The New York herald., 1850-12-12
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Our washsnstsn CerrssPsndsnee.
WAsHIseroN. Dec. 10, 1850.
The Secretary of the T}sanry-C CO~srssno~al Pro
eeedt~gs-SSpvems Court.
The Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, il
is supposed, win be completed tonight, the create
portion Of it having been copied out, and in the
hands ofthe printer. # il ID completed might, it
viii be sent to Congress morrow. The statistics
already published, as well as the arguments In the
Presidents message, show the outline of the Secre-
tary's report; the report nsef will merely be an
elaboration. The public, therefore, can wait pa
tiently for its advent
In the House, to-day, Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, in
troduced bill TO provide for reciprocity with Ca
NADIA, which was referred TO the Committee on
Commerce Some years ago this Canadian reci-
procity scheme passed the House smoothly enough,
under the judicious nursing OF the Governor elect
of New York, the Hon w ashington Hunt Ii fell
through, however, IN the Senate, notwithstanding
Mr.. Dix's eloquence on The occasion. Since then,
il has been pre- ssed upon Congress with good deal
of zeal; but the feeling favor appears 10 be on
the decreare. tits generally considered as afford
ing all the advantages 10 Cauada, and none to this
country. il will scarcely pass this session, at all
events, whatever rs future disposition may be.
The feeling IN thr Housc since Mr.. Giddings IL
rade yesterday, n moge harmoaious than ever, aud
a marked disposiuon pTeyl,s 10 drop all agitation
upon sectional uoJrcis. N t'iddiogs may there.
fore be considered a. q pubf,c benefacter, his
inyective SO dlsgusnpz al! who heard him, as to
have most soothibt end palliative effect. Ii
Southern fanatic cuUii he induced 10 give speech
On the other side, tne ELECT would be complete:
In the Supreme curt ths morning, the Hon
orabe Robert j. w Wukcy mad. most effective
gumt nj in The ofJ,ss5 Hoyt formerly collie :t-
q of New York, pi"ouf ~ elTor, Us the United
for the United >,atr-. Nr Walker labored TO
show that Mr. Hoy VARIOUS Offsets against the
government, at tuUWiesiNrs. seiZuIes, Nc, were
Just ard lawful, alf CugiL 20 ne allowed. The
court below Tesu,' 10 allow t6- charges, taking
the e. ourd that Uil, 'ill Ciauot charge extra
compensation lo' hlt services 10 the government,
beyond the salary allowed hlm ny law. The offsets
-one per cent mission, nd half of the pro-
ceeds of the stzui' aiaie, y just bal ince the
amount which th- 20, cfnEen, claims from the
sureties Of MI. Hoy'. upon his alleged dcfal-
cation.
BY the way, the House ca,ne n-ar taking I'D the
consideration of the River and Harbor bill in COM
mittee-the negative being decided by the casting
vote Of the chairman, NJ r. SjrsDg, of Pa Ii will,
undoubtedly he taken Up a. m early day. de.
cided majority beng IN favor of it Cheap postage
also cot the Ro-by to.dsf.
Generals Foole emo DoSns took their seats to-
day IN the Stnate. and their advent appeared to
give great satisfaction 10 ali except Mr.. Benton and
Mr.. Seward.
WAsHINGi on December 10, 1850.
The HOnse-Land Retmm-Ripos and Haybos =
The T1D- Cheap Postages II Great Effort
AVID Sorry FauWs.
The House, to-day, set out with the best inten-
ton in the world go TO business; and As the River
and Harbor bill was abou, the most popular on the
calendar, desperate struggle was made to reach il;
but the Pennsy yivanisns, who are determined to
have some thing done for the tariff as soon as possi-
BILE, conspired with the enemies of internal I'M
proyements, and prevented the bill from being
reached.
A motion was maize, alec, 10 go into the conside-
ration Of that greatest # all bills for Buncombe-
the bill 10 grant away The public domain to every
body, IN farms OF loo acres each The subject wa
too large, however, 10 be Swallowed without masti-
cation. But If the land reform business does not
appropriate every acre Of the available public do
man before 1902, We may expect a Northern can
didae to run upon that hooby Ii Is yielded at the
present session, only for want Of time.
We have great hopes of ihe success of the River
and Harbor bi ana of hill for cheap postages re-
ducing the charge To three cents. prepaid, upon
halfounce letters The Branch Mint we consider
sure thing; but thu Pennsy ylvanians may as well
give up their cal culsons tor coal and irons because
tariff which yields more money than Is actually
needed stands too hrmly 10 be- budged by a mere
local inconvenience Of an insufficient bounty upon
coal and iron.
The Senate to-day confirmed Mr.. Bayard, (R II. J
OF Philadelphia, formerly of Delaware, to Brussels
and Mr.. G. Is Hsddock OF New Hampshire, ne
phew Of MIR. We tbsier, TO Lisbon, in place Of Mr.
Clay, resigned