The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-02
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The Arripals - Tie PresadenFs Message - 7H<
Seretor,eS Reports--Posfal Auang cmenis--- The
Meriocn M,ntsfer- Itdian Blood Presentation.
10 The President Taylor Papeys-- Canod,am Conf
nissionsrs, &c. Se.
This city is rapidly filing up with members of
Congress and strangers. To us VIII have remain.
ed here during the recess, the daily arrivals OF old
familiar faces are most grateful after the dulness
which has reigned supreme for some months We
had the pleasure shis morning Of taking the Doc
tor by the hand, who has Just arrived from his
pereennatIons and perambulations " all over"
The Presidents message and the different re-.
ports sie finished, and being copied out, so az
TO be LAID before both houses on Monday. The
Presidents message, we understand, will not re-
commend legislation upon many topics. IL will be
composed principally OF retrospective history of
the admin,etrat'on OF tic last four years, en-
bracng, OF course, HISTORY of the war. The
establishment OF territorial government IN CALI
lorna VIII be recommended; but no alluslon, or,
rather, no recommendation, 9s to any action with
regard to the gold region VIII be made.
The Secretary of the Treasurvs report will
mainly consist OF review OF tire financial policy
now pursued, and placing IN strong light the
favorable results which have easued from the
adoption of that policy. No change will be sIp-
gested IN any financial measure, either regards
the tamil or the sub treasures. Some slight i'd
provement may be intlmated in some MINOR de-
tdbs, as w tue CORRECTION OF tne revenue: but
nothing material The extracts which have been
published from the Secretary's estimates were o5.
tanned without his knowledge or consent, and
their publication, unaccompanied by his report
end explanations, which are nece ssary 10 the
proper understanding of the subjects treated upop
has been the cause of considerable annoyance to-
HIM.
The reports of the Secretaries of War and Navy
will be unimporfant, all the military details hav-
ing been laid before the last session
The Postmaster Generals report will be I'M
Tortant. He suggests several alterations In postal
arrange ments; but to what extent are unable
TO say at present. The able and efficient Assist
ant Postmaster General, Major Hobbe, also will
submit report and he takes altogether different
based somewhat similarly TO that of the Eagllsh
system; but altered so as to be more applicable to
this country. Both reports recommend reduced
rate OF postaee-Mr. Johnson uniform rate Of
hive &c nts; MAJOR Hobble, a uniform rate OF three
cents. The latter gentleman urges his views with
great ability. He demonstrates with clearness,
that three cents postage will be amply sufficient to
sustain the Post Office Department, provided the
ranking privilege Is done away with He calcu-
lates that million of dollars annually will be a
sufficient appropriation Tor official postage, IN
will be remembered. made tour of Europe last
year, for the purpose OF personally examining the
workings OF the different postal systems He
made short report of his trip, to Congress, last
into the subject somewhat at detail 1t will be a
highly interesting, well valuable, docu rlent.
The Mexican Minister, Senior de la Rosas, had
Secretary Of State. The senor, who IS a low
sized, rather stout, gentleman of mahogany
color, does not speak either English or French:
and the conversation was carried on by means of
an interpreter. 1t IS said that the Senior is nearly
seven eIghths Indian, or about twice much In
dian blood as General Ampuda who was formerly
Il minister from Mexico to this country. The pre-
sentation to the President has not yet taken place
We believe the delay arises in consequence of 1t
being necessary to make speeches on the occasion,
end the President Is so much occupied with his
message that he has not yet had time to coDcoct
his reply to the long address which the Senior is to
present.
There Will be no lack of ''Taylor papers" here.
according to present appearances. The " Nation
al Whie" is to be resuscltated " The Battery ia
also gong to batter away-ln weekly form, we
believe and 1t is SAID that paper under the name
of the s'Nutonal Press" will be started March,
by the proprietor of the Richmond, Va, Repnb-
ham"
Two commissioners from the Canadian govern
ment George Brown, Esq, of Toronto, editor of
the Globe of that city, and - Brisow, Esq, OF
Montreal, paid visit to this city to-day. They
are engaged IN tour Of inspection OF the differ
ent peDItentIares IN this country, with n view to
report thereon to the Provincial Parliament, pre-
paratory to Introducing measure Of Improvement
IN the Canadian penitenaries. They leave this
evening In the cars, on their return North
Mr.. Kendall. Of the city post office. n relative.
we believe, of the Hon. Amos Kendall, is to take
the Presidents message by ex9ress as far as New
York, on Monday. We hope Mr.. Kendall will not
get ms neck broken IN the operation.
WASHINGTON, Nov 80, 1913.
Gen. Taylor and the Spoiis-Sam Prospects for
OGcc-seckers--Te 1tritories-Gen. Taylor
sad to be m Favor of tie Propiso Prospects for
the Present Sess,on-No Compromise -D1er,co
-jmqortamt, # Tfue--7ze Cahtorn,a Ga,d
Lands, &c.
Your reporter in the premises reported himself
to his Washington colleagues to-day. He returns
his hearty thanks for an interegnum. occupied at
the Springs, a, the sea.shore, at Niagara. at New
York, at Hastings, and elsewhere, in grateful re-
Taxation, and in wide circuit Of travel several
times repeated.
There are but few members yet IN town. There
will, probably, not be quorum on hand till Mon
day morning Great preparations are IN progress
for gay and lively winter. All the world is ex-
pected, everybody IS to be here, and the city ct
Washington, which has been like dry cstern for
three months past is TO be full to overlooking with
ohict-seekers without much money, aud pleasure
seekers with an abundance OF money; and every
body, all the people OF Washington, from the hotel
keepers down TO the apple-dealers, are going to
make their fortunes upon the grand climax for the
Such turning out and such turning in, such de-
mands tor the good places. and such lot OF caa-
ddates, even for the snail Jobs IN the departments,
are expected, as never were seen before.
Yet there is great deal of uncertainty. What
will Old Tack do? Will he make a clean swept
Will he play the game ofguillotine, to the satsfac-
ton of the outsiders, or will his moderation save
the loco clerks OF n thousand year! There's the
trouble; and good ground there is for it. 1t is
hardly to be expected that Gen. Taylor, having no
punishments or rewards to bestow, will be disposed
10 turn tout all the locos and turn in all the wings.
He will hardly do that. But that Is the main
point with the outsiders. What do they care about
the policy OF the administration, so they get a
cleikship, post Office or consulate or place
IN the customs! What Is the tariff or the proviso.
or the river and ha Dor bill, to them, if they
fail of their per capita of the prize money
There is every reason to suppose that the locust
will not swarm to Washington, In advance Of tn
president, as they did in 1910. Then, the polio
of turning out and turning IN was distinctly un
derstood for it had been leading feature In tn