The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-02
Washington.
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WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, 3 p. M.
Inc routine business this morning in the Senate
was OF little public interest. Mr.. Bayard from the
Naval committee, reported bill regulating fur
loughs in the Navy
Inc civil and diplomatic appropriation bill was
taken up before one o'clock, and the Senate is now
gong on with the amendments proposed by the FL
nance COMMITTEE, without any other discussion
than the nature OF the amendments renders neces-
sary The bill may be expected to become a law
early next week.
There was breeze In the House this morning on
the subject OF the New York Custom House. which
threatened, at one time, to swell into storm The
whole matter of the commission seems to have hsen
irregular, not to say disordery, from bee;nn;n. "a
end. Throughout the entire investigation. there
was unceasng confusion among the members of the
commission. The report of Gov Poindexter ia sen,
to the President, and while a call of Congress ia
pending, and before he has had time to examine il
a copy is sent to the committee on Public Expendi'
lures, and by them struggled before the House as
report of their own
This morning, Mr.. Roosevelt moved to reconsi-
der the vote Of yesterday, ordering the report to be
printed. The speaker decided the motion to be out
of order. An appeal was taken from the decision,
and thereupon debate sprung up which branched
off into an attack and defence Of the course of the
President in relation to the commissioners and their
report.
The papers hostile TO the administration are indus
trous In revilng the character of Mr. Profit; decry
ing his efforts promote the patriotic purposes Of the
President to introduce reform into the various
branches of the government. These papers wilful-
ly misunderstood and misrepresent the position and
objects Of Mr. Profit. He is jealous and efficient
supporter Of the Administrations but his duty to the
country is paramount to all considerations of per-
sonal nature He knows however that in striving
TO ferret out and correct maversaton in Office he is
serving the President more efectualy than in any
other way, and all attempts TO thwart ridcule his
exertions, only indicate an envlous or capous spi-
r that seeks to perpetrate abuses rather than they
should be detected and removed by the Executive
orhis friends.
ing the abuses of the Light House SYSTEM and his
speech on the subject manifests an intimate know
hedge of the matter, and exhibits many startling
facts. Stone light houses built one year have to be
cdscd ruth rood the next-hudreds of thousands
Of dollars spent annually in repairs. Beacons &c
built one year tumble down the next-then are re-
built and tumble down second time. One light
house in Chesapeake Bay, was removed by the gov
eminent few nights afterwards, heavy rain
coming up, call was made upon Captain Gedney,
United States Navy for the loan of the tarpaulins Of
sship to cover the lantern, as the rain put out the
lights. One man complained to the Fifth Auditor
light house. Sod it," was the auditors's reply
'but there is turf in eghborhood, lit is sand
beach" Well, will send you some grass Seed"
and the seed was sent and sown, but has not yet
come up, and the light house has fallen down. The
Fifth Auditors catalogue of lights protesting to give
their latitude and longitude, rather an amusing
document On examination, it was found that &C
cording to the auditors account, some light houses
are located IN the middle OF Indiana, and on the ex
IRENE western border of Missouri. And yet this Of
fcer expends $500, 900 year without limit or check,
and audlts his own accounts and whig members Of
Congress, Messrs. Kennedy of Maryland, and Win
hrop OF Boston, and others, cover up these abuses
and oppose every thing like investigation. But such
man as Mr.. Profit is not to be deferred or dis
couraged by opposition from any quarter
1t seems TO be understood that the "united fac.
tons" in the Senate have determined to reject every
nomination of friend of the President where the
fact can be ascertained. One Senator has avowed,
that already the list of to-be prescribed nominees
numbers eighteen. No remark is so common in po-
litical circles here, as that ga nomination was to-
day made of -.,. which will be rejected" AT
one period Senatorial disapprobaton of an appoint
ment by the Executive, was regarded with some
respect: But what can be the value of the opinion
OF a body which on one occasion can unanimously
sanction an appointment, and few months after
reject a nomination of the same gentleman! Of
what Importance Is the act of body which con-
firmed the appointment of Powell, under the cir
cumsances, TO say nothing of the truth or falsehood
OF the lmputations on his character, and rejected
that OF Mr.. Tyson! In truth the Senate is fast strip
ping itself of all power to nict injury and as rapid
y mpairlng its claim to the respect of the nation
1t Is said that orders were last night despatched
to the collector at Philadelphia from the Treasury
Department, to make small sweep among the Clay
men in the Custom House, who have been neglect
ing their duties to oppose the administration. Some
twenty or upwards are TO be made an example of
now, and the rest will follow in due time unless the
directions laid down In the circular of the Executive
are complied with.