New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-22
NEW-YORk TRIBUNE.

Correspondence Of The Tribune.

.,,yery In the District-Tuesday-I
| Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday. FEB. % 20.
was never before so lorcibly impressed as 10
las with the inefiiciency OF what are called re
,r., or iournalizing Of any sort, to give clear
,,ye idea Of the acts Of legislative body
gere has been struggle going on all day IN the
lsa.,. Of which no hint, no inkling, will appear
Il, journals or in the regular reports OF It's pro-
sedngs
1 The bill aJolishing he Stare T'radc m the Dis
nj Of Columbia reported by DR. Edwards from
ne District Committee) lay on the Speakers ta-
| I. about twenty deep this morning aud cannot
y taken up till reached in order since there Is no
ooe Of lifting it BY a two-tbirds vote To-day had
l,ssn generally agreed by its friends for reso'
ne effort 10 reach it In order.
The morning hour is devoted to morning bust
,s.s-now Reports from Committees. Gen Nc
Kar, from the Ways and Means, reported the
ssnates Gold Dollar bill, with amendments-or
,.tber substitute, authorizing likewise Twenty
Dollar piece and regulating the weight, &c OF our
Gold Coinage generally. explained the amend
msnt and advocated the passage OF the bill ;
Messrs j. H. IsGERsOLL and HUDsoS spoke in re
DIV. bu, 10 no effect-the House sustained the bill
by about four 10 one and put it through.
Gen. MCKAY next reported the Straight Nile
ags bills very good one cutting off constructive
a, well as ram s-horn Mileage, and making other
wholesome reforms. 1t is certain TO pass the
House and about as certain 10 be petrliied in the
Senate While he was explaining it the houl
expired, and the Orders Of the Day were insisted
on. 1t will be the first in order tomorrow.
The Speakers table was row fairly before US
bot the object Of the advocates of Freedom wa,
thoroughly understood by their sdverssries Al
once q motion was made from the wrong side Il
20 into Committee of hc Whole An intense
esgerness to get on with the Special Orders Post
Office Appropriation BILL &cD by men who haC
rot before cared how long their consideration wa,
postponed or protracted. They were voted dowr
called the Yeas and Nays-then Tellers on the
Yeas and Nays-aLd ere thus able to order ID,
Yeas and Nays when their motion was barely
deicated--Yeas ~, Nays 90 The business on the
Speakers table was then commenced but II
twenty minutes another rose 10 the privileged
noiion-'Mr Speaker move that this House Dc
sow resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole
m the State Of the Union = Again the call ioI
Yeas and Nays-sgain carried by calling Tellers
and again they were deiested-Yeas 90, Nays
8 No matter for that-they had used up another
bali hour in the struggle, aud thus diminished the
probability of reaching the dctcsted antiSlaye
Trade bill Then the regular business was re-
sumed, aud after a halt hour or spent therein
the old motion was renewed with the old result
throughout Thus the House went on, passing
some bills Of minor consequence, rejecting others
laying more on the table, until about a quarter
past F. NJ when about two thirds OF the bills
ahead Of the District Slave Trade bill had been
disposed or An ominous sound was heard.
Mir Speaker move that this House adjourn.
That was touching tender part. Dinner is Sc
we're test of sternness Of purpose. The vote was
taken ria roce and the Ayes clearly had it. There
was Just hope oireversng the decision by the Yeas
and Nays, so they were demanded and secured
But il was of no use. The Members from the
Save States voted Yea of course so did nearly
all the Loco Focos from Free States almost a'
much OF course though | confess the votes o.
such as McCleiiaHd. PcaSelec, Wilmot, &c to ad
jOurn disappointed me. | thought they woulo
hsvewaited dinner an hour to reach the Distric
bill. Why does the State OF Maine choose Soutl
Carolinians in the main for Representatives hei
here don't believe they come near representing
the views Of their constituents. However, the ad
oumment was csrried-9l to sand fear the
District Slave Trade bill is killed by it. We may
reach il In the House but hardly Ia time TO secure
even its consideration IN the Senate.