The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-13

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HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
The Gadsden Treaty Completely Dissected by
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Proceedings Of the Great Southern
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CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
CATHOLIC EXCITEMENT AT PHILADELPHIA,
The Latest from Washington.

THE GABsDEN TREATY-IMpORTANT AMENDMENTS
FIVE MILLIONS FOR PRIVATE CLAIMANTS CUT OUT,
AND COOKIES WAGON ROUTE CUT OFF, ETC.
WASHINGTON, April IL, 1854
The Gadsden treaty again under discussion to-day
for several hours and several important amendments
carried The article providing for the payment Of
private claims has been stricken eat and that portion
retained abrogang the eleventh article Of the treaty
Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The article with regard to fbusters is stricken out
The boundary has been altered 1t starts the Rio
Grande, at the point indicated in the Gadsden
treaty then due west, striking fifty miles south of
the Ga. The compensation to be given is reduced to
seven millions of dollars"
Mr. Bells amendment favor of the Sloo grant is not
yet decided.
All the amendments have been made in committee Of
COURSE therefore have to be voted again when the
treaty is reported to the Senate.
Should the amendment with regard to the reduced
compen saon remain it is not believed Santa Anna will
agree the treaty in such shape His Minister here
has declared this explicitly But the friends of the
treaty have abandoned all hope of having it ratified un
less pleely emascuated. 1t WILL however form the
basis of treaty. and this is what the Senate desire
THE NEW MARITIME TREATY WITH ENGLAND.
The Union did not contain the article which was pre-
pared avowing the negotiations between Messrs
Buchanan and Mason and the English and the French
governments but article OF similar character ap
peared in the Star which probably substituted in
view OF the fact that the documents will be
transmitted to Congress.
The President has determined not to have treaty
ON the subject but to insist upon having the matter ad
usted by proclamation Mr.. Buchanan, however, in his
despatch by the Europa, said he could make treaty
the SUBJECTS and the administration fear he has got the
start them and will send the treaty here by the next
steamer. The administration imagine that if the mat
ter is arranged by proclamation they will get the credit
of it, whilst treaty would rebound wholly the credit
of Mr. Buchanan.
JUDGE DOUGLAS ON RAILROAD IRON DUTIES.
The Congressional reports relating to the amendment
offered by Judge Douglas to the bill suspending the du-
ties on railroad iron omit to notice that he acted in
obedience to the express instructions of the Legislature
OF Illinois.
THE DEFEAT OF THE CALIFORNIA NAIL BILL.
The failure of Mr.. Churchwen's bill is regarded as
significant of the determination of the House to abandon
the present system of mail contracts altogether
THE ATTACKS UPON Mr.. WARD.
The 7ribu'e's attack upon Mr. Frank Ward is greatly
deprecated here regarded gross outrage upon
that gentleman Mr. Frank Ward in California it is
true holding an Office under Mr. Corwn, then Secretary
of the Treasury he removed by this administration
and did not go to Mexico and connected with
the Garay claim has been charged by the Tribune
SENATOR JAMES, ETC.
am authorized to say that Senator James, of Rhode
Island has no intention of resignng and has given
cause for the rumor that he intended to do 50.
Truman Smith, of Connecticut Daniel Woodhouse, Of
New York; and George E. Pugh of Ohio, have been ad
nitted as attornies in the Supreme Court