New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-27
From Washington.
Things In Washington.
From our Regular Correspondent
WAsr.re1-oS March 18th. IL

WASHINGTON March 18th, 1s4o-
! believe never told you, and probably would
not have recoec,ed it till saw In smother paper,
that after the House expelled the Reporters OF The
Tribune, and when some of the Loco-t ocos saw me
in the Ladies Gallery, eujoving the refined society
of that higher and purer circle than that from which
they had insolent!y voted to expel me- they became
envious Of ny elevation. and sent the Door-keeper
after to expe! me from that place also Fortunate
IL their insolence failed TO annoy me, and gave me
al opportunity OF practically knowing the sympathy
felt here for The Tribune
The Ladies Gallery is rather comfortably seated
and cushioned. There are two benches convenient
for writing, Immediately above the Speaker where
a person can hear much better than below IN the
Reporters desks, around which the Members and
strangers admit ed to the ;oor, too frequently assem-
BILE 10 talk matters often not IN the most refined
| language
In this gallery strangers are admitted by the In
PRODUCTION of Member OF the House particularly
If accompanied by ladies', There are fifty Members
more ready 10 introduce me every day TO this gal
iery, and even the ladies have volunteered their
services, not only TO accompany me 10 the gallery,
but to help me TO report. also, il necessary You
will By this spirit that The Tribune is in DO dan
ger of suffering while the ladies are with II.
We have carried the stric;est rules OF decorum
into the gallery distinguished military gentle.
man from Ohio has been appointed Chairman OF
Order in the ladies gallery, aided by SIX or seven
4 funny scene occurred few days since In the
gallery. a Loco-Foco looking neutrality-suspicious.
bly, taking courage by the vote in favor OF eat ing
chunks of bread aud sa1sages or other uncu GUS
substances on the floor below, pulled his dinner out
Of his pocket and began munching II In the ladies'
gallery. One OF these Vice Presidentesses, annoyed
by bis impudence and vulgaritv, turned round and
reproved him. limiting pretty strongly that such prac
tees could be INDUCED only in the ioner circles OF
society, on the floor below. The hint was taken
quietly, and the remains OF the dinner were pocket
ed mention these trihng things only to show that
the ladies have sustained your correspondents in
their efforts to keep the Halls Of Congress for Leg
slative purposes and not for eating rooms.
Every day makes me feel happy IN the change oil
situations Here today am encouraged. by the
smiles OF beauty around me, TO proceed in sustaining
the freedom Of the Press against the partial Legisa
ton of Loco Focoism The only regret l have is,
that occasionally am compelled to look upon the
scenes below; but this, while it reminds me OF my
former degradation in being compelled TO go into
such society the majority of the House, only
makes me more happy in the more elevated position
| now hold, where smiles in place OF sausages meet
my eye in whatever direction turn
The change given to-day 10 the bill before the
House for raising two regiments Of RiAemen, dis
appoints great many who intended TO secure them.
selves Offices in the new regiments. Several mem
bers of the present House expected TO be made
Coonels. BY the bill, as passed, there are no new
officers required.
There may be still another effort to raise new
Regiment by plan like that of the Senate, which
proposed only one Regiment
You have SEEN by the las, arrival from Texas at
New Orleans that Mr.. Houston, one of the U. S.
Senators from Texas, had arrived in that city, on his
way to take his He has not yet arrived, how
ever, but is expected &c. morrow or Friday. Mr..
THOMAS ]. RusK, the other Texas Senator, has ar
rived, having come by the Ohio River route. He
arrived here in the cars from the West this evening
at O'Clock and will probably take his seat tomor
row He puts up at Coleman's Hotel. He was
formerly citizen OF Georgia, believe.
l am happy 10 hear that Mr. GALES of the lntelli-
gencer, who has been very much indsposed, is now
convalescent He is STILL however, unable to attend
to any business thrust be will be restored TO
perfect health.
There is not much importance given TO the Presi-
dents late Message. 1t is looked upon as an attempt
to bolster Mr. Polk up with a section Of his party
who were beginning TO feel after him with Senator
HANNEGAS's F." hand of Resurrection They think
they have found him now. notice that M. KANE
of Philadelphia has arrived in the city 1.-The was
able 10 make sense out of the Kane letter. he may
be able also to find out James X. Folks position al
present on Oregon. RIcHELIEu.