The New York herald., 1850-06-12
NTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
Our Washington correspondence.


Our Wasbihs,on CorresPondence.
W.sulNaroN, ] Ine 8, 1850.
Congress drarirg 10 Vois 0r the pered pi'e"io"-
Ercitep,,nt on the subject-What wH be Done?
-Iyhich House tcM -4ct frst?-EIpectsd NeDs
from Cu5a--C Ciayt0n for Var IN a small Hay to
direyt the Public Mind from his Acts IN Home Mat
ters-Board of .icc0utts necdsd-Navigation Re
c,yrocity, oil in favor T English Bottoms, &c.
We are all on tiptoe here, just now, in regard to
the action Of beth houses of Congress for the next
few days. The Senate will be the scene Of excite
ment tomorrow. Mr.. Benton makes his motion
TO Indefinitely postpone the Compromise. If his
motion fills, or carries, excitement will follow. l
presume 4 will fail Some Senators will probably
vote against his uncourt,ous motion, who would
vote against the Compromise. We shall see how
that Will be If his molten fails, il is understood
Colonel Benton intends making an eleven days
speech against The proposition of the CsmmiItee oil
Thirteen.
The House will stop debating the California bill
on Tuesday. Amendments will then be offered,
and many lye MINUTES speeches made thereon. IL
is, therefore, doubtful which house will send its
proposition 10 the other first l believe the mino-
rity will not let the House pass the bill TO admit
California a STATE, with her present limits, into
the Union, before the Senate shall have disposed
of the COMPROMISE. The Clingman expedent will
be resorted 10, and long practised upon, first
We are anticipating important news from Havana
by the next stt au.sr from thence. A brush WIN
:
England about Oregon some years ago looked to
the yls,on OF Government.
Mr. Secretary Clayton is understood 10 be quite
ready for war, either with Spain or Portugal, or
any other week power 30 as TO divert and brush
away public attention from The acts of himself and
his colleagues ot The cabinet but Mr.. Clayton
will net crook his finger at Sir Henry Lytton Bull
wer, on account Of that provoking insult conveyed
in Sir Hen3's letter 10 Chatheld. Not he. Mr.
Cla,tcn has 40 wish 10 provoke the roar of the
Brush lion, even If he has " Old Zack' to stand
by him, any more han lac has the wish to meet
Henry Clay face TO face, and thereby furnish
theme for artist 10 exhibit covering lngratitude
attempting 10 confront manly Patriotism!
Its now asceltained, as learn, that the report
and bin favorable 10 the Galphn claim, reported by
Mr.. Ashley, 10 The Senate, In February, 1913, from
the Judiciary Committee, and which have been SO
much Iehtd upon by the hired and interested de-
fendeIs OF the aforesaid clalm are not drawn or
written by Mr. Ashley, any member of the Ju-
dicisry Committee, but by clerk at the capital,
employed 10y those interested TO draw up said re-
port and bill, and to frame the latter oambiguously
as TO mean, IN the eyes OF congressman, anything
else then haul from the treasury OF S230,OO0!
nice deye.Cpement this. One thing, however, will
be leaned by developements of this natare, and
that is, the eXpedlency and proprety OF the esia-
blishnCnt Of a Board OF Accounts, or a Board Of
Commissioners, 10 examine and report upon, if not
adjust, all the claims against the government,
which have Tor yeais been taken 10 Congress for
adjusneLt. 4 bill for such Board is now before
Corgtess, anu bids fair to become law.
know gentleman who was the agent OF
IL
notice Of member of the Committee Claims,
durng the last Congress, and that member feel
ing rtiuci0nt 10 be al the trouble 10 examine
ali the papers and vouchers connected with the
caiE. asked the agent, who was his friend, 10
draw up suitable report, and such bill as would
answer his wlshes which request was, OF course,
complied with. The report and bill were drawn
UP ty the agent, and submitted 10 the member,
who reported Them to the House without altera-
tior, and they were adopted by that body The
bail ihus drawn passed one house, but failed TO so
Ihrough the other. 1t is now pressedagan for pas
cage.
This shows how little reliance the accounting
ofceis and the law officers OF the Treasury should
place Ia tie epolts which accompany bills submit
ted iIum The committees OF Congress, IN favor Of
The allowance Of claims.
There vail he a move made in Congress, as | un-
deIsard, 10 change the existing relations between
the United States and Great Britain, relative 10 the
navigation laws. By repeating the late restrictions
ufCu her navigation laws, England complied with
the reciprocal tciTI~s respecting the navigation of
all nations, Inch had been held out by the United
Stsles government, through an act of Congress-
fer many years.
Nj Secretary Meredith last year, on behalf of
cur navigation, accepted the proiler OF the British
government, IN cucular issued 10 the Collectors
Of the ports, and for the information Of all others
concerned.
Now TO show the effect likely TO result, if this
.usintss Of rtciwOciy be not checked, 1 will state
a fct-urd % niuy he only one Of many similar
facts which may have existence. AT Canton, be-
fore the reception there OF Mr.. Mcrcdhs circu-
ltt lciciitu to, on American emp ntd heen Ner-
baly chartered 10 take cargo To the United States,
for twcl dollars per ton freight. The circu-
lar srriymg, Il British vessel offered TO take the
sane cargo for twelve dollars per ton-and the Of
fer was aocedrd to. The American vessel lost the
freight. And sot willever be, until American work
men, mechanics, sesmen, and laborers, can be re-
ductd to work tor the low wages paid 90 foreigners
IN other countries. Our shipping IN every city OF
The Union is obi! gcd 10 decline and diminish under
the CJeIatiUn ol The reciprocal navigation laws in
question, while ihe shipping isierest of England
will thTl,e and prosper IN like ratio. Let Eng
land bat have her way in q reciprocal share of our
CoestuC trade, gBd farewell to the future prospects
Ci the American shipping interest!