The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-12
Warrington.
Warrington.
Correspondence Of the Herald-l
WASHINGTON, Fnday-SPM.
Proceedings In Congress-New Plan TO heao
TYLER.

Capt. Tyler.
The morning business in the Senate was ,as usual,
of no particular Importance. Mr. Mernck called up
bill to provide for the payment OF some ten OF
twelve clerks employed temporarily in the Pest OF
fee department Mr. Sewer thought some refer
might be necessary in the several department.
and he hoped that Mr.. Morehead, who had raised
a select retrenchment committee, would give his at
tention TO the subject He had supposed that reform
was in full blast, accordance with the profession
of the wings
Mr.. MoREHrAD replied that the committee could
efectnothng without the concurrence of the depart
ments He insisted that the committee hadno party
object to accomplish and that they merely desired to
ascertainwhe the interests of the countryrequred
rerenchment But from the tone of Mr. M. remarks,
he evidently has no idea that any considerable re-
trenchment can be effected consistently with pro-
per discharge of the public business. The bill was
finally passed without serious opposition.
The apportionment bill was then taken up,and the
vote of yesterday, adopting the amendment Of Mr..
Benton providing that the districts shall be of the
same size, or as near as may be-" was recon
sidered This opened the whole matter anew, and
the debate is now in full progress.
The high tariff Wings in the House are about to
who digged pit for his brother and fell into it him
self. They have set trap for the President, in
which Il ey are like to be caught themselves.
Four or five days ago, Mr.. Fillmore, from the
committee of Ways and Means, reported bill to
extend the present laws for laying and collecting
duties on imports. The bill provided
"That all laws existing and in force the first
of June, eighteen hundred and forytwo, regulating
and fixing the amount and rate ofduties to be levied
and collected on goods, wares and merchandise,
imported into the United States, and prescribing
sions relating thereto, shall continue and be- in
force as they existed that day, until the FIRST
day of August, eighteen hundred and forty,
two, andno longer any thing in the act entitled
An act to modify an act OF the fourteenth day OF
July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two,
and all other acts imposing duties imports APP
proved March second, eighteen hundred and thirty.
three, to the contrary In any wise Notwithstanding
This bill was referred the committee Of the whole
with the expectation that it would be acted upon in
the course of the week. But thought struck
the party, and two days after it was reported, Mr..
Fillmore, in obedience, is understood, to the man.
dates of caucus, got the bill referred back to the
Ways and Means Committee, andsyesterday morn
ing was reported again with the adoption of the
following moviso -
"Proviled, That nothing herein contained.shall
suspend the distribution of the proceeds OF the pub
lie lands, anything herein contained, and any thing
contained in the proviso to the sixth section
of the act approved fourth September, eighteen
hundred and forty -one, entitled an act to aTpro-
pirate the proceeds of the sales OF the public lands,
and to grant pre-emption rights to the contrary
Notwithstanding"
The object of this after thought, is manifest to all,
notwithstanding the studous effort to conceal the
real intention. ThePurpose is to commit the Presi-
dent to the distribution principle, and hence this
insidious movement. Without some legislative ac-
ton, there will be no law for collecting imposing
duties, after the 3Oth of the present month. Every
body sees that it will be impossible to pass revenue
bill in twenty days. go the extension of the present
laws is indispensable. But the wings, in violation
of their pledge at the extra session, and contrary
to3the understanding and wishes of the people.
are determined to have distribution at all ha-
yards So they have taken in this proviso,
thinking to force the President into an ap.
prevail of the BILL but they are probably as much
mistaken in his character now, as they were when
they thrust bank DILL upon him. If the bill shall be
sent to him in its present shape, he will probably re-
turn it with declaration, that while he is ready to
approve any revenue or tariff bill which Congress
NAV pass, he cannot sanction violation OF the
pledge given at the extra session, that there
should be no distribution when the necessi-
lies of the government caused the imposition OF
duties above twenty per icent In such an avent,
the tariff men wouldlnot dare, for the mere purpose
of embarrassing the administrations to abstain from
action, and permit the country to be flooded with
goods, duty free, and they would pass the extension
bill without the previso at once striking ou. the linn
ation, and the whole matter would 60 over to the
next session.