The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-08

others express themselves in decided terms against so
much gingerbread work." II is Yankee proclvity 70
Yankee that =,
He would kiss the Queen till he raised blister
With his arm round her waist and his old felt hat
He would address the King with the title of mister,
And ask him the price Of the throne that he SAT
And almost the first question that asked by every one
who visits the new hall is, How much did all this cost
The bill not yet made out, but have two or three
items in the expense of furnishing the hall which may
prove of interest the curious II will require about
1900 yards of carpetng to cover the hall which is to be
furnished at 81 81 per yard the zoo desks cost $50
piece, and the chairs (same numser) $75 each In adj
don 10 these have the upholstering OF The gal
lery seats, the gas fixtures stained glass arrangements,
and many other details TOO numerous to mention. The
ball when completed, will probably cost the country
not far from half million of dollars, independent Of the
NsildDg
There will be gigantic efforts made at this session to
through certain bills for the relief OF suudrv nven
tors other words bills to further enrich holders Of
certah patents which have expired but which Congress
is 10 be called upon extend thus placing tax upon the
people as direct as it unjust. There patent to
which the attention of Congress will be called that has not
proved remunerative ten times over ard not Que that
will here from the original inventor They nave all
been bought up by spectators who hope by special lie
gslation maintain their odious monopoes. Foremost
in these schemes stand the reief'' bills Of Nathaniel
Hayward and Edwin Chatee fer extension of India rub
Der patents. Horace IL Day is the moving spirit in the
Chafee patent and for two years has been boring Con
gress his lobby and his money to extend the monopoly
for another years Mr.. ID. has not yet made his
appearance here, but his lobby agent, F. William Walk
err ESQ., simultaneous with the opening of the session,
busy for the interest Of his patron The ward interest
here bright and early, armed capdpie that Day
should obtain no advantage by an early start For two
winters the rubber nerest has been divided, and the
factions have acted towafac other like Kilkenny cats
and with about the result The elements seem ire
concileabe and suppose shall have about the
which characterized the last campaign Of the rub
Der monopolsts The Of capital invested in the
rubber business is enormous.
The public printing has quietly settled down. as every
body supposed it would, al Wendelis Office. Steedman
has very sensbly abandoned his project of starting
dependent office and Douglas paper at the time.
Wendell the Union, and the appointment of Harris
az printer gives the work to Wendell
tanly as though he (W) had the regular appointment
Wendell is too smart for Congress- and in business nesse
beat both Houses two he will do the public
printing in some shape other until hard head
printer is appointed who may determine TO do the work
himself. Wendell offer many inducements
binary men and thus the work, making good
thing for himself and the printer de fuco The Senate
failed make its order for documents and the public
printing is at a stand still