The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-03-07
PHrI.ADE1pH1A. March 5-M.

The New York HeraIds Washington cor
respondent telegraphs that a reissue of
100000 Of treasury notes is provided
for in the miscellaneous appropriation bill.
No appropriation passed for continuing the
building of the Capitol, furnishing it, or
continuing the works, the House refusing to
concur and the Senate receding. The
President did not sign ST. Clair Flats BILL
The President has not yet determined
whether he will call an extra session or not.
He says he will wait and consult with the
Post Master General, who is now i'll; and if
that officer considers he cannot carry ont his
department, he will convene Congress- as
soon as possible, probably in June
The Treasury Department has given orders
to shorten sail on all sides, and the expendi-
lures will be cut down to the lowest notch.
Every effort will he made to avoid an extra
session.
1t is considered probable that the bank
ruptey of 80 important a portion of the
public service as the Postofice Department,
and the total neglect by Congress of the i'm
portant recommendations regarding our for
eign relations, Mexican frontier, &c, may
induce the President to call the new Con-
gress together.
The extra session of the Senate, it is
thought, will not last longer than to-mor-
1t is understood there will be a deficiency
in the Postofice Department, by the 3Oth of
June, of S3,0OO,000.
A rumor prevailed that the army bill was
not sigaed by the President He has sign
ed it.
4 great effort has been made at the close
Of he to haU Ha1 hal
ance of ST., 800 remaining of the appro-
priations to deepen the bar at the mouth of
the Mississippi applied by the direct action
of the Secretary of War to the purpose
The plan by contractors has failed, and there
are fifty ships detained at the Balize, some
of which have been there since December
A delegation had been sent by the mer-
chants and authorities of New Orleans to
urge relief and they had been joined by
one from the New York underwriters. The
President has vetoed the resolution passed
] forthis purpose by Congress and will pro-
badly direct the Secretary to apply the un-
expended to the desired purpose, under the
| existing authority.
! The Executive session of the Senate will
! dispose of the Indian treaties, and the Cass-
/ Heron treaty, and all the nominations hther-
+ 10 uuulSposeu Vi. Among tue idlteTd are All
Potter, Judge of the Northern district OF
| Ohio, and Mr. Virgins, of Maine, Commits
! sioner under the Canadian reciprocity treaty
The Senate in Executive session, con-
/ !irmed the Presidents appointments of R. S
! Guilds as United States District Attorney fol-
! the District of Columbia, in place of p B
! Key, deceased.
! A Cabinet council was called Immediately
| after the close of Congress TO take into con-
/ sideration the refusal TO pass the Post office
/ appropriation bill, which was lost on point
/ ofetiqutte between the House and Senate.
There will be no means of carrying on the
| Post Office business, except such as accrue
from hostages, and these can only be paiC
by POstmaSters, for salaries, &c. Such is the
usage, for each Postmaster to pay and &C
count TO the department. Contractors, route
agents, &C., must wait for their pay. NJ
new routes can be opened, nor new contracts
made for the conveyance OF mails over exist
ing routes. The department will ut once
make up statement ofitS position in all thi
matter, and every effort will be made II
save the great working routes from EN- oar
rassment.
Thirteen States, sending seventy -eigh
representatives, nearly all Democratic, have
yet to make Congressional elections. Sov
eral of these do not elect until after August
and some of these have no provision to oh
tain an earlier election.