The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-05
T HE LATEST NEW
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TElEsaApHs.
Highly Interesting from Washing ,s,..
THE COLLINS LINE STILL SAFE.
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Highly Interesting from Washing ssss
THE COLLINS LINE STILL SAFE.
WASHINGTON, Mar ea,a. 1855
The PreAdent's veto Of the Ocean M. nsteams, A
preparation bin has not completely succeeded in a,
fessed object Of extnguishng the Collins line Al
preparation for the Collins steamers pp the sotn Of
January, 1885, without notice but with Obligation Ia
build additional vessel at the last moment tack
ed ON to the Naval bill, and passed both houses.
As the President will hardly venture to the later,
for the purpose of scotching the Collins appropratpn
the line may be considered safe for the present By ,ht
time the question turns again. the influences brou s
to bear against it will probably be either nsutrsrsds
have ceased TO exist
The Naval bill carries its back another appropra
ton which is worthy Of noce-namely that Of .,
$4,000 for the completion Of the mysterious Rnps
Nothing steamship, floating battery which is nos
and has been for ears the stocks in the Broosly
Navy Yard As everything connected with the construr
uon OF this vessel is carefully iept from the public
there are no means of judging to how far the expp
dure OF this and other large sums justified By .hei
merits.
THE NEW REGMENTs-THE OFFICERS OF THa Tax.
AS NAvY-THE osTEND CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1855.
The following appointments were confirmed BY the,
Senate to-day -
hrael D. Andrews, Of Maine, Consul General for toe
Montgomery Blair, Of the former editor of tic !.
Globe confirmed after great opposition Solicitor Of The
Board of Claims.
J. ROmaine Brodhead, ofNew York, Consulat smoal.
JapLn.
Joseph Minot Of New Hampshire, Fifth Auditor Of The
Treasury, vice Pleasanton, deceased.
Field officers in the four regiments I'm the Dr..
goons-To be Colonels-Brevet Col E U. Sumner, Len,
Colonel lst Dragoons Major Albert s. Johnston Major
Paw DEPARTMENT. a he ieutC ro, u
E. Lee, Captain Engineers Brevet Lieut.. Col J. V
Johnston Capt TOP. Engineers. To be MajoIs-Breyst
Lieut. Colonel W. j. Hardee Capt Cd Dragons Rrevat
Lieut. Col Braxton Bragg, Capt. Sd Artillery Brevet
Major W. H. Emory Capt. Top. Engineer
Brevet Major Ben. Mccullough, Of Texas. To-
the Infantry TO be ColonelsBfevet Colonel George
Wright, Lieutenant Colonel 4th Infantry; Brevet
Lieut.. Colonel Edmund B. Alexander Major 9Th Insasry
To be Lieut.. Colones-Brevet Colonel Charles r. Smith
Major 1st Artillery; Brevet Lieut. Colonel Siles Casey
Captain "a Infantry To be MaorsBrevet Lieut.. Colonel
w. ID. I. Walker, Captain 9th Infantry; Brevet Lent
Colonel Edward septoe Captain Sd Artillery; Brev.,
Lieut. Colonel E R. $. Candy Captain Adjutsns Geoera
Department. Captain II. w. Benham, Captain Engineers
Nearly all the above promotions The Captains
and heuenants to be appointed during the recess
No nomination for Brigadier General was sent 10.
The pay of the officers Of the Texan navy since the
annexation to this time Commodore Moore and eyht:
BY the Senate in the Navy Appropriation
bill was killed in Conference Comm ttee The appropra
ton of thirty four thousand dollars for the ropewai
at the late Memphis Navy Yard, well the PROPOSE
ton for purchase Of site for naval rendezvous nea
New Orleans, shared similar disastrous fate.
The Secretary of the Navy il authorized receive h
balance dock at Pensacola from Gilbert, Secor Co Of
New York, upon certain conditions.
The Ostend Conference documents sent In yesterday,
are very volumnous but it has been impossible 70 90
tain glance at them from the Clerk Of the House
1t is probable that the most interesting documents
nected with this affair have been suppressed.
The injunction Of secresy has been removed from tae
Senate proceedings the Presidents power to remove
Territorial Judges.
Nh sOULE AND THE ADMINIsTRATIoE--Hrs REAsoN0.
FOR REsIGNING THE SPANISH MISSION.
The Soule Cuban correspondence, including the sra
gestions of the Ostend Conference have been sent w.
soue's conduct hs been consistent firm and dgufed
whilst the administration have weak wavering AID
treacherous. soue's letter Of resignation is pecuarp
Its tone and character and very much in keeping With
the naughty temper Of the writer. says that he ire
signs because Of his being left other alternative but
that Of continuing to lineer at his post in langul i'm
potence or to surrender trust which, with tie impe
diments thrown in the way Of Its execution he can nc
longer discharge either to the satisfaction Of the govern
ment or to his credit