, 1857-03-20
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON Cry, Feb. 4, 1857.

w WASHiNGTON CITY, FeD. T. 1891.
FR1ExD WnEY-Your weekly messenger
has again come to hand, looking as bright
aud as fresh as though it was printed in a
city Of fifty thousand inhabitants. The
two previous mails from the Pacific coast
failed to bring US your paper, and we be-
gan to surmise that the "Injines" had
knocked your form into pi.
Since 1 wrote you last, Congress has
done but little in lcgisa;ing for the conn
try. About the first of the session, three
days were set apart by unanimous consent
for Territorial business, and It $50 happened
that two of those days were taken up by
the Corruption Investigating Committee,
consequently nothing was done. The next
week, two days more were set apart, but
the sudden death of the Hon Mr.. Brooks
prevented the usual business. One Of the
days was used TO very good purpose.
Minnesota and Oregon, by bill, were both
admitted into the sisterhood of States.
The knoW-nothings succeeded in attaching
o clause to the bill for Oregon which pre-
vents any person from voting for the con
stitution except citizens of the United
States. 1t amounts to nothing in one
sense-but the party Of Sam wanted a
record and they had no other way to OBJ
tain il. .r.-
The following bills introduced by your
Delegate some time since, were passed:
For the construction Of military road
from Fort SteiIacoom to the Columbia
river, forty-Gvc thousand dollars.
For q military road from Fort Stella
COON to Bsllingham Bay, thirty'iivc thou
sand dollars. '5 nH
Ten thousand dollars were also appro-
priated for the completion of the road over
the mountains, and eight thousand dollars
to pay those parties who had advanced
means for the use of the Government.
Col. AyDkRsoN introduced bill ycster-
day authorizing the Secretary Of War to
pay certain volunteer companies l believe
the commanders of the companies were
Captains Hays, Newels, Strong, Wallace,
lHenness, and Hewitt. rot'-
/, The Indian appropriation bill passed the
Senate yesterday. 1t appropriates the
sum of three hundred and seventy-nine
thousand dollars to Washington Territory,
TO maintain peace, and purchase provisions
&C., for tho Indians on the reservations.
During the passage Of the bill, Senator
Hale Of New Hampshire, assailcd your
worthy Governor (Steveus) in an Outra-
.eeous manner lie quoted extracts from
aien. Woors correspondence to the Depart
.nentsl and to the National IntelkgeNcsr,
and tried to prove that Gov. STEVENS was
crazy, or else wanted to make political
capital for himself; and rob the U. S. treas
.ury. for his people. Senator WELLER in
tends to reply to him, and vindicate the
character of the Governor. ,f
1 The Office of Superintendent of Indiar
Affairs has been disconnected from the
Goyernorship--or rather that Office hal
been created. ..
4rogTet to say that the bill authorizing
The Secretary Of War to adjust and sett!C
the accounts of tho war commissioners viii
not pass this session. When the bill wa
before the House, Col. ANDERSON and Gen
LANE advocated its passage zealOusly ant
iearlessly, but could not succeed. Whitney
Of New York, made on ass Of himself, al
well as several others You must remem
Der these men have every confidence il
Gen. Wool, and would believe him agains
the united voice Of the citizens Of botl
Territories, That you might have som
idea of their ignorance, 1 will state tina
aurlng Mr. Whitney's speech, he stateC
That an Indian was killed in the Office O
ine Governor, and six others in the inme
date vicinity.
Your Delegate rose in his seat and mai
"a the base falsehoOd to his mouth, an