New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-06
e,o.;na ur as Washington.

ng and great deal Of business OF routine transact
ed. All the Appropriation bills were go, through
sns two House. and signed by the President, though
,ne disagreemenss Of the two Houses several
items threatened the loss OF moro ihaa of
them. But the differences vera all adjusted BY
Committees Of Conference and otherwise, and the
bills passed. Hew the Dry Dock Question was
settled. cannot fully determines. even after pei
sona isqui,y Of Members; but we believe Mr..
rVi.es amendment 10 the Navy Appropriation bill
prevailed authorizing the Secretary Of the Navy to
make careful inquiries and commence the coDstruc-
sion of such Docks as he shall think advisable,
beth here and at Pensacola, the ist Of January
next. This amendment passtd The House by a
large majority, and believe the Senate con-
CURED.
Among the bills which failed for want Of time
wss--Alas that should say i!-our well bsov-
ed 548, retrenching the Pay and Mileage of Mem
bers Of Congress and the Salaries Of Public Off.
GERS, who receive over $1,000 each. This bill,
which passed the House by more than four to
and would have received an equally Overwhelming
support in the Senate if could have been brought
20 the Yeas and Nays, was killed in the first place
hy some very injudicious amendments proposed BY
the Committee Of Re,rerchment, striking out Its
best feature to wit, radical reform of the Mileage
asrocity, and reducing all the reductions OF sala
,ies to dead level Of l2a per cent. Thus report
ed, the bill died On the table, as we feared from
the moment we saw the amendments.
The Postage Reduction bill also failed, to our
deep grief 1t passed the House in most tho,
rough shape, cuttngdown all Postsges to 5 and
10 cents bu. the Senate were afraid that this wss
100 sweeping, and would nos act on it, so the bill
died. A fliend afirms that with Is nt,oi-
for long distances, the bill would have prevailed
II so, we regret that it was not inserted, though
we still believe and 10 cents would afford ade
quste revenue.
The Post Office Monopoly bill, forbidding the
conveyance ofNewspapers Pamphlets, &C., Other
wise than through the Mails. sleeps the sleep Of
death. After shePublic exposure Of its character
and effects its passage was hardly possible
The last night was signalized BY an exhibition.
on the part of Mr.. Tyler, of one os those Roman
characteristics which he formerly deemed SO cul
palle in Gen. jackson. Mr. Tyler had nominated
10 the Senate,
HENRY A. WISE for Minister 10 France;
CALEB CUSHING for Secretary of the Treasury;
WM. W. IRWIN for Charge afAres to Den
mark.
Here were three Of the six Guardsmen in Con-
sress-one.helf the lotto be paid Of in lump,
directly in the teeth Of the cardinal Whg princi.
pie, 80 explicitly and soiemn!y proclaimed, tina,
Members Of Congress ought not to be rewarded
with Executive stations for subserviency to the dis
penser of such stations But these gentlemen found
The constitutional fact of the Senate standing
risidly between them and the goal of their ambi'
ZION. Mr.. Wise was rejected by "a TO - Mr.
Gushing by 27 10 10; MIR. Irwin was allowed to
Pass, though call of the Yeas and Nays would
probably have stopped him.
The rejection of Messrs. Gushing and Wise wa:
promptly communicated to the President, (who |:
usually in attendance a, the Capitol on the las
nisht Of the session) In half an hour message
was transmitted TO The Senate, rcnoaiaatias boti
Wise and Cushing commencing their eminent hi
ness, &c., and hoping the Senate would think be,
Ter of its decisions They werc again rejected, b
Gated to the President In 8 few minutes, he re
dominated them again, this time vety crustiiy
They were forthwith again rejected, by some AZ
votes to tro The Accidental had BY this time dis
covered that there was at least one other censtitu
,opal fact besides himself and hauled of TO rePai
damages.
JOAN c. SPENcLR now nominated Tor Sc
c,etary Of the Treasury, and confirmed, thous
several senators voted against him. under The i'm
preston that he had advised the President in hi
recent attempt to bully the Senate. We think thi
wa. q mistake.
EDWARD EVERETT, now Ambassador to Eng
snd. was nominated fer Envoy Extraordinary Il
China, aud promptly confirmed, though few @
his personal friends dissented considering this
scheme to get him away from England
CAlv.s BLYTHE was nominated and condrmet
as Collector a, Philadephis, vice Thomas Smith
rejected. Judge Blythe was Mr.. Van Buren,
collector. and removed by Mr.. Tyler himself, tt
make room for Jonathan Roberts, Wing. Now
That Mr.. I. wants a Loco-Foco, the Senate decide
TO have regular one rather than one of the Tyler
genius. Perhaps they are tight,
So Congress has adjourned. leaving the Wa,
Department, the Missions to England and te
France, now open, with lo,s of vacancies TO be
msde ia the course Of the month. Tylerism viii
therefore pay something for fresh and promising
recruits. Who is sorry, desperate and reckless
eaoush to enlisll In these hard times some me,
will do almost any thing for living.