New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-19
To the Assoc late ! Press.

TO tbe Astoeiete fress
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. Is, 1859.
The Senste's Poet Office Committee have agreed to
report bill inc easing the postage rates to dive cents
COR all distances under thre Thousands milss. This
feature WAS opposed by Mesrs BIGGER, Dihoa aud
hale The Committee unanimous ~ to Iestr .aiag
the trankpg privilege, and propose to snho,ize the
Postmaster General TO make bids on the beat tsroaS,
without regard to particular moces Of conveyance, {"
now desis mated by law Tns BILL it /, said, will SAW
a million and a baif of dollars to the Department.
There no pre- babi.y that Congress will increase tho
rates o. postage.
Mr. James NJ. Crane, delegate elect from Nevada,
hiss ssu, circular to members Of Congress present
re long srrsy Of Arguments why the bill to orgattxs
that Territory shoud become a law. Its length u
about 800 and width $50 miles. TIE population range
from 1900 to 5000 souls. Hs gives glo"ios De
scrpton Of its mtiog and agricultural features, ssso
10 conclusion he enter into no bargain or trrang-
for omnibussing 70 territories through Cossrss
The Territory Of Nevada IL s0nsripg uodeY pecaiN
Sfilcton The blll 10 orgsnize Il is Ia advance o,
otnsrs-let each come up 10 order and DO tsted
OF its merits. -,
TIE House Committee ON Territories, this morning,
ordered the bill 10 provide for the Organization
Territorial Government IN Dacotth, to bs ropfte",
with a boundary extending west to the Rocky NOUN
tsns.
Representative Colfax, and Mr.. Graham, the DEL
egate elect from Colona, appeared before the Con-
ittee and adJresed il in iavor If the orgsniz ston
of the lstter Territory; but the Com nlttee aIVoh Az
no conclusion in regard to IL. Should the action %
favorable the Territory will, it is supposed, be made
to cover larger area than Mr. Cofax proposed IN his
bill. 1000 .o.
TIE Postmaster General estimates that &lb,9WWw
will be r. quIed for the service Of the Oioe De
psImen for the fscal year ending the 3Oth of jane,
$50.
The Secretary of the Treasury has submitted
to Congress his plan for reducing tue expenses
for the collection OF the revenue to the extont
Of 800 900 per ennum. He proposes the reor-
anizetion % the collection districts, the reduction
Of the ontl hundred and sixteen ports OF entry 70
seventy. five, ard the dscontinuance OF tsenty-eoe
of the eigbty.sn ports OF dehvery-the salaries OF
officers to remain the same under the recommsada-
ton their duties would be increased Tie suggests the
employment of steam.tugs at the larger ports, Aud
whether the prOts con Of the revenue aud relief 70
distressed vessels could not be better etec,ed 6y tho
Navy. The revenue cutters might, he says, DO o.
tachtd to the Navy Department, aud their Off ers re-
main the service until their CONN sslons ex-
pre- or terminate by de ah resign atom. Those Who
have rendered noteworthy service could DO transferred
to the Navy, with asslmilated rank.
Mr.. Hatch to-day in the House made strong but
unsuccessful effort 10 get up the Senate dill making
appropriation for the ST. Clair Flats Improvements
The motion encountered sharp opposition.
The annual meeting of the American Co,ontlttion
Society was held tonight at the Snthson ;n lostltu-
ton The Secretary's report states the receipts oil
lst year at nearly So 600. IL represents that there
is an increasing disposition among the frtefoorod
peisors in the Northern States TO emgrste 10 Africa
and that the general interests OF Liberia are evidently
iiproying Tue opinion Is confidently expressed that
the progress OF the Society, and great events are an
s,ci.