New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-19
By This Mornings Mail.
Doings In Washington-NIaiis, &c.
Etitrial Cor1espondence
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Doin GO In w WashtnSton-Maiis, &C.
Etiuna Correspondence.
WAsHIsGTos Sat. eve Dec. IS.
You will not find in the letter of Argus
statement of the fact that Mr. A. V BRowy, OF
Tenn. to-day gave notice TO the House of his IN
tenton to introduce at an early day probably
Mondav) bill TO REPEAL the DiStricting clause
of the appointment La,r is not this cool
Here have he and his whole party been not simply
Nullifying this statute ever since the Session
opened, but actually treating 1t as an intrinsic,
palpable nullity which did not need
to be nuified to render 1t of no effect. And now
this genius proposes to Repeal it, and By the
votes of the very men who, if it be a law at all,
have no more right to seats in that House than
have. The very attempt to repeal it establishes
its yadty-an unconstitutional law is void and
never need be repealed. fancy the House will
send his bill to Committee and there nurse it to
death
Mr.. GoGG1s will on Monday be heard before
the Committee of Elections in support of his
right to the scat now occupied by Mr.. GILMER.-
think the Committee will be compelled to report
in favor Of Mr. Goggin, and that he will get the
seat, but may be mistaken. Mr.. Boris is to be
kept out at any rate, and it viii be polite in the
majority to make a show Of fairness in the minor
case.
The Pest Office Committee Of neither House
has vet had meeting. OF the Senate Com
mt,ee neither Mr. MGRRIcK Chairman nor MIR.
SIMmoSs has ye. taken his seat; so that Com
mttee will not soon be called together. Well ;
I trust that the abscntees viii not charge the
People for the time they devote to their own
business.
There are good many Jealous and resolutc
champions of Post Office Reloru in the House,
and my hopes have improved a trtlc since l
wrote this morning. The Franking Privilege is
the great obstacle. A leading Member has Just
replied to my representations that he considers it
of great importance that the communication be-
tween the Members and their constituents should
be unobstructcd Very good: we Rclormers
don't object to the Governments filling the Mail
with Letters and Documents TO and from Con-
cress-all we insist is that it shall pay for them,
the same as any of us. The abominaton con-
sists in charging the poor factory girls letter
| treble what it should be in order to send noun
tain of documents to Colonels, Judges, and Cash
icrs for nothing. This cannot stand-Mcssrs.
Congressmen, rely on 1t
Another point The importance of free dis
tribution of Public Documents is much insisted
on. don't object to it, but insist that there
are other Public Documents beside those which
cmanatc from Congress, which also deserve dis.
scmination. Now, Documents from Congress &c
for nothing, but those Of the State Legislatures
cannot circulate without paying three times as
much Postage as they ought Shall not this be
considered
The illness Of Judge THOMPSON excites lively
interest here. Every body believes that in the
dreaded contingency Of his death, the post will be
rendered TO JOHN C. SPENCER, if he desires it.
think the Senate would not object; though where
Mr. Tyler would get another Secretary of the
Treasury is a puzzle. He ought to tender the
post to joins C. CALHOUN, and press him to accept
it. but don't think he would.
The nominations of the present Cabinet Minis
terS were GGUl W liC cClldlC VII liQdy, puL III
decisive action has yet been had on them.
think they will all be confirmed, though there ii
little doubt about the Secretary of War.
But gbou, rhe llasI shall give up writing from thi
place aud return to ewYok speedily because cannot
dure the Mail irregularities. nd in The Tribune Of Fri
day letters which and despatched Mo'rday Tues
dou and Vsdnssday-th FIRST rendered completely obsolet
by the detention Invent the Post Office "Wednesday
TO see Il could avoid these affections, and
tina, evefy letter put the Editors Mail box night
postpaid would be SO off the neat morning. and &c
straight through NewYoIk q mad previously learned
10 nv sorrow that tho Afternoon Mail could be eliet
on)-So to-day held back my letter, Argus did his
foI the Editors Mail the morning. aud ason,hed,
going to the Post Ohce, with the information that Mai
is despatched Sunday morning, but the Editors Mail il
off Saturday evening So am sold again, and you
Will have proceedings of to-day for Mondays paper.
shall give up this. H.G.
Office Reform, Gllu