The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-07
NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
From our O,on Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--The suggestion contained
in the Message that a sum of money should be ap-
propraed for the purpose of facilitating, possible,
the purchase of Cuba, has been taken up by the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs, who have re-
ferred the bill, which places million of dollars at
the disposal of the President, to Mr. BRANCH, of
North Carolina, who will probably make favora-
BILE report with view to test the of the House
directly upon it. Rumors again rife of trouble
in the Cabinet and the threatened resignation of
some of its members
From the Reporter Of the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, January 6.-Advices received from
Bremen state that letters from the United States
going to the continent of Europe, with exception
OF France pay fifty per cent less postage when sent
direct to Bremen, than via London.
Lieut.. Doyle has been ordered to the BROOKLYN.
This is the first appointment from the naval officers
restored to the active list.
Judge Douglas was met at the railroad station
tonight by large crowd of person and received
with cheers. They subsequently proceeded to his
residence, and in response to call, he made
brief speech of general patriotic character and Of
thanks for the spontaneous expression of their
friendship.
just before the adjournment of the House today,
Mr.. Jones, Of Tennessee, made an Intellectual at
tempt to introduce resolution calling ON the
Secretary of the Treasury to inform them by what
authority the Advisory Board of the Patent Office
was called.
The House select Committee on the Pacific Rail-
road held meeting today, when Mr.. Curtis re-
piled at length to the argument of Mr.. Phelps, of
Missouri, who urges that the bill proposing the
39th parallel the line of location Mr.. Curtis
advocates central road with two branches
General Henderson, of the Marine Corps died
suddenly to-day. He had been in the service about
So years.
1t appears from documents communicated to Con-
gress to-day, in response to resolution of the
House, that correspondence between the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury and the Collector of Mobile
has been in progress since April last relative the
Nicaragua flibusters. These papers contain but
little of interest in addition to what is already
known. The fact is apparent that much was left
to the discretion OF the Collector in the matter of
granting or withholding licenses to suspicious yes
sells, but where doubts existed in his mind they
were removed by official instructions. In response
to the Collectors inquiry as to what should be done
with the returned shipwrecked flibusters, the Sec
retary telegraphed the 4h instant that the prin-
clpals should be prosecuted, and desired the Col
lector to furnish him with list of the names of
those who arrived in the British vessel
The Secretary of the Navy has also transmitted
documents to the House in answer to a resolution
calling for copies of instructions given to Commo-
dore Mcintosh, in which that officer was informed
that citizens of the United States have the right to
expatriate themselves and become citizens of anv
country willing to receive them but have no right
to make that cloak for warike expeditions He
was directed not to seize any vessel act mere
suspicion, while he is reminded that the President
regards Commodore Pauding's seizure of Walker
and his followers as grave error. He is counsel
led not to interfere land or in any harbor for
the purpose of arresting any fbustering expedi-
tlons set On foot in the United States contrary to
the acts Of Congress- but the other hand to pro-
tect the persons and property of citizens en-
gagged in lawful business against all illegal acts of
violence or oppression to the full extent of his
power.