New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-28
FROM WASHINGTON.

KASHIrdron, TaeSlsy, JAl n. 10Y.
Tia CAN'T ,msn row hcre connected With tss Ssenx-
,.ne Tee1rapA Company zers engaged yeserdsy aa1
tti. morning explaining % Members CT OorsrSs AZ
matters connected with that important subject thu
much usapp-ehension has beea removed conoaahg
II and thu prospects are hou " mproy5g for me pa
ssge Of the senate bill by the House Of Representatives
M Buchanan arrived here az ii O'Clock tas Gsr,.
ing and proceed ell TO the National Hotel where Nun
Der of friends were waiting TO see hin
M Ruchspsn was accompanied 20 Washngtoa from
Lancaster By bis personal friend, Robert N. 1agrsv,
eco Of Baltimore AT O'Clock be paid bis respects
10 the President and il 80 happened that vs pab3c
present warmly welcomed HIM. The President GER
daily greeted him and teCderec hun the compliment az
A dinner with invited guests as aid Judge Douglas and
Others but he has declined them.
Mr.. Buchanan at the National Hotel e accessible 10
an visitors but is not oppressed with their aeaoas
He will remain here week or ten days;
Cornelius Wendell, the Hon. +. s. Edwards, mem
Der of the House. the Hon. Mr.. Cook ard WIN Coz
Johnson. exmembers, and Hugh Tyler Of Pennsyiys-
nil. were before the Investigating Committee.
The House Committee on the Post Office to-day de-
cied 10 report in favor OF DR.. Raney ns OF steam
srs between New.York and the West Indies and Bra
gil touching at Savannah, Georgia. PNs u me t&-
minus Ia Brazil. The steamers are to torch ct 81.
Thomas, Barbados ard Demerars, and each way a.
Savannah for the receipt and delivery OF mails under
penaty OF 40 600 for each trip II IS said thst oar
commerce with the regions developed Dy ths lne =,
for 1856 so4 geo 600, one sixth Of the entire Aner
can commerce. go.
The Committee also ordered bill TO Dc reported 10
favor Of the line Of Blocker and others between Pans-
ma and Valparaiso; and in favor Of the line OF Nj.
Hansen between New-York and Gluckstsdt, via Rot-
terdam and North Europe. These are considered in
portsnt pioneer enterprises. -
The remaining propositions for foreign msls WIN
probably be decided next Tuesday.
The Hon Preston 3. Brook. died this evening AZ
Brown Hotel. He has been in bed for day % two,
suffering from the effects severe cold. He Was tel
ing his friends he had passed the crisis OF his illness asd
felt considerably improved In health, when he WAS
seized with violent Group and died in about ten min
utes sfterwsrd. lie expired in intense pain. Tbs
event 30 sudden has caused much surprise and syu-
patty throughout the city.
The Tariff bill, modified, as reported by Mr.. Camp
bell of Ohio to-day embraces the following features;
Schedules five ten ard fifteen per cent Of the set Of
1916, with few exceptions are absorbed by the tree
list.
The forty per cent schedule, principally spices, 10
also with the exception of few items, carried TO the
free st which reduces the revenues about SIX millions
of dollars.
The hundred per cent schedule spirits is brought
down one half
Sugar, moasses, lead, salt, wool and hemp are put
at ten Per cent reducing the revenues about seven mil
lions OF dollars.
Iron, cotton, wooden and silk manufactures are re-
tanned IS now.
The old twenty, twenty five and thirty per cent
schedules are not materially changed, bu. some Items
in them are carried TO the free list
The direct reduction Of the revenues annually wiz
DO about sl3 600 co., which II Is supposed will be in
crea,ed some millions by the effects of the measure 10
substituting home manufactures for those imported