The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-17

Our Special Washington Desvatoh.
tn D.rIcnHor BTLL-rHu KANSAS coKFsRsNoa
NJ III s.EcoNsuLAz APPOINTMENTS CoaFIRMnD
Sh ThA SENATE, Kro.
WAsmsoros, April 10, 1858.
M nunsef ne Chairman OF the Committee on Finance
VII can up tho Deacsncy bill Of the House in the ssusas
10 mofrow. Some amendments VIII b msdenora how
ever OF an important character Is understood the On.
i"o0 SENATORS VIII endeavor 10 make political cspAaa
by stout hostility on the ground Of economy
The Joint Committee Of Conference an The K,,. -,
have done nothing yet Mr. Stephens, one Of The mar,
bers, 10 ssck. They will deliberate carefully ana 49,, 81,
temper Of their friends and the faint hearted Of ho,,
houses ~ they 90 along Ia no. lksy from prs,eo, m,
desaous, that any radical change Will be made In tbs
BILL
Mr.. sscadmsn, the Printer TO the House. has "a the
HERALD indicated at the tms Of his elecsiou shown hs
Douglas ainies and opposition to the administration bv
quietly working against the Lsocmpson Kansas bill.
1t is said that General weghtman formerly Mayor r
this city, has been appointed To office In the Interssr
Department
The following appointments Of Consus BIZ the pres;d.t
have been confirmed By the senase-Samuei Ward. a
New York, to Bristol England Albert G. Catn Of Mass.
chusetts 70 Prince Edward Island Caleb Cross vu AZ
Wisconsin, 10 st. Jago, Cape De Verbs James Ware.
Gorham, Of Massachusetts, 10 Jerusalem; William L. a.
Smith, Of New York. TO Shanghae; Isaac g. McMckeu a
Texas,to Acapulco G. G. Nukerck, Of New York, TO Ia
Union, San Salvador; John r. Hcoken, Of Peansyivans
70 Trinidad de Cubs Joseph B. Hodsrby Of North Care
lima, TO Dundee.
GENERAL NEWSPAPER pssrArCa
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1858.
The Board appointed by TIE Secretary OF War consist
ing OF Lieutenant Colonel J. f. Johnston Major Ben Lew
tenant Colonel May Major Maeras and Captain whial u
examine the improved firearms invented and patented ~
captain j. N. Ward, have MAZE report They express
the opinion that the arrangement for attaching tara
primers 70 small arms called Wards hammer ia Rress
improvement on any ether method known, and recon.
mend that be applied TO all email arms excepting re-
voiyers and that Wards seat be adop.sd with mar.
zine hammer. They consider Wards new bayouet cssD
inferior 10 the In use, and that Words breach
loading carbine, called Skinner s. rryons carbne ana
the revolving pistol known as North 4 Savage's SIX
chambered revolving pistol uDsuitcd the pubifs
service.
report from tie Court Of Claims adverse TO Hon c.
Clay, having beer taken up Committee Of the whs3e
to cay, motion r1a1s that instead bill Tor his re
Lief be reported 10 the House. In effect 70 abrosa The
decision OF that Court The power TO do so was aues
toned but Mr. Nichels Chairman, decided the motion in
order, and the bill was formally passed This FIRST
Of tho kind and a considered "a important prscedeat
affecting all claims rejected By the Court.
Mr. kgore, OF Indiana, voted against the Committee e
Conference the Kansas BILL but his does not as
Should appear among the PROCEEDINGS OF the House
Wednesday.
One Of the bills which passed the Senate day gives
Edward n Kemp twenty thousand dollars for machine
Tor extracting gold and other metals.