The New York herald., 1850-05-01


Oar Washangt~n CorresponAenes.
wAsHISoroH, April o. 1850
.aaofher Csnmitfes q( NSwe- The Public Pr;~si~s-1s-
ether Cs.~ittse SSesestsd- TIE Senate Cs~missss s|
T1@hen-Ay. Clay Hard at Work, Re.
We have another committee Of nine Mr. Wentverth
put through resolution this morning, for very in
quistve sort of an inquiry into the manner In which
the public printing by contract got into the Vsiet
once for the work is done In that estsblishnsnt, AZ
though Messrs Trenhom and Belt the contrsetsss ere
practical printers and not necessarily connected with
the arrangements Of Ritche and Burke We suppose
the contractors pay for the of the materials but
the resolution Of Long John to convey . very
broad suspicion that these contractors the mere
tools Of Ritchiei and Burke; that they took the
printing at ruinous prices satisfied that IL once
cured they could screw any amount Of indemnity out
Of Congress. Hence the committee Of nine
We do not suppose the investga will DO any
shs q fhn a ss Ss have
nine or ten would not be amss In good many other
es,es 1t would be matter of very great Importance
10 have committee to wait upon General Taylor and
inquire his views exactly the Clay compromiss his
exact opinions Of HIS cabinet his knowledge aud opin-
ions Of the Gaphin claim and whether he intends,
does not intend to be candidate for 1852 and how
much be expects to save out of his $4,000 year for
the present term.
Speaking Of Mr. Ciay's compromise, the brave old
statesman s hard at work upon it, and from the lA4est
advices California the territories the Texas bound
ary and the division Of Texas 70 in one and
the same bill-the most tremendous load that ever
single bill was compelled to carry and of the
Of which in the House, there whatever
The Texas boundary and the division of Texas are the
most serious mpediments in the
The Senate to-day passed Mr. Atchisons bill provid-
ing for the negotiation OF treaties with all the wild
Indians between the Mississippi river and the Rocky
mountains. from New Mexico thousand miles more,
north TO the Missouri river The object Of these
treaties is to buy over the Camxnches, Sioux, Crows
Backfeet Pnwnees Arapaho.s. NubUoes Apaches, SC,
to keep the peace with white traders settlers and
emgrants over the plains and to provide for annual
presents to said tribes sc The bill sppropristes
100000 to enable the President prosec these
treaties The project hardly fail OF good results to
the lives and property Of the emigrants
The census bill In the House, meets with most de-
cided opposition from the South They regard tho
object Of the statistics proposed to be gath
cred, tariff and abolition schemea plan for COL
lectng statistics upsn which Northern abolitionsts
are to carry on the war against slavery-a scheme
for collecting facts upon which to oppress the South
by protective tariffs excise laws they have
notion of the nquis,orsl proposed BY the bill
OF the Senate Mr. Wood sard denounced II Z bore,
and many of the questions proposed as highly insult
ing impertinent and Offensive; and there Il every
prospect hard contested fight against the proposed
statistics OF slave labor slave increase slave property,
and slavery statistics in general
The Senate have occupied the day chiefly upon .
bill granting million and half Of acres Of the public
lands to the State Of Illinois to aid in the great central
railroad from the Ohio river to Lake Michigan. As
there Is good deal Of log rolling in this with
Alabama particularly and her great Northern Railroad
the bill cannot fail to pass by u large majority
WAsHiscroS, April 20, 1850
More Inrestsoiias Commes-Present Compiexe~ sr the
Commsute-OoseTru-
tions the other Cioi ms- The Segar CIam &c. &c.
Another investigating committee was ordered by
the House to-day, on Mr Wentworths motion, TO be
composed Of nine members, and TO make sundry and
divers inquiries how the printing Of Congress to
be done such cheap terms by the contractors who
printers In the Usicn oice how 1t came 10 be 20
well printe for such low rates; what 1t all means;
who at the bottom oft what the object In con-
temptation Is; why the printing is much delayed,
&C, sc, &C 1t is surmised that blow Is aimed At
Father Richie. Nous revrons.
The committee on the Gaphin claim II preparing its
report. member Of Congress, Of high standing
asked Of the members Of the committee how the
Ga. hin claim and Its allowance now looked The
swer was w orse than I anticipated
The committee on Mr. Ewipgs conduct has not yet
get fairly at work II will have much to do II II goes
into the merits Of all the work laid out
who has been indian Agent thinks that the amount
allowed by Mr.; Thomas Ewing to Aessrs W. O. and q.
W. Ewing for their bill against the Indians about
ten times more than IL ought to have been.
Colonel Gabriel w. Long. now Agent of the Chieka-
opinion that the Chickasav claim Of $losoo allowed
by hr Ewing wass very rotten affair. lie openly de-
The barron pension claim stands something after
this fashion. The old Continental Congress, upon
ws,hingtons earnest recommendation In order to
keep in the service passed Law granting half pay
for lite TO all who would remain in the army until the
close Of the war.
After this Virginia 40 far a. virrinians were con-
corned passed an act substituting full pay for Eve
from the close Of the instead Of half pay
life The State not able TO pay this utation
money and many OF those entitled to neglected 10
pre- Mt their claims.
some eighteen years ago Congress passed . law as
fnming the payment Of these old claims due 20 Viz
ginians
The Barron claim for halfpay presented In 1892,
i believe. and allowed aud paid. But recently hts
heirs claiming the rgti 20 elect whether the claim
should be for half pay for life las allowed and
tied or for five years full pay With interest, sent
Mr. James Lyons as agent and got a new settlement,
upon the principle offuu pay for hve years with CON-
pound interest.
upderstand that the government has aseertaiued
that Mr.. Lyons was eonsideraby oyerpaid- and has
commenced suit for the return Of the amount over
paid. Mr.. Lyons refuses to refund, as learn, upon
the ground that he has settled vith his clients and
passed the matter out OF his hands
The general Impression prevails that the cabinet viii
hold until drags General Taylor TO the bottom he
dreaming all the time that there never u de-
voted and faithful cabinet the president who had
called IL about him. The cabinet members have made
him believe some astonishing things under the
But he will be oyertaksn with earthquake one of
these days, when IL may be TOO late ts remedy the
evil which now hangs like incubus over the pros
poets OF the wbg party Time advances
The pertinacity with which thc cabinet holds TO
place reminds Of old Psrsou Uopkinson. Of Mary
land prior to the Revolution who was appointed BY
OF him. and politely invited him by resolutions, for
mally presented 10 rerisn Pooh ~ said he, don't
you know that you have got the best psr~pn In tho
world IL you don't 4 do: and also know thst
have got good parish and mean OF stick to a. The
crown tells me to do so" They didnt get rid of the
parson any easier than the vhig party viii get rid Of
the cabinet
Mr. segar. Of Virginia. has got claim allowed and
paid .imusr 70 the Barron pension claim. He acted
agent.
Our Phiiadeiphis Correspondcnec-
p"IL.DsLrHr., April 20, 1880