The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-13
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herzld.1

Correspondence OF the Heralu.l
WASHINGTON, Thursday, 3 Z. M.
The edings OF Congress-Mr.
Adams Cemmittee-The Wings and the
Tariff
The Treaties just concluded between Lord Ash
burton and the agents of this government were sent
to the Senate to-day, between one and two o'clock
and the Senate Immediately went into executive
session. When the message was presented TO the
President pro tenn. several Senators approached the
desk and eagerly perused the note accompanying
the Treaty. general sensation ran through the
body, and Mr.. Rives moved 10 20 into secret ses-
zion.
Several bills were laid on the table in the Senate
and among them one authorisng the Secre-
tary of the Navy to contract for building eight steam
vessels of war
On motion of Mr.. PRESTON, the Senate agreed to
appoint another committee of conference on the
disagreement of the two Houses on the bill for re-
organizing the army, the House having refused to
accept the report of the former committee.
Mr. EVANS reported the Contingent Appropriation
Bill, with several amendments The bill providing
for the establishment of police for the city of
Washington was amended as TO take the power
of appointing the officers from the President and
give it to the Mayor, and then passed by strict
party vote-the democrats going against it.
In the House, Mr.. PRorFiT moved to take up the
Tariff Bill, which was yesterday laid on the table,
but the motion was rejected by party vote
MIR. ADAMS moved to take up his resolution cen.
censurng the President for giving his reasons for
signing the Apportionment Bill, but the House re
fused. The Fertilization bill is now under discus
sion in committee of the whole
All eyes are turned in anxious expectation to the
select committee on the veto message. This COM
mlttee embraces a number OF the most ultra and
uncommomslng wings IN Congress. and the unre-
enting hostility of Mr.. Adams towards President
Tyler, will be sympathised in and sustained by a
majority of the committee. Mr. Adams is the
chairman, and the committee is composed of the
following gentlemen:- ii
Messrs. Adams, NIessrs. Morrow, Ohio.
Granger, N. Y. Smith, Conn.
Bolts, Va. Pearce, Ind
Raynor N. c. Cooper, Pa.
T.JCampbell, Tenn. Gilmer, Va.
Irwin, Pa. Roosevelt, N. Y.
CT. Ingersoll, Pa.
The nine gentlemen first named are wings. The
next two are friends of the President; and the last
two democrats. There is to be no debate on
the veto. The course OF proceeding on the veto
has been agreed upon in caucus. The report of the
committee is to supersede the necessity of discus
sion. 1t will be prepared in Mr.. Adams ablest
style, embracing the sublmest essence of all the
wing venom in Congress, and be sent forth to the
people antidote to the veto message
Ii is very doubtful whether any thing further will
be done on the subject of revenue. There was
wing caucus last night, but nothing definitively
settled There is much diversity of opinion among
the wings as to the most polite course of action but
the tendency is to an early adjournment without at
tempting any thing. A considerable portion of the
wings are in favor of passing another and suitable
tariff bill, but the more energetic and influential
among them, are for breaking up at once. Many Of
the democrats anxious to pass another bill, and
with the moderate wings they might get majority
but the power of the wing leaders, exercised
through the agency of caucus, will probably be
too strong to resist.
The report of the committee is expected to-mor-
row. When that comes in, the result will soon be
ascertained.