New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-22
THINGS IN WASHING TON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

"
W. haze rather dearth in news for the last two
davs. There is scarcely any thing IN this city worth
writing about.
Hon. Mr.. CILLEY of New Hampshire, the newly
elected Senator from that State. arrived at Cole
man. this morning. TIE Senate was not Session
o.day or he would have taken his seat We have
thus go, rid OF one OF the New. Hampshire Loco
Focos who ALWAYS vote agains; the interests o.
their OWN section OF the country. Mr. JENNEss'
who has voted wrong on almost every ques,
ZION before the Senate will now be relieved
from the responsibility OF doing so any long
er. and can retire 10 his home. conscious mat ne
found no, a sufficient number OF Members 10 me
Senate as foolish as himself 10 embroi The country
in War Ii the people OF this country and Great
Britain are not now cutting each others tnroaiS, he
can res; calmly in the consollDg reflection that II
u.as NOT his fault The last vote he gave oil any I'M
Do-tance was given in secre, Session against the
Treaty and in favor OF War. He will cease from
his labors now and his works will follow him,
The House of Representatives have been noml'
nsllv occupied with the Tariff today. They ad-
iourned at an early hour having only listened to
three speeches Those were made by Messrs.
DARRAGH OF Pa, SAWYER of Ohio and JOHNSON oil
Tennessee But they hardly ever looked at the
question before them.
Where this cacetkes loquendi will end nobody
the Whole sit from day TO day listening 10 speeches
which have no more bearing upon the question I'M
dor debate. than lecture on Geology has TO do with
bacooking of sausages! The House limits the debate
on the OREGON Question 10 certain day, ana men
they proceed with speeches on every concelVaoie
subject till the vote is taken. scores oil hlemoefs
who have prepared speeches for Buncombe are
TINS disappointed and groan in agony OF spirit I'LL
some other question. matter what. comes up
when this mass OF dwelling nonsense is inflicted
on the House, and then printed I'LL the l; >. Mall
is also in agony with the burden. and The very
horses in the mail coaches feel themselves degraded
in dragging such stuff through the country.
It is pleaded that custom has given countenance
To this proceeding Surely if custom has sanctioned
il, it should not be made the custom in time TO come
Wouid that some Chairman could show The moral
courage 10 enforce order, and at once 10 call any
Member 10 order who strays away so VIGOROUSLY
from the subject If nothing else can remedy II.
the custom adopted by the British Parliament OF
coughing down the Member might be Justified
ANY remedy would be justified in curing such a
disease.
VIVA, is the use Of keeping up this discussion on
the Tariff when out of the three days discussion
already had scarcely onetwelEh part of the speech
es has been devoted 10 the subject Yet men with
not TWO sensible ideas in their heads talk hour after
hour on every thing in general and nothing IN par
ticuar
The Mail from New York failed this morning, and
consequently We have not received the news by the
steamer except little nking through the Tele-
graph We expect it along this evening.
Gen Gaines appears in good health and spirits.
His case will probably come before the Senate
again on Monday We shall also have some farther
discussion on the subject of adjournment on Mon
day.
Mr. SAWYER made avolent attack upon the Pres
ident to day and on the Senate. He iectared some
of the Senators by name.
We are daily expecting some interesting news
from the South. bringing later Intelligence from the
Army. We have been long time now without
any excitement from that quarter. RIoHELIEU.