New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Disposition OF Congress-Agricuturai Bn-
reau-Cass aud Walker-Senatc Committees
The Ntc-r.,s:t.r Treaty, &c.
WAsnINeroN. We3aesday, Pc.

The Ntcaria gun Treaty, Ne.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Dec. l.
Congress has certainly done but little IN the three
days of the session that have passed to justify the
conclusion that it is in any hurry to proceed with
the public business. There is no necessity, how
ever for supposing that nothing will be done un-
til after the holidays.
AS nearly as l can arrive at it tom converse
tons with members and other indications, there
is g latent desire among a large portion OF those
present 10 dispatch the unfinished business OF the
last session; whether this honest impulse is tated
to q speedy burial in the common grave Of good
intentions the present week viii probably deter
mine.
We had an important notice considering its
source OF bill III the Senate today from the OPP
position Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr.. SrUR.
GroY. for the establishment OF an Agutattural
Bureau | have it from Nirginian, of extensive
information both with regard to his own State and
the South generally, thar this project OF Bureau
of Agriculture meets with general appreciation,
and in Virginia with a considerable degree OF en-.
thusiaSm. The warm aud able manner in which
1t is recommended by the practical Nlrginian at
the head of the Home Department, Hon. A II. H.
STUART affords evidence cOrrobOratiye OF my IN
formant's statement. From the evident favor with
which the recommendations for this Bureau OF
both the preceding and present Administration is
regarded in Congress, it appears not improbable
that we shall have it established this season.
Senator WALKER endeayored this morning to
obtain for the Patent Oiice the usua, 500 copies
of par. first of the Patent Office Report OF the last
session, which it seems were not provided. This
part of the Report relates 10 Mechanics, ne and
is that part which the office most needs for its use,
and it seems that the Department was absolutely
destitute Of copies Of its own Report. The extra
copies are usually sent to the numerous Mechan-
les Associations throughout the country, and |
suppose it was on their behalf that MI w ALkER
spoke. Gen CAss evidently suspected something
OF that sort or he would scarcely have persisted
so pertnaciously in endeayoring to put him down,
But the new light of the Young Democracy
wouldn' be put down, and when he yielded to
Senator BERRIEN's interposed suggestion for post
ponement TIL to. morrow, 1t was wlththe emphatic
remark in a loud whisper that he should perse-
we're 1t was q small matter, but straws, &c
The Senate committees announced to-day are
substantially the same as those OF last session
Gen CAss declines longer to serve as Chairman
On Foreign Relations. Unpleasant recouections
OF his Austrian speech OF the last session may
possibly have something 80 do with TINS determt
nation. Gen. FooTE Will doubtless prove an excel
lent military substitute. Should any foreign power
prove beligerent it will only be necessary to re-
mind them of the pistol scene OF last session.
The President has but slightly alluded to the
late BuLWER and CLAYTON treaty, and the affairs
of the Ishmus. It is not, however, because the
Government have forgotten, or grown careless,
upon the subject of the misunderstanding which
appear to exist with reference to that treaty. Mat
tiers are in train for full and explicit understand
ing upon the arrival of the Nicaraguan Minister
resolution will shortly be presented III Congress
calling for information from the department of
State, but it is not probable that in the present
state of affairs much light will be thrown upon the
subject Mr. WEBSTER viii doubtless object to
being disturbed in the diplomatic course he is
nursning. \.