, 1856-08-08
From WaShinst0n.

AiVu UubulnslUus
We take the liberty of making the fol.
lowing extracts from a private letter ad-
dressed to us from our worty delegate in
Congress-Hon. J. PATTON ANDERSON. We
do so more readily, as in the extracts It
will be seen that Col. A. is vigorously at
work" all the time" to relieve the necessi-
ties of orr people, incurred during the pres
ent and past Indian war His indeftiga-
be effsrts in behalf of the people Of this
Territory, in Congress, has endeared him
self the morc-day by day-to the affection,
gratitude and respect of the people of this
Territory. We trust he win esteem it as
no imprudence that the subjoined has OBJ
tanned publicity. 10 .os ,s-,
The week following the date of the letter,
has been set apart, in the House, for atteu-
ton to Territorial business The next
States mail may, possibly, bring us the re-
snlt
WASHINGTON CRY, June IS, 1856.
DEAR WnEY-Gen. Lane and myself
have been hard at IL, for several days, be-
fore the committee on military affairs, urg-
ing favorable report upon our bill to de-
fray the expenses Of the war. Yesterday
they agreed to report fauorably, but will
not have an opportunity Of doing so before
next week, as there is no quorum Of the
House this week, in consequence Of the
absence Of many who are in attendance
upon the Black Republican convention
which is now in session Mt Philadelphia.
The bill will not embrace the full and COM
plete relief which We have sought, but
taken altogether, is the best we could do
under The circumstances aHt
al have favorable reports from tue sew
eral committees on the following bills -
For mail steamer to Olympia for week
ly mail service on Puget Sound for public
buildings, viz: $4,000 for the capital at
Olympia, and 10000 for the penitentiary
at Vancouver. The bill also contained
similar clause for the University, but upon
the recommendation Of the Secretary Of
tRe>> treasury, it was stricken out by the
committee. The Secretary could find no
precedent for nloneyed appropriations for o
University in any of the erritories--hence
he refused it. For military roads from
Vancouver to Steilacoom from Columbia.
river lat or near its mouth, to connect with
the road to Salem) to Steilacoom from
Steilacoonn TO Bellingham bay and other
places, &C., &c. hope to get favorable
reports for others--also for Land DISTRICTS
&c. The military road from Olympia to
Dunginess, the Secretary Of War reported
against, so the committee would notreconl-
mend it. Altogether, considering how we
have had to fight this war expense bill, and
have been compelled in many instances to
waive, for the time being, other matters
which we considered Of less rital Importance.
/ think We have done pN. ] say zoe, for
old Joe and myself are unit on all sub
jects connected with either or both Of the
Territories. He is q Ioheel horse, and has
heretofore done all the public speaking, be-
cause knetr it was best that he should. l.
have just got sense enough to know 1ahsB
to keep my mouth shut, and you know, Wiley,
that there are very many Of them who can't
make the same boast If l can obtain
the floor on the passage Of the bill, (at some
time during its pendency, when It would
not be iDjudicious to do SOY, intend to
pay my respects to Gen. Wool"