New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-15
FROM WAsHlnarOn CRY.

WAsHINaroN, Feb I4.--Mr. Martin bookkeepar
OF Mr. Payne, the present United Htates Marshal a.
the Northern District Of Illinois, has filed in Tie d.
Payne.
He charges Payne with having made deposit IN
the bank instead OF the sub Treasury and payine ~
expenses Of the United States Courts In uncuIysak
and deprecated paper. instead Of gold - reQuts1
BE also charges Payne Of having appFogrfxte6 y
funds belonging to the Government % his own pkf
vate use s7 $50
WASHINGTON, Feb IA Two important treAtsss
have been negotiated BY our Minister, ~. Reed with
They were received BY the sate Department ftcm
China to-day.
One embraces : satisfactory adjustment Of 10
claims Of our Government against that Of China. The
other establishes commercial relations Of more lib
eral character than has heretofore been granted 70
our commerce. a Ss SssseHa
Both treaties are entirely satisfactory 70 ths Ad-
ministration. s s5 i58s s4s n. i
WASHINGTON, Feb l4.-In the Sesats today the
Senators elect from Oregon, Delayon Smith and
Joseph Lane presented their credentials and were
sworn in as Senators from the newly admitted Stats
Of Oregon. Iii ss
Mr.. Smith has saken bis seat for the lonx tern. and
Mr.. Lane for the short term. ss
Mr. Hunter, Of Virginia, made an eloquent speech
on the tariff question. 3s-S
House.-In the House, the bill introduced ~ NJ.
English. Of Indians, establishing pot routes md
giving the Postmaster General authority to snd III
mails over all public roads, whenever be deems -
puphc cunvcnielce leQWk9s ", IVES peA9eQ.
WASHINGTON. Feb. I.-The recent rspoet 4 u
Senate Committee on Naval Afain says w hayos
fewer guns a10at, in proportion 10 our commercial
tunnage, than We had quarter Of . century ago s.
The report says, our navy q compared with tint
Of England y weaker than it at the close q ~
war OF 1914. .ss.,l ss3 .&iss I
In 1857 entire navy consisted OF 70 yesels and
628 guns, scattered all over the globe.
A. The same time, the report continues, Engiand
haA "a vessels and 794 guns on our own coase aloue
The coal used BY our navy since the 1t Of Dooan-
Der, 1858, Is 136, $40 tuns. -
The coal used ct all the navy yards during The ak
fifteen years TO the lst Of January, 1852 amounts 10
ll5 500 tons. ss559 4
WAsHINaroN, Feb. l4-Much snthusiaan w.
manifested in this city on Saturday at the paaGe q
the bill for the admission OF Oregon q . State.
A large crowd assembled at the Whits Honse, tho
President was called out and made . speech.
He congratulated the crowd upon tie admialioa Of
Oregon, and said among other things that expanaion
was in future the policy OF our country.
The President said that towards slOns feared and
opposed our expansion. Il
Vice-P President Breckenridge WAS also called out
and responded In an eloquent speech.
Upon the question OF the acquisition Of Cuha, II.
breckenridge said We talked TOO much and did too
little He said that if such an Island was located at
the opening OF the British Channel England would
take it within ten dayspeaceaby II they could but
forcibly II they mnat-for have it they would.
He was not in favor Of robbing Spain Of the Island
Of Cuba, but he would willingly act with any portion
Of his ellowctizens in using III honorable means 70
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