The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-19
NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
From oar Oon Correspondent. ]
From Washingtnn

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1S59.-The legal friend who
informed me yesterday of the opinion render
ed, by the Supreme Court in the case of Phila-
delphia, Whining ton, and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany, plaintiffs in error Quigley mistaken in
regard to the character of said opinion. 1t is true
that the Court reversed the Judgment of the Court
below but not true that the opinion carried with it
the decision that action of libel can not be main
tanned against Corporation. The Judgment was
reversed upon another point, the Court maintaining
that the action itself would lie.
From the Reporter Of the Associated Press
James NJ. Crane, delegate elect from Nevada Ter
ritory, has issued circular to members of Con-
gress presenting long array of arguments why
the bill to organize that Territory should become
law. The length of the Territory is about GOO, and
its width about 450 miles, and the population
ranges from fifteen to eighteen thousand SOULS
He gives glowing description of its mining and
agricultural features, saying, in conclusion, that
he can enter into no bargain arrangement for
omnibussing the Territories through Congress-
The Territory of Nevada is suffering under peculiar
affliction The bill to organize it is in advance of
Others. Let each one, he says, come up in order,
and be tested on its merits.
The House Committee on Territories this morn
ing ordered the bill providing for the organization
of Territorial Government for Dacotah to be re-
ported with boundary extending west to the Rocky
mountains.
Il.
gate elect from Coona, appeared before the Com
mitee on Territories, and addressed them in favor
of an organization of the latter Territory; but the
Committee arrived at no conclusion in regard to it.
Should their action ultimately be favorable the Ter
rltory will, it is supposed, be made to cover a
larger area than Mr.. Coliax proposed in his BILL
The Postmaster General estimates that SIG 900,-
900 will be required for the service of the Post
master, for the fiscal year ending the 30th of June
1860.
The Secretary of the Treasury has prepared and
submitted to Congress bill for the reorganization
of the Collection Districts, and to reduce the ports
OF entry from ll6 to rs; and to discontinue alto
gether q ofthe Sc ports of delivery. By this mea-
sure he estimates that the saving in the collection
of the revenue will be about $500. 600 per annum
1t is not proposed to reduce the salaries of the off
GERS, as, under the new arrangement they would
have additional duties. He suggests that steam
tugs, for revenue purposes, be used at the larger
ports and whether smuggling could not the better
be prevented and relief to distressed vessels fur
niShed by employing vessels of the navy. 1t is re-
commended that the revenue cutters be ultimately
dispensed with, and that their service be performed
by the navy. The difficulty standing in the way
seems to be the disposition of the Rvenue Marine
officers. But they coold be continued as an adjunct
of the navy, until their present commissions expire,
and those who have rendered important and worthy
service, hold an assimilated rank in the navy
The Senate's Committee on the Post Offices and
Post Roads, have agreed upon bill to restore the
postage rates to five cents for all distances under
5000 miles, and ten cents for over that distance.
Also authorizing the Post Master General to con-
tract Tor carrying tne mails the best terms re-
moving restrictions which exist, and it is
proposed to curta the franking privilege.