New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-08
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
From our Special Correspondent

day aud viii DO dispatched in the House early to-
morrow. The knife has been freely applied to III,
estimates Of the War Department, and If the Sen.
ate do not ntcrpose to restore them, the army viii
be reduced to six OF seven thousand mcn-a force
utterly inadequate to man and keep in repair our
Military Posts.
Although am an advocate of rctrenchment md
.e'crn, set confess am unable 20 perceive the
economy OF so great reduction in the Army and
Navy deiences of the county. The expenditure. in
the Civil Department. the Government might very
appropriately be diminished, and the Committee
in both Houses Of Congress to whom has been as
'igucd the duty Of Investigating TIE subject are
actively engaged in preparing their several reports
Even the estimates Of the Departments for the
Army and Navy would bear ludiciou. reduction
but the unlimited re,rcnchment proposed by tn,
House Of Representatives seems TO me exceedingly
unwise and incxpedent at this particular unclme.
/ am constrained to withhold my reasons for this
opinion, inasmuch you have heretofore mani
tested disinsinstion To give them place in your
columns, or to comba, them with your own we'll
known principles Of an economical and efficient,
suhec, of political reform. am proud to say that
/ fully concur, and therefore feel my,ef bound to
express my dissent from that which would seem
10 reqGrc an isortinatc reduction of our Militar,
forces.
The J1rif H command the attention of the
ll,use tomorrow or the ncxt day, and will occupy
it, deliberations for many weeks to come. 1t is
now sufficiently s.ccrlaincd that bill, with strong
,to'cc;ive features Il. finally pass both Houses :;
but there IS no certainty that it wih become law.
The majority require clause to be inserted in the
bill repeating the /weaty per cent section of the
Distribution" act and from the official indica-
ions in the Hadi.oaion Of to-day, there IL reason
10 appenend that the President vii not approve
it, It that provision be incorporated in the bill !.
say official mficattons, because the editorial a.
lsied 10, bears the impress Of higher authority
'han that Of the usual crnanatiors &C Mr.. John
Jones. There i. a sort Of cdthcdrc tone ar'
air about the article, tina, proclaim, IT. Pater-
nifty. Aficrsl, | cannot entertain the belief thai
the President will in defiance of the voice of two
thirds of the people OF tho United States. venture
80 exercise The veto power and thereby def We
only measure to which tie Government can iook
for its current expenditures,
The debate on the Apportionmen, j. still con.
iinu-d in the Senate, and notwithstanding the de-
termination of majority on SATURDAY, MIR. vans,
Mr White, Mr. Ren asd other have psc,cntcd
their views with great ability, and Nj. Wr ght,
Mr. Berrion and two sr lhrcc others propose 10
occupy III. attention of the body at least one day
longer before the final vote be taken. II tie Sen
alors shall be ali present (cAcep,ing Mr. Critten
den and Mr.. Southard) the vote viii be p. 81.
Several minor nominations sen, in to-day,
consisting Of Land, Revenue, ard Post Officers
The Executive table OF The Senaic il grooming I'M
der the weight Of appointments, aud a. there has
been no secret session for more thun week past,
YOU may look for final action upon many OF the
nominations in tie course q, very few days
What will be the disposition OF the military brcvets
i, dihcult to antcipatc, before the Seuates re-
vision OF the Army Appropriation Bill. The pro-
motions for consideration nearly forty, ranging
from the grade Of Brgadier down to that Of
First Lieutenant. Among the highest are the
names Of
Col. VIM. j. Worth, as Briesdier, by brevet.
Mai. ". g. Bclknsp, to be Lieut.. Colonel, do.
Mai. Ihos Childs, TO be Lieut.. Colonel do
Capt. John Harris, NJ. Corps to be Major, &c.
will give you the residue of the list hereafter,
when the Senate shal have taken further action on
the subject Yours, &c. CuRrIus'