Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON

WAsHIN6ros CITY, Jan. Il N
Master General, in reply TO a resol,,i..
ed by the Senate, inquiring wLe,bsr y y
partment can be selfsustaining, say. y y
no ease has the existing services be- "a
to a higher grade, or at that more g.. Is
mails have been granted, than the ;,.!-
growth and business of the cities and
ments through which they pass, secm.5 "a; =
" entitled to. It is evident that =.
milton of the services, the self.sus,.is%;SS
the department can unguestionabIy ia.s
ed; but it is worthy of much con,;5.' a '.'>
whether that would not leave the rgars -
ton Of 4 postal service. with n,itber III *
ness nor the social wants Of the ccr,ra,'.t %
The House Committee On Territ,,,i;1--A::
day, ordered the bill for organizat;on az. Z.
zona, to be reported with the bound -. :, 4
for by the people Of the Ter-iio-v a..
their delegate, Lieut.. Mowry. 7i,: An
territory south of the parallel or I.,;+na.
40', and from Texas to the Color.d,' -
West. The bill is exceedingly simnIo y
provisions, and is probably tie sboT,s.t ~
torial bill ever framed. The new t..
will contain about 100. .OGO SQUARE -
leaving in New Mexico about $50 O0o No.
iation. The population of Arizona is ~. ~.
sented to be about 10, 900
The House Committee ol Foreiep -
to-day agreed 20 report bill similar 10th. i
Senator Slidell. placing in the hands a l
President $50, 600, 600, to negotiate tbs,.,
chase of Cuba. The vote in favor Of tbs =
sure was: Messrs. Hopkins CLAY, Bark..
Sickles, Groesbuck, aud Branch. and ,,,,.
1t: Messrs Ru-lingame. Ri;chi and r.
/ There w..l b, a MAJ ;ty r-p0.i
At least twelve or fou. teen RepubIi,,,,
the House will vote for the Senate bif, j
admission of Oregon into the Union, sD5
pose all efforts 20 trammel its passage u
present difficulty is TO obtain an oppor,pr
II report It from the Committee on teryi,,-,
WAsHIHGToS CRY, Jan. 17.-Tde en-,
ses OF the L s. Supreme Cour; fyr ths
five years, exclusive Of the Judges sal.-
has amounted to SIP 500, Of which 4
81 900 was paid 20 the Clerk.
There were comparatively few member
the House to-day. during the delivery q, /
funeral eulogies ofthe late Mr. Harris. u.
! conSun, about two hour.
II appears from the public docume1. d
the amounts paid and incurred by the sIsz
t:vas OF Kansas, on account of extraordi1r
expenditures. W re as follows: By Gov. Gar
| $500; by Gov. Walker. S4, 400; By G.
Denver. S1.243 The Secratary Of 5.
recomends on appropriation fo. the 2syu
of the aggregate.
The resolution of Mr. Phelps. proyi1
for night sessions of the House; Is merely
the delivery of buncombe speeches, AMI
passed by large majority. This is inte-.
to facilitate the transaction Of business il;
House during the earlier part of the /:
when i, shall e insisted that the discuss
shall be strictly confnel TO measures 1.
mately before that body
Mr. Clemens of Va, who was wousi:
the duel with Mr. Wise, is unable to Bs.i.
TO leave bis room. His health has been ::
duced by suffering and con6ncmaur, thai
all PROBABILITY he will not re.ume his sea-
Congress during the present session.
came to Washington with the vie. Of a
eiclal effect from the change of ass0cis.a