The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13

Corrs'poudenes Of The n. 7. Journal Of Commerce.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 1.-The programme
Of the session ia laid down, and will be OBJ
served. Mr.. Phelps will next week urge
upon Congress the appropriation bills, and
endeavor to send them to the Senate, with.
out the usual delay. This will be 10 easy
undertaking, for at every step he will en-
counter obstacles and delay.
After the appropriation bills shall be dis
posed Of, the Committee Of Ways and Means
will report bill slightly increasing the rate
Of duty on wines, spirits, and few other
articles, but you may rely upon it that they
will not propose anything that will infringe
upon the principles or leading provisions Of
the existing tariff.
But it 10 TO be observed that the commit
tee will cut down the estimates Of apprOpri-
alton by several millions, with view to
avoid the necessity Of an increase OF the
rates of duties. How the committee will
succeed in the attempt to reduce expeadi.
lures is to be seen, but it will be much east
er to carry measures OF reduction than Of
increase. For the, acquisition, directly or
indirectly, oil new territory. not dollar viii
w sVeSu, uPoh MY eohtiuScuNy
To obtain necessary increase OF the ar
my will be impossible and it will be hard
enough even to effect slight augmentation
Of the naval force. The project for the in
crease Of the navy pay, though it is com.
mended by many considerations, will not
succeed.
The select committee OF the House on
the Pacific Railroad bill cannot agree upon
any plan, and that measure is to fail in the
House-not even the iron protective clause
will save it.
The French spoliation bill will pass the
Senate, and be rejected by the House with
out reference to its merits, and upon the
plea Of an impoverished exchequer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. at is now to be
hoped that nothing can possibly occur to
Illustrate the intention of the United States
and the British government to adjust all their
difficulties in regard to Nicaragua, &C., by
separate treaties with that government.
These treaties will be concluded within .
fortnight The difficulties between the Uni.
ted States and Great Britain will thus be
settled, and should the United States GOV
eminent fail hereafter to protect the transit
from flibusters, the British government
will certainly do it. The peace and securi-
ty OF Nicaragua will be under British guar.
antee.
Gov. Medary of Kansas has. it is said,
made q requisition on the government for
thousand troops to keep order in Kansas. The
rufhan spirit in which the Territory was in
augurated still prevails, though it derives
no aid from political excitement.
The President urges strongly upon mem.
bers of Congress with whom be cOnverses
the necessity of making provision for an in.
crease OF revenue from the tariff.
spec Dispatch 10 the n. Y Times.
WASHINGTON, Ian. A. The bill in relation
TO ocean mail transportation between the
East and California, introduced in the Sen
ate to day, by Mr.. Gwin, authorizes the
four mail strvices, by the following routes,
viz: From New York to San Francisco
and Astoria, in Oregon. via Panama once a
month, at a compensation not TO exceed
S250,OO0 per annum time "a days. From
New York TO San Francisco and Astoria,
via Nicaragua once month, at the same
compensation; time 22 days. From New
Orleans, via Tehuantepec, to Acapulco,
once n month, so as TO connect with the
Panama steamer, and make the through
time to San Francisco in II days, at com
pensation not TO exceed Sl50000 per an.
nun. From New Orleans via Vera Cruz
TO Acapulco monthly, there TO connect with
the steamer from San Juan del Sur, at an
annual compensation not TO exceed SAB
600 per anrum.