The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-17


WASHINGTON CRY,
THURSDAY NIGHT, Dec. ID, lSi2
Executive Session of the senate-Mr. Tyier's
NOminations-The General Appropriation
Bill.
Some little was done to-day in Congress. The
Senate was occupied all day in Executive session J;
but the House made good beginning, by taking up
the Appropriation Bill in Committee OF the Whole
on the state Of the Union, which was first read
through for the information of the House. and then
taken up by sections for amendment. The follow
ing sections were got through with and disposed of
with one or two slight amendments The expenses
of Congress in all It's branches, the State, Treasury,
War and Navy Departments, the Presidents salary,
and about twohirds of the Post Office Department,
when the Committee rose, and the House adj
lourned
What was done in executive session, remains yet
a secret. Great anxiety is felt by the politicians In
resrect to the course which the Senate will pursue In
acting on the nominations recently made by the
President. II is apprehended by many that the
Senate will reject all nominations that were taken
from the democratic party the feeling of the wing
Senators towards the President still remains of a
very bitter character, with perhaps few exceptions,
such as Tallmadge, Rives, Bates. Choate, Merrick
and Evans for the reason that as long as Mr.. Web
ster remains in the cabinet, the Eastern Senators
above named will probably respect the wishes of the
President. Ii is not at all probable that these
| nominations will be passed upon speedily; and but
| few have as yet been sent into the Senate. The
course pursued in the Senate upon receipt
of the nomination TO refer II to one OF the
standing committees of that body for consideration
and report, and when reported, these nominations
often give rise protracted discussion and stormy
debate, upon the merits and qualifications OF the no
minee All officers of the Navy are referred to the
Committee on Naval Affairs and so with the others,
to their appropriate committees. DIR. Sutherland,
| of Philadelphia, whose nomination IS now pending,
is here exertng his influence TO secure Its confirm
| alton: and various others from the Philadelphia
Custom House. 1t is generally believed that Mr..
| Smiths nomination, as collector OF the port OF PHI
| ladephia will be rejected some, however, expect
| he will resign, and that General kelm, now one OF
mocratic ranks from Pennsylvania, will be nomina-
ted to supply that vacancy You shall hear more OF
This anon. He is considered to De well 9uallhed tor
| the office, and bears high moral character.
In the HOUSE, the first movement was to go INTO
| Committee of The Whole, and take up the General
Appropriation Bill presented by Mr.. Fillmore from
the Ways and Means. Mr.. Briggs OF Massachu-
sets, was called to the chair, and the Bill read
The Bill was not generally published, nor laid on
the tables of the members, and but very few had a
| copy was, however, fortunate enough to obtain
one and send il by this nights post AS 1t Is too
! long for you to publish, have waded through II
| since the adjournment, and present the following
SYNOPSIS Of the details. II exhibits the aggregate
amount of appropriations for each Department OF
| the Government during the ensuing str months
called for or thought necessary by the Committee
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