The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-02

HIM; they had no place to keep him, and he had to
be fed. And So, after feeding him tor several
weeks, they wisely resolved to let him 60.
- with this example before them, we presume the
aouse VIII forego the suggestion of arresting Fa-
ther Eitchie, as il is very likely they will yet see
enough OF the elephant without arraigning him for
inspection before the bar of the House.
AT the expiration of the morning hour Father
Richie was laid aside, and the Senate took no the
Texas boundary bill
Mr.. Clark, of New York, took the floor. Mr..
Clark is a. short, thick set, good humored looking,
rosy-faced, elderly gentleman, with a venerable
gray head and the priesty crown of old age on the
top of it--that is to say,
" He has but little hair on the top of his head,
The place where the hair ought to grow
We should take him to be frank, sociable,
cozy, domestic, plain old fashioned codger,
fond OF good joke, and good dinner, and good
nights rest; and not at all given to the blues.
This opinion was strengthened by his speech He
spoke of the indemnity to Texas a robbery of
the treasury, and ridculed the idea Of Texas going
to war with some bitterness. He was like the boy,
he did not care SO much about the cake, but ne
disliked the may in which il was proposed to cut
it. But notwithstanding the strong tincture Of
free soil with which the speech was seasoned,
tnerc was vein OF fun and string of jokes run
ming through il, which kept the House in flow of
laughter all the way, and left them in very anna
BE disposition. Master Brooks came in for good
share OF the criticism of This colleague but il was
IN that jocular vein which expends itself in
hearty laugh instead of a race from the constables
over the fields of Bladensburg.
AS 10 progress In business, there was none. The
House appears to have fallen back like de ad
weight upon the old horse-mili tramp of speeches
by the hour, to the adjournment And that's all
We can make of it to-day. There appears TO be
some difficulty about the boundary of Texas, and
about the money, and tits possible the House may
yet be driven to the appointment of commissioners
to- settle the questions of the line and the indem.
nifty.
The Senate to-day have ordered to third read
ing the pill granting 5000 600 of land to the
State, of Michigan, 10 aid in the construction of
ship canal around the Sault Ste Marie fall of Fl
feet In the Straits connecting Lake Superior with
Lake Huron. This fall at present cuts off the navi
CATION with Lake Superior, and the canal, intended
TO open the teamboat trade between Buffalo and
the copper mines of that great inland sea.
In Executive session the debate was continued
upon the case of Collector Lewis, and his banking
and financial operations. No conclusion. He and
Maxwell and Ewbank go over to next week, but
they have each chance of running through, to a
chance OF being rejected. Mr.. Webster is said to
have finger in the pie and he is also said to hold
such tight rein over the department of the In
terror in its judicial affairs, that it is found to be
exceedingly difficult to get man to go into the
said department. This, however, we suppose to
be CANNON, as Mr.. Webster is certainly compe-
tent 10 understand the limitation of the powers and
functions of his Office And We suppose that Mr..
Mckennan went home simply because his Depart
ment could not pay for a two years term-the
spoils being appropriated by Mr.. Ewing, who, in
going out, left his kith and kin at least comfOrta-
bly, bread and buttered, like good Christian and
patriot.