Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-04

/ " aenfNvfoN, JUL. lJln.
SENATE. Mr. Gwin moved to reconsider
the vote on the Pacific Railroad bill. preface
ing his motion with few remarks to the eff
feet that the estimates advertised for should
be more specific, iE order to prevent straw
bids, and that they should include an est :
mate for branch road to Oregon.
| The Senate then went into consideration Of
District Of Columbia affairs.
| The subject of horse railroad along Penn
sylvania avenue was debated all day. The
proposition to concede the right of the road to
the Metropolitan Railroad Company was lost.
The motions now pending are The District
Committees bill to grant a concession of the
road for twenty five years to Messrs. Vande-
riverken & Co., and the Douglas amendment
to make over the right of the road to the cor
poration of the city.
Finally, there being no quorum present.
Mr.. Brown moved call of the Senate, but
was prevailed on TO withdraw it when the
Senate adjourned,
| a II "'f
HousE. The House went into Committee
of the Whole on the State Of the Union. and
resumed the consideration of private bills.
| A message was receiyed from the President
| inclosing report from the Secretary of War,
recommending repayment to Gov. Stevens for
the purchae of munitions and subsistence
stores, during the Indian war in Washington
Territory.
Mr.. Houston of Ala.asked leave to intro
duce a bill authorising a loan of SIS, 900, 900.
| Objections were made to this from the Re-
publican side.
Mr.. Palmer of N. Y. asked leave to intro
puce a resolution instructing the Committee
on Ways and Means to report a bill. so revis-
| ing the tariff as to make the revenue adequate
! to the eqxenses of the Government, economi-
cally administered. and discriminating in favor
Of American products. and substituting spe-
cifc for ad-valorem duties.
| Objections were IN ade from the Democratic
side, when the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. The House Com
mittee on Indian Affairs have unanimously
agreed on bill relative to the great Indian
Reserve in Kansas, known as the New York
Reserve, embracing nearl, 1000, 900 of acres
of land. and all pre- empted by whites. Its
details have not TRANSFERRED, but it is under
stood that it is satisfactory both TO settlers and
Indians. and that it will enable all the settlers
to obtain titles after one year.
The Committee on Elections decided this
morning in favor of Bird B. Chapman as the
rightful candidate from Nebraska in place OIL
Mr.. Ferguson, the sitting member. This
contested case has been pending from the COM
mencement of the present Congress.
! The Senate caucus. on Saturday. agreed 10
support an increase in the rates Of letter post
age to five cents.
The special agent Of The Treasury Depart
dispatched some time ago. to investigate mat
tiers connected with the California Mint and
Custom House. has made his report. 1t char.
ges gross Encouragement and abuse as exist
ing IN all the departments in California.
An agent of the squatters on the Mariposa
property California, has arrived here to ask
the lnterposition of government to set aside tn.
Fremont patent on The ground of fraud in the
survey. The matter has been laid berore the
Attorney General
y letter received here from Chill, dated
Dec. 9th, says that Senior Urmenta, Seereta-
ry OF State, hu- made a convention with Mr.
Bigier. the L. S. Minister, subjecting the ship
Macedonian claim to the arbitration of the
King of the Bclgians. 1t has been approved
OF by the Senate. and probably also by the
House of Representatives. The compromise
aho' the Franklin is now law, and Mr.
Bigler would receive the $4,000 agreed upon
ht fore the l.; Of January. These claims are
of many years standing. The letter adds that
the political horizon Is becoming every day
more cloudy; that the hitherto prudent Chill
is randy losing her credit, and that there is
no present Secretary.
The Postmaster General estimates that
about .s.milion dollars are necessary fer the
transportation of the mails between the Unit
ed States ard foreign countries, and from
New York to New Orleans and San Francisco
and back for the next fiscal year. The larg-
est part of the service Is to be paid with the
sea and inland hostages, No new lines are
recommended.
Baron Won Gerlot. the usian Minister
will retnrn to this country BY the next steam
er As his arrival was not expected till june
it is not improbable that our demonstrations
toward Cuba have created some uneasiness
with the European powers.