The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-11
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
Proceedings in Congress During the
Past Week.
Passage Of the French Spoliation Bill in
the Senate,
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Our Special Washington Despatch.
THE QUESTION OF THE RECEPTION or THE NEW
MINISTER FROM aExIoo--REoRG ANIzATIoN OF THE
POSTAL sERvICE-A COMMISSION APPOINTED TO
EXAMINE THE RUSSIAN FRIGArE GRAND ADMIRAL
VISIT OF A pEPUrArION OF JEWS TO THE PREsI
DENT-HIs DECISION RESPECTING THE AoRrAkA
OAsE-MR. DOUGLAS RECEPTION IN TIE SENATE
ETC., ETC.
Senior Mata has returned TO Washington, and waits
the decision of the President his reception Mris
ter from Mexico. The phase Of affairs in Mexico
caused by the deposition Of Zuloaga will probably soon
determine the question. The administration ncnes To
the belief that compromise between the church and
liberal parties represented by Robes and Jaurez is
probable 1t is said, however, by prominent Mexcans
Of the constitutional party now in Washington that this s
not possible. The government waits the arrival Of the
Mexican news in detail before further action.
The Senate Committee Post Offices and Post Roads
met this morning. and discussed length the question Of
the mail service and retrenchment in general The
committee will shortly bring forward bill arrang ing
the whole not only of the ocean mail SERVICE but
that between the Atlantic and Pacific is understood
the committee will also report in favor Of aboishing the
frankng privilege and against increasing the postage
letters.
The special Pacific Railroad Committee met this morn.
ing but nothing Of interest was done They will proba
bly, at the next meeting on Thursday, act definitely.
The Secretary of the Navy, in accordance with the
commendaton Of the chairman Of the Senate Naval Com
mttee, has appointed two naval constructors and two
engineers to visit the Russian rgate Grand Admiral,
nearly completed at New York, with the view of adopting
in the construction Of ships for navy, any new i'm
provemcnts which that frigate has.
A committee Of Jews from Philadelphia called on the
President and Secretary Cass to-day in regard to
tara The President informed them that his views
upon that subject fully expressed in his letter TO
their people in New York and that he could not depart
from the position there TAKEN They desire the interfe
renee Of government but il s manifest the govern
ment cannot interfefS.
On Mr.. Douglas entering the Senate chamber to day
there slight but suppressed applause in the galleries
His enemies say by arrangement among his friends,
but il was undoubtedly spontaneous.
The potent lobby have not abandoned these dggngs
for the richer pacers at Albany True large force,
with Thurlow Weed at their head bard at work at the
latter place. but then you must recoect that simonon,
Nattson and others under the old free wool compact
here, and past experience shows that they silent
y quietly and effectively pushing their plans The ope
rations at Albany Think extend far into the future
They have something in them more important than the
mere pockctng or few thousands The subjugaton Of
New York city to black repubcanism, and securing the
State for Seward in lS60 is the great object aimed and
the location Of Quarantine, building hospitals &c. must
be taken Thurow Weed took the Castle Garden con-
tract "for better for worse" VI course this great
obect-Seward for the Presidcncy-s not lost sight Of
here and your advocacy Of General Scott worries them
little. The question is frequently asked What
does Bennett mean?' You readily that the Pa
cfc Railroad the hobby Seward has straddled. Gwn
and Wilson also mounted for the rsce and angular
It may appear, have strong TO believe that
Gwn and Seward are playing into each others hands.
Gouverneur Kemble Of West Point the administration
candidate for Congress in the wescheser district in
State, is in town.
The balance in the treasury, according to Last weeks
report was So 033 600
Amount OF receipts. 99,677
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The seventh annual meeting Of the United States Agri
cultur al Society Wednesday, at the Smith
Institution Delegates from several State soce
ties and prominent agrculturists already Wash.
ington.
Lieutenant Mowry, Of Arizona has accepted the invita-
on Of the New York Geographical Society to lecture be-
fore that body Arizona and Sonora Thursday even
inn onth of January