The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-19
Our Washington Correspondence.

WASHiNGToN, jan 10, lo0o.
Commodore Perry and the Administration
Institntion-M Mr.. Choate's Resignation-7he Pacific
Railroad Bill-One New Steamer to be Completed by
Fall.
President Pierce and his Cabinet advisers seem to
have been particularly unfortunate in their attempts to
put down all rivalry for the succession outside of their
own body. The effort to kill off General Wool by exiting
him to the Pacific coast and their insulting him with
haunting letters undeserved rebukes, and conflicting
military ORDERS not unsuccessful than the
attempt to rob Commodore Perry Of the laureis won
the Japan expedition by recalling him. the admins
tration supposed just in time to prevent his accomplish
ing the high object of his mssion-a treaty with the
Japan Empire securing commercial advantages denied
to all the otner nations of the earth, 1t was be.
lieved that the prominence which such an achieve
ment would give to the gallant Commodore would
render him troublesome customer, and there
fore the whole scheme-the expedition, with all it's
glorious reutswas to be smashed up, victims to tue
and to Commodore Perry, much good done before
the fat went forth ordering his return home He
welcome Of the nation. His health is remarkably ane
and his step elastic boys His appearance at
hop last evening, at Wizards, produced quite
saton.
Mr.. Choate resgred his Office yesterday Of the
regents Of the Smithsonian Institution aud that
the concern will go TO the d he declines accompany
ing 1t. His resignation referred to select commit
Tee of fve to investigate the condition Of things, and
report further legislation necessary to carry out
the wishes of the donor of the fund The appoin ment
of this committee vigorously opposed at every step
not much to defeat the invests alton because
select committee IN the Smithsonian Institution was
already in existence charged with this dentic matter
That COMMITTEES however, has made little progress
in the investigation and the House determined by
OF ninety three 10 ninety to have another nit
tee II is confidently expected that something viii
be done towards curing the abuses connected with
the management OF the institution, Congress
should Greer the building locked up and send the pro-
lessons out among the people to educate the children OF
the country. BY such course good would be
eomplshedat pre- sent the income disappears but with
out any equivalent.
The Pacific Railroad bill will occupy the lower house
for several days yet Mr. McDougA closing speech
appointed the friends of the measure, ami many re.
GREETED that the time could been consumed by
else, In Know Nothing anti
Netting speech, as to have saved the railroad bill
from the infection The fate Of the bill is still involved
In great uncertainty.
am pleased to learn from the Engineer in Chief of the
Navy that the new steamer now building at Boston, Will
be ready for launching by the LIST OF October nsxt
disappointment occurs In tho supplies Of material
uneer contract which not expected to be the case
the has pretty much the market in this
pect TO herself, there being bat little shpbudng
going on at private shpyards.