The New York herald., 1845-02-04

| WASHINGION, SuEudy, o, r. M.
| Oregon and observation-disclosures and the Senate
Report Of Committee against Awneratiom Ne,o
Tactics for and against the Measure Business be-
fore the House-Ns Disorderly Character The
| Congressional Burying Ground, &c.
JAMES q. BENNETT, Eso.-
Since / wrote you yesterday, have ascertained d
that the amendments offered to the Oregon bill
will either be modified, or else its territorial pro.
visions deferred for another year. The specula-
tlons relative to the passage of joint resolutions
through the Senate in favor Of annexation, will be
continued until some action is taken on the sub
ject The committee on foreign relations, COR
| sisting of Messrs. Archer, Va; Berrien, Ga;
Morehead, KY; Choate, Mass, all wings, and
Buchanan, OF Pa, democrat, will present a ma
jority report against the measure, and although
Mr.. Buchanan is known to be decidedly in it's ia
vor, yet 1t is hardly to be supposed that he will
offer minoritytreport In support of his views,
although ne may pursue such a course. new
under current is setting strong against the passage
OF the resolutions through the Senate. 1t ema-
mates from many of that portion of the democratic
party, who have been Its earnest advocates in the
House, but who believe that its defeat in the
Senate will carry with 1t the political destruction of
all who have thus tar opposed il in the democratic
ranks This peculiar movement will impel even
tactics, and urge it through order to preserve a
position in the ranks of democracy, and influence
in the coming administration.
There are now but four weeks of the session left,
and find over sixty public bills the House ca
lendar OF the Committee of the Whole, exclusive
of the private bills, reported and 10 be reported,
which amount TO double that number. The Senate
already tar ahead OF the House in their business
as nearly every thing is accomplished in that body
through committees, while In the House some do
zen lOquaclous members always found ready
to debate and elucldate the most simple proposition
that is presented for their adoption The disorder
confusion, noise, gable, hustle, and matte nton to
the public business, on the floor of the House of
representatives, are disgraceful to the nation The
Speaker exerts his influence and power, but il is
only obeyed for the instant, many of the mem-
bers appear like mischevous school boye, ready at
all times to take advantage of any relaxation of
authority The private claimants, many of whom
have attended here session after session. TO obtain
the just claims due them by the government, will
hardly be noticed, unless during the laet week,
when bills will be passed with "omnlbus" tops,
and bottoms at raio DAD spe ed, without one member
in fifty knowing what he is voting for or the effect
to be produced by his aye or nay This is called
legislation. Better call it wholesale robbery of
the peoples time and money by their representa-
tives. Where is the man who will raise his voice
on the floor OF Congress to reform that body! II
any, speak, and let the nation sustain him.
took a stroll this morning through the " Con-
gresslonal burial ground" it is called which is
situated about a mile and half east OF the city.
The ground belongs to one OF the Episcopal
churches Of the city. believe, and is located on
the margin Of one OF the inets OF the Potomac and
arranged, although little labor appears
TO have been exerted IN keeping the shrubbery and
grass IL order. II contains monuments erected to
the memory OF Elbridge Gerry, Vice resdent of
the United States, who died in 1914, while going
10 the capitol to take his seat President OF the
Senate that OF Geo. Clinton, ais, Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, and Governor of New
York, who died in 1871; also a magnificent broken
white marble column, dedicated TO the memory of
General Jacob Brown, Commander-in-Chief OF the
Army, who died Feb. 2+th, 1928, and who was
BORA in Bucks county, Pa, on the 9th OF May,
IT'S The tomb Of p. p. Barbour, one OF the Az
-ociate Justices Of the Supreme Court, who died
The oath of Feb, l8il, also decorates this sacred
spot; also that Of Com. Patterson, of the Navy,
who died August 25th, 1889, aged 54 years. A
neat brown stone monument, painted white, is
erected to the memory of Abel Parker Upshur,
secretary of State, and Capt. Beverly Kennon,
chief Of Bureau of Construction, who were killed
IN the 2Sth of February, 1874, on board the steam
rigate Princeton. A beautiful white marble mo-
iument is erected by the officers of the medical
,taff to the memory OF Surgeon General Joseph Lo-
,eIl, who died Oct. IL, 1896. The remains Of his
vife are inferred in the same tomb. neat
,belisk stands to record the memory OF Frederick
Rogers, a young midshipman, aged only IL years,
Who lost his life at Norfolk, on the 9th of April,
1923, in his noble efforts to save midshlpmen
Slidell and Harrison from watery grave Tobias
Lear, the private secretary of Washington, who
lied in 1916, also lies here entombed, and the vile
lf Com Ridgey, whose maiden name was Corne-
liza Louisiana Livingston. She died March u,