The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-18
WASHINGTON, May l6 lSis.
Important to acknowledgements for Ma
rine Hospitais--The Latest Carcatioc.


rine Hospitats-The Lafea Caricatior.
Mr. Grnnell, from the Committee on Comm rec,
this morning reported the Senate BILL with an
amendment, to give privilege to vessels employed
In certain trade. AT hi instance II was passed,
without debate. The bill provides that all vessels
registered according to law bound from one port IN
the United States another, shall have the liberty
to touch al a foreign port to land and take in mer-
chandise passengers, their baggage, and mails.
without subectlug the torclga goods taken IN al
the first port IN the United States, 10 duty, on arm
val at the second port, provided the said vessels
shall be furnished with certified manifest OF tn
cargo taken board IL the first port IN the United
States, setting forth the marks, package, by whom
shipped, TO whom consigned, where TO be deliver
ed, and particularly designating all goods subject
TO drawback or entitled to the privileges OF being
warehoused and provided that the masters of such
vessels on their arrival at the second port in the
United States, having touched at foreign port
shall comply with all laws requiring the delivery of
manitests, report. and entry, at the custom houses
and subject TO all the penalties contained in those
laws.
Mr.. Hunt of New York, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill making the following
appropriations for marine hospitals, viz AT Pitts
burg, $4,000; Cleveland $4,000; Louisville, $l0,-
900; st Louis, So 900 Padecah, 800 Natchez,
$4,000; Chicago, $40, 900 and for the purchase of
sites at Buffalo and Apaachicola, $4,000.
There was much amusement In the hall OF the
House of Representatives this morning. One of
the western members exhibited the latest carica-
lures, by Robinson, of New York, representing
Governor Marcy, stripped to the lons, with $50
cent? patch on his breeches, and his hands chain
ed to a stand of muskets, eXclaiming Oh spare
me, General President Polk Is to blame, not me
was governed by his instructions - while General
Scott attacks this enemy in the most sensitive por
ton of"the rear with the cato nj ne tails in the
presence of file of soldiers saying, I'll teach you to
send men into foreign sckly country without cloth
ing or provisions, to be massacred.n
As soon as the print was unfoded the crowd eff men,
bers burst out into loud ha ha This q signal
for others to crowd to the exhibition of them
stood upon their tiptoes and looked over-ha ha
Damn good He he .-Ha ha ha,
What have you got there ?"
Marcy and his breeches. and Scott attacking him
In the rear Ha ha
He's Poikng it into him.
Yes, and using the CATO ninetal." Ha. ha
Marvellous how this trife wreathed faces, hitherto
grave, with smiles
Strange that should witness such an indgnity
in q free country " said an influential whig
- 1t would be good replied democrat from an ex-
IRENE portion of the Union, IF the thing only
versed"
The editor of the InteNisencer passed by and even
the former Chaplain Of the Senate Mr. Tustin looked
ut the picture through his geld an joined
in the ha ha
" don't care for Marcy more than do for Scott; but
I'll tell you, gentlemen, Marcy socked it into him -
He did hoss," said a lobby lounger
Even the pages came into the lobby to look at the
crricature. The exhibition near the water jar,
and all who came to get drink, obtained a sight The
ha has continued for at least quarter Of hour If
the picture had been exhibited within the it would
to great extent have enlivened the very dull egs-
lative proceedings FELIX.