New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-18
WHOLE NO. 3,SS.

Pruqns;e Standing Committees A. an cary day.
and embracing matters ~ the gtuiost IN ortsnce
20 ne Whole { anon. has received no cunSiteranoh
uas nad No reierence-Cc Congress wsrN IS N stca.
measure AZ A stand still IN the House though tfc
OIL Doo- keeper an Postmaster hold over IS vet
>'cn deia! may be scco-dias 81 rules such arr
.ie effects OF party spirit carried rs . voui3 srcv
- ne. Tar beyond IS really legitimate sui proper
bounds under the Rcprcseutatiye system Had ,he
scenes mar nave osen enacted rCrc silcc last Dec
. been part II the Congressional procee,.iu-S OF
is+s-9 tho business part ~ thst S.sSn,n ,s,pls
have q" indled down % ;orty DAVIS or rrrhsh'v
tower than forty Including OF course the INQUIRIES
the legislation. the examinations, and al the OTHER
Transactions OF grcat nation. an educated people
OF unusual mental activity. snd occupying an i'm
msuse and varied territory. during the whole wear
Ir0 o'clock 7 N-The officers are taking down
the names OF members, and recording who they
vote Tor the third tame hope they D now get
Sergeant but don't believe they VIII. The Office Is
worth g. 500 vcar-ex.ctly the prce paid a
Custom House guager. messurer. o. marker bur
your Collector coud create 20 iuncsonaries AZ
:, 500 each, aided By the Secretary Of The Ireasg
~ while very able popular. elective bciy, some
what triangular n rs partnership. was mel
ectualy laborinS 70 select one. II party tests are
just now desirable surely some more suitable mode
Ut tsccr' aiming pubic sentiment mi-At BE- selected
than in the choice OF Mace bcsrcr II p'ursh
o. was allow ed 70 appoint Speaker. who choos
- the Committees, and otherwise acts very IN
fnentiai part why i an absolute majority thought
So necessary 10 he creation of sgents OF MINOR
importance
The condition Of the public finances requires an
early and careful sitentIou-the country Is earnest
IN cry tor Post Office reform, mean low rs;cs 81
letter and newspaper postage and system 81
stuct Accountability IN the 10000 Fostmasters m
The RepubhcI-the question Of a tribunal ior iie
prompt adjustment 81 private c aims = uniecidcd
So Is the question Of O reNs.on uithe [. : laws sd
ordinances urged upon Congress by those whose
duty u = % execute them s1is the knont, or eat
oninc tails question as app led 20 the Navs-so i
Nava. and Military TctrcuChmcnt hr which there
5 abundance ot room and range nothing - Yet
done n the way OF a railway Ia connect the Iacihc
sdc q this widely spread cispire with tho Auan
tic sde-a Mint Is wanted az New-l ORR. mr fAsr
and scf ~, Pbdddolp5id are found the chief Gus
toners II such ~ Institution and the great ques
ticn of slavery - spread and increase. or arrest
and cu~tsmeut. as Included IA any dccision r.
spectlns California and New Mexico their adnis
SION into rhe mon. remains in allowance. Matters
go relative ~ taxation and tarsh are thrust r'o
the body Of the SESSION. and t,as % tn certain .n
m-v oi ms country ali Tins. TOO, s. far as l CAL
comprehend such matters, because Of the supposed
importance olsiyng a certain majority oi votes to "a
r,e sa.arled officers True. there may b' ways M
which some OF them MAY more or less affect popu.
lar election, some years hence. but 0; inquiry and
reform arc "a be longer protrscied an 1850, 5 u
probable hat they wall be taken MP "a earnest ia
rng the % dsy Session @, l-50--3l
HaIfDnR ir0-Therr Is fourth effort 10 So
cure a majority tor q Sergeant Members are talk
ING writing. reading the news. moving shout, but
remaining within the bar and every bo''y Is WIDE
awake The Speaker is, for the tame. ENJOY ne o..
most n siuocurc The galleries ,re m"re than haii
hil and he hand of the clock - to''ny those who
choose t. heed the silent monitor THAT " time tics
Hail Al hour hence. the three hours session M!
perhaps close with the " all s. phrase OF nothing
doing" This Is not the eagles Eight, 10 Is not
progress it Is not the speedy march Of netioual
re0ru and improvement. nor is u seemingly tend
in- m that direction.
am comparatively a stranger here l. ~ now
ucnrIy ten year, since. on the ith of Jolly $40.
hcarl tire Sub Treasury HtI that day passed, char
actcrizcd th.s ioor 80 " mo second Declaration
OF Independence thrd declaration, directing
he aims Of party leaders % '0uethms more AKIN
10 right reason than eight weeks sitting Tor the
choice o; i've officers who only t0 continue their
functions Tor some ought o. une business months.
Ihrlc % c'ock AT u yet.
Fire MINUTES Das,-A SERGEANT Is electcd-N r
GLossRRENNE a Loco, from Poansy lvnnla Gen.
WALBEiDCE name was used. mgca against his VIII.
py his riends Of the Dino delegation II may be
gratifying 20 HIM, however. 20 perceive that he pos
; sses their iull confidence In the memorable
struggle ia tine House between BURR and JTFFkR
.oNn sol great delay was lus'isblo-tlas SAFETY ~
the Unon may be- SAID t0haye been involved IA he
rcsu.t-but why J3l Gentlemen toll and weary
themselves in a matter Of petty patronage, really
cannot understand VIII not time wasted DOW
canse much toll and Wcorllcss to tho more AGED and
feeble members of the House toward the cioss ~
tha session. when everybody VII be pushed aud
every body pushing when the sessions wi be close
aud lone. ending. perhaps, Ia disappointment to
many patriotic citizens who shall have liked their
affections on useful measures Of legislation, and be
told that Congress had Ho tune - make these MAJ
slyes gcrtccf ROGER ShhhHAN.
= : 7vcBfy MINUTES 10 FOpr-An effort has
been made 10 elect the Door keeper AID Postmaster
but i failed Members wanted their dinners, rs
most men do and have lust adjourned I'll 10 NOR
row Mr. CoBB. the Speaker has good hsure and
4 sonorous voice. Ills the char well, and seems 10
be- quite at home IN the iuihlnent OF his arinous
task Of preserving strict order. OF his fairness aud
impsrtiality in the Chair, men speak iayoraoly-
The proceedings Of the session Will probably test
MS merits on both points IS