The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-23
wA,mroros, Thursday, Jan. IL, ls47.

Congress, &c.
IL has been a rich day In both houses to-day Chap
lsns army the theme Of debate in the Senate,
snd II equivalent to Methodist class meeting Mr.
his usual fevor and animation appealed
for the chsplsins He positively eloquent and I'M
snswerable. Mr. Sewer sticklsd at the expense. Mr.
Benton the difficulty of getting them to do their duty
Mr. Colqu thought the greatest invitation to good
was low salary, and SO thought Mr. Begby. Mr.. Bor
rien preferreda liberal salary, did Mr. Crtenden,
Mr. Webster, the two Claytons and the two Johnsons
and Mr.. Simmons. Mr.. Atchison opposed to the
gulars-vounteers would answer just as well-he
afraid Of the effect Of the 400 officers that would fall to
the Presidents appointment under the regular system
Itwas do igerous Finally 1t agreed TO have tho
chapains and to allow them to have thousand year
horse aud two ratons and there the business OF the
Senate for the day upon this bill stops (see port
The House had rich demonstration between Mr..
Culver Of York State and MIR Sawyer of the Buckeyes
on the important question OF the sasssnsers and they
passed the loan bill by tremendous majority suostar'
TALLY in the form in which you published it some days
ago. -lSee your reporters report)
MIR Walkers answers on the tariff question IN reply
to Inquiries OF both houses are yet forthcoming
There yetno revenue measure reported ana wan only
NJ mns snswa Il hs expects any
Fhs original idea of the loan and treasury note bill s
due to Dr. Relic, of Missouri He suggested II, as We
learn to Dr. aper who carried up 10 the the Vice
President, who carried over to tho Secretary Of the
was r. poi ted TO the House. and which has this day been
passed Iumphsnty % TO its safety in the
nate.
Captain Thistle, who CALAMITY distinguished him.
self in the Florida service Inns received order from
the President " raise forthwith battalion Of volunteers
of mechanics nd working men, Tor actual service in
Mexico. A better selection could scarcely have been
made. The Captain an experienced soldier, also sx-
perienced in all sorts Of military contrvancss, and
venture TO say that for equipments and comfortable
engagements, as we'll as in discipline tho battalion of
Captain Thistle will be unsurpassed. All who have
served In Florida with him will endorse HIM the sol
der In every acceptaion.
painting Of Columbus before the council salaman-
CO. prior to his rst voyage of discovery, done by Mr.
POWELL young artist OF Cincinnati i, the libra
ry OF Congress, and is attracting universal admiration
II j. rich and exquisite thing and we with the
opinion OF Washington Irving that it most vivdly i'm.
such painters vapderlyn 1--WE refer to his Falls of Mia
CARA now in the Rotunda, than TO his national
painting Of the Landing OF Columbus and Rothed of
Philadelphia 1--WE refer to his superb painting Of Cortez
burning his ships at Vera CruzJ and Kosher of New
York Whose picture OF Ruth, Naomi AMI Orphan, from
scripture history, in the Rotunda is the subject of
general praise and delght and POWELL OF Cincinnati,
whose specimen referred to approve him a genius
and scholar in his art OF the rstorder; it would appear
that the Fine Arts waking up in the United Sales
80 ee 1t. We rejoice to have these evidences Of the
fact
The weather Is severely cold We understand thot
Mr. Buchanan gives party soon great big bouncing
ons-just like the other one" you know. Well, God
bless him. he IL poor lonesome old bachelor, any how
The Olympic, with Burke, and a good company, con.
tnues to draw good houses MIR Sunderland is here,
expatiating and experimenting upon mesmerism. w.