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WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. "a, 1859.
The Hou,e has killed the Pos!-Ofice ApPropria-
ton bill. This was done by combination OF the
following interests: Those to locate the Butter
field Overland route, contrary to law; all the
Buchanan Democrats Of Pennsy lgania who want
modification of the Tariff; and the entire Delega-
ton of Alabama, with Jones Of Tenn, and Scales,
Shaw ard Craig of N. c., AMI Mcqueen and Miles
of S. c.. because the last provision Of the blu sp-
proprates ten millions of dollars to pay the ex.
penses Of the Department over the revenue.
The House then took up the Naval Appropriation
bill in Committee of the Whole, when members
proceeded TO make Tariff and Buncombe speeches.
Mr.. Howard, of the Committee Of Ways and
Means, delivered one of the finest speeches Of the
session in support Of the principles of tho Tariff
bill, drawn up BY the opposition members of that
Committee.
Mr.. Thsyer of Mas'. has made squatter sover-
eighty speech to night, declaring that the Repub.
licans have always prscticed it; that it all they
can get, and all they want. The sbsurdity Of this
declaration is shown by the Congressional record
Of the Republican party in preventing Kansas from
being LecOmptOnized
There is rumor that the President. is about to
remove certain pOstmasters in New Hampshire.
Jefferson Dayis's denomination Of Douglas and
and Squstter Sovereignty Will damage Col. George,
his fright bower" 10 New Hampshire, in the
prospective, Frank Pierce movement az Charles
ton, the Colonel in running for Congress against
a. La ,c1a
Mr. Slidell has been canyassing the House to-day
to ascertain how much strength his thirty million
bribery ard corruption scheme has.
When the reports On the Corruptons in the
Navy Department were made to-day they were
not read, but laid on the table and ordered to be
printed. The majority whtewash won't stick to
Toucey, tie testimony is SO overwhelmingly against
him.
The Senate has been engaged all day on the Post
Route bill, several amendments having been made
TO 1.-THE neanest of them all being the raising Of
the postage on letters from three TO FIVE cents.
The House will repudate the amendment The
Senate is in session tonight, and will probably pass
the bill before adjouruing
Ezra Clark, Representative from Connecticut,
who went into the Republican Convention to get
rerominated, and was defeated, now addresses
circular to the electors Of Lis District, anuoulc.
ing himself as tie peoples candidate for reelection;
be says bis frierds in Congress strongly urged him
TO DO go. He should also have stated that those
friends in Congress were not Republicans, but
were such South Americans as Humphrey Mar
shall. learn that Mr.. Davis (Md.) advised him
otherwise The result Of bis course, if he has any
strength at 81; NIL be to elect Democrat. His
cOnveration here is that o. disappointed man.
The army bill will probably be taken up n Tie
Senate, with the consent of Cuba.
Vim. Il. Parker of Worcester, Mass, for the
last ten years resident Of Calfornis, died very
suddenly last evening at the National Hotel, from
the effects Of an overdose of morphine, taken under
temporary alteration Of mind. He vas the dis.
coverer of the richest deposit Of guano ever found in
he Pacific, aud was here for the purpose of obtain
ing 40 acknowledgment Of his rights BY the Govern.
msnt.
70 the Assoe..-d Prs.L
WA.HHGTes, Thursday Feb. o. lsje.
The Pest Office Appropriation bill, which was de.
fested by the House to-day by IS majority appropri.
sted upward of twenty millions and half nearly four
Millions of which 70 supply defc.ences in the rev.
for the year ending the Both Of June next. Var
reasons contributed 10 ita rejecton-smong them
thai Of striking out the amendment authorizing the
Battlefield Company to carry the Overland mail by
such route as they may select; but the chief Is
said to be eisncLnation to pass the General Appro-
prstion sus, without first modifying the tarid
Mr.. Ezra Clark Of the frst Congressional Distrie.
OF Connecticut, intends running as the peoples candi
es.s asa-ast .Ae Re5Gb.caa C1ayegiel a1sa.lse.