New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-18

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Correspondence Of The Tribune
WAsHIssIoE, March IS, lsi.
The Senate kept open doors all day TO day and
had quite an interesting time Of it. You will re-
ceve with this slips Of Official copy Of the pro
ceedlngs from which you can make extracts. Sen.
ator FooTE ofcourse figured in the controversy but
nobody noticed what he said Mr.. .CALHoUs you
will, see speaks on the Ten Regiment Bill tomor-
row.
In the House, today, Mr.. Roof Of Ohio made &
brilliant speech public affairs generally. he con-
tended that no Wing could receive the vote Of a
Northern State at the next Presidential Election,
who was not in favor Of Free Territory. The House
did little Of Importance today. This speech was
the best OF 1t.
An important bill was reported by Mr.. GRIssELL,
from the Committee on Commerce, a few days
since which provides for the venti alton of vessels
conveying passengers between Europe and this
country. Companion ways are to be erected over
the apartments, so toft one door may be always
open. Metallic ventilstG 70 be placed ia the
apartments with receiving and exhaustng caps, to
receive fresh air and expel foul air. The bill also
provides for commodious cooking ranges A pen
alty of 5000 for each violation OF these rules There
are other regul atoms which Mr. GRISSELL intends
70 introduce as amendms Is, which he thinks will
prevent ship fevers and other FINDS Of sickness
among immigrants The bill repeals the laws lin
iting the number oil passengers TO two for every
five tons.
JOHN VAH BsREs and EDWIN CRoswELL have
both gone North. One went in the morning train,
the other in the evening train Of the same day.
Mr.. WINTHROP had a pleasant party at his
house 10 est. A large number Of Senator'S Keep
resentatives and others were present Since the
Speakership of Mr.. CLAY, we have had no Speaker
80 popular as Mr.. WINTHROP.
Mr.. Polk has shown himself true patron oil
Science. AS soon as be saw my notice of the sue
cessfu operations of DR.. SEWER with political
choroform, he conferred on the learned saUdR from
Arkansas the order of the Foreign Legion. The
Queens Most Gracious Majesty, in England be-
slows the order of Knighthood upon her numerous
occouckeurs. Mr. POLK is not forgetfol Of the
wet-nurses of his miserable sbortions
see the New-York EUeniHg Mirror has let out
a little Of it's Nativism me for expressing my
honest convictions upon that subject. may refer
TO this az ain. The Editor talks sneeringly OF the
Roman Catholic Washington correspondent OF
The Tribune" have hardly charity enough for
the Editor to believe this is only the result OF ig-
norance for If l recolect Alright he was several
times distinctly informed on this point The Irt6'
une has no Roman Catholic correspondent IN this
city. But even if it had has Nativism got such
mastery over the "original Taylor organ that a
Catholic must not speak without its leave LEvIs
does not 60 this far yet The Taylor leaders bad
better explain themselves whether religion is TO be
test OF qualification to vote at the next Election
shall not at present notice the Mirrors attempt
at ridicule.
Mr. SEVER is off to Philadelphia to make a
speech against sending a Charge TO Rome be-
cause he does MT believe in all the Pope believes
As he makes no objection to our sending Hepresen'
tatives TO China and to the Grand Turk presume
we are TO understand that Mr. SEWER believes IN
the faith Of tile Grand Turk and his Celestial High
ness
Mr.. Boris of Virginia has published another very
able letter on CLAY and TAYLOR which exposes
some proceedings of the late Virginia Tay lor Con
vention in no very envisble light By the way
this reminds me OF promise had almost forgotten
In your paper OF Friday last it stated that letter
was read by some one at the Virginia Convention,
from Senator MILLER Of New-Jersey, In favor OF
TAYLOR. Mr.. MILLER requests me to say that he
never wrote any such letter. Who gets up all
these forgeries You will find Mr.. BoTTss letter
worthy Of special notice.
The friends OF Ireland have a dinner on Friday
evening at the Mansion House in this city, Friday
being St PstrcksDay. hicHELiEO'