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Washington Correspondence of the Boston AGa,.

Washington Correspondence Of the Boston Ata>.
WASHINGTON, Friday mornng,)
April 26th, 1850.
The Caucus Bill in The House Factions Oppo-
Sthon- Contrac Ell IDEAS Enlargement of
The Mnt-Tae Public Printing Ne,o Ar.
rdngem'n' of the Boston and New York
Mai.
The proceedings of both Houses of Congress,
thus far, during the present week, have been
pref Ininenily unlnterestiug, although they have
not been altogether wanting in importance.
| The House has been engaged since Wednes
DAY IN Tie consideration of the Senate bill for
taken the census. This was reported back to
the House last Monday, with sundry amend
ments from the Committee of the Judiciary.
and made the special order, and finally dis
posed OF. There appears, on the one hand a
manifest disposition on the part of the better
disposed members, 10 hasten as fast as nav be
practicable the passage Of this bill, and to close
The debate upon 1t in committee 1T as early a
day AS pos bic. On the other hand. some of
the extreme ultraists of the South are disnosed
to make factious and bitter opposition to the
measure Ihey are joined by few violent
Loco Focos, but shall be very much surprised
! II lhey can rally any respectable number of
votes, altogether. Mr.. Miller Of Ohio. who
distinguishes himself Oh all occasions by voting
with the South aud against the North, and
Joining the former upon every question. no
matter what it may be. leads off in this oppo.
siton to the present Census bill. In common
with Howard Of Texas, Stephens of Ga, and
lew others who have spoken upon the subject.
tins representative from the free State of Ohio
has made the remarkable discovery that Con-
gress has no constitutional power to demand
the taking OF any statistics other than bare
"a ! Ot no ph,h l.,
cordngly reported, from the minority of the
Judiciary committee, u distinct bill, providing
only Tor the ascrrtalnlng the number of inha.
oltn.S. There is no prospect Of It's passage,
and the only probable effect Of its presentation
wall be to delay the adoption of the Senate bill
and its passage to become law. But this if
continued much longer, may become important,
as II is very doubtful, even now, whether time
enough is left 10 enable the census to b., taken
IN season tor the action Of the present Congress
In passing IA new appurtonmpnt law. Tn, OBJ
Ject OF all this Is sufficiently OBVIOUS Under
the new census ii is well known that the Sou,b
viii relatively dwnd, and the free States in
crease in power 1t is thought by those most
conFersaht with The statistics OF the country,
and who have carefully noted the increase of
The different sections, that in House of the
same SIZE as the present, the free States wouid
gain and the slave Sja,ts lose not IA from
iIleen members each, Tho prospect of this
loss OF power is seen and bitterly felt. and
hence ."c eil1rts 10 do by indirection what
| cannot be done by direct means
The debate upon the Census bill has exhibit.
ed the contracted views of some of the repre-
scntatlvcs in pitabc degree. 1t almost makes
one ashamed Of MS kind to listen TO the dema-
gogue>in of some, and the honest, sincere ILL.,
O2FUlty OF others No subject that has been
started yet in Congress, has developed to such
a degree the darkness and contracted vision.
worthy OF the middle ages, which rest upon the
mental optics of some Of the "chivalry.'
The Senate has been variously occupied dur
ing the week. Last "Wednesday it had quite a
long discussion upon tho subject of the inabil
ty OF the public mint to coin the gold as fast as
1t is received. 1t is calculated that there is an
accumulation OF nearly eight millions of dollars
worth OF gold dust in Philade phia alone, await
! ng lis turn TO be converted into coin. As the
dust Is poured in faster than coin is turned our.
tins accumulation Of unavailable gold would
continue 10 Increase, were it not having the
effect, equally unfortunate, oinducng The send.
ing To Ing land the gold, for the sake Of bavinr
1t coined. Il appears, however, that arrange.
nenlN have been made 10 greatly increase the
/ iaclties ct tie Philadelphia Mint for the COIN
| M OF GOA. IL appears, from the statement of
! NJ; CouDer that "A heu the c.nacit,, r III, 49,; =,
shall have been inns r,I,r(" iiI t r 'n
| TO all, and more lInn ali il v,il NV Ill., De ,qu"
called uYon To- nrrform II y. ''Ney ~ Ct
will be equal 10 the conuJ of M la". ,I '''a' IT
iy.tvo millions uf dollar, roar If ~
therefore nroN.blc that il n;II -, t.h - no'
,ary to aci unnn In, resnlutinn IF ;na',''
the subject pron )scd by Mr. Wnbs,o, ,nJ sdmn.O
ed by the Senate.
,-1a lat- tl,o
e. qua! '.ie senate was occupied during
10 ""''e %SS''' III t'c consideration OF the
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