The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-04
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VERY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
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Gen. Pierce and our Foreign Relations
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CONGRESSIONAL TRANSACTIONS.
The New Naval Bill Engrossed by the Senate.
Debate on the Warehouse Bill.
The COINAGE QUESTION IN THE House.
Proceedings Of the National Agri-
cultural Society.
EXCITEMENT In THE N. Y. LEGISLATURE
The Broadway RailrOud and the Senate.
Senators shocked at the Awful Depravity
and Corruption In this City,
&c &c &c
Affairs ln Washingt0n City.

Affairs ia WashIngton City.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN THE sENATE-rREECH sroLIA-
TIONs-THR HAyRE sTEAMERS-THE BROOKLYN
NAVY YARD JoB-THE RECIPROCITY ANE FISHERY
THEATY--THK CONTEMPLATED ARRIVAL OF GEN.
PIERCE AT THE CAPITAL, ETC.
ssPxcA CoRnsseoEDENcE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-l0P. NJ.
There talk Of postponing the further discus.
zion Of foreign affairs with the exception Of the
Tehuantepec matter till the extra session of the Senate
the 4sh OF March The views Of the President would
then be known, and give the debate great importance
The friends OF the French Spoliation Bill are working
hard to try and get at it, but difficulty has arisen
In tho fact that many MEMBERS otherwise in favor
the claims, will not vote for any bill establishing
board after the experience of the past The friends Of
the bill urge that to amend it would be utter defeat
the amendment would not be acted upon by the Senate
Some OF the proprieors of the Havre mail steamers
are here trying to get increase of compensation.
Their chan Of not particularly brilliant
briefly coutradcted the which had been pub
Gshed in New York paper, about what termed job
a the Brooklyn Navy Yard being given to custom house
officer. Not only there custom house officer an
applicant for the job but the work viii not be opon
for contract till the difficulties with the Brooklyn autho
rites settled and act of the legislature pa ssod so
enable clear title to be given. Any person grossly
ignorant must have known if they knew thing the
matter, that the law explicit in this respect.
Ihe treaty mas not yet been sent 70
the Senate But the committee of that body from what
they already know its features have determined
port against it. Meantime the able chairman Of the
Committee on Commerce Of the House, (fr. seymour)
as completed his bill for the adjustment of the trade be-
tween the United States and the Provinces and is merely
waiting for the completion OF tables 1t the Treasury
Department in order to present the report and BILL II
these tables can be completed in tme the report will be
made to the House this week. OF this will lessen
any chance the treaty might have had of being ayoraby
considered though do not think had the slightest
chance OF receiving twohrds vote which it must get
to be ratified
Letters have been received hero stating that General
Pierce viii leave Concord about the 15th route for
Washington. Rooms have been provided for him VIII
lard and it Is to be hoped that the horde Office
ers who nfest this city the advent Of every Pres
dent will not ntrude upon him. forced he is to thrust
back his private grief in fulflment Of his public duty.
The present occasion affords proper for the alb
Of the absurd exhibition which place upon
1nauguraons. 1t is said that General Pierce will proba
bly, to the Hall Of the House of
and there read his inaugural address and take the oath
Of Office without the assistance OF OF marshals
and mob at his heels Such sim plicity is far more In
keeping with institutions than the Falstaf corps
which every four years displays itself Pennsylvania
avenue. K Y. L.