Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-29

ton, that the testimony of accOmplices, spies,
detectives, and the like, to secure which alone
this section of the bill can be required, amounts
to mere falsehood nine times in ten
The undersigned is anxious to confer on the
committees Of Congressional especially a COM
mittee like that which il is understood the
House OF Representatives has now appointed
all such powers as are necessary to proper and
rightful investigation; but he cannot consent
to arm any committee with the powers of o
court Of high commission, or n court Of the
star chamber, and far less (as here proposed)
with powers which exceed those claimed by
the most arbitrary of English tribunals
If the second section were omitted, and
verbal amendment made to each Of the other
sections, the undersigned would give the bill
his cordial Endorsement
Respectfully submitted, It E. PUaH.
A New Continental Postal Trss.y -Tbs
last arrival from England brings us private
advices that the postal authorities Of England
and France have very recently agreed upon
the terms of new postal treaty or arrange
ment between the two Governments, the pur-
port Of which is to charge less English and
French postage on letters carried from and to
this country by the Cunard steamers than on
those transported on the American ships. We
are satisfied thet such an arrangement has
been entered into between those two Govern.
ments What does it mean? What has given
rise to it
BY IL the letters per Cunard line are re-
duced to 50 confines or Sd per single letter
CT ! ounce or u grammes to the American
port The tax hitherto has been l3O centimes
or l31. Per Collins line the tax is reduced
from SO confines or Sd. to 30 csutimes or ID.
TO and from shipboard at British ports. Thus
as tie American tax is maintained ct Il cents
per Collins line and five cents per Cunard,
the total postage by the former lire is to be 10
cents UT ID. more than per Cunard's.
The Kew Naval Reform Lsw.-We learn
that the Secretary Of the Navy has referred
to the Attorney General for that functonarys
opinion as TO the proper construction to be
given to Its several provisions, the act recent.
ly passed. amendatory of the law to promote
the efficiency of the navy Of the United States,
&c The public will, we doubt not. appre-
ciate the wisdom of this course On the part Of
the Department. The duties to be devolv ed
on the new naval court under this law are of
great responsibility and very delicate indeed,
and it is meet, in view Of the fac. that the
law seems to lie contradictory in more or less
of its provisions, that those duties and RESPONSE
bilities shall lie clearly defined and we'll u1-
derstood before they commence their Iabors.
The Submarine Telegr aph. The pressure
10 secure the enactment Of the Submarine
Telegraph bill is unusually great. Those out.
side, VINO take an interest in it, being even, if
possible, more soIfcitous than tho hos. who are
after having particular features Of the pro-
posed new tariff law framed to suit the par
ticulsr interests they represent. Mu,h jeal
ousy Of this Submarine Telegraph bill, by the
by, exists in the minds Of gentlemen in and
out Of Congress, who have 10 relish for per-
uniting the control of our commercial affairs
to rest even more exclusively than at present
in the hands of the British Government
Mr.. Buchanan, we hear, DICED with Senator
Thomson of N. J., yesterday. He (the Presi-
dent elect) continues to be the objec. of great
attention, in this city, just now. A large
number of public men have called on him.
AS matter of course, he can hardly be so
fortunate as entirely to escape the tender Sc
l!citude Of office seekers Of all descriptions.
AS yet few of them have annoyed him in this
city by their pressing attentions-so few, as
that those of them who have dons 80, have in
stantly become subjects for the jeers of the
men about town
Supreme Court .-Y esterday, Charles P.
Curtis, jr Esq, of Massachusetts, was admit
ted an attorney and counsellor of this Court
No. IS. William r Post ct al, claimants,
&c. of the slip Richmond, vs John Ii Jones
ct al. Appeal from the Circuit Court Of the
United states for the southern district of New
York. Err Justice Grer delivered the opinion
OF the Court, reversing the decree Of the said
Circuit Court, and remanding the cause for
farther proceedings in conformity to the opin-
ion Of this Court
renee @: al The argument of this cause was
continued by Messrs Merwin and Loring for
the appelleea. Adj 1urned.
The Current Operations OF tho Treasury
department. On yesterday, 18th of January
there were Of Treasury warrants entered on
tho books Of tho Department
For tho redemption of Stocks.... 81, 1924 %
For tho Treasury Department. 10 42S 20
For the Interior Department. S3,745 go
For Customs. ................... l06, 222 o.
war warrants received and en-.
tered. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 37,O94 So
War repay warrants received and
entered. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. COL -
From miscellaneous sources ..... 1915 so
rom Lands ......,............. 400 90
On account of the Navy......... sol OF
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In THE SENATE, tt-lay, on coming together,
they took recess until the expected message