New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-23
CUTTING, WALBRIDGE AND PERKINS ~
THE HOUSE.
of The N Y. Tribune.

WASHINGTON, Friday, Jan %, 1881.
TIE Congressional proceedings for this week closed in the
Senate yesterday and the House TO daythe Senate being
in session twelve and the House fifteen hours days
1t is said that the several Committees require time to
slider and report upon the business before them but
would suppose that time could be devoted to session
business and It'll leave time sufoien, for Committee labor
The truth is iho, few important eTceponsCo gressnen
ere idle and Indifferent TO the pubic business There
$50 members Of the House than one half Of whom
new members Many Of them came here impressed with
their own local importance at home and become ,rted
and disappointed to find that Ordina member Of Con
Cesss of particular account or consideration whatever
in Washington Some new members are active, enter.
psing and industrious men at home and they come here
resolved to 90 something's bat they soon discover ITS
Of no use To try do anything aud accOmmO late
themselves 10 the prevailing dleness, c0nyvlaty and dis
sipaton. The lie OF Congressman Is surrounded with
tematons which frequently ruin his subsequent business
ord domestic habits and very seldom contribute to his own
honor or the public veal
The House to day again resolved itself into mass
meeting and the fight between the lIards and Sos was
resumed Mr. CUTTISG led Of, in reply To Mr. HUGHES
OF Yesterday IL vndcaon Of himself and his Hard
ciates and In showing up the political "twsngs in and
attraetN than Lis previous RpromPtH and rnpuve ef
fort he has however established most enydble eputa
ton as g congressional debaer, and no yet has ap-
peared his equal After Mr. Cutting finished Mr. WEST
BROOK entered the ring and took tin at tie H1rds and
although he cried aloud and spared not, nobody was
killed or wounded Next followed Gen WALBRiDGE, and
with manly countenance and enunciaOn he de-
Clned participating in the fight in place dedicated to
higher aud nObler conflicts. He declared himself a. Ma
onal Democrat and his prosenpurpoe was, simply, to
protest against and denounce the unwaanfabe offensive
and despOtc interference Of the Executive branch of the
Government in the politics fthe State of New York. He
called it IN aston Of the sovereign rights of the State
a corrupt and oiicOus exercise OF power and patron
ace-an act so dotesabe and depoiic that but
slaves or ecrvile adherents could Withhold the indignant
utterance of denuncatiOn. In New ork, Cabinet Min
ser nterieros in favor of the Free Sol Democrats-in
Massachusetts, another Cabinet Minister nicricres TO
"clush out" the Free Soiles and the same Cabinet Minis
ter attempts, by teegrahc interference TO defeat UaoH
democrat and elect Stccss1on1I TO the United States
Senate in Mississippi. such inconsistent and detestable
iIterferences by Cabinet Ministers influence eenen in
the exercise Of frecmans most precious right cannot be
submitted TO- said Gen Wabridge, without the solemn
protest and indignant denunciaon of my constituents
The Generals protest dgnihed appropriate and with
no expressed or mental reservation
Next came Mr. BISHOP PEEKINs OF St. Lawrence Co..
and he occasioned continuous laughter. The old gentle
man was in good humOr ana tried TO tell the TRUTH be
neye He admitted he S0tt-that nc voted for VAN
BURN to defeat CAss-that he opposed to admitting
Texas or any Slave States, because free labor and
slave labor could coalcce They anagOns
ca than the Haris and SOs. Lookat the Oh Domin-
ion with territory greater agricultural and manu-
Gcrng resources than all New England she poor and
growing poorer while New England is rich and growing
richer the has slave labor and the other free labor
and that accounts for the milk in the cocOanut" lie
said the New ok Hards the same men and the pO-
ltical descendants Of the men, who composed the
Conservative party of New York headed by EN Senator
Tamsdce That if the ards and Sofs united they could
make Marcy or Dickinson L. s. Senator and defeat Sew
ard that he liked Marcy better than Dickinson, and
would vote for Dickinson to defeat Slxard. But II
there no union, and he did notta1sk rere would
he then Bill Seward would beat t6gm 10th. That
union of Iards and Silver Grays could no! defeat Sew
ard-hat union of Sos aud ADoliionists could not de-
feat him. and he hoped the srds would not Continue mad
long because tie Sos had the best Offices but return to
the platform and they should be provided for in due time
During this extraordinary Congressional dissertation there
frequent calling 10 order for calling names, much
loud laughter ard clappng Of hands Mr. Or the Chair
man. said the proceedings disordery undgnied and
dislTaceul and underworld 10 stop the applauseand
thentho old gentleman Mr. Perkins, nnocenty remarked
by way Of apology that ho not to blame for he
he incapable Of saying anything worthy Of clap
ping and then followed increased applause As he took
biz seat Mr. WADE AboiOnist took the floor and will
speak on Monday Mr.. WADE is from Cleveland Ohio
able lawyer, original thinker and has sledge ham
mer puveriziDg way of speaking-he will made the fur
fy generally But the people may well ask, in view of
all this-clt 60nOl OrsEGo.