The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-13
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Passage of the Homestead Bill
in the House.
kLw sEpCBlNAs FINANCIAL MEASURES
Ihf Case OF Hyatt, the Contumacious Harpsr's
Ferry Witness.

Il
Ferry Witness.
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HYATT NcARceRATED IN JAIL.
d. &c.. &c.
Oar Special washirgton Despatch.
wAanxcrox, March IL, 1850.
TIM skucAS rmxr
The s<aaie went into executive sesson 10 day sud oo.
afmed some uHmpcstaut appointments The documents
cAed or BY the Senate regard 70 the Mexican treaty
were day sent In by the President and ordered To be
printed ey contain additional facts and are also
espspatcry Of scme which induced our govern
ueut 10 sow provisions 70 be incorporated into
the treaty.
1ke passage u the Homeaiead bill n the House to-day
b vote a. handrsd and fourseca h sixty six wss
ssss spsse. nei,hsr party expecting that vAs 70
coDe ~ 80 carly az 10 pass by large majority The
oaly Nnrhrrn men wh0 voted sgsinst WIS Mr. Nouteo
merry, and Tho csy Southern who vutsd for was
Mr. case Of MlnssuIA 1hs bill provides thnt say per-
soa who the bead Of family or s twenxy-one years
OF more Of age, may enter onequsrter secson Of land
subject to pre- ernption, and At the expiration Of 1--we
years, then citizen, shall be entitled TO pstent on
payment OF ten dollars.
The Homestead bill IN specially assigned for coosdoru
ton in tie SenAie 70 morrow. The prestige of IL success
In the House today win influence tho action Of the
Senate 10 such extent that, in the opiaion Of many
friends Of The bill 10 night, vote is forced the bill vii
pass.
IN PRISON.
Mr.. yAtt this evening Committed by the United
States Senate the jail Of the Dstrct of Columbia BIZ
vote Of forty four to ten. He put large room In
the southeast corner o. the jh formerly bed ty
Major French, the notorious government defauter.
has been furnished with furniture BY his friends he
VIII be supplied with food and other comforts that he
wi suffer only frcm = want o. exercise. He 10 quite
poor in health He will probably apply for q writ OF
habcas corpus, which viii bring the before the SUI
preme Court II the Court sustains the Senate Hyatt
cannot escspe imprisonment otherwise than BY purging
himself BY estiyipg, unless the Senate back down and
release him.
The tariff bill which Mr. Morrill, endeavored to report
to-day, under suspension Of the rules ia the o.
that brought forward by him last year, but with several
notifications.
Although the House refused suspend the rules on
motion of Mr.. Morrill,, to day. admit tariff aud loan
bill, the vote showed handsome majority favor Of the
proposition. The Tariff bill is substantially the Same as
reported by Mr. Morrill, ast year. provides for six
collars per ton On zig iron twelve dollars railroad rou
fifteen dollars bar iron aud other iron ranging from
sixteen dollars to twenty five dollars
TIE casx OF s,cxIB AND WILLIAMSON
Some Of the republicans indignant that Mr. Glmer
Chairman Of the Ccmiitee Electons should bring in
minority report against allowing Mr.. Williamson time
totake testimony uuseaa Mr. SckAss hs majority re-
port, by M Duves II Aschusetts sivss he contest.
ami sixty days tase Seinsay and THURSDAY next Is
assigned for the consideration q the subjecL
t3 THE nARsm AGAlSsr TEE ADMINISTRATOR
Mr.. Covodc's Executive Investigating Comn.see will
not meet until next week. owing 70 The absence OF
member. Buai~sss acs~uulaAes ~ ~ committee
ra DISTURBANCES aRAxpR
It the intention Of the War Department 10 concen
trate four thousand troops upon the Mexican from
by the last of Nay The withdrawal Of troops from
Utah FOR this purpose Is feared viii renew the dicul.
ties in that Territory.
CERTIFICATES.
About two thousand Post Office certificates been
lied and paid. About hundred more now out will
be paid az socn presented.
The Ecusc Committee Military Affairs have under
consideration the Recommendation OF the Secretary Of
War for reorganization Of his staff Should the Com
mes report favorabiy, and Congress adopt tho wishes
Of Secretary Floyd, may turn out that the corruption
which has been charged upon him belongs elsewhere.
OUR RELATIONS wrT HONDURAS
Sensr Avarado, Minister from Honduras had an inter.
view day with the Secretary OF State reavo renew
ing the negotiations which werebroken or upwards Of two
years ago for treaty between his govern and the
United States The Secretary informed him that the Unit
cd States ready and willing negotiate a CONNER
c treaty which he had no doubt would be beneficial to
both governments.
BRANCH VIEW YORK.
Responsible parties in New York have submitted a
proposition the Secretary of the Treasury to make the
necessary arrangements for buildings machinery, &C.,
for Branch Mint in New York. for one hundred thou.
sand dollars which the director the Mint 10 Phadel
pha stated in bis report would over one million
dollars.
TIE TTiyGRApH TO PACIFIC
An earnest and probably successful effort makag by
the government conjunction with the leading telegraph
gentlemen OF the country to insure the proap, completion
Of subs,autAne Of telegraph from the Mississippi, river
Francisco There are now present in this city in
consultation uren this subject Hiram stiey ESQ., Presi-
dent OF the Western Union Telegraph Company Zsras
Bsrnum, Esq., President Of the American Telegraph Com
pany X Walker, Esq., President Of the New York and
Buffalo Company DR. Green, Presdentof the New Orleans
and Louisville Company Col Bee President Of the
California lnes Judge seden, Of Rochester T. g. FAxton
Efq, Of Utica; Cyrus W. Field Esq OF New York Ezra
Cornell, ESQ.,, Of Ehaca and others
Nearly ali the Presidents OF the telegraph com
pauies Throughout the United S;ates here looking ser
the bill before the Senate for line of telegraph TO thoPa
chc appears there many conflicting interests in
behalf OF this measure that likely fall to the ground
Many OF these telegraph think thai while they ae ask
ing aid ON COVER nment they oaghs to have pt at one
hundred thousand coara per instead OF a.y oae
however, stands about as good chance Of passing Goa
gress as the other. Congress viii appropriate dol
lar for any such purpose
BREACH rospiSG RrfEs
board Of army officers, Buder orders fro~s the War
Department, are at present engaged tho Arsenal in
this city, examining aad testing various Inventions
Of srnaIi arms, and also testing Of the breach
loading iifes The list OF these embraces Smiths,
Menill's, simms BuInside's, Joslyns, sshroeder's,
Msynards, Morses and sharps. They viii continue
thar afior,r or