Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-10
CLOSING up Ar WASIlINGTON

Inc slVllgs OF the TWO Houses on Frldny were
prolonged lnt0 The small hours OF Saturday
morning, aud a great deal Of business Of routine
was transacted. All the Appropriation bills were
! got through the two Houses aud signed by The
! Pre- ,iient though The dsagreements OF the two
! Houses On several items threatened the loss of
more than one OF them. But the differences were
a adjusted by Committees Of Conference and
Otherwise, and the bills passed.
| Among the hills which failed for want Of time
was--alas that we should say t!-our well he-
loved 546 retrenchng the Pay aud Mileage of
Members OF Congress and the Salaries Of Public
Officers, who receive over S 900 each
| The Postage Reduction bill also failed, to our
deep grief 1t passed the House in thor
ough shape, cutting down Hostages to 5 and 10
cents; hut the Senate afraid that this was
too sweeping, ard would not act on it so the bill
died. \ friend airms that, with l5 cent rate
for long distances, the bill would have prevailed.
| IT So we regret that was not inserted though
we still believe and 10 cents would afford an I'D
equaie revenue.
| The Post Office Monopoly bill lorJidliHg the
conveyance Of Newspapers, Pamphlets, Sc. 9th
erwse than through the Mails, sleeps the slecp
OF death. After The public exposure Of lis char
acter aud efiscts passage was hardly possible.
The last night was signallzed by an exhibition,
on the part OF Mr., Tyler, of one OF those Roman
characteristics which he formerly deemed SO cuI-
puble in Gen. Jackson. Mr. Tyler had nominated
to The Senate,
Henry A. Wise for Minister to France;
Caleb Gushing for Secretary of the Treasury;
VIM, ", Irwin for Charge d'Atfaires to Dem
mark
Here were three Of the six Gunrdsmen in Con-
gress one half the Iot--to be paid oil in II lump,
directly in the teeth of the cardinal Wing princl-
pie, so explicitly and solemny proclaimed that
Members OF Congress ought not to be rewarded
with Executive stations for subservleney to the
dispenser of such stations But these gentlemen
finn no (act 'pft he
ding rgdy between them and the gaol OF their
ambition Mr. Wise was rejected by 24 to -.
MIR, Cushing by ~ 10 10; Mr. Irwin was allowed
10 pass, though u call OF the Yeas and Nays would
probably have stopped him.
The rejection OF Messrs. Gushing and Wise
was promptly communicated to the President, who
is usually in attendance at the Capitol OH the last
0igh OF the sesslon.) In half an hour a message
was transmitted 10 the Senate, reno mnating both
Wise and Gushing, commenting their eminent fit
ness, &c, and hoping the Senate would think bet
ter of its decision! They again rejected,
by some 80 votes 10 or 10, and the fact commu-
ncuted to the President. In few minutes he
renomnGted them again, this time very crusiy.-
They were forthwith again rejected, by some 40
votes to fICO The Accidental had by This time
discovered that there was ut least one other con-
slituIona fact besides himself and hauled off 10
repair damages.
John G. Spencer was now nominated for Sec.
several senators voted against him, under the I'M
preston that he had advised the President in his
recent attempt to bully the Senate. We think
tbs was mistake.
Edward Everett, now Ambassador to England,
was nominated for Envoy Extraordinary to Chi
IA, and promptly confirmed, though a few OF his
personal friends dssented considering this
scheme 10 gel him away from England
Calvin Blythe was nominated and confirmed rs
Collector nj Fhiladelphia, vice Thonas Smith,
jecled Judge Blythe was Mr. Van Buren's coli
ector, and removed by Mr. Tyler himself TO make
room Tor Jonathan Roberts, Wing. Now that Az.
/. wants l4ocoiocu, the senate decide To have n
regniar one rather than one Of The Tyler genuS.
Perhaps they are right.
so Congress has adjourned, eeving the War
Depart uent, the Missions to England aud 10
France, now open, with lots ot vacancies 10 be
made IN tile course Of the MONTH Tyersn will
therefore pay something for fresh aud promising
rrcfUils. Who is sorry, desperate and reckless
enough 10 enlist ? In these hard times some men
wlIl do almost any thing Tor liyng.-.N Y, Irt-
bune.
THE FINANCES OF THE U. STATES.
Mr. FILLMORE, as chairman Of the Committee
Of Ways aud Means IA the House of Representa-
lives, has made very able expose OF he financial
position of the General Government in connection
with the late Message oithe President stating that
even II the receipts from the various sources of
revenue Tor the current year, shall prove 10; 10
ffh "a zen 0verTated, aud The expenditures he re-
strained within the estimate the Treasury will he