The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-23

Business Before Congross-Tho Tariff tn
Paeale Railroad BnI Organization oil
New Territories Homestead
BilI-The Mexican Treaty,
Oar speoiaH Washfagton Despatch.
wAsHIsGroN, April %, ISoU

Oar Special vVashfagt0n Despatch.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1861
m WORK BKPoRx CONGRESS-
Tho calendar Of the House was never 90 loaded Do
With public and private business and private bills II
stage Of the session - now Il is also true, perhs
that In view Of the short time the House has beeu
working condition since the election OF Speaker it
reported out OF committee and passed moro bills u
any other House. There are thirty-sevea bills and I'd
buttons to be discussed In the Committee Of the W
House on the State Of the Union This part Of the cal
dar contains the ammunition for buncom0e speed
which will be fred Off IS soon ~ Charleston nomind
or expodes. The first among these the annual mesa
Of the President The most important bills in this q
CORY are the Appropriation bills reported
Mr. Sherman nom the Committee Of Ways and Md
namely, for legislative, executive and judicial expes
for the naval service; for sundry civil expenses o.
government; for the service Of the Post Office Dog
meut for the years 1850 and 1851 and for the ooas
and diplomatic expenses.
The tariff will be the first business when the n
next goes into Committee Of the Whole on the State
Union, unless superseded BY speciAl order TINS bill
attached to 1t q rider providing for the payment OF
standing Treasury notes md to authorize loan Of
ty-ooe million dollars.
rKIvAyl Bills.
There are three hundred and tweuty.six private
on tho calendar. About one. third have merit, but
no better chance Of passing than either one Of the
two-thirds.
fm PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL
Tho Pacific Railroad bill, - reported from the
Committee Of sxteea was only reported for printn,
referred back TO tho committee. It is now in their
tSnlf IN ~ fn~s ~
tanned upon II
ORGANIZATION or NEW TERRITORIES.
Mr.. Grow, who has boon absent one week, has re&s
and win devote himself 70 the preparation Of bills
organization Of the Territories Of Dacotah, Nevada,
Peak and Arizona, according to the instruction
Committee On Territories, Of which he is chairman.
TIE HOMESTEAD BILL
The Homestead bill will be considered In the Sensd
week from next Thursday, when I, y agreed on both
Of tho Chamber that vote shall be had on the gu
The House bill, which recognizes mode Of disposi
the public LANDS outsde Of the grasp Of Spectators
to pass and thereby put stop to the peddling out
public domain to every bogus railroad company thu
sents itself in the lobby Of Congress- for aid to b,
road winch they never intend to construct, but to
of in Wall street.
THE MHxICAN TREATY.
Those who suppose republican Senators, after the
they have made viii vote 10 ratify the Mexican tres
some prints have stated, will and themselves a
mistaken at tho end Of the race
MscnIASEoUs MATTERS.
II IL generally believed that there will be no quof
the House to-morrow, in which event an adjoura y
win necessarily DO the result, unless the House ord
6argeant altar to 60 TO Charleston, and ali ov 4
North and West, to bring the members In. The 4 4
Mr., Anderson. of Kentucky contested nv NJ crttfx,
viii be considered in the House TO- morrow. VIZ