The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-18
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald. ]


WASHINGTON, Tuesday, 3P. M
Out OF Sight of Land-Probable Shipwreck-
Rcports-Pubiic Gardener-sIr. Adams.
Here we are-still atloat on the of doubt and
uncertainty, out of sight of land, and without COM
pass or rudder. Never ship tumbled and
tossed about-never officers and crew in such
condltlon-the former without power authority,
the latter IN state of mutlny, without ORDER disc
pine, or care. Whether the ship is to founder and
go down, or reach port dismasted and damaged in
rigging and hulk, remains to be seen.
The veto and the revenue question continue to
absorb all attention The ordinary business of le
g,slation exctes interest whatever. The galleries
were crowded this morning to hear the reports from
the several parties represented in the veto commit
tee.
Mr. ADAMS read his, in which his nme wing
sociates concurred. 1t occupied about half an hour.
II is violent and clama,ory-uluperative and de-
mandatory, beyond all precedent example
Mr. GILMORE followed in an able and argumenta-
tive paper, meeting in advance all of argument
which Mr.. Adams presented.
Then came Mr.. G. j. lNGERsoLL, with report in
which Mr. Roosevelt united with him. Thisis
ry ingenious and very conclusive document Mr..
Adams is met with his own weapons of sarcasm,
and beaten on his own ground
They were all ordered to be printed, and their
consideration postponed until tomorrow This
disposed OF, Mr.. WISE moved TO take up the vetoed
tariff BILL now lying on the table, which was ne
gatved. Ayes 99-noes lOi.
The report OF the committee of conference on the
army organization bill taken up, and after some
debate agreed to.
The House is now engaged on the report of the
committee of conference on the army appropriation
bill.
In the Senate the business has been unnteresng
to the last degree.
The contingent appropriation bill was taken up
and passed. There small squabble about re.
ducng the salary of the excellent and efficient pub
he gardener, upon which wag in the reporters
gallery wrote the following
Impromptu
Mahr the Public Gardener because he had once inter
rrped a IfPpecanoe Meeting.
o, cut not down the salary
OF him who cultv ates each tree
And shrub and flower that grows
" In summers heat and winters SHOWS"
Poor Jimmy Mahr, from Emerald Use,
Makes all the beauteous flow 'rets smile
Makes straight the tree of crooked birth,
Whose apex stoops to kiss the earth.
What though the Archer bends his bow,
To-Day the Public Gardener low
What though stone he whilom threw,
To hit the flag Of Tipcanoe
What though his mouth is open'd wide
In all his bold Hbernan pride,
To cry for Jackson or for Van
Still Jim is an honest man.
Nothing has yet been agreed upon, and all is con-
fusion. The opinion to day is that distribution
Will not be abandoned, and if any thing is done,
will be TO perfect tariff bill not to exceed twenty
per cent. 1t is said that Mr.. Clay has written to
ms partisans here to go tor suspension OF dstrbu-
ton tor three years, but this is doubtful.
The treaties are TO be taken up in the Senate to-
morrow; they are printed contidenially, and ready
for Senators.
The factious spirit which animates portion of
the majority of the House of Representatives. was
incautlously manifested by Mr.. Adams few days
since. In declaring that there was civil! war; be-
tween the legislative and executive branches of the
government, he avowed his determination to wage
this war to the last extremity, rather than the Pres
dent should be permitted 10 exercise power ex.
pressy conferred upon him by the constitutions; and
he exhored his followers to take stand against the
executive, land maintain mo matter what CONSEQUENT
ces should flow therefrom. A majority of the wings
seem to concur In his vews-they willing to suf-
while they contend with the President on mere
punctitio. They declare this on the floor, and they
are encouraged by large portion of the wing press
more reprehenslble, more atrocious principle of
action, was never avowed In a legislative body.
Mr.. Adams and his coadutors all aver, as with one
voice, that there is no law for the collection of
revenue-that the Executive is without the
legal authority to levy duties on imports, and
consequently that there are no means to carry on
the government. With full conviction that this is
actually the case, these gentlemen declare their
determination to do nothing to the difficult
ties, because they would incur personal dishonor by
yielding to the President In other words, they re-
fuse to take steps to relieve the country because
the President will not give up to them. We shall
see what the people have to say on this matter by
and by.