Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-04
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
c0'Ie'POadenee Of IN, Wing.

The Senate. to day, have been engaged in mo-, oan,o
htaee discussion l, has lost more character as debef.
ave e0dy to-day, than can be easily repaired some Of
the scenes there enacted were dscrscei enensb even G
The House Representatives. and tAer capacity In ,ha,
respect Is adequate TO any emergency
The whole day, and large slice Of the oxe,i, wan,
'3uanuered on resolution To appoint Dr. JAWS uou,-
rNN the present able Reporter the Union as Reporter
20 te senate Masking an appropriation OF $4,000 fof each
MI bANr0S opened with furious onslaught upon the
noo measure ssuPPosed that he favor oi pre-
eIsng any o0oy rom coming in competition with Blair
NNeS' nc threatened 90 weary the Senate into obe-
dienee to his will by making amendments I'D in6nitn
VT HANNlSN made a severe reply, and CONCLUDED a
spirited speech by asking the petnent question whether
the Senator from Missouri could en,cr,,,n n. Je, a,
emotion that was not wholly selfish and cold This wa,
poser 10 'e lieutenant General, who wishes to be con-
sluered as the Genersl-in-ehief Of the Senate
In the evening, after a recess MIR BTxrcs and AZ,
hANNniAS had another unng match In rcmarkiny on
something suggested by Mr.. SrukR MIR Benton said that
the Senator from Indiana was in such condition. a. NOT
TO understand what he was about,
THIS insnuaiion that Mr. HASNEsAs was under the in
OF uhN reused the wrath OF the gallant Indsnan
aud he came down the Mssouran like the sweep Of an
eagle lie said he believed that Gen Jackson
when he said that the explosion on the steamer
naa ooMn Out MT ben'cn's brains without killing him
mere arose cries Tor Order" which finally Obtained
need tot enumeraie Mr. BENroSs amendments They
Ws!S mos '"N0ous But the Senator attained his end
which was to time. this the last dsy OF the
sion out one, while matters OF are pressing.
one OF them. however. OF interest 1t was to re-
store Mr. Ri'ehie To the aoor OF the Senate Uron this.
VIZ D. lin OF - L. anu MIR. BENrlN measured
no yeas ana nays were called this, and defeat
ed-yeas Is. nays 20. So Mr. Ritchc was not restored
MI kiiehie was In the Reporters Gallery while this was
going
The resolution finally ps.sed-ycss 81 NAYS 49,
The Senate to-day, passed joint resolution, granting
me use OF the Maeedonian" carry provisions TO Ireland
purpose.
80 the House has before it two measures for the
relief ct lFeand-Nr Critenden's bill which spproprates
S'JoOoO and the use OF National vese and the above
tor vessels alone.
1, appears be determined that Ioeoloeoi,m will NOT
let hr Cnendons pass Every obstacle has been thrown
IN Its way 10 referred 20 the committee OF ways and
means, which consists OF SIX LOeofocOs and three Wings
Every Wing the committee, (Messrs winthrop j X
lngerso and Nin'onJ is in favor OF passage Every
Loeooeo, believe opposed and refuse to report IL
TO the House An attempt made day to instruct them
u report H. but the friends of the bill either ruled OIL,
OF order, when they make any motion or voted down nv
Loeuioocosm. Surely will be the meanest kind of e-
gisilon they smother the bill in committee 1t is hoped
mat II may be reported tomorrow II So the committee
wal recommend ihatt do pass they report IT, how
ever, II Is hoped thatit may yet get through
II said, however, tina, Il it does pass the Pres-
dent will veto II 60, let him do it, 1t will render the
veto power odious 10 place where has its greatest
strength.
bill passed the Senate night for the admission of
Wisconsin into the Uuon and resolution was passed that
the capitol and grounds be lighted with Vass
The House generally engaged to-day on the Civil
ANA Diplomatic Bal, which they finally got through with
disagreeng 10 some @: The Senate amendments Several
attempts made get up the Three Million Bill bu,
Whenever It was attempted IN committee no quorum wa
found voting The House determined to make the
Seua'e vote their BILL which includes the wlmot Pro-
viso. By taking up the Senate BILL and calling the prey
GUS question the yeas and could be avoided on the
"mot PFovso but by sticking TO their bill they will have
tAe yeas and nays again.
Tne Senate have again killed the Lieu,enan, General
scheme They disagree with this amendment, to the Nj
haTy Bill by the House. The House had this matter be-,
fore them when II adj 1urned Mr.. HOLMES OF South Ca
ro;nn made an eloquent speech against the He
SAID It was IN attempt 10 pat party politics ahead Of virtue
and bravery.
Tomorrow will be a stormy day in the Capitol. Both
Houses are IN great excitement and several important
measures are before them-s0me Vt which will probably
fall through.
Tomorrow is the last day OF the existence Of this Con-
gress Il closes rs miserable life Tomorrow though ,bey
may coas;Trcuvey pro.ong It ul after II O'clock
tomorrow night shall eRdeay0r TO send you the closing
scene for you. Fridays paper.
Among the strangers IN the Reporters Gallery tonight,
noheed tie RL Rev Bishop Potter, of Pennsyivaua.
BRUTUS.
j. The frs; part OF "he scene" between Messr.. Ben
ton and Hannsgan, referred by our correspondent i
more fully s.eehed IN tie Baltimore American-as fol.
lows:
Mr. JcHysoS, Of Md made some remarks upon tho .--
iTaotIHsry course OF the Senator from Missouri in his per
unacious attempts with iu. knowledge that majority
81 Tie senate were in favor % the resolution defeat H.
Tie hod already consumed many hours OF valuable time IN
OHefg amendments and calling for the yeas nays up
on them, and i any OF the connected with the
prosecution OF the war should fail in consequence Of this
very extraordinary time ~ the Senator from, Mo
upon MS head, before the Senate before the couny
would all the responsibility Such course of con-
Duct he had never before witnessed in the Senate
MI BENTON reIJned, and denounced the resolution "a
scheme 10 puader the Contingent fund Of the Senate 10
established new party press dencunce and oppose the
administration, and he called upon friends OF the adj
minsiraon stand by him in mis- attempts t, defeat H.
lie charged that 1t concocei by the same part e. or
some OF tnem least who concerned IN the famous
letter giving orders 10 denouGce him MIR Benlon) which
he read the other day in the Senate.
Mr. hANSEsAS said the Senator from Missouri knew his
kind feelings toward him. and his desire 10 cherish such
ieeiuss-oui he did not like the application Of such terms
a. plumber aud robbery" applied 4 measure which
hs had brought forward
Mr. Benton explained that 1t him. bu, to the
newspaper he had alluded
df IL. did not know how the night set tonight
but when he left that chamber last night there was no
man whom be would in the Presidential chair
than the Senator from Missouri.
Mr.. BENTON said he wouldn't.
Mr.. HASNtSAS remarked that that probably the mo
desy only Of the Senator from Missouri Cesar thrice 70
Iected the crown when offered him by Mark Antony
Mr.. IL proceeded, and words ensued between him
and hr Benton, when the latter declared that their
al iriendlhiP was end, Mr.. Hanuegan. The word
Is Poken-so be it, and political friendship never
never.
MI HASSIGAS.-Mr. President / have but one word TO
TO say Can the senator from Missouri entertain personal
affection for single human being, without ssidshness
being at the bottom of ~