New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-16
THE CENSUS,

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THE CENSUS,
No legislation by Congress, except an aPpropra'
lion for expenses is required to enable the Interior
Department to proceed with taking the eighth GEN.
sus in June. under the law Of May %, 1850, The
enumeration win be made and the Secretary of the
Interior is authorized to fix the rauo oil representa-
ton when the returns are received, and commune
cate thu results to Congress and the several State
authorities.
DELIVERY OF CITY LETTERS.
The delivery of city letters by penny post is now
rAce;yins the attention of the POst-Ofice Depart
,pept. II is deemed indispensable that Government
shall have full control of the delivery of city CORE
spondence, with power to suppress local and bogus
pest-ofices, or be relieved from all agency in the
matter. The Department is now Oyerrun with
complaints of negligence in forwarding or delivering
letters from your city nearly all of which, upon in
vestieation, are trsceable to one Of the six indie
pendent post-ofices. which have no connection
with the Government Office whatever.
THE DAILY OVERLAND MAIL,
1t is not believed that the Daily Overland Mail
win be able to carry all the printed matter now
sent to the Pacific Coast. Unless the franking
privilege is abolished and newspaper postage In
creased it is the opinion of the department officers
that the heavy mails viii still have to be sent by
the isthnus routes
CONGRESS.
The House spent the day in acting on the report
of the COMMITTEE to amend its rules.
The Senate was on the Kentucky Canal measure.
Mr. Haskin is about to introduce bill to repeal
an act authorizing the construction of fortifca.
ton at Willett's Point Long Island, n. Y; also
bill to widen and deepen tie channel of Harlem
River, and to remove distractions and otherwise
improve Hul Gate passage.
MIR. MCLANE's MISSION.
Minister Nc Lane is said to have authority to pre-
vent any interference with Juarez by the vessels
sent against him by Santa Anna.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Special Pacific Railroad Committee of the
House held their first meeting for business to-day
and adopted resolutions declaring, first: that a
Pacific Railroad is necessary and expedient;
secord. that the construction Of such road or
roads should be undertaken by Corporations and
not by the Government; third, that it is expedient
and necessary that the Government should aid the
undertaking both with money and land.
Mr.. Fenton of New-YOrk, objected to donating
ihe public lands and was in favor of appro pratng
money. With this exception the Committee was
harmonious on the passage of the resolutions. The
majority of the Committee favored the Central
route The Committee meets again on Saturday
To theJAssocissed Press.
WAsHIKGToN, Thursday March Is. 1860
The President has recoE nized Robert Bsrth of St.
Louis as Vice Consul Of the Grand Duehy OF Oden,
burg, for Missouri, and also Consul OF tne Grand
Duohy Of Hesse DarmStadt Tor his'ouri' Inno'S ana
Iowa .....,
Indian Agent for the Delaware Agency and Robert j.
Cowart OF Georgia, Agent for the Cherokee Indians.
The Telegraph Convention is still IN session in this
az and this evening had agaiH under consideration
the proposed line to the Pachc. Each member present
protested against the truth of the nmaon Of this morn
ings telegram in The Herald that any offer had been
made for lobby aid to pass the Senate BILL aud voted
unanimously that neher money nor stocks should be
gyen or promised for any outside influence or assist
shce. Indeed the trouble is TO get the several
Telegraph Companies to take sufficient stock 10 secure
es prompt construction Of the line under the meager
encouragement offered by the bill before the Seaate.
The Commissioner OF indlan Affairs mas lsoueh d
lster in which he says
Almost every Indian reservation in Kansas has
ether been settled trespassed upon by whites IN
utter disregard of the law, which lie imperative, and
be enforced.
collision between citizens aud Z. s. troops, and hopes
such great calamity viii be avoided but as at present
siyed unless they obey the notice. the strong arm OF
tie Government will be employ ed 10 enforce 1t, how
ever formidable they may be In numbers"
John Ross the Cherokee Chief, is now here, with
view of selling to the Government about 800 OOO acres
q land ipSOuthern Kansas belonging 10 those Indians
This question is, however, anticipated, the Senate, IN
&c last session. having ntimated that no treaty nvolv
g tbs payment of money from the Treasury Will re-
GIVE the assent Of that body. The large amount OF
nds in Kansas and elsewhere seems TO Justify this de-
termination.
The Indian Bureau has received letter from Super
utsndent Collins, dated Santa Ee, February ~, IN
which he GAYS that detachment of troops, together
With psrty Of Mexcan's, holly pursued savages, who
had committed extensive robberles In the Saey OF the
Rio Grande. A large number OF cattle mad oeen re-
esrtured and % Indians killed. on the other SIDE
TWO yere killed and several seriously wounded inns
egayded as the most successful pursuit after Indians
F,b;n The last ten years and Mr. Collins thinks 1t VIII
have the effect of checking them until campaign Can
| he put on foot. 49,, r,.o.:.
IYscptiye Committee thus replies TO inquiry as TO
tsngiSg the place for holding the National Democrat
STbeTe is a good deal said seriously about it; much
PRESSURE for it; ani continued, the COMMITTEE may
be called together to consider It.
From this the fact is apparent that there is no deter
Imnstion vet on the subject, as has been stated
| The Senate st an early hour this afternoon went
Into Executive Session, at the instance OF Mr. Mason,
who stated that there important business requiring
Immediate action and which might be disposed OF IN
n hour The subject proved 10 be the ratification Of
lie Nicaragua Treaty, and more than twice that length
LII time was consumed IN the discussion. The neces-
lry for the ratification warmly urged while the
Ippoeiton to it was equally ardent. $50
TIE prominent objection was TO the article Permlttng
Ns lsnding of American troops 20 protect the transit
f1ns NJ 6llibusters alluded 10 in the de-