, 1859-04-01

lout the name Of Hon. James Guthrie as q candiSS
for the Presidency.
as-In Washington they bring out the name o, G.
PHENs Of Ga. for President, and Cen LANE Of CrSnn
for Vice President. h@
AS-The rumor by the Prince Albert receiv.s d.
Washington February lSfh. that Brazil had oGensdu
act as mediator between the United States and po
quay, and that the offer has been accentrd ~ m
American naval commander is regarded bp M ycuAs
ernment as wholly destitute Of truth and indeed y.
impOssibility, as neither the American Naraf -
mander, nor the Commissioner, Judge Bowlip ~
any authority to accept such offer. 'S
aB-Dispatches received February 10Th. bv tbs a..
ernment give strong hope that niisundcistanJio.
with Paraguay will he amicably arranged
GEThe Committee on Ways and Means h,v. Al.
rected their chairman to report in favor Of taknVs
census in Kansas, and also adversely to the estabb
nelt Of branch mint in New lOik.
rs 1t is said that portion of the trOops in U,.L
will be ordered 10 The southern boundary Of New NeT
; G8- 1t is reported thNt two commissioner arr a,
their way to st. Thomas having been commsAiopeS
by Gen. Marimon TO invite Santa Anna back to Ntr,
leo, and offer him the leadership of the Reactionh,
lparty.
sS-In the resolution rejecting the Post Office A..
preparation bill the Honse declare that they will pa,,
, no more appropriation bills till some modification q
the tariff is effected. ..
A$we End in the New Orleans papers the follow.
ing late Congressional intelligence:
sENATE-In the Senate, February 2l, Mr.. N,,o.
gave notice Of his intention to introduce an ameOI
ment to Senator Slidcll's Cuban bill, which would n.
in fact substitute TO that bill aud would lie smnl
to give notice to Spain that the United States are M
pared to purchase Cuba whenever she may he dSpora
to sell the Island and that this Government will neTsr
permit Cuba to pass from the hands Of Spain into
other than those Of the United States.
The Senate passed the Diplomatic and Consular I'm
by vote OF IS yeas to rs nays.
AS-Mr. Mason's substitute for Mr.. Slider, ,h,,.,
million Cuban bill declares that the United Stn,., NJ,
purchase the Island whenever Spaia Is willing 70 Iel
II for a fair equivalent
In relation to foreign powers 1t simply dec.r,
that the United States would be ntutral il anV
foreign power attempted 10 procure Cuha from Spain
sS-Mr. Slidcll gave notice that he should call for,
hnal vote on the Cuban bill on Friday next 25th insI
aTTbe Senate, Feb. 22d, occupied much Of III,
session In discussing the Executive and LegsaiIT,
Judicial Appropriation bill.
~ The Legislative, Executive and Judicial Anna
Praton bill was then taken up and dSruse ed tili MD
night, when 1t was passed by vote Of q ycGs to 10
nays.
as-Tn the Senate, Feb 2Sd the Committee on 70,
Offices and Post Roads have agleed To report Lil
allowing to the Panama mail route to California $780,
900 per annum, for semtmonthly service aud 10 ih,
Tehunntepec route for similar service, 5000 900 y,
annum.
81 The Senate, February rs. adopted an amend
ment TO the postal BILL insreasng the rate Of letter
postage 70 hive cents. The House will reject thil
amendment. The bill comes up before the Senate To-
day for its final passage.
81 In the HOust, Feb 77d in COMMITTEE Of Ii,
Whole the bill to revse the tariff was presented q an
amendment TO the appropriation bill iuy the Po.t or.
ice Department. The chairman Of the eommittsS
ruled that this amendment was in order II win cone
up tomorrow for debate, and bitter contest i q.
lperted.
ss-In the House. Feb. 2Ith. the Postcfice Apprc.
priation bill was taken up and finally rejected 1hs
vote stood Sc for the appropriation and lilo against IL
81 The House, by majority of three, have reject.
ed resolution proposing TO allow the Buttereld Con
pany to change the route Of their overland mall
From Washington CItY..
The following letter OF Washington correspOndsSs
to the San Francisco Herald we doubt not will be read
with interest showing the rsrsnemsnt spirit man,
; ifested in Congess "a
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, IsSs,
The CassYrissaT Treaty has probably been ratified
by Nicaragua, but the Official notice of il has noI
reached Washington Gen. Jerez E0ys he has no doult
Of the fact Of the tidcaton and he expects 10 receive
it the 20th II Is possible that the President may
detain the Senate after the ID OF March, to consider
this and other treaties. The British Treaty with NJ
caagua Is also reconstructed and the lsthmus thus
placed under the protection Of GURt Britain which
Government guarantees its neutrality aud il security
and reserves Ihe right Of interference by force to pJo
tect Il against any disturbance. This Is fatal Doe
at hlbuSterism.
MEXICAN AFYAIRs. 4
Since Mr.. Forsyth resigned his post a. Minister b
Mexico the President has determined not to appoint
another Minister to that distuIbeS Government unl
II shall assume some stated foim. She may wait b
vain ten years for such contingency She Is Dis,
posed 10 favor the JuaIez Government Representing
the purity Of the Constitution but does not recognize
II as the de JactO Government Senor Aata, the IN
voy from President Juarez, is discouraged and wishes
To return home. There is not the least prospect tha
Congress will carry out the Presidents recommsnda
tion OF proteEtomte over Sonora and chihuahua.
! THE CuBA BILL.
The bill appropriating thirty millions 10 faelitis
the acquisition Of Cuba by negotiation, under Dc.
bate in the Senate, and some powerful and eloquent
speeches have been made in It's support particularly
by Mr.. Tooinbs and Mr.. Benjamin. NJ. Thornton D
in favor oi it, 1t is thought that it will pass the Ser
ate, though not the House. No one believes that
negotiation II opened would result IN the purchase Of
Cuba; and If Ministers should attempt 10 open H.
lie would he dismissed. STILL the belief that shall
in the course Of ten years acquire Cuba, Is very gen
eral, and the desire for Its acquisition is almost uni
} yersal.
} FINANCIAL AFFnRS.
Legislation has been obstrustpd By the financial
panic which now confuses and perplexes Congress.
To make the two ends Of the fiscal year meet. thu
must either retrench to the AMOUNT Of ten twelve
millions, or raise loan TO that amount. loan Is ogi
OF the question, as it is unpOpuAy; II the debeh
be provided for In either way the twenty millions IN
Treasury notes must be funded, or paid reissue,
As to the Tarii, the question Is whether Il will yield
enough revenue hereafter 10 meet reduced expondt
lture, and II not, how Is u 70 be increased .f
The Pennsylvania and others demand specific DO.
ties on iron, which the free trade object to-
There is a majority in the House who are in favor q
increasing the means Of the Treasury by higher rates
Or dutes but fur, they have not been abF 70 agree
upon the provisions Of tariff. The project Of ~.
Phelps, Of Missouri, Chairman OF the Committee of
Ways and Means, will afford additional revenue Of
six millions, without touching the free list. But
majority Of the Committee have failed 10 agree, ~ ys,
upon any project, and none has been reported.
The President thinks 1t necessary that tie public
credit should be supported by increase Of JeTenos
from the tariff and he has frequently declared that N
will call the nexi Congress 10 meet ths rst Of Az
gust, II the present Congress fail 10 revise and NJ
crease the tarii.
Meanwhile the Democratic Senators have held one
caucus and the Democratic members three caueuss
upon this subject. general feeling In favor Of re-
trenchment and economy manifested but no reso-
luton either for or against 4 tarin was adopted.
Both Houses aud their Committees are DOW IN
spasm Of rctrenchment They are reducing estimates
and cuTtaiing expenditures In every branch Of the
public service and new schemes that call for money
have no chance Of success.
1t is proposed to raise two millions by suspendng
the work on all DublC edihces Gustom Houses, etc.