The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-03-12
FOREIGN NEWS.

The American clipper bark Lucky Star, Capt
Sweeny, arrived on the 9th, bringing San Francisco
papers to the 18th February, and New York dates to
January q. Her passage was fifteen days. The
Fanny Major. with the mails for this port, sailed q
few hours before her. The ship Snow SquaU was to
follow her the next day, to touch at this port, bound
TO Manila.
The Fanny Major arrived on Tuesday evening,
nineteen days passage. We learn that a portion of the
q. S. mail was not received at San Francisco. A line
from j. w. Sullivan states that it was owing to the
severe storm prevailing around New York at the de
parture of the steamer on the 21st of January. This
will account for the non-receipt of European, Boston
and New Orleans papers and letters.
From the papers received, we CLEAN the following
news.
CoNGREss.-Several matters of interest have been
before Congress during the past fortnight. The inyes-
tigation into the alleged case of bribery and corrup-
ton, Is proceeding. Hon. Henry ]. Raymond, editor
OF the N. 7. Times, in which the charges appeared,
was examined on Wednesday. He declined to state
the name of the writer of the article in the Times
which induced an investigation, but avowed his re-
sponsibility for it. Mr.. Raymond said he had received
ample information to satisfy him that there was cor
ruptlon In Congress; that this was necessarily
secondhand evidence, and that he declined giving
the names of his ~nformants as he could not do 50
without q violation of confdence-and besides, it was
unnecessary. The knowing ones at Washington laugh
IN their sleeves at the bribery and corruption inves
tlgatlon. Although the weakness of certain members
OF Congress is notorious, it is confidently predlctel
that they will be white washed and come out pure
and immaculate.
The House of Representatives on the 9th, by o wore
OF ~ against los. refused to suspend the rules
enable MIR. Walbridge to introduce a resolution maAlns
the subject of a Pacific railroad the special order lf
the 18th of January. This does not look like ACTION
on the part of the House at this session.
Among the bills introduced during the fortnight
one oy Mr.. Herbert, granting alternate sections u
land to California purposes; and also a bill providing
Tor the sale of the surveyed land in that State: R'
hir. Woods for one or more railroads from the MISE
sippl to the Pacific. By Mr.. Woodworth, fol- a rn
ROAD and telegraph to the Pacific. BY Mr.. Chapnhaah
Tor the construction of q wagon road from the oo~s
fass In the Rocky Mountains in Nebraska TerTipUJ
via Great Salt Lake Valley, to the eastern porf'ohS
the State of California, and for the establishment
military posts thereon, and making further appIIVpms
atoms for the completion of the territorial rosd n hf
In process of construction from opposite Council D"'
Iowa, to near Fort Kearney.
The House passed the Senate bill, with amendmsD~sr
relative to foreign coin. It provides that qua a;~d
eighth, and sixteenth dollar pieces shall be fe.rd
by the Federal officers at 20, 10, and 5 cents, pu.Dd
again paid out; the new cent to consist of 90 pSnessat
copper and II nickel, and the coinage OF hanN
pieces to cease. rs
Mr.. Seward, from the Committee on Commerce =
reported q bill for the protection of steamboat. h;ns
damage or destruction by fire. Among other = : eel.
1t provides that wovdwork should be remove 6s
tain distance from the furnace and nues, "andb
rooms and passages to be protected with IRON, I'd BY
the event of fire the flames to be extlngu natsds S
steam appliances, to be worked by MACHINERY e yef
OF the fre-room. The act is to take eHe0s
after its passage. -. Of the
The House has entered on the discusso u.;uus to
tariff bill, and the debate will probably 81 e5Westa1i
i the close of the session. The Southern anaacipbee s
! members have declared war against the