New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-24
loors-lO Girari. l0i.
THINGsIN WASHINGTON.
Proceedings In the senate on Frlday-t'en'
Brown,s speech-'' The Yaucy Platform"


Correspondence OF The Tribune
WASHINGTON Saturday July p.
The Senate yesterday. to the surprise Of many
to the unfeigned delight Of ALL perfected the Ma
val Appropriation bin. It was not done, however,
without much labor, perseverance and tact on the
p,rt OF its conductors. No little credit is due TO
the able Chairman of Finance. lMr. ArHERroN,l
for the extreme devotion with which he watched
over lis provisions and accelerated It's pro gress.
Few. without Congressional experience. know
the amount OF labor required ID the preparation OF
sucb a bill or understand the difficulty OF getting
IL triumpbantlv through. How much OF prejudice
a m be encountered honest If mistaken objection
removed frivolous but vexatious opposition de-
feated How much enireaiy, argument and de-
ter7uined persistence are required Tor success.
In truth. the management Of such bill from It's
Introduction 10 It's establishment into law is an
intellectual contest. All The energies Of man are
BROUGHT into exertion. His memory, ms appre-
beusiou. his reasC rg qualities. ms moral attri
butcs are ell nee % success.
Mr.. ALBERTO. 80. "a the earliest opportunity
Yesterday OF presenting the BIZ 70 the senate
The ouestion was upon the reconsideration OF a
vote Of the Senate the day before refusing an adj
vance 10 tho contractors Of the steam line. That
vote had been carried by one majority In ca infre-
quent Senate. 25 70 q. and now, with Senate
better filed reconsider ation came mp. Mr. PRELPs
arose. and IN a few bret but pertinent remarks m
noupcsd q chance OF opinion on his part. &c had
voted against the clause IN the b..-he now should
vote for IT, The personal influence OF Judge
PHFLPs always gives more than ordinary lmpor-
-aDce 20 his opinions. In tie present case, t de-
terniiued the vote OF the Senate. For though The
debate was carried with NO little veuemeuce on
the part Of the uon-coleuts. the motion 20 recon
slider carried by tire large majority o. 81 - l9
and the clause Itself finally adopted by vote Of
so 20 20.
During the debate Senator Benton urged speedy
action. He read an extract from one OF the New
York papers 70 tue purP0u that the sborers IN the
Navy Yard bad been without money Tor SIX months.
They had looked all that time in vain to Congress
sonsl legislation for their hard-earned dues Il
had been said-he had read IL So aud ne believed
it--that the latorer was worthy Of his hire. And
me agreed with the still farther saying on the same
authority. that the sun should not go down upon
him unpaid
Some time since be had occasion to be in New
York. 1t was no matter what kind o. engagement
took him there. But he lad visited while there
the Dry Dock--he saw the lab0lers, and as he
passed among them. they looked az him as one
who would sympaihize with thsni-sid 10 do
them Justice. He would aid them; and he called
upon the Senate 10 act at once upon the bill 20
pass j., before they proceeded To other business.
The speech OF the distinguished Senator told
upon the Senate. TIE speeches aiter grew less
prolix, and soon the question was taken with the
The Chairman Of the Naval Committee then in-
troduced sundry amendments. Upon the question
OF offering the line OF steamers " !th Naval Cap
tsins and Lieutenauts, Mr. ALLEN Of Ohio, came
out with one Of his demagOguicnl speeches. tie
has not broken out violently since bis series OF
explosions on the Oregon question. Perhaps he
has not been ia voice since. Mr. ALLEN does not
speak TO the Senate Tor its own conviction. bat as
medium OF communication with the people out
OF doors he hopes 10 crafty with his rant. There
seems a racit understanding between him aud the
other Senators that while ne shouts. they read
or talk or sleep. /. It appear somewhat contra
dictorv that men can follow either OF those occu-
/ nations while under the infection OF his voice. an
! ansv or NAV be found in the fact that men can
| sleep soundy under violent thunder or in the I'M
| mediate vicinity oil a raging cataract In truth.
! the sound that deaiens at the same time lulls.
or course his speech produced no change OF
/ opinion unless against the measure he adopted.
! The debate ragged upon the amendments with
/ greater or less vehcmence till o'clock. The
| voice OF certain Senators seemed % gain new
/ volume and additional strength according 20 It's
exercise. Many Senators had left, many We're
/ exhausted by the clam and the tedOusness OF the
day, and were scattered upon the sofas, and other
convenient inventions for hor zontal retreshment.
/ Several motions were made 10 adjourn, without
| effect. the Chairman OF Finance insisting the bill
must be carried through that day. At length, upon
one motion il was found that no quorum voted
/ Here a dilemma.
The Senator from Missouri rose, and moved a
call Of the senate and that the Sergeant-at Arms
be directed 10 bring in the aosentees.
Col. king. OF Ala. There are 10 calls Of the
Senate. as in the other House. The practice Is,
for the presiding officer to ascertain what Senators
| are absent aud then request their attendance
through the Sergeant az Arms We have no calls
| OF the Senate.
Mr.. HAsSEGAN. yes we have-we have
adopted the rule since YOU lett
Col. KING = Yes, you have adopted a good
many rules since lett
Col KISG sits on the extreme left Of the cham
Der. hemmed in By the Wings. HIS erect and
tall person, as he addresses the Senate, iustlhes
the attention which has services and talents
demand.
About this time. there was something Of a.
episode IN the usual history Of Senatorial proceed
ings A distinguish ed Senator, as the call q II c
Senate was proposed, was seen making his vi y
out or the Seuate al the rate O about SIX miles u
the hour. There not being quorum with nm
and less likely 20 Be one without him, his conduct
caused some surprise, and, on the part Of certain
Senators, some indignation. The surprise passed
Of, and the Indignation Tell inocuous, with the Sc
cei.ns Senator's almost immediate return % IN
Senate. He sat in his seat with his imperturoa
Die co1ntenancs still more inperturoaoie
Before she roll was called 20 ascertain aocul
what in the following manner
Mr.. PsEs.DzNr Fsngued as an AZ this late hour
an old man, Sir ,,iu shall insist upon the pesssso
this bill to-day have sat here Sr Tor aours waiiin4
the termination Of endless tscuss9n Al--T al, 1T
before the iaken me seats oi Senators Hrs VHc'
AZ earlier hour Of the day, -r, read statement II
regard b the workeu on theOry Dock Al New OK an
urged the passage OF this bill uponine ee"aie II SIOUX
have been done, sir. long sgo Il colia nave osei
done cir but for tedious unnecessary speeenss- Slf
the very who have indicted these speeches upoi
the senate uDnec s-ariiy sni tediousy, nsFe gon'
home Sir without sbidinE vote Yes, - they heF'
given long speeches which We did not want an
have withdrawn from u Slr their votes winch We a.
want. And now, Sir, there i 10 quorum ~ ratne
than tbs vote snail not be taken before sdlourient
VII make his Sensie ny hebitafion Tor me nlsnt
viii not leave Sir, all the sPPear m te ksst Ut
President | move that the SeTsesniaI Arms BE ol.
patched for absent Senator'S"
When Old BalLioa' undertakes anything-b'
II coed or be it evil-he puts i through
; Msssr8. BESrON. CAIH0UE and hiSG-three Q
the Oldest Senators in years, the three Oldest Il
public service-remsincd faithful 70 their posts tn
whole day, while younger Members deserted cary
The Sergeaul-st-aIIns in lew minutes alter tn
vote was taken, broasht IN sufficient Senator'S &c
q quorum Some whom he summoned declines
coming, without even the preteDce OF an excuse
The bill passed. with the concu-rsnce o; coz
stiturionsl majority Of the Senate.