The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-28
p o ST s C. K l p II.
Washington.
Correspondence or the Herald.)


House.
Well, the wing majority in the House of Repre-
seAtatives have at last achieved magnificent ex.
plot in the way of reform. They have actually
passed resolution deprivng the Clerk of two off.
GERS, whose services he considers indispensable to
the comfort of the House and the regular ransac.
uon OF the business and the keeping of an accurate
and ineligible Journal The cost to the nation of
discussing and passing this retrenchment resolution,
has been precisely $4O.sSO. The interest of this
sum would have paid the ialaries Of the clerks eav
ing the principal and the services OF the officers to
the government. If this is to be considered fair
specimen Of wing reform, it proper h. the people
should know it. If alltle promises Of retrenchment
and reform were humbug, the fact cannot be too
soon ascertalned. The paltry demagogueism mani.
tested in the house. during the debate this mat.
ter. deserves the severes. apprehension. The great
leaks" it seems, are not to be stopped" The
bung be left out while the inconsderable waste
at the spiggot is TO be tended with all imaginable pa
rade and ostentalon. The immense and wasteful ex.
penditures the Indian department. the enormousand
unnecessary expenses in contracts and jobs thear
my and navy establishments of which the wings have
now the control and the profit, are to be untouched
But something must be shown to the people as
fulhlment of the wing promises of reform and re-
trenchment." They cut down two clerkshipe,
which ultimately they will be compelled 10 restore
and show this to the people as an evidence of their
sincerity. All attempts to reduce, restrict, define
the mileage Of the members. which is the greatest
abuse under the government, have been steadily re-
sisted and defeated. Will the people trust such
r.formers, or be pro6,ied by such reformation I
There is ample room for retrenchment in every
branch Of the public service The people expect it
demand it, and they will not be put off with such
trihing as the House have now exhibited.
This Washington Is great place for lions When
4 new face is seen at the Presidents table, which
Is the grand menagerie, every ones curiosity is
ti2toe to know whose it is and whence it comes.
An instance in point occurred yesterday. strange
looking person appeared there, and the President,
with attention which would seem to bespeak at
least the presence of an orchduke, exclaimed
Will you take wine with me, sir p
"Not l. lnever drink wine. Ifyou like TO take
glass of brandy and water, Pm your man.
The President drank his wine, while the stranger
was according to his own taste.
swell" said the stranger, "upon my soul, l like
you, sir. like man without pride or nonsense.
I'm for President that makes plain man al home,
and relishes farmer as much as he does his beef
aud mutton. That want bad beef nor mutton
ether, were they, hey?
This brought out the mystery. The guest was
plain butcher, from Wilmington, Delaware, by the
name of Jacob Denny, who had presented noble
surloin Of beef and the finest mutton that ever was
seen, to the Chief Magistrate, and our President was
really delighted with the sound and unsophislcated
manners of his visiter.
"Where were this mutton and beef raised. sir?'
said Mr.. Tyler
ERASED! Why, in Chester county, Pennsyl-
vana.
81 think never tasted finer" observed
guest.
How could it be otherwise. Chester county
raises the finest beef anu muuon
that sheep was cross Of the South-Down with the
Leicester breed, and although Of exceedingly small
bose, weighed about hundred and fifty pounds
dressed"
"How large was the beefl''
cit weighed seventeen hundred, and had tive
hundred pounds of rough tallow.'' ES.-a
"The beef, l reckon" said a western gentlemen,
I" came from the Reserve. Wegrow almost all your
Pennsylvania beef in Ohio.''
"Like enough" said the butcher, but you have
to send it to Pennsylvania to be fattened"
When the butcher had arisen from the table, in
departing he shook the President most heartily by
the hand, exclaining, Sir, I've heard of republ-
can Presidents, but never saw one till saw John
Tyler. You've made me feel as if was in my own
house, and when get back to Delaware, shall tell
my neghbors that l, plain of the people, have
been received by the Chief Magistrate 10 the house
b., To- IL L
pitality and kindness, as if had been the most dis.
tinguished man in the country"
The feeling of the butcher is a very prevailing
one among the midding classes, of which he forms
one, and one Of the most respected by all who know
him. Surely, it must be slight gra6e alton to the
head Of republic like ours, see hourly evidences
that in such hearts, at least, he has no rival.
House Of Representatives.
The House of Representatives to-day, made but
little progress in the public business. After the pre-.
sentaton of some petitipns and the passage Of
some private bills through their first stages, the
luton reported by the Retrenchment Committee,
which has been some days under discussion, was
adopted, whereby two clerks are discharged from
the public service. This is a reform worthy pat
rotic national council. 1t is admitted that the ser
vice Of these two clerks is requisite during the ses-
sion, and as extra service to perform their duties
must necessarily be better paid than where perna:
nency is given to the employment, the amount saved
will be less than the salary that iwead be paid to
them for the recess, to save which more money has
been spent by the prolonged debate upon it than
would have paid their entire salary for several years.
and the public business has been necessarily OBJ
structed. Verify, this is the day Of small things
The next subject of debate was which was the
appropriate committee to which a memorial from
Messrs Blair & Rives the late Printers to the House
should be referred. The compendium Of the re-
Gently taken census, was this morning laid on the
members tables from the press Of Blair & Rves
The same work is being performed by Mr.. Allen,
the Printer TO the Senate, and the question was,