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a Correspondence OF the Standard.
t. WASHINGTON Cry, March S. l847.


!. On Saturday morning aststhe Se1aie first listen
ed to speech n favor of the three million bill by
father Niles OF Connecticut, which he read, as in
duty bound, through his nose Niles is one OF the
strongest thinkers aud best informed Statesmen in
the Senate, though crusty and cross as two
sticks" The ablest Of the federalists dread
his poignant satire almost as much as they DO
the political lore Of Benton, frequently made
available to their discom6tdre The bill 10 give
| five hundred thousand dollars to the poor fam
ished souls in Ireland next takea up, and after
a sharp debate the constitutionalIty of the aP-
preparation, was passed-ayes 81 noes IL. Mr.
Calhoun, who contended strepuously that il was
Unconstitutional, with the seven other presumed
Preside ntal aspirants of that body, waived all
qualms of conscience, ana rofed IN ~ J0ro1
| This was so evidently bid for the favor OF the
Irish in America that the Galleries and Senate tit
tered as If by concert. The House devoted the
day 10 voting on the various amendments to the
additional revenue bill, which was hnaly defeated
by two majority on the test queston-the amend
ment to strike out the original bill and substitute
another entirely different That being passed by
two majority, when the question came up-shall the
substitute pass 2-it was voted down by consider
able majority. Though am a strenuous advocate
for the principle of paying as we go, do not re-
gard the loss Of that bill matter ofsmuch con-
sequence, as is a settled fact that the loan
will be taken what the money dealers term zone
per cent" That is: they will give the Govern
ment ninety mine for each one hundred dollar GER
t6cate, which is considered very moderate shave.
Had been a member of the House it would have
the additional duty on iron and coal, even when
in this instance, it was intended only 10 increase
revenue for war purposes. f. s...


Contrary to public expectation the vote on
the three millionbl was DELAYED on Saturday i9ht
(afier strenuous opposition from Sevier) to afford
J. M. Clayton an opportunity TO Preach for the last


time this winter, the one anti-war speech Of fedeT-
alism Indeed, may satelvsay TO your readers that
cir Anli, fhA H. ,ko
tibe-Ashmun, GarIet Davis, or Schenck l for
get ediately after the reading of the
Annual Message, has been repeated with little
variation by almost each and every EedeTalist of
either house, who has risen 10 speak against this
" unj Just, UNCONSTITUTIONAL and unrighteous war."
He who has heard or read either of the federal
anti-war speeches Of the winter has heard or read
the substance of all the rest, SO shall fatigue
your readers with comments on Mr.. Clayton's YER
sion. Al P NJ. the Senate adjourned for a two
hours recess. The House Monday before their
recess, discussed and referred the Irish relief bill
On coming together al P. Nj, they passed the
post Office and post route bills, and then adjourned
al 8 p. M.


The Senate, after their recess, again took up The
three million bill, which was debated by many
Senators until midnight, when il was passed.
OF disagreeing TO the proviso the vote srood-ayes
31-noes 81. Messrs. Cass Dickinson, Breese,
Bright and Hannegan, democratic Senators from
non-slaveholdng Sates voted TO strike out the pro-





holding STATES vofed in its taror. Cass, among
others, made speech taking ground that no such
provision can constitutonaliy be enacted. Dix, of
New Yoik, rather astonished the Senate and Gal
leries, by taking ground precisely with Preston
King and those OF that stamp in the House. Dix's
speech Is considered settling the question that
Governor Wright Of New York approvesthe course
OF the ultra Wright menn in the House on This.
delicate question, which fact will well-nIgh pre-
clude all chance Of Southern support for him, E he
is before the people in 1913. Mr.. Cahoun's friends
are said TO be much annoyed by the vote Of Cass
against the provisosAThey had hoped that he would
have been afraid array himself against the senti-
ment of the floating vote of The NOrthsand East,
in which case they calculated that he would become
odious at the South. On the other hand, see that
a ruthless crusade is brewing against him and his
Northwestern frends,s who went against the prov-
So II is, however, for political effect alone and
think must fail 10 produce the result hoped for III
ever legislative attempt to effect political end
was essaved, it has been with reference to this
Wmot proviso. There those both from the
North and South who place all their anticipation of
success in 1S4S on the agitation Of the slavery
questions So arc destined 10 hear much more
Of il for the next two years than ever before.


On Tuesday morning the Senate took up Han
negan's resolution 10 employ official reporters for
the Senate, over which we had just such scene
as never before occurred in their chamber Old
Bullion imagined that he had discovered in 1t plot
TO pension a new fshsy democratic paper to mis-
represent the administration and break down the |
democratic party, and Of coursesdenounced it inI





situation, and retorted. Thus the squabble COM
menced. which ended in all sorts Of personal char
ges against each other, if not in the bestowa of.
derogatory epithetsvBenton on Hannegan, and !
uice rerSa. This occupied all the day session of
which Hannega had lhe last word"-procaim-
ing that old Bullion had never felt kindly mortal
man except from selfish motives. When they
came together at P. M. Berrien moved that the
same resolution be again taken up. Benton obj ject-
cd, insisting that Sewer on moving the recess had
also moved its indefinite posPonement. This was
denied on the federal and !" balance of power'1
side. squabble instantly over the fact, in
which. Benton sustained himself against Berrien,
Mangum, Badger, Reverdy Johnson, Archer, and
ohers,in beautiful style, amid shouts of laughter
from the Of the Senate and Galleries for the
scene was ludicrous beyond description. There
Stood the OLD fellow like enfaged
having to do with dozen unrnly u.chins, whose
heads she was knocking together to her hearts
| content. This was all over incidental question
OF order. Sewer soon came il and as he march
! ed up the aisle Benton sung out" there comes
the Senator from Arkansas, who viii tell US in a
word whether he did or did not move the indefinite
posrponement of the resolution and all will admit
that during every moment of this day he, least,
has been in condition TO know what he did or
taking the "condltIon alluson to himself retott-
ed--" Very true, Mr.. President. we all know that
| the Senator from Arkansas has been in condition
toknow what he is about-yet presume the Sem
ator from Missouri will hardly venture 10 make
such assertion 10 himself for any moment
during the day % 1t was now Benton's turn to fire
| up; which he did with " a looseness"--demandinp
| a vote of the Senate the question a point Of
| order made by hmselG whether Senator Benton