The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-22
Washington.
Correspondence OF the Herald
WASHINGTON, Thursday night,
Ian 10. 1913

The arbitrary Conduct OF tmasters-
Hemp-The Army-The Treaty-The f YER
lasting bankrupt BiL-Cushing's Reply to
the Attacks on him.
The seventh week of the short session is virtually
ended, because tomorrow and Saturday will doubt
less be consumed with the discussion of private
bills.
The SENATE did nothing to-day, but listen to an
other long, unmeaning and useless TRADE by Mr.
Benton against the treaty, and the House Just lis
tened to the Introduction by Mr.. Gushing, of a bill
making appropriations for the treaty. and one or two
speeches on the consideration of the bill repeal
ing the everlasting bankrupt act When the real
business of the session is to be transacted Heaven
only knows, at this rate.
Let me describe what was done as concisely as
possible.
In the HOUSE, joint resolution to authorize Mr.
UPshur to appoint agent in Missouri, and another
IN Kentucky, to purchase waterrotted hemp for the
u. >. Navy, was read twice, and is to have third
reading in day or two; it has already passed the
Senate.
There have been the most gross abuses practsed
in many of the U. s. District and Circuit Courts Tor
several years. by the marshals attorneys and clerks
in defiance of all law; therefore the following reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. Mcclellan, to bring these
gentlemen up with round turn, and was adopt
ed:-
to S h s % es msS Be be- s
several District Attomeys clerks Of the Ccu and District
s%ss sevsd by them Of he act
aSl the r hs erheen d n
dred and forty-two."
The recent arbitrary decisions of the Postmaster
General a bout newspapers, has created great ex
cltement in the West, and Mr. White, of Indiana,
presented resolutions from his Legislature PRAYING
Congress so to modify the post office laws about
newspapers as to remedy all the grievances COM
ZE A,,I ~ ,at naL . t.n a..
ficlous postmasters may be taught to know their
place and attend to their duty by preventing embez
Elements in their offices, seeing the mails reg
ularly transmitted, and not interfering with the
rights OF private citizens.
After this, the Speaker saidthe Bill repeating the
Bankrupt Law, as reported by the Judiciary Com
mtce on Tuesday, (Clftord's Bill,) on which WISE
moved the previous questlon-was in order. But as
similar law had in the meantime passed the
House, CUSHING moved to lay it on the table and it
was so disposed of.
A Bill to reduce the army and to allow aliens to
enlist in 1t, then read twice and referred to the
Committee of the Whole
The next subject in order, in the morning hour,
was reports from Committees. That part of the
Presidents message relating to the Ashburon treaty
was, as you know, referred to the Committee on Fo-
reign Affairs. M. CUSHING, from that Committee,
rose and reported Bill TO provide appropriations to
carry that treaty into effect OF course ii was rot
discussed, but the Bill was ordered to be printer
Here is a synopsis OF 1t =
The first section provides that commissioner
shall be appointed on the part of the United States
for the purpose OF running, tracing, and marking the
boundary line between the United States and the
British possessions, according to the SIKH article OF
the treaty; and that there shall be allowed and paid
$50, 900 to the said commissioner, who is empower
ed to employ clerk at the rate of ST. 500 per an
mum the salary, however. not to commence until
ordered into service. The second makes 1t lawful
for the President of the United States TO
or more OF the corps of typographical engineers to
assist the commissioner IN running, tracing, and
l. sL.--
for the purchase and repair of iustruments, persons
employed and contingent expenses. The fourth APP
propriates $500 00O according to the fifth article Of
the treaty, to be divided into eqaa! notifies between
- dollars shall be paid to those States for expen-
SEES incurred by them in protecting the heretofore
disputed territory on the northeastern frontier of the
United States, and ma king a survey OF the same
and the sixth makes it the duty of the President of
the United States, in pursuance of the eighth article
of the treaty, TO apply much of the naval appro-
prlatlon as may be necessary for the preparation,
equipment and maintenance OF the naval force stip-
ulaed to be employed on the Coast of Africa by the
United States.
Mr.. CUSHING was going on to explain the views
of the committee. He said that they approved of
the treaty. and were DESTROYS that the House should
take the necessary steps TO have II carried into ef
feet; that is by providing the requisite approprla
tons &c.
Mr.. HUNT called him to order; the subject was
not then properly debateable.
mean to make motion to refer the bill TO the COM
mtee OF the whole House.
Here there was great confuslon-over twenty
members were on their legs at once, all talking, or
irving to talk. Some cried Order'-some cried
" Go on''-some cried Question" and one cried
out, "For Gods sake give us some explanation of
all this" and much laughter, particularly among the
ladies in the gallery, where at least dozen men,
bers were tllen flirting.
Mr.; CUSHING (faintly heard amid the din) said
that the bill was intended to carry out the treaty in
good faith, as 1t was deemed good treaty.
G.. J. INGERsoLL-ls the bill accompanied by a
reportl
CUsHrNG-No, sir; but the committee will make
report at very early day, and that report will be
ready quite as this bill will be taken up
rlousy by the House. | move, Mr. Speaker, that
the bill be read first and second time, and be re-
erred to the Committee of the Whole on the Union,
and that it be ordered to be printed.
All this was done
The next thing in order was the bill to refund
Gen. Jackson's fine. Mr.. Hunt, who has still
twenty minutes left TO speak this subject, said he
would postpone his remarks tl future day, as the
morning hour was Just out. daughter, and cry OF
%" No three bites at a cherryp')
Mr.. FILLMORE then rose and said hope the
House will now take up the molten to reconsider
the bill to repeal the Bankrupt Act That lies in
the way of all other business, blocks up the progress
of the House. and want TO it finally and speed
lily disposed Of
Cries of " Good-thats right, Fillmore-get rid
of the id thing"
On thus pol1t you know, cushing had the moor,
solely TO reply to the attacks made upon him. He
bad prepared full notes Tor very capital speech OF
five or six hours but he had TO condense all into
one hour, the speech was comparative failure.
However, he promised to write the whole out and
print it.
Mr.. CUSHING said-The President had been
charged with vacation and obstructing the bust
ness of Congress twas not so. twas the whigs
who with sacriligious hands were extingushing the
last act of the ill-sarred extra session; A whig
members forming coalition with the democratic
members were about to destroy the last act of that
session.
WIsE-Yol forget me-there's AZ. (Laughter)
yes. 4s wings (Roars of laughter) They have
accused the Secretary of State and President of all
the crimes in the Decalogue They have charged
me with throwing hrebrand into the House. IL Is
not true The gentleman from Tennessee (Arnold)
began this; and if in sen defence, IT be ne
cessary to carry the war into the enemys camp,
| shall always do So Those who arrogate TO them