New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-11
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
Doings id Congresa.
From our Special Correspondent.
Wasn,SsTcS. THURSDAY. Erh 1

am very glad to knoH that the Uresoa bill
which Was sent 10 the Hodse to-day frem the Ser.
ate, was referred to the Committee of foreign r..
a,ons. 1t will not &c, out of the hands Of that
Committee Until it has been subjected to the clo.s
scrutiny Of the venerable Chairman, Mr.. Apas,.
nor will it be very likely to receive his apprphs.
ton, in its present form. It will be long time
to-, before it can come up tor final action 10 lbs
| House, so that there are strons probabilities Tia,
it viii not become law at this session.
alluded in q former letter to the extreme soil.
citude prevailing among the Locos in the Horss
that the present Congress impose duties upon tea
and coffee, though they themselves are always yerv
careful TO vote agains, all such propositions.
Scarcely day passes in which some one OF mote
Of that party do no. make harahgue to the otss
pon the low state of the Treasury, and OF tie ne.
cessity of adopting measures for its relief and
always either sauin,ins at this matter Ct da,:sa
ueon tea and coffee, or making direct aluson 10
the subject. To-day the same song was sung over
again, your MIR. Roosevelt bearing the principal
part in the dirge.
II was amusing as we'll as satisfactory to hear
how a plain tale put them dows.' Mir. Fillmore
stated a, the substance of communication
| which he he'd received from, the Secretary Of The
Treaslry--that dpona revision Of the estimates Of
expenditures as they were sent from the depart.
ments, there would be balance liz the treasury on
the Is, Jan. 1914 of S39O,627 Os, provided power
were given to reissue whatever Treasury notes
-. .,,o IN ,,;ihin that time
The statement is the more favorable when It's
understood that the Appropriation bills have been
considerably reduced from the estimates Of the
departments. On the Navy bill alsne something
more than million and half was saved from the
estimates. This information WAS not at all com.
forting to the Eocos. L, dstresses them Beyond
nea,ure TO End that in spite Of ell our emssr.sssa
men,s and their croaking, this Congress has been
able to keep the Government from becoming bank.
rupt, notwithstanding that it has been incumbered
with the load Of debt left by the last Administra.
ton,
there is much talk and discussion here upon the
plan Of issuing two hundred millions Government
Stock for the benefit Of the States, but there will
be no definite action upon the subject by this Con-
gross. L find that. though the measure has nsas
friends, the older members seem generally opposed
to it, either on constitutional grounds, or from
sderations ofexpediency. Still it is fast winning
favor here and among the people.
You have already had in the Intelhgencer the
report of the Comrnittse of Wsss and Mean,,
which aludcd to in ny lest Litter, SO that it i
unnecessary for me to make any further statement
of its contents; and as MIR. johnson declares tina.
it does not discuss his plan, Twill wait until tie
Select Committee, to whom his measure was re.
ferred, report, before trespass upon your columns
with a full statement Of the subject.
1 ath net able, Ecwe4st, to discover thsi tbs
Committee Of Ways and Means in that Heportia..
tended any thing else than condemnation bothot
the particular proposition Of the memorials refer
red to them, and Of that Of Mr.. Johnson
fmy understanding Of the meaning of tile Report
be correct, they do discuss the principal features
the proposition most fully, though not perhaps cor
rcctly 1t is very possible that the Report in ques
ton did not receive particular attention from 90!
o,bef members ofthe COMMITTEES than the rhehbst
who reported it; Mr. tngersoll, and that may &C.
count for the declaration OF MI Jouhson, peso'o
referred to, in the Intelligencer. Is s,i
There seems to be strong nope among many
here that the Bankrupt bill proposed to be adopt
ed by the Committee of the Senate, will pass that
body, and either be agreed to be the House or that
by delay or the Presidents veto, the law itself will
be saved must acknowledge that hare nue.
no faith in any OF these suggestions. The amend
ed bill has been printed several days, but hays
not thought it worth while to offer i. to burden
your columns while the prospect of its adopsonis
so doubtful. You vii! find the essential portion Of
1t In the dlobs Of lastnight. .,,zi. ,.pss.l.sb
. An estraerahsry etiloFihta ubsn The prsssnt &c
n1inistration was pronounced few evenings ego
by certaia member Of the CorporaPs Guard who
seems to be little out just now with the Captain.
1t was in this wise-speaking of the greatness o.
his Administration he declared, fcs, By ~ ~
!, e great AdnaniStratton--we Have hung ihfes
men and taken one town., on Suspicion, within
three months-an energetic ADMINISTRATION, truly:
It certainly Is great Administration in yiit We
, riety o. wess. Yours; MAsHiTT2a.
5000. oO0, 900 Government Stock, &c. DC.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Thursday, FEB,
a In SENATE, to-day, Mr.. BARROW. from ne
Committee on Commerce, reported a bill to pro.
vide for the improvement of the Mississippi aa'
its tributaries;
S 4 communication kas received from the lfsa'
sury Department transmitting information i'0n
the different custon-hoases in relation to the " a.s,
housing SYSTEM. H
!. Mr.. BnAroas resolution calling on the pls ,a