, 1857-03-06

ortcd arainst Nj Lanes IN nroy SiaE for zVo psea
|netrred m te Indian wars ol Ore su1 ahd " liug'
a reriiorss. pai we've ee'iaiaed b, y H'sss,
President was authorized last ou, vasa similar
movement was made. 20 serd Commission 70 inycs-
teste the claims, and two army oacer agd oue civil
ported. The preseht CacH 10 induce Congress 10
authorize The payment uron the Recommendation OF
this Commission, wthou; ntsliVence VI the Anoant
but the House would not conseni.h ~
The House passed the b.I extending tic land laws
10 ahs lands lying saal si the Cascade mountains.
Tic House passed bills appropnatiuy $4,000 flr a
penlicntiary at Nehmska esta5isldag tl.Ce Addi-
ional land Districts ii that Territory ard for eompe-
ltinE and opening roads in Oregon, Washington and
I Minnesota Territories.
wAsnfSaroS, Jan. I7-Ths committee on Terrific
res haye prepared report adverse TO the petition Of
citizens Of Carson Valley asking Tor the annexation
Of that portion o. Utah Territory TO Califvmil.
The comm tiee on Territories have also prepared an
unfavorabe report on te petition Tor the organi5a
ton OF Territorial GoVerumCnt in ArgZOnis, IA the
| Gsdsden PnrchIse.
The Naval retiring board are not yet out of tile
woods. A resolution was submitted today, by Gen.
Houston, calling for the number df dgssrterS the
navy since The action Of that Board, the OF Che
sane aad why the Independence aud Decatur returned
from the Pacific station. Some startling discloHues
are anticipated.
The biiI providing far the restoration Of r,tircd
naval officers, under certain eonditins, has been ap
The House Post Oftiee committee VIM rcport lin
opening the Ocean Nail service to 4Te cOinpe iit1n
leavihg selections to the Postmaster Central but i.
ing the ternini within which It shall he exercised
hr. Kelsey, member Of the House Mileage commit
tee is preparing bill 10 eQnalize mileage which Low
ranges from $lT 70 Mr. Bowie, ofMaryland TO Sj 900
70 the Delegates frum Oregon and Washington, a
session. He proposes that the prescnt rates be
tnned up u $50 800 miles, and al above tbs re-
dueod 70 ten instead Of forty cents milo; likewise
edaeion Of s25 or $50 per diem for voluntary absence
IA the Senate the bin in aid of the Atlantic sulraa-
Fine telegraph reported from tho Post on com.
mitiee witbout amendment.
Il Is reported from Washington Giat tie Cabino:
have under consideration the stringent Enforcement
VI the neutrality laws in the matter of ensting and
sepding troops 10 Gen. Walker, .
The senate passed the Diplomatic and Consular
In the House directing inqHiry as to the
expedieucy Of adopting the Tehnantepec route for
the transmission Of a weekly mail between New
Orleans and San Francisco, were adopted.
| The House passed the Senate bill, With amendments
relative 10 foreign coins. Il proidrs that quarter
eighth and sixteenth dollar pieces shall be received by
the federal officers at twenty, ten and five cents hut
not again paid out Tie new cent to consist Of eighty
eight parts copper and twelve nickel and the coinaee
Of half cent pieces to cease.
/ II i confidently reported frem Washington ult TIC
Prerdent has removed Judgc Lcconute Of Kiusa,
and uppdinted in his place James g. Harr lon, dis,
tingaished lawyer Of Lexington, Ky. wla ran on le
Democratic ticket for Congress agalnst A. X. Mar
Several interesting executive communications were
sent to the Senate yesterday. including the cores
pondenoe between the Secretary Of stao and the gov
ernment Of Venezuela, relative 10 the possessoly
rights claimed by the latter over the AYES g,ano
Islands In che Caribbean sea. .HffniA 90.
The committee on foIaigD relations presented IA
yoranIse report upon the Central American treaty
ltwin Be considered at an early day. ~
\ 4~3U United statea Senators elect. $3.50
BY the arrival Of the express, we are advised of tho
election Of the following named gentlemen, by the
legisatDes to the Senate Of the United
statesi V f-o tgrcys 'a,tss gN
Gen. siAEoS CAMERON, (dem.l OF Pennsylvania, in
place Of RIcHARD BaoDuEAp. The right Of Mr.. G, to
seat IN the Senate we understand, win be contested
shrieking g srNNER,n /" kilkey hair has been
returned, (of courSe) from Massachusetts,
Recreant HANNIBAL HANLfS, (late Govern6r) has
been chosen U. s. Senator by The "wool ffetoty y
Legislature Of Maine. aoal s'l grr'.-.
zacHERY CHANDiGH, (wOol and miIniglt) has leen
elected from Michigan, to Oil the place Of the'veteran
statesman and patriot Gen. LEWIS Cass re.' rruas
cHAs. F, s,MEoNs, lAlgerne) has been elected by
the Legislature Of Rhode Island, to I'll the place Of
Gen, CHAs. I. JAMES, Sdem.)
jams s. GREEN and THrEsroN PORK, (dems) Of
Missouri, 1.-THE latter gentleman Governor of that
stale) have been elected by the legislature to the u
7 5. Senate. lu
JAMES HlRLIS (black rcp) has been elected to the
o.. Senate by tie Legislature Of Iowa.
i The democrats Of the Delaware leci.lature have
nominated J, A. BAYARD aud W. W. BATES as their
candidates for the Senate of the United States.
The "woollcytesr in the Wisconsin Legislature
have nominated +. D. HoLrON for the U. s. Senate
and it is thought that the same party in the New
Jersey legislature will nominate JNo. II. THOMPSON
for like position. Al the Senators elect as above,
were to take seats in the U. s. Senate on and after
the 9TH Of March. Some weie elected for longer
term Of years than Others
WAsHNGToN, jan l2.-H Is probable that the
President and his household will visit Cuba about the
middle OF March, as Mrs. Pierce is forbidden on ac.
count Of feeble health to encounter the New England
climate before carly summer. Invitations urging a
tour through the South have been received but will
hardly be accepted for the cause stated
JOSHUA 4. GmnISGs, Representative in the T. S.
House Of Representatives from Ohio an experienced
and able Kansas shrieker has recently had another
fainting spell whilst engaged in one of his
% screaming and screechng Taroxisns for
bleeding " Niger freedom. The n. Y. Tribune
says his attack was not congestvc or apoplectc as
supposed, but, in the opinion Of his physicians pro-
ceeded from some disease Of the heart which requires
| great prudence 10 prevent serious consequences lie
will be eompellcd to abandon public speaking and
other exciting causes.'
Whom the Gods wish to destroy they first make
mad"
The House has entered upon the DISCUSSION OF the
tariff HILL aud the debate thereon will probably con
tinue 10 the close Of the session.
The Atlantic city papers filed with reports and
speeulaions concerning the proceedings Of an uvC Ii
eating committee appointed by the House to examine
into charge Of corruption, made against certain
members by Washington correspondent Of the "
Y. Times, edited by 1t Gov. HENRY j. RAYMOND
Before the investigating con.aittte, although the
author Of the charges was supposed 10 be a Mr.
SMoNToS, Mr.. RAYMOND declined TO state the name
Of the writer Of the artcle in the Times whh induced
an investigation, bat avowed his responsibility for it
Mr. Raymond said he had received ample Information
to satisfy him that there corruption in Congress
that this was necessarily secondhand evidence and
that he declined giving the names Of his informants
as he could not do without violation Of confidence
and besides Il ,vls uunrrp.-qrv