The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-15
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Correspondence Of the Herald.l
WASHINGTON, Saturday 81


WASHINGTON, Saturday. 3P NJ
Proceedings OF Congress-Governm Pa
tronage-Whig Movement
The first business of Importance in the Senate
this morning, was the bill to amend the acts of
July, 1886 and 1893, allowing pensions TO certain
widows.
The first section provides that the marriage of the
widow, after the death of her husband, for whose
services she claims pension under the act OF 1898,
shall not prejudice her claim to the benefit of that
act, she being widow at the time Of her appica-
ton.
After some slight amendments, the bill was order
ed TO third reading, by vote of "a TO II. The bill
establishing police for the city of Washington
was passed. The contingent appropriation bill
was then taken up. ana is now under discussion.
In the House, Mr. Wise, from the navy commit
tee, reported several bills relating the navy, all of
which were read and referred to the commit of the
whole Alter the transaction Of some private bust
ness, the report and resolutions of Mr. Cooper chair
man OF the committee on Indian Affairs censuring
Ihe secretary OF War, for Withholding certain nfor
llallon called Tor by the House The first resolution
asserting the authority of the House to call for in
formation OF this kind was carried by a vote 40
to 4 and the resolutions of censure were adopted by
large maJorles. A struggle for priority of business
then followed, which is now in progress
The following section of the contingent appropria
ton bill, which Is expected to pass the Senate to-
day, cuts of all the patronage of the collectors and
post masters throughout the United States The
lowest bidder takes everything and no ingenuity of
the officers can evade the law. What will become
OF The ''Union," with no government patronage TO
sustain IT! How will the Office holders pay their
subscriptions to start their most efficient manly and
excellent journal, with circulation OF several hun
dreds unless 1t be in patronage from their officers
Some other resource must be had now, for this is
cut OIL for ever.
The section is in these words:---
And be it further enacted That all stationery oevery
name and nature for the Of the two Houses of Con-
gress and all stationery and job printing Of every
and nature for the Of the departments of
ernmen and for the bureaus and Offices in those depart
men.s az washington including all stationery blanks,
wrapping paper and twine furnished the post offices and
collectors offices throughout the United States shall
hereafter be furnished and performed by contract the
lowest bidder as follows the Secre airy of the Senate
the Clerk of the House of Representatives the head of
each department and such deputy posmasers in the Post
OHlce estaDllshment and such collectors in the custom
house establishment the Postmaster General
Secretary OF the Treasury shall respectively designate
that purpose, shall respectively advertise week.
for at least four weeks in of the principal
papers published in the places where such articles
be furnished or such printing DONE for sealed proposals
for furnishing such articles the whole of any particular
class of articles for doing such printing the whole
Of any specified job thereof be done such place. spe
cfying in such advertisement the amount quantity and
description of each kind of articles furnished and
near may be- the nature amount and kind OF printing
to be done and all such proposals shall be kept sealed
until the day specified in such advertisement for opening
the same when they shall be opened by under the d.
rection of the officer making such ADJ ertsement the
presence Of least two and the person offering
to furnish any class OF such articles perform any
specified portion or job Of said work. and giving sasfac
tory security for the performance thereof under forfeit
not exceeding twice the contract price in of
failure shall receive contract for doing the and
in the lowest bidder shall fail to enter INTO such
tract and give such security within reasonable tme to
be fixed such advertisement then the contract shall be
given to the next lowest bidder who shall enter into such
contract and give such security
The Wings held caucus last evening, but were
unable to agree upon any course OF action on the
tariff. The tendency ana intention to-day is to do
nothing, but circumstances may induce change
before Monday.