New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-14
From Washington.
Things in Washington.
From our Regular Correspondent
E,e1,-<c-oS March IL Is:

WAsE!ISGroS. March IL 1876.
There IS little news of importance today in this
City. We are beginning 70 turn our eyes TO New
York 20 see what you shall tell as OF the doings IN
England in your news by The next steamer
In closing my report of the proceedings o. the
Senate today, / forgot to tell you mat JOHN Z.
CAL6ouS mas the floor for Monday next There Will
be great excitement 10 hear hin SeTera! OF the
ladies' are talking OF going there three hours before
the time. Il will be impossible TO get any place
near the galleries by y clock shall send you e
sketch Of his speech for your Tuesdays Evening
paper.
The mail due this morning at . o'clock did not
reach this City till o'clock today The delay was
occasoned by an accident 10 the freight train near
Eikion.
regret to state that Senator HUST1NGTos OF Con-
neciicut who has been in bad health during the
Winter, continues i'll that he found il necessary 20
leave this city for home to-day trust he will soon
return with health restored. Mr. SIMMONS OF r. l.
has also left the city to-day OF short visit home.
Ii the House OF Representatives today, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. w w. CAMPBELL OF n. Y. Select
Committee OF five were appointed TO examine the
Consular system OF the United States.
The Committee OF Ways and Means reported ad-
versely 70 the proposition 10 coin one dollar gold
pieces.
Mr. CONSTABLE of Maryland made his first speech
o-cay on the Harbor BILL in favor Of Internal I'M
provements by the General Government. II was
eloquent and able.
Mr.. j. f. COLLIN OF New-York read his speech
on the same bill in reply TO Mr.. HUDsoS's Tariff
speech. The strange manner in which he read, and
the fact that he has hitherto been little seen or heard,
made some suspec; that ne not Member. MIR.
McCoSSELL rose al one time 10 call him 10 order,
supposing him 10 be an outsider
Mr.. ROCKWELL OF Connecticut spoke eloquently
in favor OF Internal Improvement. AID moved an
amendment for $4,000 10 improve The river Thames,
in his State.
Mr.. HUST of New York moved an amendment,
by inserting appropriation Tor the harbor Eigh-
teen Mile Creek on Lake Ontario, and presented
many facts and considerations showing the impor-
lance OF the Improvement He also advocated the
appropriation for the Hudson River, and liberal
system OF expenditures protect the growing COM
merce of the Lakes. Upon this he made a few elo-
quent remarks though he did not occupy his full
hour.
The speech Of Mr.. WINTHROP. which followed,
was able eloquent, worthy aud sarcastic. |; was
totally cut OF place in this House of Representa-
tives.
Mr.. THOMPSON of Pa. has the floor for tomorrow
morning. he MADE grea, deal OF sport when he
spoke on Oregon. He may have a little more left.
The celebrated painting OF Christ Healing the
Sick. now in The possession OF Mr.. MORRIS. is on
exhibition in This City.
The weather for several days has been delightful
ly mild and the has almost entirely gone by
the heat OF the sun. This evening we had little
rain the first since the snow storm.
There was fire in the city this evening, but did
not learn the particulars. hlcHELiEU'