New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-10
Indian Observation-Disclosures Mill
lion of Defciencies-Senate CONTINGENCIES
Inventors Fund-Tenure of and Eligibility
TO Ofice-Peltier again-NIarine Hospitals
-WOodMOrth'- Patent.


10 Ofice-PeItier again-Marine Hospitals
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Correspondence Of The Tribune
WAsHiNGrON, Monday, April g.
Gen ArcHIsoN of Mo from the Senates Com
mittee on Indian Affairs, has reported bill en-
closed appropriating 900 to enable President
Interchangeable with the Indians Of the Prairles
and mountains south and west of the Missouri 10
the northern line of Texas through an officer of the
Indian Department. and such others as Gen TAY-
LoR may designate The moneyis to be expended
in the purchase OF presents, 10 the redemption OF
prisoners, TO pay the cost of the negotiation, and
10 enable delegations Of Indians to visit the prncl-
pal cities.
In the House, Mr.. THOMPSON of Pa. from the
Judiciary Committee recently reported bill en-
closed to reenact the act of 9th May ls4O for the
relief Of Insovent Debtors, continuing several acts
tor three wears and until cases then pending under
said act shall be determined.
In Senate Mr. DIcKISsOS from the Committee
On Finance, reported back the additional supply
bill for current wear with amendments among
which are the addition of vote OF another Sl%9
go for deficiency In the contingent expenses
OF the House OF Representatives, "ior printing
binding, and engraving, &c How IS II, that win
short and defective printing, and pretended effort
70 have cheap contracts, &c. this unusual sum is
required and it required, how IS 1t that the House
did not know hatfsct, when they sent the bl to the
Senate $4,000 are inserted " pay tor repairs 10
the steamers Jefferson, Hetzel and Legare, employ
ed ia the Coast Survey; and $4,000 for MORE CON
tingent expenses Of the Senate-remember-"c con
tingent, casual, odds and ends, beyond the regu-
lar votes and salaries-and this TO body that has
done nothing but talk for four months
IL seems that the Secretary OF the treasury
budget of defcicacies, over and above the enor
nous Loco votes of last Session, and the balances
on hand is not all the deficiencies. Mr.. DICK
ISsos and mis- Committee have stuck another
s747 .533 80 in the House bill under the title OF ma
va deficiencies" OF course the money VIII be
given Ask and We shall receive Is the order o.
the day here. unless the people happen 10 ask
Cheap Postage, attention 10 business and economy
in finance To such requests as these deaf ear
is continually turned by their servants-almest
their masters Now again, there IS chance Tor
getting back the $4,000 Of which the Inventors
Fund has been deprived by smoton IN the House
or perhaps in Committee VA gentlemen GrdiI
themselves Of thus chaHce7
Mr.. UsDEKwooD, ia Senate, proposes TO amend
the United States Constitution by adding two art
cles one, that the tenure oil al ohces' ana Ihe
mode of removal from Office, shall be regulated by
lsw those cases excepted that are provided tor IN
the Constitution" Another, rendering Congress
men ineligible 70 any Office, on the Presidents
nomination. during the time tor which they were
elected and for the next two years, but allowing
the President 10 select the heads OF departments
from Congress.
send the PELTIER papers. 1t Il one OF the old
Virginia humbug demands IN AID OF heavy Ma
tloosl Debt for which iaithiess men here toll hard
Col MONTGOMERY. in l7sl drew on the Virginia
Government and find this entry as an endorse.
ment: In Council, April ., isl. Pay ment IS
refused because one in the Illinois country had
or has authority TO draw bills on Government, or
to charge them, except Gen. CLARK and Col. TODD.
Signed tn: JEFFERSON" The protest and sig
nature are In JEFFERsoSs hand-yet, now, in
! $50, Committee, knowing nothing Of the facts
the parties dead long sgo-ofer the demand and
70 years interest, heaven knows 10 who. Is It
possible that no Congress had the honesty sense
., do ba, riOb, in .hasa nil ayerv.