The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-22

WASHINGTON, April q, 1853
EDS. EXCHANGE In the House Yesterday the
bill for the creation of additional police force for
this city, as you are already aware was laid upon
the table, This must be regarded by the lawless as
sort of extension of privilege to them to continue
In their caerer of crime our citizens are, however
determined to keep up the Independent patrol
system, and measures will no doubt be instituted
for making that force as effective as possible
There is. therefore, room to hope that we may be
relieved from the terror which the prevalence of
crime has heretofore inspired.
To-day Mr.. Taylor, from the Select Committee on
Printing, reported to the House of Representatives
plan for the creation of Printing Bureau to be
attached to the Interior Department. There is no
doubt out the proposed system will be advanta-
geous, in many other respects besides insuring
greater economy. The plan, something similar
thereto, WILL no doubt, be adopted.
In the Senate Mr.. Mason offered resolution to-
gay providing for the adjustment of the difficulties
between this government and that of Paraguay
GU will remember that some two years ago, the
authorities of Paraguay fired into the United States
steamer Water Witch, as she was ascending the
Paraguay river, killing man and wounding
three others. Efforts have subsequently, been made
to effect settlement of the difficulties growing out
OF that affair, but these proved unsuccessful and in
MS annual message the President referred to the
subject, and asked power to compel the Paraguan
authorities to give satisfaction This resolution
proposes that after pacific measures have been ex-
hausted, then the President may dispatch an ade-
quate force to reduce the belligerent South Ameri
can principality to submission.
Several Senators, among whom was Mr. Pearce
of your State, contended that the Paraguan Gov
ernmennt does not now occupy an antagonistic
position, but is ready to accede to any appropriate
plan for the adjustment of this misunderstanding
which may be proposed by Government. The
whole subject postponed on account of the arri-
val OF the hour for taking up the special orderthe
Deficiency bill.
Nothing has transpired to-day with reference to
the Kansas measure, and it still lays in the lap of
the COMMITTEE, sleeping nursing, with strong
probability that it will die in their possession The
reports circulated by telegraph that they will posi-
ply come to satisfactory agreement is wholly I'M
founded. The Lecomptontes will not abandon their
principles, and the Ant-Lecomptonites are obsti-
nate in maintaining their theories
Outside OF Congress, nothing important has &C.
CURED, except what you will obtain THROUGH the
evening papers Tomorrow shall endeavor to
give you more interesting letter than it is in NV
power to frame to-day, partly because have not
noticed the passage Of time, and the hour for clos
ing the mail is closer upon me than supposed
learn that among the items of expense to be pro-
vided for from the public treasury during the half
year ending on the slst December next is the sum
of ST., 900, which the Attorney General estimates
will be required to defray the expense of defending
the United States in several law suits growing out
OF California land claims