New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-22
Bv This Mornings Mail.
rb,ncs in washington.
Correspondence Of The Tribune. ..
WAsHISeroS, Jan. %, ls'

CORRESPONDENCE of ne lfipuuc.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, ls+5.
rs..,, -, m account of the proceedings Of The
,Ionss day and as much of the Senate as could
make NJ Ill the close OF The mali nj os ciocS. IN
addition 20 what sent you CONCERNING Tue Seihe >
nrccefJings. ,here was quite Z long discussion on
;he bill authorizing The Posimas,er-ti-nerai to con
,-sct with Railroads for the transportation o' The
mali The bill was fuslly lad on the table tor Two
. wseks whc.e, | presume, il will remain much
longer. ~,
You will perceive that the Editors Of the Rich
! -aorH Ea0uirer iase been blowing out. about me
| enooiotn,eut of w Il. Polk as Charge 10 Naples.
'fhe :. Democracy" seem 10 think ina! tytsT IS
uniting in for share OF the spo''s- after Mr. foiK
,osucnrar;on They arr afraid jh6, there Will no,
be nltir.s enough for the "Regular Democrats ~
without pedging any ot them II advance 10 'He
Tyler party.
roos relative TO the reward TO be given TO Senator
Walker. Mr. Walker wants 10 he Secretary q
Stnte or of the Treasury. MIR. Wilkins, Dir. Dallas
Hr Insersoli and Mr.. Walker, being all connected
hy family relationship, want 10 get themselves Gli
ia office. IL is supposed that this won!d be too
many bro,hersn law ut the head OF affairs, 10 give
others, out of the family, chance. Senator Walk
sr deserves much from the party ard 5c' II Will be
diffcultto make any Of chem resign their pEeensoas
ia bis favor. There will be some difficulty in COM
promising this matter.
A wish has been entertained by some, that, II the
Texas
Choate should resign before the present session
ends TO give Mr.. Webster an opportunity TO make
n constitutional argument before tha, body on this
subject. Mr. Chuata can make great speech on
Annexation but il would not carry that constu-
tiora weight which Webster would give 10 IT,.
alr. Atwood, Surveyor Of the Pori OF New York,
arrived in this city this morning, with cew facts 20
Inv before the Committee no hav, his case under
siderai;on. few days Will ell the story whether
he is 10 be confirmed OF rejected.
MIR. Webster, who was expected here to-day has
not yet arrived. believe he Will not be here till
| about the latter end OF this week.
understand that both Banks ard Owens, who
were referred 10 in connection with the occurrence
at the Steam Boat Hotel, have been ned 10 bail 10
answer for their conduci. before The authorities, on
| Wednesday morning. Banks for assault on Os-
ems, and Ovens lor shooting Banks.
| mir McNuIty is still in town. lie is out OF the
custody of the Marshal, this evening under bail of
$40 0O0 ID appear Tomorrow morning AT 10 O'clock,
before the proper authorizes, To answer the charges
made against him. Ilessrs. TappaD, Allen, Mat
thews and Potter. all of Ohio, his suretics-be-
ing also his securities TO the Government, with MIR
| Weller also of Ohio, who is now ia New-f ork
irving 10 square up accounts Ii is said that the
money is TO be lorthcomiugbut that has been said
so o,en that people begin 10 receive this assertion
with great suspicion
ci;v two or three days since, is not rrue She is,
aeve in Cincinnati.
The last number of the Ohio Statesman. received
in this city, contains Mr. McNuly's letter 10 MIR.
Deano, giving notice that he will contest MIR. Dea-
| nos seat in Congress.
i statement in the New-York Sun, relative TO
Capt. Aulick Of the Navy yard and the ship 81.
NIarys, is unfouuded. Ii originated, believe, 10
spirit of rivalry between the Norfolk and Washing
ton Navy Yards. was, to-day, shown letterfrom
the Secretary Of the Navy, conradcting the report
there mentioned that Capt. Aulick was 10 be court
martialed.
A melancholy occurrence took place in this city
TODAY Mr., Wade Barker, aged about l8, q son
of Major j. n. Barker, Assisect Secretary OF the
Treasury, and formerly Collector of the Post OF
Philadelphia, being at nome alone, was found dead
or dying from the discharge OF pistol through hls
head. The report of the pistol soon attracted aen-
iiop, but he could give no account OF himself 10
| those who first rushed in 10 gee him. This was
about o'clock PM. The report first in circula-
ton was that he had shot himself. The belief this
evening is that he handling the pistol, and that
| it accidentally went OFF Sad calamity rs il is, 1t
is not so heartrending as it would be had ne taken
| his own liia.
Mr.. Rhett of South Carolina speaks first tomor-
row on Texas. A spirited speech is expected. The
Empire OF South Carolina must be heard.
| Mir. Adams, as stated some tine ago, will prob
ably make no epeech on this question. Ii he says
anything during the debate, il will probably be
few words stating his for remaining silent
| though SO often alluded TO.
YouH, MCHELlEu
JYpIASA-The Legislature of Indiana closed its
| session on the 18Th instant, without having made
choice OF United States Senator TO fill tine vacancy
that will occur in the delegation from that State on
,ha fri of Narci