New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-19
BY THE MIDNIGHT SOUTHERN NAIL
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Action of the senate on Military Nominations
The Compromi-e-Inaction of the Hon-e'

WASHINGTON. Monday, July L.
The Senate made little progress to-day toward
the completion Of the Naval Appropriation bill
That IS It discussed il for m hour or more. After
ward. il voted itself into Executive session AID
considered Military nominations.
Il remained in session I'LL o'clock ? NJ when
we learned OF the confirmation Of OrTNAN and
Pillow as MAJOR. Generals CUSHING and PIERCE
as Breadier-Generals TIE commissions Of these
gentlemen expire by limitation OF law on tie goth
inst Il is something however 10 have the solemn
opinion Of the senate confirming the Presidents
appointment. The one might have sprung from
personal attachment the other proceeds. or should
proceed. from proper examination and after due
elaboration.
The sole -ht was on Pillow, and 10 ws-ed for
some time. H. the end, his friends conquered By
vote OF ., u IL. mostly party vote Nr CAL
HOUN maintained dignI,ied neutrality and neither
spoke nor voted, pro or con.
Col. BENTON on Saturday made most pathetic
speech in favor OF PILLOW. have heard 10 SAID
that Pillow father and himself served together.
and were even boon companions. On TINS occa
SION. the venerable Colonel remembered the Dris-
a. fdes and defended sud advocated the son for
the fathers sake. The Senate acknowledged the
fitness Of his action. and sympathzed with his evI-
dent emotion. Ii s SAID tina. one OF the most i'm
pressionable aud magnanlmOus was affected even
20 tears. 10 IS no matter what his name :.
Tomorrow the Select Committee upon the new
Territories vii make It's report. 10 had IT. last
meeting % day. l understand the Missouri Com
promise as 10 has been called and probably on the
principle of ipcus ron hrHi0, will be the basis
of the new arrangement.
VIII il pass the Senate Most assuredly. The
House There is imminent danger that II viii
Unless absentees opposed % the measure should
return within week a disastrous day will tall
upon the Republic.
In this crisis OF affairs, viii not all whom neces-
sary and urgent business has called temporarily
from the city, return with convenient speed Il
this measure should pass, would they not ever
regret their absence
1t would be idle to deny that this measure,
pretending so much OF future disaster 20 the coun
try, is leariully near success. The Administration
is confident the friends Of Free Sol doubtful and
timld.
Mr. Vision hoped TO have urged the Civic aud
Diplomatic bill through the House to-day. But
members are reluctant TO remain in session after
O'Clock. and against his urgentremonstrances al
i0urned. with the bill still incomplete.
Mr.. NSroN has used every possible exertlon 10
get the bill through. He has demonstrated pro-
tested, entreated, almost threatened. hitherto un
successfully. Frivolous amendments Tor the sake
of frivolous speeches have consumed much time.
And the bin has been used by each rantlng dema-
gogue for the purpose of making home capital
This miserable panderng 20 a miserable taste was
keeny and eloquently rebuked to-day by Gen.
TALMADGE, the popular Representative nom our
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