New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-05
Congress does Nothisg-=cerefary Crawford
and the GRlphin Annir-N oodworth'' rat
Richardson Of Illinois.


Cores pondence Of The Tribune
VAmSsIos, "Wednesday APrl 81 Pm
This day four months, nearly 300 gentlemen o.
degree Of ability aud experience in the affairs Of
common life far above the average Of their country
mon. assembled in this city the legislation OF
20 600 coo of people was committed to their charge,
they were paid higher wages than ike services
obtain anywhere else ia the world, their expenses
10 Washington betrayed by the public ard pages,
servants officers, printers, engravers, &c Re stool
ady 20 DO their bidding.
What IS the result,
In four months, Tor / am writing m the hith' they
have passed o. Isw 20 enable An old lady p frank
her correspondence and JOINT resolution to rem.
der imperative the most material part OF an act Of
al session. the intention of which was 70 check
exrravarauce in the public expenditure
What else have they DONE except TAX ABOUT
Slavery, pile Up petitions 10 committee rooms
l,urp the judicial functions Of a Court or Board y
Claims. 10 errands ia ihs public Ca.ces. fold aud
irecs Newspapers aud speeches. aud bring 10 %
renew hundreds of Buncombe bills, brought "a b.
others be ore them 10 show io.ks a. distance mat
they were not neglected. and then used as v aste
paper
81 proloosing the anti Slavery excitement time
l. gwen 10 official wire pu.lers and theF AGENTS q
ID al that can b8 done 70 WORK upon me feelings,
Judgment. private Interests aud future hopes Of
Members. - os - bend them . the purposes o.
ths Executve-and the course taken ior tnis plf
pose as Mr.. WEesrIR has tod Us rarely iaiis Of
success.
50 too the budding OF all legislation into the
space Of few weeks AZ the close u Session too
of,el enables mea who want % push i'f"afu %
-rtsrd certain measures here, 70 10 - IA Com NIT
Tee Of the Whole and then have the measure Killed
% carried through without any Yeas and Nays
taken upon u 10 show coAItisuencles bow i0lks
voted 10 this way. TOO. blls are passed 10 asio''
,riv snd careless way--no time % correct them-
and when there vas time Il vas wasted thar they
r-lght be has passed through
Measures TO, that would never pass a. an cary
oer.od Of asess.1n. are sent throagn with rush
lear the c.ose-uooody klows box Or wnen-1Jf
every one q intent upon something ne wants %
20 ~ % prevent being done.
TINS IS popular legislation IN 1880 u NoFto
America. Ia Congress
Mr. Secretary CRAWFORD, annoyed A. ne H'ic
mes OF the press has sent % the House request
~ .ases,iea,.5u into The GALPHIS business which
"a VII have received BY telegraph before 1nis
.elrer cache. soc.
IL. sfF7EIss Of Ga moved ttzt a Committee
~ nine D. appo.n.ec-so that Ar CsA"ioHo o.
Ca. Can Agea, AID Secretary q Va VII Oe
o.. Cd o. Committee E-.vcc 81 MEMBER III "a
sd sppcinred 81 speaker tron Se me CAIN.
,et. ts.-. Georgisrs Whsi I wo1-c AsFe 49, "a
.e~FI BAD bed seat YOU'D have been TIE vince
Z The tecsio1s and Documents. WIKI tneI na
~ cubic coulc have Ilaged lie matter J1sI a.
-o-rsetl- a. NJ CoBss COMMITTEES, who vi Dc
-srnec to-ucTog
WooDwoErH's patent ~ bereneTec, II soefzy
s-t confined efo-,s ar d. o. ALokNs olA
.rcose 7. low aa1sy - table, BIT may &c
-s.vaa.-et into l.s sgAla. Lock o1i or z
They have tie patent bs.ore the SaPrems t01ft
5o7Sn srsrs today. l was there Tor serne TINE
al Mr. HESKr GlLFiS Vas BCEES ; SAB Ire2s
urer. Eas speaking Mesa SE~AR2 an y a..
SRA we're aiso present, bzt whether retained !
xrow l0s t,.
L. ia Senate, II B4LDwIs coniin1ed - lls-
c14-se On : aver o. tie " nlE Eice, anc NJ HIGH
,ryso~ Of Illinois. toos the so. = Inc Hocss o.
The sarne topic o. the Ten SIDE. He - Pro-iiAYery
"a he backbone q that os Gsmocratc.
NJ RicEARDsoS was Ms91r OF Mhnas Dc
rsve In TIE Mexirau Wa. AID ! shold say he
~oald rzht-he iocks as d he were male ior L. 1
never uoticed him I'll % day. eAs u q gooc-y
.re. hasa -ouzh, sEong voice, DARK bar and CON
plsxion. large use pan .safu-es ard nay oe j.
sssrs old He represents Quincy, II stroDg
Ant slavery place. and a. wonder al ia that ne
wss ever ss1E here I nay have been mistaken,
! bat lboazh. BE AIMED some q his strict1res,
Eh.ch vii never hs-ia aaybcoy, AZ Metsrs- BIZ
SILL and BAK1E-