New-York tribune., 1842-04-06
Proceedings i'm Congress.
cores puudence OF The Ntw.Y York Tribuae.

wAsHscroN, Monday, April4.
In SENATE to-day, sevcru! communications were
received from the Departments, among which
one from the Department Of War, giving list of
the officers of the Civil Departments of Govern
rlcnt, with a system of re,rcnchmcnt therein and
the names Of persons removed from Office other
than those appointed by tho President and Senate
since March 4th, 1871.
Resolutions of n meeting of merchants, munu-
facturers, &C. at the Philadepha Exchanges on
the Goth ult. relative the general affairs of the
country, were presented.
Mr.. Evans from the Committee on Finance re-
ported the Loan bill without amendment.
Various petitions were presented among winch
was one by Mr.. CRTTESpEN, of citizens of New
York praying for the reform Of abuses which exist
in Congress.
Mr. WooDnuRy introduced bill to guard
against Inconvenience to Government and its cred
itors in the event of vacancy in the Office of First
Comptroller of the Treasury.
The remainder of the day consumer in Elk
ecutvc session.
In the House. the Civil aad Diplomatic Appro-
pration bill was taken up in Committee Of tho
Whole on the Union Mr.. THOMPSON Of Ia i'll the
Chair the OILS, section the bill consisting Of PAL
sections) being under consideration, and motion
having been made to strike out this section, which
appropriatcs for the salary OF the Presidents Sec
rotary to sign Land Patents.
This motion was icctcd after brief remarks of
Mcssrs THOMPSON of Md. and MATTHEWS in
opposition thereto.
ro,he item approprating for repairs for the Po-
tomac Bridge Mr.. BoARpMAs from the Commit
tee ON Public Buildings and Grounds moved sew
eral amendments appropratins tor contingent eS-
penscs Of the Capitol, Presidents House, &c,
l ,i.,,,, ,,i rr,r,p M fhc
general order to strike out contingencies from this
bill.
The items relative to the Branch Minis coming
ND Mr.. GREEN (whu on Thursday last reported
from the Committee on Public ENpe ndituresa bill
TO abolish these Mins) said he had Intended to
move to strike OF: all the appropriations Tor Ihls
purpose; but as il would delay this bill ne would
defer the subject tl they to the bill reported
by him.
Mr.. G.. DAVIS moved to strike out an item rela-
tive to these minis, intir:la,ing his intention 10
strike them all out.
This gave rise to a debate on the necessity Of
the branch minis their relative importance DC.
in which NlessrS. G.. Davis, Caldwell, Green,
Black. Pcndlclon. Habcrsham, Morgan, Stanls,
A. @. Brown, Graham and Everett participated.
The House then adjourned ARGUS.
U-P Hon JESSE L. HOLMAN, U. S. District
Judge in Indiana, died few days since. He was
u man Of rare talents and blaR,clesS life.
% The Wings of NEWARK, n. j., have NOM
mated WILLIAM WRIGHT for Mayor, JOSEPH A.
HALsEY for Recorder, and DAVID SMITH for City
Clerk.
90 Rev. y. DAVIS proposes to Lecture in our
City on the +" Antiquities Of america" He has
bestowed r,nch labor and ros.oI -
has published work on it, and has lectured on i,
in Albany and elsewhere to general accep,aton.
p CYRUS ?. Smith. the prcsen, cxccllen,
Mayor of Brooklyn, is the Wing candidate Cor re-
election, opposed BY Henry c. Murphy, Loco
% The BosroS DA1LY LEDGER is the
title of q new penny paper just started in Boston
byzWILLiAM BARTLETT, Esq.
CITY INTELLIGENCE.