New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-13
Correspondence of The Tribune.

W4sHiycroS, Friday Eve, Dec. 49,
The advocates Of the Right OF Petition were
completely ouigeaeraled in the House this morn
ing-rcgularlv hoored You are aware tina, the
famous Committee on Rules mad reported an add
ton or amendment TO The last Rule of the House
to cover this .ubjec,-an amendment substantially
rc-eHacting the Gag Resolutions OF Pinckney and
Atherion. |, provides that on the presentation OF
any Petition, Memorial, or other paper touching
the existence of Slavery in The United States Dis
trict, Territories the question Of reception shall
be regarded raised, and that question shall De
laid on tho tsble-end 80 the Petition no; received
This i, To make the Rule more stringent than it
now is, and is just such proposition could ne
be carried in fall volta sf the present House.
Th, rioraing, however, as soon "a it could be
reached, Nh WM. Cosr JoHysos Of I'D. called
the Report up and tnosod that il do lie on tie Ia
bic. NJ. srAyLY of n. c. promptly moved the
Previous Question, which was ordered and the
Report was laid on the table: Yeas So Nays Sc ::
nearly every ioco-toco and most OF the Southern
Yea. The effect Of this vote j, to put the whole
suh,e c, to rest, and leave the XXIst Rule in full
operation; for q question so laid nron the table
can only be taken " rsain by two-thirds vote I'M
less it is reached in the order of business, which
never occurs. 1t looks, therefore as though the
Ant.Gag Members were headed but if there
be way te evade it, Mr.. Adams will ind it,
The Committee, not being yet organized for the
Session, and the House not ready to take hold Of
any thing at the right end. an Adjournment over
to Monday prevailed. An attempt was made to
adjourn at an early hour, but Mr.. FILLMORE, who
wished the Presidents Message referred, stepped
it by calling the Yeas and Nays. He tlen nodi-
fed his original proposition as to authorize the
appointment of Select Committees on the Presi-
dents Fiscal project on the Census and Ratio of
Representation, and on the Smithsonian Legacy.
Mr. w CosT JOHNSON proposed another TO In
ovre into the expectancy OF establishing a National
Foundry and all prevailed, though Mr.. WISE
seemed, somehow or other, to be out of humor
with the entire proceeding.
Some curiosity is expressed with regard to the
composition of the Select Committee on the Fiscal
Agency. 1t is supposed that Hon. GALE CUsH-
rse of Mass. will be Chairman. There will be
little change in the composition Of inc Committees
of last Session Nothing else of importance was
done in the House. and the Senate had no Session.
An election for Governor is soon to take place in
VIRGINIA. AID the result is of decided political
consequences The Wings have Justly t'co majority
in the House, with a tie in the Senate, that their
chance is much the best; but personal considera-
tons frequently overbear Political in Southern
Elections Should the Wings prove to have
power to do as they like i, is believed that Judge
LEWIS SuNayRs, OF the West will be the next
Governor He is a man Of unblcmi,hed integrity
and character.
The newspaper Mail from the Norlh-or q,
least from Ncw-{ork-faed this morning, so we
are still waiting to hear whit was sad in your city
yesterday on matters md things. Is there no hslp
for Thu, WIN the Postmaster al Philadelphia
look to it