The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-03
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l

Among Tic p-ttuonS pIeSenttu In the senate tnE
morning. was one from Amos Kendall, asking IL
AVE the money decreed against him in suit in Ia
of Starkton, Stokes & Co., amounting to $sll,-
100. The committee commerce reported bill
m favor of Barclay & Livingston, of New York
who ask Of Congress permission to take out new
register for vessel built in England and purchased
by them. The bill read twice and ordered to be
engrossed for thirdreading. Mr.. Bayard's resolu-
lion, providing corps Of reporters for the Senate,
was then taken up. The resolution directs the Sec
rotary OF the Senate to employ corps of reporters
not exceeding five in number, who shall be paid, the
chief reporter sixty dollars per week. and the other
fifty. After discussion, the resolution. on mo-
ton of Mr. Smith, of Indiana, was laid on the table
by vote of 80 to 10; the matter may be consider
ed as disposed of for the session. 1t was not exactly
lost vote, but the majority was so large that it can
hardly be expected to be taken up again.
The Senate then took up the Apportionment Bill.
The question pending is the districting amendment
The determination is to so through the bill day.
The fate of the proposition is very doubtful The
Judiciary Committee of the Senate modified the
provisions of the House so as TO leave il optional
with the States to district or not, but II they do d.
vide into districts, they must be single districts.
The democrats in the Senate have gone against the
wings having the majority. will probably be able to
carry it.. The speech Of Mr.. Wright in opposition
was perfectly conclusive. The arguments on the
other side were shown 10 be utterly faacious, and
the anxiety for fair represe ntaton she pretence
The House have been engaged upon the affairs OF
the District of Columbia nearly all day. In the
morning, Mr.. Saltonstall made unsuccessful effort
to get i'll resolution providing that the tariff bill
should be taken up Immediately after the Army APP
preparation bill is disposed of. A letter was read
from Mr.. Arthur Middleton, rendering. TO the Con-
gress OF the United States portrait of Christopher
Columbus, which he had obtained in Genoa. On
motion of Mr.. Holmes, the portrait was accepted,
and the thanks OF the House returned TO Mr.. Mid
dleton. The Indian Committee were authorized to
send for papers in relation to some alleged frauds
upon the Chickasaw and Cherokee Indians
The bill for extending for another year to the
banks of the District, the privilege of paying out
shnplasters issued by individuals and other ire
deemable denominations now In circulation here, Is
under discussion. proposition to lay the bill on
the table negatved by a vote of 81 to &C. 1t is
surprising that the bill should be entertained for
moment If the national Legislature, sitting here in
the hearto OF the country, gives encouragement and
authority for the issue worthless trash and permits
banks to issue rredeemabe paper, in the face of the
great popular movement against banks of all kinds
it will be most disgraceful. The banks in this city
are sound TO the core-and in the country more so,
but they ought not to be suffered to flood the Dis
trct with the miserable rags that now constitute all
most the whole currency here. There Is, however
no certainty for the vageries Of whggery, and il
the majority in the two houses had President OF
their own kidney, we should see an assumption OF
the State debts, and national bank of two hun
bred millions chartered in less than month. Why
will not these men. profit little by experience,
or make virtue OF necessity, and do once what
the interest OF the country demands, aud what the
democrats will otherwise do at the opening of the
next COngress-repeal the absur distribution law
and appropriate the proceeds of Oh land the aay-
mens of the public debt The ire ing
along from hand TO mouth, borrowin- Peter .o-
ddV and Paul tomorrow. the gOVernmrI lock m
capable Of being taken except at disgraceiul low
rates, while In Europe money is seeking investment
at from three to fourper cent Let this step be taken
and the stock would be ten per cent above par in
less than month
But no-dlstribution is one of the distinctive fea-
lures OF the great wing systems OF policy, and they
will cling to 1t with blind tenacity, until the power
Is wrested from their hands, and the democrats CO.
operate with President Tyler in setting the govern
mcnt on It's legs again.
With respect to the tariff, those sagacious wing
politicians are more wrongheaded still, but on this
question they may get set Alright before the end oil
the present session.
DIscouRAeING.-Th harbor of Bangor swell fir-
ed with shipping and there seems to be lumber sufi
cient for present demand and in some cases lumber
has been piled out to season. Freights are rather
low.
New FLouR.-The first new -four manufactured
this season was in Monroe County, North Carolina.
The wheat was cut the 18th May, threshed on
the 2lst, and ground on the I'D.
TRIAL FOR MunpEn.-On Monday, before the Supreme
Court, sitting at Lowell, Mass begun the trial o
William II. Britain for the murder Of Sarah Steven.
in the Cambridge Aims House. on Sunday the 10Th OF
September before Chief Justice Shaw and Judges Wilde
and Hubbard.
The following embraces the facts -
Elizabeth Welsh testified that she in the when
Miss Stevenson was kied-Mrs. Arnold, her child my
self and Miss Stevenson were in the room-aer the sing
in Genesis Britain in, and asked if the chamber
was mine-l offered him chair. which he did not take
He then spoke to Sarah, but what he said could not
derstand He advanced upon her. threw her back the
bed, and struck at her breast with the knife which he
drew out from his shirt BOSOM caught him by the shoul
ders and cried murder but did not get him away. He
turned upon with the knife and went into the entr,
away from him. and when turned towards him again
he pushing the knife into her with both hands After
he struck at me- he said was dead woman if did GO
out told him not to kill Sarah, but do remember
II he made any answer. did not notice his appearance
for was very much confused.
Mrs. Mary Ann Arnold testified that she was sitting in
the chamber with her child Sarah and Mrs. Welsh above
named: Sarah came in after Mrs. Welsh. My child
wanted to go out and went to open the DOOR and
saw Brttainhe entered and asked Mrs. Welsh if was
her room-Sarah reached out her hand to Mrs. Welsh
with book, and was turning to go out. Then Britain
advanced &c upon her with the knife and tainted as
saw him draw the knife away. When recovered Mrs
Welsh had hold of him, and I went to the window and
cried murder. Mr. Forrister was coming towards the
house.
James Forrister-hred man at the almshouse-was in
me yard-heard the cry oil murder-wen up stars-ound
Sarah lying her face the Aoor-her head on the
threshold of the door-Brttain standing up in the
middle of the with knife in his hand and his sleeves
rolled up The woman was apparently dead, the blood
flowing freely. He advanced towards me- and stopped
at the door, and then went down stairs again. As
got down heard murder again. and when got up to
the again the body ed the middle Of the
ROOM lying on the back and Britain STOPPING it,
seized him round the body and the knife fell out Of his
hand and he seemed try to get again. got him into
the entry and he ceased all resistance and up-and
then he stuck hand in each pocket Of his pantaoons
supposed he might have some weapon in his pocket
and tried to get his hands out of hf pocket. When did
get them out, found in each pocket and also
pcnkne. lie was put in the cell below by Mr. Emerson,
one OF the people OF the house, and myself
Margaret Welsh-was in the establishment-saw Brit.
tain in the hall with the children after breakfasthcre
were two knives the tablehe threw aside the knife
with an old blade and took another that hanging in
loop over the table-there string this knife
hetred its edge and cut two pieces Of bread with i'll did
not 500 this knife again till Britain drawing ii
OF Sarahs shoulder. Elizabeth Welsh was hallooing
murder before went np-as rot 20 the Sarah