New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-06


WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Dec l.
The two Houses of Congress are managing pref
ty successfully, their old time. wasting game.
Yesterday they adjourned the one at half past 10,
and the other about quarter to l, the Senate
having done nothing while the House did what
wiser regulation would have rendered needless
alude to the reelection OF Rev Mir GuRLEY as
Chaplain and with reference to that transaction
feel moved TO say that cannot, for the soul Of
me, see why one election would not do for each
Congress, instead OF one for each session thereof
The same remark would hold good as to the GUS
tom of baoting for choice of seats at the opening
of each session, while the membership romans
unchanged with an occasional exception, through
two successive sessions. But to return to these
early adjournmeuts. To-day the announcement
OF the death Of Hon. CHESTER BUTLER was mader
you have SEEM an excuse for another lost day
Instead OF that melancholy event being announced
Mt the close of the days duties-say at 3 or half
past o'cock-it was made at the opening OF the
session. There are two more deaths to announce
those OF Hon Mr. HARMoSSoN OF Louisiana, and
Hon. Mr.. WOODS OF Ohio, tOppositioni and to
each of these, of course, day VIII be devoted
cording to the custom. Now | insist that all OF
these deaths ought to have been announced on tho
same day--which could very conveniently have
been done, there being no obsequies to attend to;
What have complained OF above would not
be, were these servants Of the people" disposed
to earn their eight dollars per diem. But alas
they are net To the contrary the most OF them
are ever ready &c avail themselves OF, not TO say
make excuses for waste OF time In view OF tho
fact that the present session Is constltulonaHy
limited 10 about ninety days of five or SIX hours
each according to the Congressional amanac1
while the calendar groans with its accumulation
orurcent business, this conduct Is ntolerable.-
And yet the dear people will bear with 1t, as
heretofore, suppose, acquiesclng, seemingly with
the sentiment of a certain South Carolina mag
nate, who gravely announced that 1t was the bus
mess of the delegated body to command, and oil
the people 10 obey =.
The Senate acted wisely, at the suggestion OF
Mr. MANGUM, in giving the usual order tor the ap'
pontment Of the Standing Committees OF that
branch aud they will probably be announced this
week The House one would have expected to
find following suit but no Indication OF such dis
uosition for ptompttude has been shown as yet.
In this respect the admirable example OF Presl-
dent FILLMoRg, in sending IN his Message on the
day OF the opening, has net been OF much aVall-
Delayis the less excusable, because there really
should be no necessity for the appointment OF the
Committees Mt this time One appointment
should answer for each Congress, unless IN tho
case OF vacancies from any cause.
You will have observed, with pleasure, that Mr.;
WENTWoRrH has lntimated his purpose 10 eau
IN the River and HarbOr bill at an early day 90
far so good. But why have no similar gpF0mtSeS
even oi early action upon the other great pending
measures, such Cheap Postage, Land helorm,
and Justice TO French Spoliatlon claimants, not
to name hundreds of private claimants whose
prayers have been so long and mercilessy delay ed
been acted up to-
liz connection with the topic of Postage Hetorm,
am happy TO that Mr. DURKFF. who was de-
tanned for day or two by a Railroad accident, Is
on hand The heartiness not to say the value and
seasonabless of his report in favor OF the two cent
postage, published in Tile Tribune prior to the
close the last session. gave sufficient guaranty
that in him at least the people, whose measure
Cheap Postage most emphatically is, will find
friend in need. There is, by the way, degree OF
pleasure afforded by the triumph OF this gentle
man over the Vaccinations Of his Hunker oppo'
sers equaled only by perhaps the equally remarka-
bic and gratifying triumph OF air. MANN over the
Cotton Grays" of his District. There are some
curious items connected with the history oil hr.
DURKEE reelection, going toshow the tendencies
at work in Wisconsin. learn that, in several OF
the townships, he got all the votes but from four
to six votes, and in of them eccry rote ooLIedJ
If that was not makinga clean sweep" know
not what would be truly characterised. HurTa
for this noble gantess OF the Northwest, whose
people have the spirit to rebuke the shams OF
.Democracy" in so efficient mode
It is rs dull MS conceivable to say. Not politi.
cal breeze is astir In this respect, the political
clements are in keeping with the natural. There
has been nothing butran, rain, drizze, drzzie los
three long and tedious days! SIGMA.