenue bill was again taken up the question being on
the amendment offered few days since by Mr "eoD
BURY. TO exempt from duty tea and coffee.
MIR CLAY as Chairman of the Committee who reported
the bill gave general exposition of the wants OF the Ircssu
ry and the consequent imperative necessity tor the passage
Of the bill as a means for providing reyense He entered
into the subject in detail and showed from statistical tables
ha, the total deficit the present year in the actual income
Of the Government amounted the enormous sum OF sixteen
million. dollars This excluded the issue of Treasury notes
and receipts under the authorised this session the Iren
ur Notes to the mount Of six millions being taken frsm the
sixteen sill left millions dchcit lhs would aooro all
the loan except millions which would be more 'han con-
ued by the appropriations OF the present session. so 'ha'
the wear 1912 would be commenced without single dollar IN
the Treasury and millions in debt -Four millions of Trea-
ury Notes we're be redeemed in the first halt OF 1872 as
well as third of the loan authorised this Session bong
four millions made eight millions falling the year 1872
tic u>pr,cs The revenue, taking the same
rs from customs Of the year l841 twelve and quarter
Misunderstanding the eight millions, it left four and
us,,e millions as the total of actual revenue ap
plcable to the expenditures of Government in l842.
He then estimated what this estimate would be, under
this BILL taking standard the average annual imports tor
the last four years The probable weud be twenty
three millions The question what would be the cxpen-
diturcs they had averaged during the four years OF Van
Burens Administration, tweRty'cgbt millions per annum
he hoped this would be able be reduced to twenty-five mil
lions which the lowest year. or even twenty millions
and every possible economy would ba exercised Were this
taken from the probable of revenue would leave
an excess of only million in the favorable circum
stances 10 pay the contingent expenses OF Government
Thus il appeared that there absolute need Of the pas
sage of the bill
He opposed the amendment pending and preferred duty
on tea and coffee violation OF the Compromise act, which
must otherwise unavodaLly take place
Messrs. WooDEuRY, CALHoUS, and BENTON advocated
the amendment, which finally adopted-Ycas 80,
Nays 10.
Mr ALLIES moved to exempt sal, from duty.
After some remark, this and without taking the ques-
ton the Senate adjourned. ARGUS.
FROM FLoRlDA-The ST. Augustine News of the 9th ult.
says that y Indians of Tigerta and Alccks bands had
come in to Tampa and surrendered. Capt Alexander ad
destroyed field of corn Lieut., Rogers rode Indian
and took him prisoner and Capt Gwinn had captured three
of Tigertas warriors. and in pursuit. Of ST.
Fr1nciss barracks struck by lightning the 9th;
several soldiers seriously injured.
The News speak, in the warmest terms of the gallant
bearing and efficient of Gen. Worth and declares its
belief that if the continues be prosecuted with
much vger presea will be cnded-It says of
Gen Worth that while St. Augustine recently some
asked Of hin where he would establish his head quarters du
ring the summer; my saddle sr his prompt reply