New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-12

In SENATE TODAY. Mr. TaLLsADGE presented
resolutions of the Legislature OF Newly orh recon-
meudine to Congress. such seton as - necessary
for reduction Of postage on letters and an a50li-
ton If the ranking privilege.
Mr. BGNToN's resolution instructing the Ooni-
mittce on Po.t-Otlccs and Roads To inquire INTO
the manner in which the Editor Of the Alsdiso-
man obtained knowledge of certain papers on the
he, OF the Post Office Department, IN relation to
the Postmaster 1T. LouI-, was taken up.
Mr. BrSroS referred to an article IN the Madi'
.oninn. the authorship Of which h. charged on
the Postmaster Gcnernl, and said 1t was false, &c
that the Postmaster General had acted lnconsist
emily with his profession, Nc
Mcssrs. Merrck. Linn and Preston briefly spoke
on the subject aud 1t was laid over at the oNPira
ton Of the morning hour.
The bill further to provide for the admlnlstra-
tsn of remedial justice IN the Courts OF the United
States (by tho removal of cases from the State Ia
the Federal Judiciary was ably advocated at some
length by Mr.. CHoATE, who replied to Mr.. BIZ
eHASAS', remarks of Yesterday
The senate then went into Executive Session
In the House., the SPEAKEK presented a letter
Of BENJAMIS +. BUTLER, making inquiries as to
the charges against him said to be contained in
the New York Custom. House Report of ,lr Pom
dexter which was ordered printed.
Tie Appropriation Bill was again taken up in
Committee Of the Whole on the Union, for the
purpose Of concurring in the Senate's amend
mcnts.
On the item approrria,ing $50 900 for the Gus
tom-Hou.e at Boston, debate OF some length,
and repetition Of that occurring on the passage
of the bill, arose, in which Me,sr.. Jones of Va,
ADAMS, SaltonstalI, Gushing, Smith Of Va, and
others participated.
The question taken on the Sena,e's amend
nent increasing the sum to 200 900, and no quo
rum voting, the Committee rose and reported the
fact to the House; when, on "A call of the roll, l22
Members Gone more than quolum) answering To
their names. the Committee resumed It's session,
and the amendment was rejected: Ayes so, Noes
sc.
\ concurrence in the amendment inserting a
new section appropratng s28, 200 for completing
the Custom House at New-York, wa. recommend
ID by the Committee Of WAY. and Means
Mr.. PROFIT opposed the amendment and went
at length into the sublectof the contract, for furn-
turc iron railing, e.. for the custom House. al
egIns that enormous eNtrayagance existed therein,
that the furniture could have been furnished at onc
half and the iron at one-,hird the price paid, and
stating that it wa. rumorcd in New-lorN that a
bonus had been paid for the contracts to the officer
making them, &c.
Mr.. FILLMORE read from letters. showing that
the furnishing of the Custom-Ilouse had been
done under the direction OF Mr.. Frazee the arc--
tcct, authorized by Mr.. Woodbury., that Mr.. Cur
Il. had nothing u do with H. &c. This item, he
said appropriated for the completing the Custom
House. and not fDr the furniture, and the question
was simply whether the honest laborer- should be-
paid for their services performed under direction
Of one Of the Departments.
Mr.. MoRGAN replied to Mr.. Profit. and said he
Vas the first man who had repeated the ISLANDERS
OF bonus having been paid tor the contracts, Sc.
Nh PRoFFIr asked Il Mr.. NJ. said that he had
,laadered, or repeated SANDER. against the Col
lector, or any other officers. Brief conversation
Of a Threatening personal character arose between
these two gentlemen; NJ serious results from
which, however arprehended.
The House ,h.n adjourned ARGUS.