Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-06-04
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot.
WASHINGTON, May ., I~t

T The House Of Representatives gave an oxhi-
bltIon OF individual mercy Yesterday quito unex.
pocted, by dovotIng nearly the whole day to the
consideration Of bills not Of public character.
Among the ten thousand claimants, V no are sue.
ing the Government, as no person would consent
TO plead with neighb0r, friend, fellow. citizen
for justice some lew have been successful enough
TO have their claims considered md favorably
passed upon, by the House Of Representatives.
All was going on swlmmiugly until about four o.
clock, when member insisted that tho vote
should Do taken upon his motion TO rise, and tho
House found itself without quorum. The GREAT
m2rplot IN the session Of yesterday, for there Is
always one member TO tbwaIt the wishes Of the
many, and 1t Is surprising sometimes how disa
grecabie aud annoying ono man can make him.
soit, was Mr.. Cave johnson, OF Tennessee, man.
the extent Of whose e!oqutuce, like tho ditto
man, ia Bgg!es trlc, in the Brush Parliament
seems to be to say."I object" Ia spite IF him
good many bills weTo fayoraby acted upon yes
torday, and mary Of the number passed lArguuh
ali the forms of legislation.
The Senate were engaged IN the consideration
Of the ApPor'ionment Jjl! through mother long
session. The debate was not without interest,".
but certainly not very important. The opinions
advanced were many Of them at extremes and
Mr.. Benton went ahead Of all the rest in his no.
tons OF what would constitute proper House Of
Representatives. Ono hundred was what he
wished. but not being abe TO take that nunlber
he would take what he could get
The sFarrlng was kept Up. pro and cen, 10 =
late hour with gentlemen Of both parties, arrived
as often almost IN hostility to their political friends
as their opponents. This was among tho nic.7.
ing incidents OF the day, and not once believe.
was any acrimonious feeling INDUCED in on 81.
Their side, 50 far as regarded parties Mr.. Allen.
II Is true cut Allened Allen, IN one of his hand
siaPPInE, desk siammlng, understanding neech-
es. The roar Of a meuacerie could hardly have
made more d'scordant music than this same Ohio
earthquake, who seems TO measure his idea Of
things IN just proportion TO his physical capacity
10 below. II was nearly five O'Clock when the
debate ended for the day. There seemed to be
disposition 10 vote, and the result Of The votes
you will find IN the report Of The proceedings.
The Committee Of Ways and Means were al.
lowed 10y the House 10 sit during the sessions Of
Yesterday. The object Of this motion which
was made by the Chairman of the Committee
and readily acceded 10 BY tho House. was to de-
vote as much time as possible to the consideration
OF the Revenue bill. The House havipr given
the charge Of this imporian, matter to the Com
mIttee OF Ways and Means some fe W weeks since
they have devoted much Of their leisure time h
the consideration OF the subject 10 debate and a.
soon they finish their lab0rs a report will be
submitted The bill TO he submitted will. 10 all
material points. conform TO The bill brought for
ward by tho Secretary Of the Treasury. recon-,
menjIng Revenue equal 10 the expenditures Of
the Government; and incidental protection an OBJ
lec', by the way, which the opposition members
mean TO overcome, If thew can, by cutting down
and postPonlnr all but those appropriations which
viii barely keep the Government from sfarsinp
refer you 10 the estimates Of the Secretary
OF The Treasury which were made IN his ren3ft
on The tariff. and published in the Patriot few
days since, that you may form some opinion Of