The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-07
WARRINGTON, Jan. 8. l6l,


The President and the CongreS
The memoranda of the day of your reporter In eskh
house will give you pretty fair idea Of the state of af
fairs in the capitol
In the Senate Mr. Barrows resolution relating tho
pass Of Santa Anna, was, motion Of Mr. Phelps per.
sonal and political friend of the deceased laid on the to-
BILE. And this right.
Mr.. Cameron ntro duced resolution of some conse-
quencean inquiry upon the Secretary to the exps.
dency OF increasing the duties certain articles en-
baced in the tariff of 46, with view of increasing the
revenues and he desires the secretary report what in
create any articles will bear, and how much revenue
will probably be derived from such increase. The reso
luton lies till Thursday, and that day may
have some talk upon but We doubt whether the
cretary be that any increase
of revenues be derived from Of duties of
the articles embraced in the schedules Of 1886 The
cretary ond the administration the orthodox of the
party in Congress- have made the tariff of chapter
in their ersed and il will hard to persuade them that
Il is not inallibe though have doubt Mr. Cameron
thinks the duties cold iron might be considerably
raised with certainty OF increasing the revenues
For other matters see your Senate report.
The House the attraction this session thus far and
true that the phases and aspects of affairs most vi
Mr.. King of New York, is determined the slavery
question reference oany further annexstions shall
be kept before the House He Is ben, upon keeping that
question in active effervescence His speech, to day
upon his motion ofyeserday, shows hat he has settled
In all csndour, think he is q little too fast Had he
not better wait to whether reality any urther
doubts about IL and incline TO think that long
the war may last the Rio Grande will he the boundary
The great question Of the Lieutenant General laid
out to-day IN the House cold wedge aud hat
Mexican torlla We hear talk that certain friends
VI the President still ndsposed give up and that
they will propose the project in tho bill
for the ten regiments But there others say,
let them try IT, and then you will see whether James
Polk or the House of REPRESENTATIVES does the legs
lnon for the popular branch Really this question 10
TOO large, however for paragraph and there
fore drop It, The President kept open house. tonight
and among the vsiters, learn, Col Benton par
ticulariy prominent We should really like to know
neral.
The odeon Olympic with the extra attractions Of
Augusta and her sister, Mamselle Dinner and Monsieur
Frederick, had perfect jam tonight There was quite
representation from both houses and nearly all ii the
corps dpomatquc with their ladies' Augusta takes her
benefit tomorrow night Her engagement. and that Of
her associates has been quite hit for kilmiste.
The ball for the benefit Of the suffering people of
Ireland, ut tue Odd Fellows Temple we are informed
was brilliant and well patronized The Mayor and many
oil our principal citizens among the managers
But the main question Of this epse w.t. the Presi.
dent and Congress- we shall have in the MAN, to post.
pone till TO morrow. W.
P.s-i,i Is said that the young man Dr.: wickham.
who shot himself in this city to-day driven the
act from the death of a young lady to whom he was
attached The man was doubtless under On alteration
Oh mind from some cause other.