The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-08
Our Wash inston Cerrespondsnce.

Our Wash ington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, leo.
NOBLE Days Work by the House at Last-Hew n
ras Done-Yfow the Result Took-Sen0ts on Pr
rate B,Hs-Sam Houston and Zadoc Pratt fov
President and Viee Prssident, on the Democratic
and Porkingmen's Ticket.
The hrst thing in order, in the House, this morn
ing, the reports from the Richardson Commit
tee. Mr.. Richardson took the floor, and addressed
the House at length upon The merits of tbs reports
He charged that Mr. Vinton had undertaken to
suppress the publication of the reports in the only
newspaper-the Globe-in which the proceedings
of the House were authorized to be published, by
Withholding the minority report. He stated that
he had been TO the Globe office, and there told
that the minority report had not been received,
and that until it should be sent to the Office tho
report of the majority would not appear He also
charged that Mr. Vnton had allowed copy Of
his report 10 be taken, and exhibited to some OF
the Virginia members, while he had denied that
such was the case.
Mr.. Vnton explained his course of conduct in
the premises. Mr. .Seddon explained how the re-
port, far related TO the Barroa pension claim,
came 70 be exhibited 10 some of the Virginia MEM
bers.
The reports were ordered TO be printed.
The House next proceeded the consideration
of the order of the day, TO wit: he Texas Boun-
from the decision of the Speaker made last even
my
The Speaker stated the case, that a bill once re-
considered and amended and voted down could not
be again Teeons red aud said that he adhered to
his decision. The vote was taken, and the House
overruled the Speakers decision. The vote reject
ing the two bills was then reconsidered and the
bills were once more put upon their passage. All
was hushed as if death had been present while the
voting was going on When II was announced,
1e3 yeas 10 IS nays, and that the bills were passed,
among the members and through the galleries.
The Speaker and some OF the members called
loudly for order /! order and order was soon re-
stored But several of the tire-eaers flew TO their
feet, brandished their arms sloft, and seemed de-
cidedly ont of temper Mr.. Brown, of Mississippi,
exclaimed 10 the Speaker, " Let them clap let
them clsp!!"
The two bills however, passed in the same shape
in which they had passed the SeasIe, with this
ception the bills passed The senate separately,
and the House jointly. The louise cinched the
business by refusing TO reconsider the vote passing
the bills and then the members "brealhed freer
and DEEPER
The House refused to adjourn.
MIR. Carter now asked the Speaker If II would be
in order TO move to suspend the rules III order TO
take up the California bill. He was answered in
the negative.
The Speaker said the first business in order
would be the unfinished business Of the morning,
and that, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Richardson) was entitl, 10 the floor.
But the members were too mach agitated and
excited, TO listen to Mr.. Richardson at SO late an
hour, and after what had just happened; and so an
adjournment was again moved, and IL Was this
time carried.
When the California bill cones up, il will pass
by some sixty majority.
The members of the House, after playing at cross
purposes, and attempting To get the better OF each
other upon certain points, and TO mislead The pub
lie mind, have at last done their duty. " Better
late than never" perhaps
The Senate has been engaged all day upon pr-
vaie bills. Nothing of note or moment, in that
body, has occurred
An effort is on foot here, working in quiet way,
10 bring out Sam Houston, of Texas, for Presi-
dent, and Zadoc Pratt, of New York, for Vice Pre-
silent. IL is TO be the democratic and working
mems ticket. Should the race prove 10 be q
scrub one in 1852, sod Sam" and ''Iadoc" win
be hard to beat. So say the Knowing ones.