Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-17

washington News
NEW Y0RE, March l6-The Iribins's Washington
correspondent Says Changes in the judiciary Of
Utah IN eontemp.ati but no official action has
been taken en- account Of the illness Of Judge Black
He was out for the first time
The Treasury department is stiil in conflict with
the President on the subject Of the tariff Mr.. Cobb
is bitterly opposed to any increased duties on iron
There is a good prospect that the proposed tele
graph 70 the Paclhc VIII be built Congress Is ike
" 70 do what is necessary to insure its success. The
old grant Of land to Alden Eddy for line thitheI
was found inadequate.
/ The special railroad committee in the House had
a melting and general expression Of views Mr.
Curtis, the chairman, fayors, understand, north
ern and Southern route to avoid the charge Of sec
tionalism. De thinks this proposition combines the
l most strength, the reports cOncurrlng that such
a bill would ignore the charge Of sectonalism SO
constantly made by Southern men.
The Senate Committee on the POst-oftice agreed
at their meeting this morning unanimously TO re-
commend an entirely new system Of postal service
between the Atlantic and Pacific States II VIII au-
thorize the Postmaster General to advertise Tor a
] proposal for carrying the mail between ot Paul i
Mimi, and line running between the 46th and 4oth
i degrees Of North latitude, and Olympia, Washing
! ton Territory and Fort Vancouver, oregon IN
/ twenty days; also twice week from u. Joseph
No, on a lire between the 40th and 45d degree OF
North latitude, TO San Francisco, IN twenty days
/ also twice a week from ST. Louis by the present
( overland route via Fort Camanche to san Diego
and San Francisco, in twenty days also from New
Orleans 10 San Antonio, Texas ana thence 10 fofl
Camanche, where it viii connect Win the present
I overland mail route 10 San Francisco IN twenty
! DAYS This viii give the overland service four
/ times q week between ihe Atlantic and Pacific
States through our own territory. 1t cCntemplates
of course the entire abrOgatOn Of the present mail
| service by steamers and the Isthmus.
The Navy Department received this morning ad
vices from Capt Jarvice, who is IN command of the
Savannah of Vera Cruz who states that our Con
! sui and the Juarez government had been notified
that the MiramOn government was taking measures
/ TO blockade Vera Cruz. This is confirmatOry OF
what has been heretofore stated. 1t is also stated
I that ships have been purchased and were leav-
/ ing Havana llder the Spanish flag, but which or
reaching the vicinity Of Vera Cruz would hoist the
MiFamOn flag.
WASHINGTON, March l5.-The Commissioner of In
dian Affairs has issued a letter in which he says
Almost every Indian reservation in Kansas has
either been settled or respassed upon by the whites
in utter disregard Of the law which is imperative
and must be enforced. He would exceedingly regre
collision betweenthe citizens and the United States
troops and hopes such a calamity will be avoided
but, at present advised unless they obey the no
tee the strong arm Of the Government viii be EN-
ployed to enforce it, however formidable they may
be in numbers.
John Ross the Cherokee chief, is now here with
! view Of selling to the Government about 100000
acres Of land in Southern Kansas, belonging to In
dams. The question is, however, anticipated, the
Senate. at their last session, having minated thai
no treaty involving the payment Of money from the
Treasury viii receive the assent Of that body. The
/ large amount Of land in Kansas aud elsewhere
! seems to Justify this determination.
! The Indian bureau Las received a letter from Su
perntendent Collins dated Santa Fe February 18th
in which he says detachment Of troops, together
with party Of Mexicans, hoty pursued some saw.
ages who had committed extensive rObberies IN the
valley Of the Rio Grande. large number Of cattle
had been recaptured and Is Indians were killed. On
the other side two men We're killed and several ser
Ousy wounded. This is regarded as the most sue
cessful pursuit after the Indians within the last ten
years and Mr. Collins thinks it will have the ef-
| feet Of checking them until campaign can be put
on foot.
A prominent member of the National Democratic
Executive Committee thus replies to an inquiry as
to changing the place of holding the National Demo
cratic Convention: There is good deal said, serl
Ously, about it-much pressure for It-and II con-
tnued the committee may be called together to con-
slider it." From this fact it is apparent that there
is no determination yet on the subject as has been
stated.
The Telegraphic Convention is still in session in
this city and this evening had under consideration
the proposed line to the Pacific. Each member pres
ent protested against the truth of this morning tee
gram to the Herald that any offer had been made
for lobby aid to pass the Senate BILL and voted unan
imOusly that neither stocks nor money should be
given or promised for any outside influence or as
sistancc Indeed the trouble is to get the several
telegraph companies to take sufficient stock 10 Sc
cure the prompt construction Of the line under the
meagre encouragement offered by the bill before
the Senate.
The Senate early this morning, went into execu-
tive session. at the instance OfAr Mason, who stated
that there was important business requiring imme-
date action. which might be disposed Ofin an hour.
The subject proved to be the ratification Of the Mica
ragua treaty, and more than twice that length Of
time was consumed in its discussion. The neces-
sity of this ratification was warmly urged, while
the opposition was equally ardent. The prominent
objection To /: was TO the article permitting the
landing of American troops to protect the transit
route.
The subject of hllibusterIng alluded to in the
debate, and even remote encouragement to 1t was
strongly condemned d" IT, said q Senator, more
adventurers shall go thither to overtnrn the instu
tons Of the country, our Government has nothing
to do with the preservation Of their scalps.
That arucle of the treaty was then stricken out,
and the treaty was then laid upon the table.
1t was resolved that the injunction of secrecy be
removed from the proceedings, but a motion was
after made TO reconsider the vote, and on this
branch the subject pending when -he Senate
adjourned.
1t Is said by the terms Of the treaty, the time for
its ratification Is impossible