The New York herald., 1850-12-25
NEWS BY THE MAILS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Il, 1850.
The Third Ueek of the Session.


WASHINGTON, Dec Il, 1850.
The Third Wtsk of the Session.
Jenny Lind carried off all the profits of the third
week of the session, deducting the dividends o
the two concerts accruing to Barnum and COM
psny. Her arrival cut off all prospects of business
The members of the two houses were, during her
stay, 70 ainly occupied with Jenny Linds concerts,
and the important question Of looking after seats
for the ledies. II would have been absurd to az
tempt to legislate while Jenny Lind was in the
city. The Secretary of State and the Chairman
of the Senate on Foreign Relations, left royal
dinner at the Russian minister's, shortly after the
wine had begun TO circulate round the liable; Mr.
Webster forgetting diAner, Mr.: Bodisco the cham
pague, Nicarseua and every thing else, in the de-
sire 10 raw his respects TO Jennyihe divine Jenny
the angel without wings; the Jenny that has
made the expounder of the constitution an ex-
poundeI Of music, and the devoted admirer of
<.HsH, Columbia" and the "Casta Diva"
The signs, however, of business, in the two
houses are are good Cheap postages are looking
up; MYERS and harbors, and the tariff, are hugger-
muPgefng; and we may expect some new tangled
irick at log rolling between Pennsylvania and
Illinois, II they ire not watched The cross-exa-
mnation OF Mr. Ewing, in the Senate, on his late
prescriptions OF Gen. Lane and Col. Weller, has
again resulted in the discontinue of The late chiefs
~ the guillotine but with very little advantage in
Sny way 10 the public interest.
We must get over the Christmas holidays before
We Gun Dc tApccteut 10 go regularly 10 the nedvy
work upon the calendar
WAsHINGroN, Dec. 20, 1850.
Tayious Ifems.
Mr. Clay Ia the Senate today spoke up for the tariff
but the tariff being revenue question, all bills upon
hat subject II ust originate with the House; and Mr.
Clay must be content to wait the uncertainty of the
scton Of hat body. We should not wonder however,
. me sert az compromising log rolli ng job
made in the Reuse on the tariff, rivers and harbor,
ana cheap postsgss.
II is understooa that Mr.. Webster goes to Massa-
ckusets 70 look after that Senatorial escton but 1t
h feared that the Old Bay State has too much OF the
lsaven OF publication in stomach, to be guided at
su by the bread nation al policy OF Mr.. Webster.
The Phiiadelph chicken stealing fugitive slave
case is regarded here as a foul business.
The Virginia tnd South Carolina Governors m to
have been endeayoring to out-Quitman Quitmsn, in
5Ae recommending Of imprsctoable expedieBts. Gov.
Foyds EscCnmend dation of a national convention on
e slavery question and the terrible message OF the
Governor Of South Carolina, about equally
wide Of the mark The true policy Of the South 10 to
etAnd of 70 themselves in the Presidential Canvass
and the government not of Southern cenfederacy,
but Of the whole Union, will be in the hands of the
south, II they manage the case with the smallest de-
gree OF discretion.
We shal not go regularly to work in the Capitol till
after New Years Day. There is precedent in tn Q
case Of regular session Of any business before the
Christina as holidays