, 1859-03-11
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA.
Two Weeks Later from the Stalesl
CONDITION OF THE WAR DEBT
No Definite Action COncerniag Oregon!
Admission.

The P. S. Mail Co.'S steamer Columbia
arrived at Browns wharf, Olympia, at Il
NJ. on Wednesday, days from San Fran.
cisco, with the mails, freight and passen.
gers.
To Mr.. T. NJ. REED agent for Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S Express at this place, and
to J. W. SULLIVAN, San Francisco, we are
indebted for 6les Of papers from New Or
leans, Of the 18th ut., from New York and
Boston of the 5th, and from San Francisco
to the 9TH inst To the Herald of the latter
city we arc Indebted for the larger share Of
the news summary below condensed.
No definite action had been taken in the
U. S. House of Representatives upon the
bill for the admission of Oregon as a State
up to the latest dates received. 1t was
taken up on the 10th February, and de-
bated, but no vote was takeu. We have
not examined the debate.
Upon the subject of admission, however,
we find the following, from a Washington
correspondent of the n. Y. Herald, dated
Feb. 4th, which we give for all it is worth,
as favorng admissions:
"The Tribune denies that tie republican members
have agreed to change front on the Oregon bill. Mr..
Eli Thayer our Informant. lie is a republican
member in fnll communion, and probably knows as
much about it as the Tribune
The Indian war debt Of the two Terrific
ries remains in the came state of dubious
and anxious uncertainty.
In the Washington Star of the 9th ult.
We find the following:
THE OREGON WAR DlBT.--The House Committee
on Military Affairs held protracted session on Tues
day evening for the consideration of the Oregon and
Washington Indian war debt question. Gen. Lane of
Oregon, and Gov. Stevens, Of Washington, were be-
fore them for the purpose of giving their views on the
subject The committee adjourned, however, without
arriving At any conclusion. The general impress ion
IS that the committee will ultimately report bill
providing for the liquidation Of this claim; but it will
be late in the session that it Is hardly probable it
will become a law during the preseut Congress.
A Washington correspondent of the N.
Y. Herald, over date Of Feb 4th, writes as
follows:
"The House Committee on Military Affairs, after a
aborOus session last night, has settled all the princ
pies applicable to the payment Of the Oregon and
W ashington war debt. The accounting officers of the
Treasury will be required to adjust the claims on prn
cipes which must reduce the demand on the treasury
some three millions of dollars at least.n
Another dispatch to the same paper Of
the same date says:
| Tbo EIo,,o C,....;,... -. Nr;tt4.-- -
ferre3 the Oregon and Washington War debt to the
Ardtor Of the Treasury to compute them on the same
oasis that the government paid for supplies for the
regulars during the Indian hostilites in 1855 and
1886 and to report the amounts to the next Congress
The expenses on the part Of Oregon have been stated
at about four millions and half SAL q for each
days military service rendered by Oregon The gross
amount Of claims as reported by the same Commis
sion, is nearly million and half.s
We have no private advices whatever on
the subject of the war debt, or the Oregon
admission question.
The report of Mr.. Nugent says the Neu
York Herald, late Commissioner 10 Frazer
river, is being printed. 1t is lengthy, and
contains mass Of valuable information
The Department considers its publication
before the next mining season opens, woult
J be most opportune and useful
Mr. Rice introduced resolution in thu
Senate, January 9th, directing the Secre
tary of War to lay before the Senate tht
report of Col. Wright's campaign agains
the Indians of Oregon. Agreed to.
The House PostoIice Committee, it i.
said, will endeavor, at their next meeting
10 abolish Overland Mail service to Cali
fornia. This move is made with the view
: of cutting/down and refrenching the ex
penses oflhe Postofice Department.
A person has arrived at Washington
representing the squatters on the MariposG
property in California, to ask the interposi
tion OF the Government in setting aside the
, Fremont patent on the ground OF fraud il
the survey. The subject has been laid be
fore the Attorney. General
General News Items.
S. The report Of the Committee in favor of AIr
Chapman, delegate from Nebraska, was laid th,
table by majority of six.
aS- The Cuba loan bill ESQ 900 OOO) was to com,
up Tor consideration Feb 10th. The Senate by ma
iOrity fixed that day.
ca In the Senate Feb. Sd, the Indian Appropria
ton bill was under consideration.
AE- The House of Representatives on Feb. oh
passed the General Appropriation bill, after striking
out an appropriation OF 500 900 for mileage an item
Of $4,000 for furniture, repairs and packing boxes
and an appropriation OF s7J 900 for the Congressional
, Globe reporting. The House also deducted S23 OOC
from the appropriation for the New York Assay OF
ce struck out the appropriation Of $500 900 for the
&orkmcn Of the San Francisco Mint deducted S225,
C00trom the appropriation for the purchase of prop
erty in New York city leased for the United Statei
Courts, and reduced the appropriation for the work
men at the New Orleans Mint 10 SIS 900. An appro
priation OF Sl75.OOO added To the appropriation
bill tl supply the deficiency for the Congressiona
printing OF last session.
Es- Mr.. Branch reported back the bill appropriat
ing $50 600 for the purpose Of enabling the President
70 settle the difficulties with Span and TO negotiate
tor the purchase Of Cuba.
es- The committee on territories reported adverse
ly, Feb 10TH on the application Of Messrs. OReilly
Speed and others, for an appropriation TO lay a tele
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