New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-24
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
FROM WASHINGTON.
n Days Work In the House-Absentees-1I
Clay's speech-nlr. Pearcc and the Wings
efM sryland, &c. SC.
correspondence Of The Tribune.

Correspondence Of The Tribune
WAsMSeToN, Monday, July q
This has been day Of considerable progress in
she House, although the work was left to very
few members. 1t has been chiefly devoted to
clearing up the Speakers table, on which almost
carload of business has accumulated About three"
fourths of il was disposed OF. one way or another,
making the day, indeed. bright spot on the dark
disk of Legislation. The only package of general
Importance was message from President FILL
NoRE-hs first Of any importance. Judging that
there will be good deal of curiosity to see 1t, it
will have been sent 10 you by telegraph entire
As soon as it was read, applied for glance at
the accompanying correspondence, at the clerks
Office and was informed that it had not yet left the
clerks desk. On applying again, at the early ad-
iournment 10 and behold the bird had flown 1t
had been sent to the printer. This hurry was I'm.
precedented, and has caused good deal Of grumb-
ling among the correspondential corps, In which
your correspondent would have joined, as he felt
like doing, had there not been assurance given,
by the worthy clerk having it in charge, that was
IN oversight-that having occasion TO go to the
printers with other documents OF less Importance,
and the day being warm, he took it simply TO save
second trip! shall try and get peep at 1t yet.
In the meantime console yourself with the fact
that no other press has it, unless il has been stolen
for it.
hsye said above that the work was done by
but a small number The excuse for this was a
desire TO hear Mr.. CLAY make his fnal speech in
favor of the Omnibus Bill. 1t was impossible to
hold the members When they were sent for, they
would scarcely stay long enough TO answer TO. their
names So much had the House thinned down as
early as O'Clock, that Mr. DoTY moved call OF
the House. which was ordered. You will get some
idea Of the proportion Of the whole House absent
from the fact that although the call OF the roll was
suspended at the stIty second name, there were
not less than trenty absent and number OF them
made their appearance after the call commenced.
The House work ed along again, until AZ minutes
after / O'Clock when a motion to adjourn was
made by MIR. TooxBs. The Yeas and Nays were
ordered on this, and gave the following result :
Yeas, 26 Nays, sl47; Absent or Not Voting So:
Very convenient, is it not, 70 enjoy the luxury Of
aspeech from MIR. CLAY, at ss day!
There being nothing further, In the dolngs OF the
House, requiring notice, few words about other
matters: In the firstpace as TO the Cabinet. On my
return TO town, this morning. found the rumor cur
rent that Senator PEARcE has declined the post OF
Secretary Of the Interior bestowedsby President
FILLMORE on Saturday, with the advice Of his
brother Senators. On carefulnquiry, Learned that
such was the fact and that II was done yesterday
In note bearing this days date. This is step
which will be regretted, although not Altogether
unexpected. / am sure you will not be much sur
prised to hear of after the hint gave you in my
Saturdays letter. Mr.. PEARcE's friends in Mary
land, especially on the Eastern shore are not vii.
hDgto see his place filed for fifteen or twenty
months and perhaps permanently, 1.-THE Legislature
OF Maryland does not meet again until 1851 by q
Loco Foco Having just been TO Baltimore, had
an opportunity 10 hear the expressions of feeling
there. The Wings considered it capital appoint
ment, and gloried in it, while sympathizing with
the fears Of the Eastern Shore folk. The Loco Fo-
COS were chucklng "Now, said they, we shall
get in Senator Of our own and take care to keep
him there" And, for the reason stated to you on
Saturday, there would have been some danger of it.
There Is no doubt as 20 the opposition using the
Conventional question in Maryland against the
Wings, TO greater or less extent, in the next
elections.
In the train to Baltimore, on Saturday evening,
noticed Mr.. CLAY, who passed Sunday at the de-
lsbtful farm Of MIR. Cabcsrt, Of the National. The
country air recruited bis strength somewhat but
the utter tremulousness Of his frame, during the
latter part of biz laborous effort to day, showed
that it was soon all exhaused. l give it as my de-
hberate opinion that MIR. CLAY is wearing himself
out by inches, and to chat purpose?
Col BLISS was passenger in the train from
Baltimore this morning. He looks healthy, bat
worn and weary.
/ am glad to announce that Mr.. Solicitor Clark is
much better. 1t lie now expected that he will re-
cover. SIGMA.