New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-21
IN CONGRESS 'R1DAY. Feb.

consideration of Private Bills, except brief in.
terval of debate between Mcssrs. CLAY and CAL
Hous upon tho presentation of Memorial con-
corning the Tariff. After which, the Senate I'D
journcd over to Monday.
The House or REPRESENTATIVES,, after rcceiv-
ing reports OF two three bills, passed over the
Unfinished Business of the morning hour, (thc
Retrcnchment Rcport.) and resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union
and resumed the consideration OF the Civil an:
Diplomatic Appropriation Bill Some little pro-
gress was made therein, and the Committee rose
in the midst Of nm unfinished debate motion
of Mr. GRAHAM, of North Carolina, TO amend the
bill By providing that hereafter no stationery shall
be allowed at the public expense, to members of
Congress, (of all which some account sill be pub
lished hereafter.
The bills above alloded TO rs being reported.
were, first, a bill reported BY Mr. ]. c. CLARK,
from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to establish
additional ranks COT Admiral, Vice admiral and
Rear Admirably in the Navy of the United States;
and secondly, bill By Mr.. MALLORY from the
san.c committee, to regulate the pay Of clerks in
the Boston, Newly ork, and Gosport Navy Yards
beth which bills were read twice and committed.
Mr.. CARUTHERs Of Tennessee, Mr.. STUART of
Virginia. and Mr.. MERlwETHER OF Georgia, were
announced by the Speaker a members of the
Committee on Foreign Afair;, in place of Mcssrs.
HOLMES, CHApMAS and NJ a. CooPER, resigned.
National Intclligencer.
The PATENT OrFIcE.-rhc Annual Report of
Henry T. Ellsworth, Commissioner Of Patents,
has been laid before the House of Representatives.
II exhibits the results of It's operations for the
past year, of which the following is summary:
Number Patents i..uet. 495
Expired .32I
Applications for Patents,
Exec, over last: - 20
Hece' ITS Tor -og
For tie restoration Of models, &c.... 2D-07
The Report suggests the necessity OF a remedy
against the frauds practised BY selling patents
where none have been obtained, the proprioty Of
poten,ng designs for articles of manufacture the
expedicncy of giving authority to Consul. TO ad-
minister the oath for applicants for patents, of in
creasng the salaries of clerks in the Office, of es-
tablishing night and day watch, and OF appropri-
ating the whole building the legitimate purposes
of the establishment.
FIRE IL Bos7os-The pano-forte manuactory
of Lemuel Gilbert 416 Washington street. was
partially DESTROYED BY fire on Friday. Loss csti-
mated at s5,000-partlv covered By insurance
The workmen in the establishment lost nearly all
their tools.
FIREs.-On Friday night. at about - o'clock,
FIRE destroyed the large iron foundry of Robert
Atwater and A. Proctor &, Son, in Plymouth
street, Brooklyn. Loss Sll.000; partially in
surcd
Ar abou; o'clock, the brick stable No SO
Lconard-street, occupied By Patrick McC ormick
was burned. Loss $1,000; partially insured
% The whale ship Roman sailed from New
Bedford Angus, -, 1870. and returned on the
10th inst, with cargo Of $500 barrels oil, having
meantime circumnavigated the globe By the Cape
of Good Hope, returning BY way OF Cape Horn.
SMALL Fox IL TIE PRIsos.-We understand
that there are three of small pox in the State
Prison at this place The hca Ith M tho nrjsor !;