The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l
WASHINGTON, Thursday 3P. NJ

Congress-Thc Army-The Treaty.
In the Senate this morning, Mr.. Evans reported
OIL TO remit the duties on certain iron for railroad
In Michigan. The bill TO promote the progress of
the fine arts read third time and passed. A
debate then sprung up on bill to give pension TO
the widow OF a revolutionary soldier. Mr.. Wright
took strong ground against the loose construction
which had been given to the pension laws, and in
sisted upon the necessity of closing the door to the
treasury which had been opened so widely.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour the tariff
BILL and the Senate is still upon amendments Mr.
Calhoun is to speak to the general question, when
the details are settled. The bill expected 10 pass
tomorrow.
In the House, the morning hour was occupied in
the consideration of the resolutions from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs censuring the Secretary of
War for refusing to furnish copies OF the reports re-
speeding alleged frauds on the Chero KEGS. Mr.
Gushing concluded his argument in defence of the
executive officers. The debate continued up
to the expiration of the morning hour, when the
bill providing for the reduction and reorganization
OF the army, was taken up and disposed Of
The number OF prlvates IN each company OF dra-
goons, artillery and infantry, is reduced from fifty
TO forty-two: The second section of the bill, It
came from the Senate. is stricken out, and the fol-
lowing is inserted in its place :
:" And be il further enacted That from and after the
tona armores shall receive each fifteen hundred dollars
and the master each twelve hundred dollars
nually payable quarter yearly and the paymasters
and military storekeepers at the armores and at
mails, shall receive each twelve hundred and fifty dol
lars annually payable in like manner. And none OF
the above named officers and officers at the armoIies
of any grade whatever hereafter receive emolumen
OF any kind any compensation commutation beyond
their stipulated in money except quarters actually
provided for and occupied by such officers And mill
ary sorekeeper at arsena shall after the said first day
hundred dollars per annum besides quarters actually pro-
vided and occupied SUCH"
In the fourth section amendment is inserted
abolishlng the Offices OF two surgeons and ten as
slstant surgeons OF the army.
The second regiment of dragons is also abolished
mo other important amendments were made to
the bill. This out of the way the House went into
committee of the whole motion to take up Mr.
Amold's humbug retrenchment bill was rejected by
an overwhelming majority. So this pretence Of
economy may be considered abandoned. The
reormers raised ghost that terrified them, and they
seem delighted that it is laid quietly at rest No
body thought them to be sincere in their professions
about retrenchment and reform, but it was hardly
supposed that they would acknowledged their du-
plicity so soon and SO unblushingly.
The House finally took up the bill for regulating
the mode of taking testimony, in cases of contested
elections, and it is now under discussion.
1t is said that the delay in the transmission of the
treaty to the Senate, is caused by the necessity of
preparing a map of the country, through which the
boundary line runs between Michigan and Wscon-
sin and Canada 1t is expected to be sent in early
in the week