Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-15
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MONDAY, MAY 10, 1852.
smGHH sIxrHrMoNrH oRTHE SESSION.

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sAzsady are we almost alf-way in thssixth month.
otsthe sessisnof Congrssss and yetno moradecisive
Progress has bssn made In the proper business Of
both Houses than Oagh To have been made within
the first SIX weeks 81 the I'D almost
the pew business of nAsat = ! hesn The
proposition ID in one Honsestto aAjoasp fora few
days 10 allex Of the adaptationoo thel Legislative
ChMmberasot sdhimer heat before the main bl
sinsss The Session sssa and even into the
Confederation Of such matter as that the interest Of
the Presidential question found its and pre-
vented adacsion npQnoitS obi ia has dsi4I edi Ia
1.-The HoUsEoT REPRESENTATIVES. teya,i the last
week with eviaent determination TO enter vgof0
otsl upon the discharge off IT'S legitimate duties,
'Oh that more than forty Senate Bills and al
most ap equal number M h Of Executive
whieha aslept some Of them for oueeks and
months9 the Speaker aand Clerk tables, were
taken up and properly referred an advance iii the
real business Of the session which has not been ac
compfshed within the whole Of the preceding part
ofito, BY that single days work the House entitled
itself to the respect Of friends of order and good
government land to the thanks of all those far and
near, whose interests, hopes and apprehensions are
involved in those numerous and important Bills and
reports not to speak o the interests
Of the great Public staked the capacity Of the
National Legislature to- discharge at due times, the
functions and duties which the Constitution has con-
fded to it, gnob 7o1 m9d- ID suo 70 sbT2w aez5 at
This most comnendable Industry On the part Of
the House was not however as the reader viii have
learnt from the reports Of its proceedings sustained
through the resdueefthe week. Much of Its time was
again occupied with the trite and talesubiect Of the
Public Printing, exhumed from the vaults Of the
Capitol forre examination process which wasfnaHy
postponed On Friday, until next, Wednesday; and
thereupon the House took another days :h0lyday BY
adjourning over to Monday sdt rcqu netgnta sat 4
With some con6dence in aouf judgment, founded
upon pretty thorough knowledge of the art and
mystery Of Printing, and practical c0nnexion dur
ing considerable period Of tme. with the Congress
work-with an acquaintance, besides with all the
various experiments upon tfor the last forty years.
we are almost tempted to offer to 1.-The two Houses
our advice upon the subject in the form Of dis.
tinct proposition; and to demand confidence in our
sincerity by stipulating for this, Establishment,
never to seek amy participation in the work. or its
advantages Or ernoluments q But, upon due con-
sideraton, we believe We shall reserve our motion,
on the subject until the next session Of Congress
Even the SENATE, acted. upon perhaps by the
force Of example, after second or third weeks de-
bate on single item in the Deficiency bill, :, upon
which all the Senators seemed, week ago, to have
been ready to vote, aiso adjourned over from Fri
day to Monday leaving the bin and the everlasting
question still ON the table.sf1o. sta ca' q Il yd1sd
Happy togive credit whereris is due, we cannot
refrain from noticing a proceeding Of the Senate,
during the last week, restoring to that body the
freedom Of action which one Of its standing Rules
and OrdersV abridged and cramped, We refer to
the change in the stringent the two Houses
50 as to- niakeIitih orderso move at any time sus.
pension of the Rules which forbid any bill that has
passed ons House being sent for concurrence to the
other within the three last days of any Session. and
whichforbid aiso any bin or resolution from being
presehtedto the President for his appreciation on the
hstiday Of q Session; and directing that any such
motion, when made, shall be immediately consider
ed, and decided without debate. For the sugges-
tionof a movement which has resulted in 50 sensi-
bleands 80 important an amendment TO the q Rules
WA3cH OOstTNct tnAu hcltate tne ApuSlncSS
Congress, the country IS indebted to Mr. Senator
u ap ~ 9aI fshbs 81 yam ss9Gt OF Il p sfIEg TSa
T5T sT7 -4-1l4---sld fsi&r
sIosTsg gusm dtw Mr.. awEBSTERssn5o bGs 'sai5e-
A telegraph despatch vas received here on aSs-
turday, stating that Mr. WEBSTER was thrown from
his carriage near Marsh6eld, on Saturday morning,
and wassso stunned BY the violence Of the fall as
to be for short time ,insensible..a He soon re-
vived However, and did not appear to have sus-
taincd any serious injrygsda 4 IsHoiad cssRaI 81
2&El es4ft ---l 4-4 zgr.s y.
trfhe Norfolk Beacon asays that the United States
steamer Saro5'ac will shortly sail from Pensacola
for iacorogwo and Costa Rioa, conveying an agent
for our government and the British Consul Gene.
rat having Tor their object the adjustment of our
difficulties, sofarias the United States and Great
Britain are concerned, and with every prospect OF
the most favorable rosults.gsscs-a n -7os ft.s,,.
Col WILLIAM r. JouETT, Of the JI. s. Army,
died at the Gait House, in Louisville, XIV. on the
I'd instant, where he arrived only day Or two pre-.
vously He, entered the army as q Second Lieu.
tenant @ in IL III r., i sz2hcd Ietnaaiao9 vgo
eaThelTeieeraph reports that ,Goycrnof MEANS. of
Softh CaroEna, has appointed Hon o. p 1RfcH.ap.
soS Al soc6egsor to Nf RnErr in the UHiscd States
fSfSIdhq 10 a4arz AL ~ reguas
iAmajorftyof the Democratic committee Of the second
Congressional district of Vermont have called another
Conyetion at Bellows Falls TO choose delegate to Bal
tfrore th4 6rs Convention having chosen Mr. Thorat