The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-15
BY re MAILS.

WASHINGTON, July Is, lSa6.
The Senate were at work to-day in earnest
They passed Mrs. Hamilton's bill for $2),O0 as
compensation for one thousand copies of tho
compl tie works Of the late Alexander Hamilton
This is more than we had expecled and as the
House is always LIBERAL in regard Of books there
is but l,tle apprehension of the failure Of III. bill
in that body. The only fault is they print, but
d mt read.
Mr. Dix's warehousing bill, by great perseve-
rance on his part, was also got 10 an engros-ment
10 day; Messrs Cameron, Niles and S,urgeon
fighting against il all the way from the start l,
has been reduced, however, TO a skeleton in its
sweating process through the Senate. Goods
privileged to b. srorrd fm one year-a boni f,r
the duties IN twice the value o the goo Is TO be
Qur-d, are rather different from the original bill.
But Mr.. Dix saw the necessity oil taking the best
he could get and h IS acted wisely in dong II
the breast Of the is gone, let US be satisfied
with a shank.
Mr. Lewis opened the ball on the tariff in
practical maitrr-ol-tact -peech in support of the
bill from th;- House. For 40 fat II man, and such
hot weather. Mr. Lewis held out remarkably WELL
and spoke with on energy OF manner, concise
ness OF reasoning, and AN accuracy oil style, That
was htghly ctedtabe. lie confined himself ex-
ciusivey 10 he bill rs revenue measure, and
made out a strong case, so strong that we doubt
the ability of that giant on finances, George
Evans, 10 shake the piles upon Which the CHAIR
man on Finance es aJishcd his defence OF the
new bill But we may justly anticipate giants
assault in the reply OF Evans, for upon his side OF
the argument, Webster himself was scarcely his
superior. Indeed, We are inclined 70 thu opinion
that upon the finances and the tarlh, Evans sur
passes Webster in his knowledge oil the details,
the minuti9, the intrlcicles AID the practical
beautiful net work OF the whole system.
After The speech Of Mr.. Lewis, the Senate took
up bill for The benefit of the Ohio, Mississippi
Missouri and Arkansas rivers, and (as under
IL. NJ
survey of the finland sea-" passed iis measure.
Now, we expect this will still further str up tile
ind gnaton of the House, because, on the gene
raj river and harbor ball, the western waters are
log-roled into the general combination OF the
lakes and the rivers of the Atlantic seaboar I'd all
the way down. And the question IN the House
becomes an issue between the East and North
against the South and West, upon which we an
ucipate a renewed excitement, and a continue
ton of the loggerhead, "a having superseded the
log-rolling system. Jealousy OF MIR. Calhoun will
add zest and pungency to the sport; and thu fact
is, we are fearful that, before Congress adjourns,
there will be n row.
The proceedings in the House upon the Land
bill 10 day were verypecular. The contest upon
salt WIS nothing TO the unparalleled closeness of
the division, and the VERY singular co.inciden-
ces" Of the votes, and ma orities OF one, in body
of some two hundred men, voting on the Land
bill. II was The hardest and closest voting that
We have ever seen, and the fate OF the bill de-
ponds upon the word Of single man. MIR.
lancey has been sent Tor TO night-wIll probably
be present il. the morning, on the renewal OF the
contest, when, # no accession from the absen-
tees on the other side shall have been made, the
bill will be apt 10 be passed
An attempt this morning made at the
Sub Treasury bill, but the wings anticipating the
quietus OF the land measure, persisted IN its con-
sderation.
Mr.. Speight appeared in his place to-day, and
Mr.. Sewer, who has had severe attack since tbs
adj ,umment last Saturday, also came in, 20 the
general qualification, for 1t was feared that he
would have a hard rub.
Altogether, the two houses are like Queen Vic
toria, IN a very interesting situation. God grant
us n safe dehveance from all our troubles: and
an adjournment before the expiration Of the
do2-iays.