New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-10
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Reprehen-ible Course Of Loco-focos U" 'h''
EVENING" >ession-Reporf oil the o"""-
tee on Printing.
Correspondence oil the tribune
WAs,,fSeroN. Tuesday. Aug


WASHINGTON Tuesday. Aug :.
The course of the Loco Focos last night Ia pre-
venting anv consideration of the River and har-
Dor bin. was not extraordinary, though Il might
appear So 1t was consistent throughout with
tier tactics in electioneorins.
To prevent the passage Of the bill, Gen. CAsss
friends resored To every expedieat their ingenuity
omla discover. The rules OF the House they made
subservient to their purpose. Many times they
lei the House without a quorum, to prevent any
defnitive action.
They threw every possible embarrassment IN
the way of legislation ON this subject
The Michigan Representatives were more par
ticularlv watched. as being the Representatives.
rather Of Gen Cas- than Of the State OF Michigan.
All three refransd from voting in order TO prevent
o ouorum. Yes. ROBERT MCCLELLAN who bad
the eifrontery a few days since to reproach the
yvhigs for not bringing in River aud Harbor bal
IN ,bis very occasion OF its presentment purposey
,hbed his vote SO that the bill might be lost for
want Of a quorum He was willing TO sacrihce
tho interests OF his constituency. aud expose to
riaieule the gross hypocrisy of his own conduct
TO subserye mere party purposes 1t is OF such
stuff that Western Loco-Foco Legislators are
made
These very men viii 90 home to their constitu-
ents. and publish the base untruth, that to the
..vhigs should be attributed the defeat OF any
River and Harbor bill this session. 1t remains to
he seen whether they can so grossly deceive their
outraged constituencies.
Mr. HuNr has left unimproved no opportunity
~ secure his bin favorable consideration. He
- Of o11t times huf tar. has been
defeated by the factious opposition OF unprnclpied
politicians. c....
Mr. INGERsoLL as Chairman of the Committee
on the Judiciary introduced bill for the taking OF
the next census. The bill is comprehensive, ana
n its provisions be carried out great mass OF IN
formation will be acquired in regard to the wealth.
industry, and resources of the country.
MANY reports were submitted-among others,
one by Mr. AsHMUN in regard to printing the de-
bates of Congress, which was forwarded 10 Inc
Tribune yesterday.
Mr.. AsHMuN supported the report with great
array OF argument and fact. Ours, he SAID, was
Government of opinion. No measure passing
Congress under the public disapprobation could
long continue 10 was necessary to the proper
enlightenment OF the People as to the conduct or
intention, of their Representatives, that some
measure OF this kind should be adopted.
He spoke to this point fully and ably.
Mr. COBB of Ga. moved as as amendment the
commencement of the next session OF Congress
as the time fof the contract 10 he made and the
striking out of the provision paying for revised
speeches and argued some time and with some
plausibility, IN favor thereof. hut he seemed
wholly TO neglect the fact that the price asked Dy
the press OF the city was very low, and that IL
wasonly by their publication of speeches &c the
public could ever to any great extent be put IN
possession thereof.
After some discussion the amendments were
carried and the resolution ms amended, adopted.
No, it didn't. | was mistaken. strusted too
much 10 the good sense of the House. ~ REUSED
10 ddOpt Mr. AsHMUM's resolution.