The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-12
THE LATEST NEWS.
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
Our Foreign Relations-The Acquisition Of
Cuba-The Panama Outrages-
lions to Place $50, 100000 and the
Army and Nav at the Disposal
of the PTGsiaent-The Capture
Of General Walker Debate ON
the Pacific Railroad Bill,
&e., &C., &c.
Our Special Washington Despatch.


/ Our Special Washington Despatch.
| THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN SENATORS DOUGLAS AND
| sLIDELL--THE REPUBLICANS AND THE PACIFIC
| RAILROAD BILL-THE ACQUISITION OF CUBA
MORE PURsERs AND SURGEONS FOR THE NAVY
TIKI TARIFF QUESTIONABLE ADMISSION OF ORE
GON-TRADE WITH CUBA, ETC., ETC.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1850.
Judge Douglas publishes letter in the States in reply
Mr. Slde the question of Douglas treatment Of his
slaves and the assertions of tho Chicago Tribune and
Press the subject. Mr. Douglas accepts Mr.. Sldels
explanations, and denies having authorized counte
nanced any attacks on sidell. So the matter ends
The President and Miss Lane having their first
| ing reception this at the executive mansion.
II is understood the republicans in Congress tacity
agreed upon opposition this to the Pacific Rail-
road with the of savng the question off till next
Congress- when their party expect to carry it. Their
object Is acquire credit for such great national work
and to a means Of perpetuatng their power.
The House Committee Foreign Affairs at a meeting
this morning discussed the Cuban question at consider
able length The committee disposed place in the
hands of the President ample TO negotiate
kor the purchase Of Cuba. Mr.. Branchs resolution
named one million dollars. That is deemed in
Sufficient and the committee win probably re-
port from seven to millions for that purpose Some
of the committee would increase the to thirty mil
lions AT the next meeting the committee will decide
The Senate Committee engaged upon the subject
Mr. Sdels proposition Of yesterday, naming thirty mil
lion dollars negotiate for the purchase Of Cuba is
dersood be in accordance with the views of the Pres
dent The committee will report to the Senate upon the
subject in few days
The House Committee Naval Affairs this morning
authorised Mr.. winslow to report bill adding twenty
additional pursers eleven surgeons and fifteen assistant
surgeons to number already existing in the Navy
The Ways Means Committee had another protraced
hpad
with the Tariff bill is waiting information from
the departments. The committee is unadvised to the
amount the loan that will be required. When they OBJ
tain that information they will bring forward bill
Mr. Stephens will endeavor to get the Oregon bill TO-
morrow. The republicans and the rump Of the Know
NohDgs preparing defeat this session, and will
dght y at every point.
An application has been made to the Secretary Of the
Treasury by P. c. Bombaer Co., OF the New York and
Havana Express that the reaatory acts Of 1882 and 1884
against Spanish vessels shall suspended by him
as granting Spanish mail steamers the privilege
of importing of goods from Cuba without the in
currencc of tonnage duties, which the American mail
steamers enjoy Havana Consul General Heinz at that
port directed by the Secretary Of State to report
the facts of the law and the practice with regard to
there and is not improbable that the appca
ton Of Bombaler Co. will be granted the truth Of
the they known and the official evidence
only required for record in the department. The in
crease Of this steamers its former
limit of three tons, obtained by application
by the house the government of Cuba and
the concession ratified by royal order from Madrid
on the 18th of September last
The Pacific Railroad lobby s actively at work. II in
cudes quite strong numerically Virginia force, Of
which the principal actors in the printing lobby scheme Of
last session prominent This for the South
route, and includes any number Of newspaper
respondents and scavengers SO corrupt is the whole
scheme that would not be surprising 10 find bill yet
pushed through for couple Of roads thus revvng tho
land stealing swindcs gigantic scale
Tue French Spolaton bill will be pressed the House
by tremendous lobby Two residents of this city, who
have grown richone Of them at all evcntsby dining,
winning and but,on-holng members for years past, will
make 1t is said, nearly half million of dollars by the
passage OF this bill
Little fortunes have been made by some Of the editors
OF the Union Of contracts. An investigation
into this business would dcveope rich transactions
movement is going quietly here to organize an op
ing democrats from the North. so far Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois the only
States mentioned likely TO take hold Of the movement,
but the promoters OF in hopes Of spreading II
all the Northern States. II is Of another step
towards dsorganIzng the party, and IL successful must
lead to scrub for the Presidency Douglas friend
are believed to be at the bottom OF il.