New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-10
THE TRIBUNE.
ln,,er.nud Thing, In Washington.

WAnnNorox Monday. AofI.3.
No tfcaty YET, nor VIII there be for eight or ten
Esrs TO conc,
IN conversation with Senator WALKER TO.
:. he gives it as his unqualified opinion still,
I'd when tho question is put TO Il vote they will
L4tgo thirds fox the Annexation in the Senate.
I ffbcLcrc wrote TO say that the British Min.
l. be,c has not dsayowcd to this Government
l,his Government have any political or com
~cal designs on Texas, as stated IN the Ex-
rs :,
fhc present House Of Representatives sets itself
,s spcclrnen OF economy and rctrcnch'ncnt;
Ijyot the other day when an attempt was made
o,,odpcc The celebrated DrummOnd Light, for
,urposc of Lighting the Hall Of the House, 1t
l., denounced AS "a Yankee invention " and
,.a down. Yet this light would cost S,27
n, less than the present mode of Lighting the
E.se; and give much better light, and pre-
,hc smell and trouble arising from the use oi
md candles. This light is equal to 60e oil
l.s from the best argand burners
The South Carolina, Georgia and other Texas
Il n,-Tarif' members now say that the House
!anot by aDy possibility adjourn before August
La IL is the settled determination Of these
In Il the Treaty is rejected by the Senate to
-oducc Bill INTO the House for extending
triiorial Government over the whole of Texas
., very!
a. document recently laid before Congress,
,no,,rs that the Peruvian Government have
L,ed 10 pay 20 our Minister at CaIlao s3O, 900
car for len years, on the ist Of January each
cr commencing with Jan. /, 1874, for the
tms nc our citizens. So the first nstalment
. soon be along
IItappears that more money is wanted to pay
expenses OF the Florida war. The Secretary
iIysr las asked 70 have Sl47.95 now IN the
s.s.nrv. transferred for that purpose, and Il far
h appropriation of sl59,e making total OF
Nol73. Query--How much more VIII. be
tnted after this has all been expended
Hon BENJAMIN f. Butler leaves here tins morn
|, for the Hermitage, to see and consult with
ln jackson about the Texas question and one
two minor matters. He goes as an Envoy
Ian Mr.. Van Burcn. Before nc left nc had one
.,wo lonr and confidential interviews with Mr.
her. who received him quite cordially.
!his pretty well understood here that Mr. Van
Ircn has letter written in,lavor of the AnneXa-
h Of Texas, ready to be published as soon AS
t., hc c,nsidcrcd advisable, If 1t is thought TO
Incccssary in order to carry the State oi VIZ
H., If Mr.. Richie and Gen. jackson say the
LII V,n Burcn's letter will he out like flash
4 Woodbury., Silas Wright, and Buchanan, arc
",nd;rc round about with this view, and Benton
conc ont West to feel tho pulse Of OHIO, ln-
bpe and Illinois on the subject.
r. !, moi SINGULAR that whilst the Indiana and
slinois members follow the instructions OF their
legislatures SO boistcrously about Oregon, they
lslly disregard the instructions of the same
lisLtures which require them TO advocate the
lnction of postage; and Kennedy and Hanne
I, are both particularly violent against any re-
tt;on--tho lattor having thought # worth his
Elo IN make a Speech against reduction
8s,moro,,s memorials have been pouring lnio
.arcss from various Railroad Companies m
YORK Niayiand, Virginia, Georgia. &c,
,,r ,hc remission Of duties on Railfoad
Whc, wc sec the cxorbitant charges made
hcs, monopolcs for passage money, and par
Ill FIR carving the U. 5. Mail (thc grea,
~, ' ',s,;cucd by Mr.. Wicklillc for not beng
10 ,cJnrc The posiaCc) and also the dominer'
~, nc the Directors, their determination
A. ;ns, as tbcy please about fare, time, speeo'
,S,,bont ,ny regard to the public comfort or
-, :, ,s ,o he earnestly hoped that Congress
,aS. M law for the relief Of these insoiven',
jvo,,,ou,,c and ovcrgrown monopohcs-cspc'
l,nv none at the expense oi the general interests
the country. r.:,.,...
Ln,,h,n j;oodhuc, the Grnnells, Llvingstons,
Aynsr. Marshall, Boyd, &c. OF New ORR, have
tsst strong reinonstranccs against any cnaiise III
h, reciprocal navigation treaties between other
lsmtrics and the u. States.
Bv the bill which has nearly passed the House,
annual reduction will be made In the expenses
the army OF S522,0 ,079, and that TOO without
uissipg any officer now IN The service. Add
lhs the dismissal OF 20 surefnumcrary hentc-
ats. cuft,ihnr SS00G0 more. makes Il Total
thc,ion of over S600,000. II is a fact that
tpu,ly there has been one commissioned or non
tpm,ss,oned officer TO every prlvales IN the
Inv. The bill makes reduction OF Sal ,oOo
dc paw of 6i men.
Tie whole of the stock now held by the Uni
S.ates In the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
!adoubtless shortly be transferred TO the State
saryland, and the cities of Washington, AL
Eadria and Georgetown, wlta view 10 lhe
completion OF the Canal. strong at
ha has been made to abolish the office OF
yper of the Land Patents since Robert Tyler
tkh, but the COMMITTEE on Public Lands
decided 10 continue the office. l27,oo0
issPa;cnts were signed and sent out irom The
tsel Land Office last year; that is, Al pa
!s,n be signed each day, exclusive OF Sun
and four holidays, Christmas, New Years,
h,h OF July and birthday; salary 50 day.
b is about cent aud a quarter for each sig
re.
ISe COMMITTEE on Military Affairs have very
kss!y decided that it is highly necessary to
h,wo Inspectors General for the Army; and
Rhbors then viii be most arduous
a report against constructing dry dock at
Adelphia, learn that IN the last l0 years the
Ises,own Dock has only been IN speratlon
h9 months and 20 days; and The Norfolk
Hin the same time 6 years and months
tag this period there have been docked equiv
Ito the following vessels:
A cAcr,, ,sto,cr AZ .NorGils
iSsyrntY EowrS line~oi Hattie Snip,
fncnte. ) Seventy Fours,
Ia S. oCIVs. 70 Fricates