New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-06
How a Day Passes in Congress.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jane L
When the House met this morning, there was
PRAYER as usual; then reading Of the Journal then
two or three Members Guccessively asked leave
to withdraw papers from the files or do something
else, which nobody objected to; and then Mem
Der moved the regular order Of business-whicn
was receiving the Reports Of Committees for the
residue Of the morning hour. Had the motion pre-
vailed, there would have been nearly an hour
saved to business from useless sPeech-makingi
but not one-fourth OF the Wings from the Free
States were in their places, and the motion was
voted down by Southern Loco Focos, and the
House went into Committee Of the Whole aud re-
sumed the expulsion Of gas SO the day was utter
y thrown away.
JACOB THOMPSON Of Miss. opened the ball IA an
hour speech, which would do good if well circulated
He claimed for bis sort Of Democracy all the ras-
cslity which has been committed by the Country
for the last twenty years. and called upon the
Northern confederates in the spolistion Of Mexico
10 treat their Southern brethren on the principle OF
Honor among thieves in the division OF the pun
der. He boosted that the Slave Powerhad always
been in favor Of Liberal poiicy-of Labor against
Capital Free Trade against Protection-against
the Money Power, &c &c. Il WAS good speech
for his Iurpose-and quite as good for ours.
wish copy could be read in every dwelling in our
State think some people would see their faces
in it. and not be much hattered by the spectacle.
MIR. JoHs A. KING followed in a pretty good
Free Soil speech, delivered with great force and
vivacity; next Mr.. H. 6. BINGHAM OF Mich read
one. which seemed 70 be on the right side, and
locked as if ready printed The delivery however
was very tame and prosyi and the House thlnned
ont very rapidly under the infection /. would be
n good idea TO hire Mr.. b. to dispense mobs in any
Of our great cities Only let him once get
the ear of riotous assembage, and he would
scatter them fast enough. After him, Mr..
WALTER Booth of Conn. got the floor, and
spoke his hour, Of course on the Free Soil sidei
but was vearied by this time, and adjourned to
the Senate, where tart, spicy debate had unex-
pectedly sprung up on Mr. Bradbsry's resolution
condemnng Gen. Taylor's removals from othce,
which consumed the whole day ending as it began.
Both sides are in good part right in this contro-
yersy In the first place, the Loco-Focos ought to
be ashamed of themselves for oiShiRg TO hold on to
Office under a Wing President, after having
originated the system Of Prescription and carried
it beyond all precedent or reason. On the other
hand, General Taylor and some Of his original sup
porters did ccuntenance the idea that he was
no-party man, and would not know one party from
the other in appointing to or removing from office
This was wrong So long as one party ictH pro-
scribe, the other muSt-or it can never have
chance to show its magnanimity by retaining. But
Gen. Taylor did not make this distinction, and
hence the present breeze. 1t will Of course come
to nothing. The House continues the operation OF
speech making TO empty benches this evening, and
nrobably through the week. ". g.