New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-26
From Washington.
Things in Washington
From our Regular Correspondent
WAsfrSoroS, FEB. II, ia

From our Regular Correspondent
'' WAsHrSeroS, Feb u l5io.
From what / learn, / think II quite pIooAoiie
ia, be Tariff Bill prepared with SO much ,ro Qole
ttai .no nv Sir ROBERT WALKER Commit
.aa v never see the broad daylight OF the House
n will be strangled in Committee. Gen MchAY Of
\ c. thinks he can make q much better Dill win
much less assistance than sir Robert
The Senate had an Executive session today
understand that several nominations were acted on.
You will probably find a list OF those confirmed i, N
the Union nave heard that Mir. MORTON aad ~
WRIGHT of Boston we're brought up Tor disposal
but were put over til! the next meeting on r!aay
have heard i said. know not how true II - lnA'
Mr. WRIGHT actually requested 10 De hearu OeiVIr
Inc Senate, in reply 10 the charges orou5n' against
him Ofcoursc such proposition Wo1'G oc
The License cases from Massachuse lts aHd hnode
Island have been continued, by order OF the 81
nrarne Court. ill the next term, which commences
: r. n.carober next They Will then be brought up
bv special privilege, among the very tFst business
unon the Court You will recoliect that the Mas
sacbuset,s case was continued from last Term as Inc
Conr, was so divided that there not majority
Of the whole Cour, voting either way. As the de-
cision would define the Constitutional power oil the
States 20 make these laws, less than majority OF
the whole was thought insufficient 10 settle sucn
crave question The Court finds itself now IN
Still worse condition. Judge Mck1SLEY continues
sick and Judge WAYNE sr Jud &c CATRoN IS com
PEELED 10 leave, 10 attenu ClCu, P" HlCu "Ouiu oNN
three vacancies on the Bench instead OF two, as last
wear The case was 10 be argued by Senator Oh
DAVIS and Mr. HUNTINGDON, both OF Massachusetts
for the State and by Mr.. WEBSTER and Mr. B.
F HALLETT, against the consutionality OF the law
Mr.. WEBsTER's speech on this subject last year
Gent you for The Tribune.
The Rhode Island case, OF MARTIN LUTHER cs.
LUTHER BoRDEs and others will probably not be
reached this session II will involve the question OF
the validity OF the DoRR Constitution, and the
Foundry Legislature under II. LUTHER was one
of the DoRR Patriots who was taken prisoner, be-
lieve. by BORDEN. B. f. HALLErT. Il. j. w ALK-
Err Secretary OF the Treasury, and q. TURNER, OF
Nevrpo r. !. appear for the Dorric order. Messrs
WEBSTER, WHIPPLE r. w. GREENE and Bos.
WORTH of Warren, r. |. appear for the Law aud
Order side Ii vii! be great legal debate and Will
excite much interest.
The Supreme Court today was snl occupied
with the Wadswor,h Patent case. Mr.. ScHLEY, OF
Baltimore, finished his argument, and was replied
10 by Mr. WEBSTER. Mr.. LATRoBE opened the
Kentucky branch of The case, and had not finished
when the Court adjourned. He will be followed
by Mr. BIBB, late Secretary OF the Treasury MI
S P STAPLES, Of New. DIRK is also 10 speak on IL
1t will probably be finished on Thursday, and VII
then have occupied over two weeks Of the time OF
the Court
P.S. Wednesday, Feb. IS, 1s46, O'Clock, a. ~
have Just found Loco-Foco friend in communl-
ca,ive mood, and understand that RoMuLUs NJ
SAuspERs of North Carolina, member OF the last
Congress- was to-day nominated as Minister 10
Spain in place Of WAsHINGToN IRVING.