The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-10

Our Special Warrington Despatch.
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1850.
TIE CASE HYATT, THE ooMuxAuors HARrn's FERRY WI.
Mr. Hyatt was before the Senate to day a. contuma-
cious witness He asked the privilege Of having Judge
Army Of his COUNSEL attend him in the Senate but
be was refused by Mr. Mason, the Chairman of the
HaTpers Ferry investigating Committee, the ground
that what he had to say written and swsrn TO- md
only needed reading The argument of Messr Andrew and
Sewa has had the effect to produce sufficient doubt in
the minds Of some Senators to the right Of the Senate
to imprson Mr. HYATT and 10 the decision Of that
body on the subject to be posponed until Monday next
Mr. Hyatt remains with his counsel until the Senate de-
eide whether 10 mprison him not he declares he will
never estiy coerced, but will toll all he knows vo,un
tArly.
TIE SENATE PRINTING NvEsrrcAnoN.
The Senate Printing Investigating Committee have taken
new tack They have well grounded suspicious that
corruption entered pretty largely into the election Of the
House Printer and they propose thoroughly investigate
the matter They have subponaed Mr. Ford the Printer
elect Mr. Derees and several others who said to be
interested This neht by the committee caused
quite stir among the lobby, who looked upon a.
cxpcctsnts.
THE House RAILROAD COMMITTEE
Speaker Pennington before announcing the special Pa
ci6c Railroad Committee this morning. decided to subst-
tute the Fame OF Mr. Kellogg, Of Michigan in place OF Mr.
Corwin Otherwise the committee stands as forwarded
in my despatch last night. Your readers will find the
names in the Congressional proceedings.
Mr.. Curtis will call meeting Of the Select Committee
on the Pacific Railroad Q convenient room b
assigned them in the Capitol But for this fact the COM
m!ttee would have been summoned TO meet to MORROW
CovoDE's COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Covode has called meeting Of his committee TO-
morrow, and the Chicago Post Office will be the first mat
ter investigated.
ARRIVAL MINISTER FROM HONDURAS
Don leon Alvarado, Minister from Honduras, arrived
here last evening He comes To renew the negotiations
commenced in 1858 for treaty between the United states
and Honduras which that time we're deferred until
tho settlement Of the dispute between his country and
Great Britain regarding the Mosquito Prosctorate and
the Bay Islands, The rendition Of the islands without
reservation and the surrender Of the proecorae
vced for in treaty between Great Britain and Honduras
lately published in the HERALD mainly the
ertous Of Senior Avarado Senior Alvarado was named
Minister to the United States by the late President Agu
lar and although known to be politically opposed To the
administration Of the exciting President Gen. Guardola
his powers have been continued TO him. The United States
have treaty with Honduras but the exertions Of Gen.
Csss and the Ninstcrwil doubt supply the
deficiency.
ARRIVAL BRAZILIAN NAVAL OFFICERS.
Several officers Of the Brazilian corvette which recently
arrived New York arrived here this morning, tn,
purpose Of seeing the President and also To look at
lawgtvers.
THE APPROPRIATION TARIFF.
The Committee Of Ways and Means are still engages
upon the heavy appropriation bills They have not has
the subject OF the tariff before them since the organiza
ton Of Congress.
THs HouxAs LAND GRANT
II Is reported that Senator Toombs viii make report
in fsw days, from the select committee appointed h
investigate the famous Houmas Land Grant, which viii
reflect severely upon, not implicase two Distinguished
democratic of,ials, who, alleged, lent their once and
influence to up atrocous scheme In which they
were pecuniarily interested.
IHE HOUSE PRINTING NvEsnGAnoN.
Mr.. Bowman testified before the House Committee on
Public Expenditures today contradcng in the main the
most important points testified TO by Mr. Wendell.
ALLEGED DE1AULrrsc HOUSE MPIoYK
S. Boyington, appointed clerk In the stationery
of the House Representatives the person announced
as having absconded with money. He never served .
day in onlce but week two ago he obtained from his
confidential friends nearly hundred thousand dollars
worth Of transferable Post ONCE certificates made paya
Bile to him. The report that he raised upon it in New
York about eighty cents the dollar, and left for
Europe. At any rate he has not returned here He has
been serving the administration for several years in one
Of the departments The government loses nothing by
him.
TON FoRp The GREAT MANAGER FOR THE REPUBLICAN,
The complications Of the republicans have been great
my stery outsiders for long time. Tom Ford who has
got the printing the House. turns out to be the princ
pal working and commander-in chief of the lobby.
The manner in which he conducted the Pennsyvania
election for Fremont in buying up small newspapers and
otherwise udciously expanding the large Of money
,aN~A Sh~t H.. -
friends here that he the right sort Of for the b.
sness required at Washington this session He has been
working Ike a beaver, industriously and secretly
managing every thrg in capital STYLE AID yet knew
who pulling the wires all the time, except the
parties who were in the secret For the first time
Tom Ford turned up publicly ~ candidate for
Printer be was elected and then uneleccd again, and
subsequently, by dins Of good management got himself
elected again, and enjoys the Ions share Of the
printing spoils. He was shermans right hand man in
the contest for Speaker and Ohio having suffered defeat
in his Withdrawal, that state was compensated by
giving the printing to lis xIieutenant Governor, Tom
Ford He enjoys the confidence Of Thurlow Weed, who
wrote him sympathxing Letter when discovered
that Tom elected in which Thurlow said, ~ am
most anxious 70 see something OF justice done you
know how much you have done for the republican party
1t useless to depore the past let try and provide for
the future WILL II 80 away without seeing you confer
with Mr.. Sherman; PEE him 10 morrow do not see
you this evening" II would seem that The Chevalier
Ford was satisncd with the conduct Of some Of his
republican friends for ne complained Of Il. understand
to rome parties in Ohio, in letter written before his
election, saying-"I sorey afflicted with tho course
pursued here by al concerned and especially by those
expected better things o." Who those backsnders may
be cannot tell friend in New York, am informed
in congatulsory letter 70 The Chevaer Ford upon his
election Printer conjured him :" TO use the great nu-
encs he had acquired with single eye TO the public
good,'' and assures him that posteri!y viii bs
grateful for his doig We shal whether Tom viii
listen 10 the counse Of his New York friend
"Lst know who your choices" says The sAme cor
respondent, " and II can concur with you win spare
NO exesons expense 10 hh success = The Cnca-
20 Convention, the nominee of which win b elected Pre-