Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-02-16

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b Ssnaie Nv he Sensts To-day. Inc Alfienlna
y fal Appropriation bin was ,hen under consider
:. niion.
r After some d''cussion The bill was passed Il
= a vote aud lost.
e The Indian Appropriations bill was also un
: der consideration,
A deb,ie of considerable length loowrd Ia
= lniroduelion, nhrr whirh lie Senate nd nnrned
Ilouse.-The proceedings Of the House 10
!, day were moi oi genera interest or importance
DEMOCRATIC ANrl.SPgclFlc Caucus, The
Democratic members al Congress opposed 10 a
specific Tariff held n caucus last night,
=. A large number were in attendance, and the
subiec, Of pro;eclivei VAS fully discuss
ed.
! A resolution was adapted almost unanimous
, IL 10 the effect that II i ipeSpcdent to make
any change ia The tariff ~ this session,
TUE TARRF.-l Is understood that the Pre-
sideni has stated in private that Secretary
Cobb will positively send to Congress to-day
\ conmnnieilion recon- nendinc revision OF
the tariff
/ TnE 0veRL,vp NNIL VA TRxAs.- an rfi' nj
\ is m king in the S'naie Fnnnre C"mm tc'
10 abolish the r"Nly established Overland
Mill from New Or. ans, via SIN Anronio, FL
P,s6 aud San Diego, under the plea of re-
/ iIenrhmcni.
The dopblv expensive But,srfcl contract
/ from ~. Louis To California, vim Fort Smith
and vi Pn,o, il il moi proposed Ia disturb.
| Washington. Fsb. 3 -Senarr.-Ol motion
NJ Mr. Tod,nhs of G"orgir, The vote on the
Missouri two per cent. lnd hill by which The
bill passed, was Reconstructed
| Mr. Clay. Of Alabama, reported substitute
| for the recommendation Of the Secretary, MS
contained IN The Secreary's reply 10 the reso-
luton Of Congress.
Mr.. Chy's substitute proposes reironchment
tand economy in the administration Of The Gov.
ernmcnt, in vnrnns ways.
Il prnpo.es, among other things, 10 reduce
the number oi persons cnpo,ed in collecting
the revenue 10 one thousand less than the pre-.
sent number employed.
larg" number Of mrmnriaIs from citizens
Of New York, Were presented, praving against
any increase Of postage, aud in favor OF TIE
Homestead bill.
FRAun IN THG Navy DgpARTuEYr-CoR
pUPrIAN IN THE PENN.yLvANh ELEcTloNs.-
TnE HIGHgsT OFFICIALS IMPLICATED SEcRr-
rARy CoBgs REpLy To CnNGREss. - WaNiing.
House 10 examine into the charges of corrup-
ton in the Navy Department, of which Mr.
Sherman, # Ohm, is Chairman, commenced
tabing testimony today, aud elected some
facts. which have created sensation in Official !
quarters.
The testimony already before the committee
proves TINT the most htgunr frauds have been
committed in the Navy Department.
The most receur disclosure relates 10 the
agency establishment Tor the purpose Of supply
ing the Navy with coal.
The testimony in this case proves that large
sums of money were raised by means Of the
currapi influences and contracts of This agency
and used in Pennsylvania, TO influence the
elections last year. by corrnpting the voters,
and for OF. er purposes, and this, as is alleged,
under The immediate direction of ]. Clancy
Jones aud President Buchanan.
J. Clancy Jones is implicated in other equal.
ly f,srans Transactions Of a corrupt nature.
II the reply Of ih- Secretary of the Treasu-
sy to a resolution Of te Ijouse yesterday. he
says that il III appropriations Of the present. 5
session, Of Congress rrnch the amount at which {
ihev have seen estimated, large deficiency {
will exist, which must he provided for in some
way before the close of The session. L
He reiera.es his previously expressed senii- r
nents 'ha, the public debt ought not TO be in
reased BY additional loans, and advise a mo.
li6caion of the tariff.
The Secretary says that 100000 Of the r
Treasury notes have been redeemed within the Il
ear and that 81 $50 600 will be due by the 4
ud of Jane nrxi, which will add TO the esi- y
lated deficiency. r
Qua NIcAsaeCAN MINISTER 1t is reported 10
len. Lamar, our Nraraeuan Minister has 6
sen guilty. of gross nisrondnct in connection Il
,ith his mission to Central Amerira. ],
The report is dsrrediled BY the Government u
OrR MINISTER TO FNeLhNp-lt is reported \
nd genera " believed that Judge Roosevelt o
New York, will receive the appointment oil
lniStrr to England, to succeed Mr.. Dallas. 7
CONVERSATIONS BIZ THE SENATE.-The Sen
tie TODAY, in executive session, confirmed r
udge McCandless, as United STATES Judge for '
ne Western District of Pennsylvania vice n
udge Irwin. The Senate also confirmed S. II
V. Black as governor Of Nebraska. Ii
CONGRESSIONAL PRocEEDINGS.- use.--ln n
,e House, the Committee on Military Aa'lrs II
ecided adversely to the recommend ton OF e
he Presiden,-lhe establishment Of military
osts in Sonora and Chihnahua.
Senare.-Iu the Senate, the Committee on J.
'errories reported adversely TO the territorial ..
rganizati,n Of JEFFERSON Territory, which in d
udes the Pixies Peak country.
The Senate to-day passed the bill apprppria. HI
ug $4,000 for the'reieI Of the captain and "
rev of The brig Gen. Armstrong
The TEN MILLION LoAN.--Three and half "
,illions of the new loHr, ~ zen millions of dol L
rs were pad into the Treasury today. i
A BANK RosBERY -OvE OF THE BANK u
Jerks Memphis, Feb. 4.-The p'
ranch Union Bank in Jackson Tennessee, nj
as robbed last night of large amount of mo- IN
" and paper, aud one Of the bank CLERKS was Y
ordered BY the robbers.