The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-30

WAsHINoroS, Dec. n, 18ao
The Inquiries Of the Senate for Information in ne
Message and Documents The Cabinet and General
Tayi"r, and Congress = Scene in the House &C., &c.
There was an immense amount Of preliminary bust
ness done In the Senate to-day. The resolutions
offered by Messrs Clemens Houston, and Foots OF
the highest Importance.
Mr. Clemens has heretofore been claimed as q good
Taylor democrat but he seems to have seized the
earliest opportunity to convince all parties Of the
extent Of the mistake. He Is just about rs ultra .
southern locofoco could be stirred up in cotton
HELD Ills resolution of inquiry upon the President
offered In the Senate all that has been omitted
In relation to that country, in the message. The
mission Of Butler King, the military government Of
General Riley, the competency Of the people Of Cali
fornia to form State government all included in
the demand for information "A reason Is also asked
OF Old Zack for his opinion that it is best leave
New Mexico alone until she can come in a a State.
All these matters, hardly alluded to In the message
and docum snts, are of the utmost consequences In
the main the resolution is fair the Information asked
Is proper and necessary. To this extent II 1t 10
pressed presume the President will feel compelled
to answer; but the opinion of General Taylor respect
ing New Mexico can hardly be considered incum-
beat him to give In this respect the resolution
is somewhat captous, and should be modified or 1t viii
defeat its object.
The resolution Of Gen Houston, asking of the Pre-
dent the reason why the judicial authority OF Texas
has not been recognised by the military authorities at
Santa Fe,n covers the whole question OF the Texas
boundary And, illustrating the importance OF this
question, informed to-day that the LeBlsla
lature of Texas resolutions have been introduced to
the effect that II her boundary is not allowed she will
consider the compact OF annexation cancelled and that
Abe no longer is under obligations to the Union
Mastery inactivity as applied to New Mexico by
the message, will not answer Something must be de-
termined upon. The boundary. way or the other,
must be defined and this includes the whole difficulty
OF the Provso. The Northern members can hardly al
low the claim of Texas which includes large part OF
New Mexico in which slavery does not now exist. IL
they reject it. Texas reyots II they fail to act Texas
seizes the territory by military Invasion Mastery
he
cur increase OF the ut santa Fe extent which
will deter the State of Texas from military seizure OF
the territory The question, then submitted by Gen.
Houston requires an answer IL should have been an
swered in the message in some of the reports OF the
secretaries but the President overruled by his
cabinet, in whom he places too much confidence.
Honest himself, be believes their professions to be
honest without experience in government affairs he
takes their advice and believes them to be acting
his faithful friends, which they are not.
All that part OF the message relating to our foreign
affairs is fun Of bulls and biunders It is admitted to
be the work OF Mr. Clayton report doyetailed into
the message 1t amounts to nothing that We did not
Know before 1t explains nothing which remained
mystery IL lis milk and water and altogether the most
ridiculous piece Of trihing with the public expecta-
tons. But for faith in his prime minister, OF the
most unbounded confidence the good Of General
Taylor must have rebelled at this IMPOSITION
But the Cabinet by the inquiries daily offered In the
Senate bringing the matter home TO the President
lie is just coming into tact with the two houses.
There must be free and ned be-
tween the Executive and Congress, neither do
anything There must be no lodging no evasions, no
locking up in sccrst drawers OF information due to
Congress aud due TO the public. without position,
without opinions without the courage to speak out
the administration will soon be without support II
things on for another month at this rate the eabf
bet must be dissolved the administration will be-
come cipher.
The telegraph will have given you report Of the
scene In the House to-day, between Mr. Winthrop and
Mr. Giddings MIR Winthrop was in a towering pas
sion, and spoke with more vehemence than any man
Of this session. except MIR. Toombs, OF Georgia. Mr..
Winthrop had been abused by the member from Ohio,
and could net stand 1t any longer Mr. Schenck came
up calamity to the rescue, aud must confess that
Giddings was essentially I" used upn man, the
grounds OF HE opposition to Wilmot for Speaker.
j he rules having been adopted, 30 Is to allow the
Speaker to sppoiut the committees they will doubt,
be formally announced to the House Monday next.
Mr. Linn Boyd Is said to be designated for chairman
OF the Committee on Ways and Means and Mr.. Bayly,
Of Virginia, on the Judiciary