The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-21
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.



THE OASIS or THE RETIRED NAVAL ofFfctRs-fuE
PACIFIC RAILROAD oUEsToN-PKoPosED CHANGES
~ THE OCEAN POSTAL SERVICE, ETC.
Washington, Dec. 20, 1858.
was understood that the President would send to the
Senate to day the names Of officers degraded by the
Naval Beard and hence the deepest interest was mani
tested up to the hour Of adjournment by great many
cfcers now here with their friends, TO know their fate.
II will certainly be sent IN tomorrow or Wednesday.
out Of fty-seven submitted forty eight II Is said,
WI seat 10 the Senate For the remainder there no
hope It is believed the President viii send In the name
Of Commodore Stewart for rest1raton lis case, bowey
cr peculiar he Indignantly refused TO apply to the
second Board and therefore his did not properly
come before the President There strong disposition
TO restore him houid he he precluded, however, by
this technically II IS understood Mr.. Toombs will propose
his restoration by special act of Congress Tho President
has lasored intensely these cases so anxious has he been
10 do justice lie sat eight consecutive hours on Saturday
examining them.
The Special Committee on the Pacific Railroad met this
morning and had proiractcd discussion upon various
propos ons before them. Mr. Phelps discussed fully the
route embraced in bis bill The committee determined to
NEE, twice a week unit, they 60, through with the bust
ness There Is good prospect Of reporting bl at an
carly day.
senator vllson's amendments 10 tho Pacific Railroad
JIl introduced today are very ingenoasy drawn, and
are intended 70 postpone ts construction until after the
uert Presidential election when he surposes republican
Pres.Gsn. viii bars he selection Of the route
Toe seusc Poet ofhco Commits met this morning wiz
sorti. h,pg forward proposition changing the p'eseu'
sys,ern OF ocean rail service, Tho oonns,>. VIII -
consider the propriey Of atoishng the Irsnkiug rr,,
A majority OF the seSatc favor s,2i idea
II Doubtful tho purpose or dsaSroin,ed o'scc hold.
ers and other Douglas sympa,hkers his CITY, 70 give
Dcuglas grand reception his return will guessed
Nearly all democrats 10 Washington are opposed 10 H.
The fact Of African slaves having been landed IA ,eor
a. ani South Carolina Is no longer doubted here Tho
gentlemen O. !hs South, with very - exceptions. COZ.
denim tie act. The parties concerned have no sympathy
and evidently mistake the sentiment OF the southern
States. This trial win be enough Tor ihcm aul II Is not
likely Il win be repeated.
Tho old soldiers q 1919 have mcc,,s to night in the
Hal Of Representatives, 10 consider tho seans a
forcing Tho pension bin now befcrc Congress
New York politics give tic President ard MS cabIne,
grca. deal Of trouble Another difficulty outside q the
Tammany difficulty Is 10 be settled. II originated IN the
Assay once n your city. some OF tn" employee 81 FRO
fcssor Iorcy having refused 10 ruhscrb, % o election
fund have been removed contrary hc wishes 81 the
Professor, they Trustworthy aud skful worsmcn
lie ctucnds that their o0uduci thor n perhaps ndcrcet
should NO; be considered ror removal as the los n
thor services WI be serious ioss to The public and
their places cannot bo well hlcd Tho Superintendent
Mr.. Buierworth-ssys they can be, and Il believed IL
favor Of tn dismissal OF The zaycr himself Thus your
local politics mus, control and regulate everything
Information has been received here thai the Zsoara
govornmeu, In Mexico utond establish port o. entry
and Custom House At Point Mocrmbo Anton fixlrdo,
under the protection u the guns 81 tn French and spanish
fleets A that government 10 possession Of tn entire
limo communication from the oty % Mexico 10 cjraoya
and the stretch from tho latter city TO tho port IL
line quite apart from tho Vera Cruz road and easily de-
feasible j. supposed that rival city 10 Vera Cruz can
readily be built up, which will render tho possession Of
that city by tho edcratsa matter q tlo Importance
l. said that the trade q vera Cruz can be entirely SUI
pcrscdcd by that Of the port and the government
obtain yearly revenue Of yc millions " dollars from H.
uEvyRu NrwsruxR prrArH
MAauSorov, De-. %. 1865
Official advices received from Hamburg state that tho
propric,crs Of The steamers between ubcc and Peters
burg have made arrangements with those running be-
tween Hamburg and New YoTk, BY which they propose