The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-09
THE LAT e ST NEWS
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TElEGeApxs,
From Washinst0n.


THE VALUE OF THE DOLLAR AND POUND sTER.
LING-MAPs OF THE PACIFIC EXPLORING ExPEDI-
TIoN-DR. rHOMPsoN's CLAIM--cAPTAIN GIBSON
ONCE MORE, ETC.
The Senate adopted resolution this morning, directing
the Committee Finance TO report upon the proprety
correcting by law the present statement Of the
relative value OF the dollar and pound sterling and upon
tho feasibility of mutual plan whereby the relative
value of the unary coins aforesaid be made easily
exactly Commensurate The committee will report
at an early day next session
In reply to q resolution from the Senate tho Secre-
tary of the Navy reports-"The maps Of the
North Pacific Exploring Expedition will be ready
for publication in a month or two" The maps
will exhibit the Yellow Sea- Ochotsk, Behring's
Straits, the shores of Siberia, the Aleutean or Fox
Islands Gaspar Straits the Islands adjacent TO LOO Choo
and other points frequented by our whalemcn.
Besides several private bills, including the claim OF
stures, Bennett Co., of New York. claiming the
funding oil duties paid on liquors lost by leakage the
Senate passed the Mississippi Land BILL il went from,
The House granting fifteen hundred thousand acres Of
and TO that Satefor the benefit of the railroad COM
anios.
The Senate then proceeded to the further
Of and consumed nearly the entire day in discussing
Ihompson's Indian claim. Mr.. Pugh OF Ohio the
youngest Senator In the chamber defended Commissioner
Nanypenny, and exposed the character Of the claim
Governor Brown Of Miss and Vice President Bright de-
Tended It, The resolution only asked u discharge tho
comnlttee from further consideration Of the claim az
il provided for by existing law. This win avail the
claimant nothing the executive government does not
recognize the right OF Congress construe the law anr
Commissioner Manypenny and Mr.. Guthrie differ with
the Senates committee in opinion
The House OF Representatives spent the day on the
Civil Appropriation bill which taken up ia Committee
OF the Whole yesterday An amend nen OF three hlnre.
thousand dollars for the Washington water works was
voted down, while millions squandered Ia vast
schemes Of private and political speculation.
The Committee Claims reported favoraby on Tho
claim OF Mary Reside, for $3.50 0O0-this san having
been allowed by the Court ofClams. This s the amouns
of judgment rendered years ago against the United
States in favor of claimants husband who was an extern
sive mail contractor.
Mr.. Pepnngton's Consular and Diplomats bill is now
in print and being proof read by its author. Il very
lengthy, and differs widely from the Senate BILL
The Committee on Ensravings will report in favor ,g
publishing five thousand copies Of Captain Walter W. Glib
sons map Of Netherlands India. The resolution Of the
Committee Foreign AFFAIR." directing negotiations be
reopened concerning Captain Gbsons claim against the
Dutch government meets Mr.. Marcy's appreciation.
treaty signed yesterday by the head men OF the
Creek Nation and the Secretary ohe Interior by which
the former receive for their Alabama land claims
&C., million OF dollars; two hundred thousand this to
be applied to agricultural purposes and the balance per
colia. The delegation leave to morrow for the West