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WASHINGTON, Tue.day. May IL, 1853.
II ia certain that Mr. Slsde testified before the
Tariff Investigating Committee thss Mr.. Thnrlow
Weed was paid IS, 900 for professional services.
Mr.. Weed has been subpenaed, but the Committee
sss excused his attendance for the present on ac-
coy,.t Of the severe illpess OF bis wife. The Com
uittee know nothing about the 800 paid to mem
bers Of Congress The sto'y has been m,nufac-
tured out of an ordinNy business Transaction be-
tween Mr.. SADIE ard Mr. Timothy Davis OF Massa-
chusetts, which lad nothing Whatever to co Win
the Tariff.
The Precedent shows unnistaksble signs OF re ed
ing from the extreme Southern position which he
assumed at the beginning of his Administration
He does not now couDtensnce the proposed aoroga-
ton of the Clay ton. Bulwer Treaty, which " NOT
likely to pass the House, though insisted on BY
Southern fNibusters.
Mr. j. n. Buchanan of Maryland was to-day
confirmed O. Minister to Denmark. The nomIna-
tior of Capt Rynders as United States Marshal
aud Of Fletcher Webster as Surveyor OF the Fort oil
Boston were tent in. The nomination OF Mr. fleu-
rot Mrs. Benefits friend, as Consul to Bordeaux,
was again laid on the table.
The vote on the f.bng bounties will be taken IN
the Senate TO morrow. The bill will probably be
repealed.
To the Associated Press
WAsHIsGros, Tuesday, May H. 1858
TIE Secretary Of the Treasury mas decided that
-four manufactured in the BRUSH Nortu
PROVINCES out Of wheat, the product of the United
Saes cannot be imported into the United STATES iree
of duty it not being imported 10 the same CONDITION
az when il was exported. Neither can such nour Do
imported into the United States free OF duty uoder
The Reciprocity Treaty is not an artics OF the
grow tn or produce of said provinces oeeg manuisc
tured of wheat, the produce Of the United States
The estimates for the three regiments OF volunteers
IN consist of Geo men and 900 other persons, are
for Ouarermas,ers supplies - AZ 0OO; subsistence
$4,000; pay l077 200; arms iaod appropriate ac
| coutremens exclusive of horse equipments sl66 49,
Total, 81 2s9,5i7. The above estimates are for one
year. 4,
The Senate to-day, in Executive Session, confirmed
| Jas M. Buchanan Of Maryland ss Minister Resident
at Der mark vice Bedr ger; also Col. &. w. Morgan
| as Minister Resident at Portugal, vice OSullvan
also the California appointments, including F. Tlford
| ss Naval Officer and G. III. Hampstead rs Supern-
| tendtnt of the Branch Mint at San Francisco; -,
Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones to-day reported from the
| Committee on Ways and Means q bill making an ap-
preparation for the support of the three volunteer regi-
neBts.
No payments have yet been made under the De.
feiency BILL nor lie it likely that any will be until the
psy meuts are received from the Treasury oan which
| msy be expected in the latter part of this week
| MIR. Hopkins of Virginia becomes Chairman OF the
House Committee en- Foreign Affairs by the resigna-
tion Of Mr.. CDgman, and Dir. Branch OF North Caro-
Ina has be en- appointed fill the vacancy in the Com
uittee.
A number Of distinguished gentlemen are here from
New-York, in connection with the Wilietts Point In
vestigatng Committee.
| All the witnesses, with the exception OF Thurio~
| Weed have been examined by the Lawrence, Stone
| e. Co. Tariff Investigating Committee.
| the merchants of New.York asking sl62, 500 to BE-
paid to the New-York and Havre Steamship Comp any
ss compensation for thirteen round trips from Juue
1853 to the date in 1889, the said Company un
deitakiI to run ten years at these terms. The me
moral was referred 10 the POst Office Com nittee.