New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-11

There are several items OF expenditure which
may be commented ON hereafter tthe people are
fond OF paying exiravagant prices for foolish at
tempts TO make great men out OF small materials
think this administration viii crafty them 10 the
fullest extent.
Among the strangers IN the House today no
,iced Capt DAVIS VINO has recently arrived IN this
city with dispatches from Gen Wool. Capt
DAVIS belongs 70 Col. BAKERS Regiment from Hi
nois Col left his seat III Congress to muster
regiment, which he led TO the field against Mexico
Capt DAVIS though holding the high municipal Office
OF Mayor ot the city OF Alton IN Illinois was present
Session Congressional reporter for some Western
papers When The Tribune was expelled from the
House last Session he had my seat gwen TO him which
he ably filed ill he marched TO the battlefield He
came TO the Capital to-day Just in time TO see me take
nv seat again by the OF restoration tie has pub
shed interesting narrative IN this mornings iNis'.
yereer.
Among the additional appropriations Tor the present
sca wear uoce that tie subtreasurers paid their
salaries from the passage OF the act l. not this 5pe
cies OF plumber on the people Why tor instance l.
Gov BoUcS paid for services from the nth OF August
when NJ did attend the duties OF his office I'LL
days ago And OF others particularly IN the
OF 81 Louis where the Office vacant I'll within
Among the miscellaneous items for the current
wear is one of S65042 p for books ordered for Mem
bers OF Congress over 100000 OF this ordered
by the present Democratic Congress by resolution
Of August ID l-46. They might just as well order new
/
bers are not able TO clote themselves they may stay
home or Get their constituents 10 buy them some. II
they need ci books from which to gam SnoHiese
let them or their constituents to Il w hat would
the people say II Congress should turn to and buy N
place OF old books public printers old beef PORK Ed
saussges for COugressona! eating house one OF the
Ohio members reproyed his political friends iot their
wckedness by refusing 10 accept his share OF the plum
der and his is published. II did not suppose
he mad intended have il biazoned should publish
IL may add however that il WAS neither SAW En- nor
BRiNKERHoFF would not wrong their stern Integrity
by iniiinsting such thing.
Among the distinguished men now IN the city is
the gallant General LESLIE CONES of kentucky
When Texas needed friend Gen CoMBs gave
her all the money he had. trusting her national
honor 10 repay him from her national revenues
These being absorbed by the United States By AnncNa
ton the General will probably come before Congress
with strong claim. for the payment oil ihl Gls
tinguished kentuckyS VIII probably present MS
memorial with remark. 10 the senate "hch WI! most
likely bring W the whole question OF the assumption OIL
the Debt OF Texas Though We have already paid too
dear for Texas-though she has cost more than cooe
the price for which could nave Originally o0sa her
rs Province from MeNco-and though there are
doubtless many Texas claims which should never Re
paid We, those who advanced the harc cAsn 10 WIN hr
independence should be cheated out OF their money
By Annexation or any other jagsle
IL viii be seen that the new sost once "a" :
working admirably. All We want Is iar-her re-,
ducton TO uniform rate OF cents letter Tor al
distances l; we could only make the ~ ar De
partment or the Navy Department come WITHIN
half million OF supporting themselves We might
consider ourselves & happy people RichkLIEV-