Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-03-16
From Washington.

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 Kansas is the all-absorbng subject now before Congress, although in the House the question is not properly before it, but the members in committee of the whole, when other subjects are under consideration, are giving their views upon 1t. The subject taken up in the Senate to-day, and the ball opened by speeches from Green and Collamer The de- bate will be continued until it is finally disposed of there, which will be about three weeks.
 The army bill has been defeated in the Sen ate, and in view of the present condition of affairs, this result is to be regretted. As the troops have been withdrawn from the Indian country west of Arkansas, it was the intention of the Secretary of War to supply their place with the raw troops proposed by this bill, but as the chances are against the raising of them, do not know what will be done. However. it is believed the bill will be revived in the House.
 Lieut.. Cabell has receieved the appointment of Asst A. Or Master General, and will pro- ceed at once to Fort Leavenworth, to discharge the duties of his office. Capt. Montgomery, now at Fort Smith, has been ordered to Utah.
 The Senate confirmed to-day all the appoint ments of Registers and Receivers of land offices in Arkansas made during the recess of Con- gress. I also learn that the present incumbents of the Indian agencies, west of Arkansas. will be re-appointed, with the exception of the Cherokee Agency. The present incumbent will not be re-appointed, but his successor will be appointed within thirty days.
 The last House expelled Matteson, of New York and his case is now before committee of the present House. He is making no defence his walking papers,"
 The navy department has rlaced at the dis posal of the directors of the Atlantic Sub marine Telegraph Company thesteamer Niagra, to assist in laying the marine cable The attempt is to be made in June, and it is hoped will be crowned with success
 During the past week several duels were on the tapis here, only one however was fought, and that without damage to the parties. The difficulty between Clay and CulIom was ar ranged by the intervention of friends It is evident Mir. Cullom was in the wrong, and his attack upon Mir. Clay was unjustifable and wanton in the last degree
 The rise in cotton is good news" to the planting community, and will have a tendency to ease matters. Here and east of Us the banks have all resumed specie payments, or at least all that are not really busted" which Is indi- catiye of more healthy state of affairs.
 From the statement of the Treasurer of the United States, it appears the 22d inst, the amount in the Treusury subject to draft was Si,O00COO Of this amount there was at the Depository at Little Rock $1lG,227 8.
 Charges have been made against the Arlan- sas delegation that they permitted the mistate- ments relative to Lient Whpples route to the Pacific to go uncontradicted. But am sure they are Iot justly liable 10 censure in this matter, as the proceedings of Congress will de- moustrate When the abstract of all the re- ports of surveys of railroad routes to the Paci- fc were sent to Congress in 1855 the Arkansas Senators upon an examination of the abstract of Whlpple'S report, were satisfied it abound ed in errors and mistatements Upon consi iteration it was agreed that they, as it was i'm possible to suppress them entirely, would put the public on their guard respecting the state ments therein. Senator Johnson being chair man ot the committee on printing, it was ti La -l, I... attention of the Senate.
 h the Congressional Globe for the Second Session Of the 33d Congress, under date of Jan. g. 1855, page 217, the following appears. MT. JOHNSON. simply desire to make a statement in regard to the reporls of surveys lor the railroad route to the Pacific, and la read a communication from the War Depart ment. The reports which have been transmit ted have been ordered to ba printed. and some "t the copes are ready for delivery to-day: but It seems that those reports are themselves incomplete, and there are others to be received A. erroneous col ciusous may be drawn from what has been ordered to bc printed. without The whole being laid before the country de- >lre to read the communications, in orderto pre- vent the drawing of such conclusions. First have letter from the War Department:
 WAR DEPARTMENT
 Washington Jan. 9, '58.
 STR: l have the honor to submit herewith for your consideration, copy of letter. this day addressed to the superintendent of public print Ing, respecting the impropriety of issuing in complete copies of the document now in course ot preparation by this department, containing reports of the surveys of railroad routes to tie Pacihc Very respectfully,
 vour obt serv't,
 JEFF. DAVIS, Sery of War. Chalrmon of Committee on Public Printng.a q
 The copy of the letter alluded to shall a1so read:
 WAR DEPARTMENT. ,
 Washington, Jan 9, '58
 SIR: understand that the printed portions of the Pacific railroad report are to be laid before the members of Congress this morning. must inform you that this document, in it's present form, is incomplete Other reports are vet to be added, and of those printed nearly every one in it requires additional matter It wonld he impossible to derive reliable conclusions from tho reports Tn their present condition, and should regret to have the document issue from vour office until this department shall have furnished the whole matter to be contained in it.