The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-27

WAsHIN6TOy, Jan. % 1879.
Gen. Houston and the Mechanic .a,ts-Tae Select
Committee on California Bayard e. Co.'S Project Of
Railroad from The Mississippi 10 the Pacific.
When tedious day is expected in tho Sonets, Gen
Sam Houston whose whole life Ia story OF rom sncs)
cornen In takes or his cloak lined with red velvet
and hinged with gold lace after tbs style OF London
ctachman, spreads the cloak his chair, and sits
down Then he calls up one Of the little pages, who,
after few worde disappears, and In few minutes
turns with double handful Of scraps and sticks Of soft
white pine which he lays down at the fee. OF the hero
Ct San Jacinto The hero OF San Jacinto then takes
out his Congress knife" and after inspecting the
various fragments of timber at his selects one
Of the longest turns 1t three or four timss and
then commences whiting He continues pairing or
the thavipgs, with the deliberate discretion OF ms.
cfanic till his piece Of pnus whitfield almost
10 the invisible proportions OF South Csrolas at
s,raction Then he takes up anotber piece AMI thus
be continues until his raw materials are worked no
into shayings By the time that his task Is
the morning business s over then II hB orders OF
the day are dull and nonotonous, he despstches .
ePecia messenger for new supply of timber This
be finds medium Of enjoyment and smpioymen Mt
during the Iaott lstlers aud tedious proceedings.
Among the other Senator's there various modes Of
Willing away the tedium Of dull debats bat old San
Jacnto has tho monopoly Of the whittiing
The select committee the California bill are
going into their work very harmo niously thus far
They mad meeting this morning, and made consids
able progress in the frame work Of new territorial
ton OF slavery an olen question and to leave the
territory Of New Mexico for separate bill The form
Of the bid is not yet however, deter upon though
We expect the committee viii 10 able to report before
the expiration Of the week
Nobody expects that anything will be done IN the
establishments OF regular territorial COVER nmsny for
California this restiou for although somsthiag may
be produced which will pass the Senate there appears
10 prospect for any short Of the provso in House.
or OF the new territories to Mexico
suggested by Mr. Stephenss thing which Is entirely
cut OF tbs question, ut least until the sell Is sfted Of
the gold dust
Mr. Bayard Co have modified their proposals flor
railroad to the Pacific far that in addition the
I've mioDs security which they propose place In the
TIealury for the right Of way and the grant track
Of twenty five miles wide they also purpose whom the
road shall have been completed to Garry the and
all public stores free Of charge The project appears -
meet with the favorable consideration Of tbs commit
tee; and with few 0nterprsing and Intelligent lobby
members, inclined to think toe bill could b.
passed through this session; for while the one
hand there all sorts Of advantages offered gov
ernment there is the other hand nothing for the
10 lose whether the enterprise 10 carried
through or arrested In Its progress cont
not nov 10 DO anticipated.
The Senate were engaged upon private bills to day;
Tbursdsy OF every week being apart tho private
calendar. W.