New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-05
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
Things in Washinsfen.
spec;al Correspondents OF The Tribune.
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No.-y..- D,v nassea over in this place as that
bol;ssv u,psIy docs; that is to say, Congress did
no. si,, nor was there any meeting OF oo'i'ifssees
bur a general making OF calls-nos as ~''a you IL
New.York, upon all OF our acquainsances' put upon
few of the more eminent dignitaries living mere
The rush TO the Presidents house was as steat Go
usual. and the same motley assembiass OF hacAne'
coaches and private carriages snd liscfiea
without. and within OF ladies, loafers, Members OF
Congress, private citizens, Foreign Ministers ~
cav court dresses, officers Of the Army and Navy
in uniform, all jam med and crowded together oy
thousands, without erder, or system, or ceremony
the same unneaning shaking of the Presidents
hand BY every body. very much in the style IN
which whole neighborhoods tug at the handle OF
the town pump at the street corner-all duly en-
acted to the satisfaction of those concerned.
This ceremony has to be performed every year.
and il alway, enacted in the same way and by the
same srea. crewd Of all sorts of people, no matter
who is President or whether he is popular or net'
though doubt net the Madsonan puts 1t all down
as evidence of the overwhelming popularity OF the
President. The venerable ex-President Aoatlis
also received the calls of large number. lhey'
however, were intended as expressions OF respect
and regard, for no other motive could have IN
duced them, in the absence of all display OF
paseantrv and of the crowd which attracts all the
people of the City and District to the President
home OF such occasions.
Gea Scott, as Commander of the Army, also
received many calls. He is certainly the most
eminent man in Washington at this time lhe
day was mild and bright and beautiful
Now ,ha, the holidays over, we may expect
to see Congress resume business in good earnest
In the Senate there was debate upon the Oregon
bill. After some amendments the bill was ordered
to be printed. The Senate soon after adjourned
at early hour.
In the House, during the morning hour, some
matters of interest came up; among others, Mr.
Slale moved to suspend the 21st rule to enable him
to offer a resolution in regard to the abolition o.
slavery in the District of Columbia, which was yot
ed down without debate, by ayes and noes-aye'
73, noas 1l1--ecery Northern Wing voting n
the affirmative, and erery Locotoco against 1t.
A resolution was offered by c. Ingersoll to In
struct the Judiciary Committee to report bill t.
refund Gen. Jacksons fine, which was negativcd.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. MORGAN o
New-York, providing for Withholding the assen
of Congress to an enactment Of the territorial leg
islature Of Florida, imposing capitation tax upo
all free negroes, and providing that, an default o
It's payment, they are to be sold! A most I'M
outous and cruel law, and which is earnestly con
demned by all Florida gentlemen here. THIS to
,cas rejected, or rather laid on the table, by th
help of Northern Loco-Foco votes.
A great crowd had again collected in the ga
f leries to hear Marshall's speech upon the bill I
repeal the Bankrupt Law, but upon the arrival @
, the hour of one when that bill came up, Mr.. NJ
rose ard declared himself indisposed and unabl
to speak, and declined the Aoor Mr.. Milto
Brown then obtained hc floor, and made sensi
Bile speech of an hour against the repeal.
| MIR. Weller, cenceited young man from Ohio
with much more impudence than intellect, mos
thorough adept in the coarsest scurriity and Fl
associate for the fragrant boquet from Ohio in tn
Senate then obtained the floor, and entertained
the House for an hour with his maudlin display Q
fatuity.
He made the distressing announcement. that h
would not be candidate for reelection to Con
gress-a declaration which could not have beer
received with composure had not Members en-
joyed the consoling hope that his colleague, Me
dill, (who is his equal in the possession of al
decent and manly qaalities) will condescend t.
remain in Congress while longer Mr.. Welle
(who, am glad to say, is no connexon Of Sam
who had some talent,) was opposed to the Bank
rupt Law, and in favor of Capt. Tyler so long a
he will keep his father-n.law, Bryan, in Office.
Mr.. Ferris of New-Yerk also spoke in favor 0
the repeal.
Mr.. Cushing s,rove hard to obtain the floor, bu
unsuccessfully
The House then adjourned. MANHATTAN.