The New York herald., 1850-03-25

that would tsls yet an appropriation Of $4,000
We leave Mr Smith ct five o'clock, after i've hours
constant speaking, stn hsmnsrns away on his specin
Sse so o tns the Of
clerk In the second Auditors once.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1850.
WAi,nry's RGiiroad-House Report-Defeieney Bill
Opening Of Hsstlities on the Home Department.
Mr. Robinson, Of the Committee of Roads and Canals
Of the House. has made report Of the plan Of
Asa whitney, Esq for the construction Of railroad
from the Valley Of the Mississippi to the Pacific
The report takes the ground that the
not do the work. that 1t cannot be done BY private
capital: bat only be done by private enterprise
aided by donations Of the public lands along the road
in alternate sections as the road progresses.
MIR. Bowlin, Of Missouri, . motion to print some
5000 extra copies of this report took strong grounds
Of decided opposition to the plan Of Mr. Whitney, re
commended In the report; and We have NO idea that
the scheme will bs adopted any than the plan for
. sub marine telegraph from New York to Liverpool.
upon the sales Of the the Of the work.
probably not less than ty years to complete It. What
We want Is the road, and the road now right svay-
fifty years equal to the ratio Of Eve centuries
Of progress hundred years ego.
What we want now Is an importation OF Arabian
coo to 500 pounds and travelling from forty seventy
miles day, AID capable Of travelling without grass
or water, tor week. company mig ut make In an In
vsstment upon importation Of csmels for the
land trade across the Salt Basin, and along the Ga
million of In ten years from the prodts of the
passenger trade to California The climate, the
try. the travel the very thing for the camel.
The bsckDey cd subject Of slavery slavery, slavery
this eternal subject Of slaverywAs superseded TO- day
by IN agreeable change. The who is fed salt
hth, cnside1s a cold potato Q luxury but had
day real treat in the way of alienation Of diet In
the House The bill to meet the deficiencies Of last
years appropriations up and motion provide for
extra clerks in the Home Department revived
cid fashioned party debate suoh used to have In
the good old days Of
"rippecanos,
And Tyler too"
Mr.. Bsyly, fairman on Ways and Means, Q strict
copstrucionist Of the doctrines Of and
rather hostile to the Home Department, machine
which hrestens to abserb the rights and of the
States and to reduce this central government to
MeLane, a Maryland and others; while MIR. vinton
and Mr. ScheDck Of Ohio stood the defenders Of
the butcher Of the Department the Interior and the
necessity he is under Of having little patronage
bavipg exhausted the supply on hand IL 10 not i'm.
probable, that before the session 10 ythipg
done this magnificent department with all its spoils
will be reduced to mere sypepdsge OF the Treasury,
such 10 the odium the butohering policy of Mr. Ewing
las created against the very Office which he holds
But the projects OF additional bureaus With their sd
ditoDsl and extravaeant expenses, are not less OBJ
poxious to cheap and simple ADMINISTRATION of tho
government, and to that class Of statesmen who
believe In the approaching millennium Of free trade
with splendid and expensive subdivision of the de-
partments.
The reception Of the French Minister 10 s very Ane
but Monsieur Port s here after his pay for that TO-
becce and will present bis claim to Congress IL Mr.
Ls Comte thinks 1t beysnd his reach, after the dis