New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-10
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WASHINGTON, Monday, April 9, 1860.


THE ADMINISTRATION CORRUP UONs.
Mr.. Butterworth was recalled before NJ Covode's
Committee, and refused 10 produce Mr. Haskin's
letters, from which he had furnished extracts for
publication in The N. Y. Times, charging him sub
stantally with hypocrisy on LecOmpton. Mr..
Hashin will now appear, and in his defense intro
duce Mr.. Butterworth's correspondence with him
at that time, in order that the public may see both
sides. 1t is understood that Mr.. Butterworth pro-
posed to exchange letters with Mr. Haskin to-day,
but the offer was declined as coming after an attack
had been made which required an answer.
QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE.
The House occupied most of the day in debating
the point whether Mr. COvOde or Mr. Winslow
should have precedence Oh the resolution requiring
Mr.. ScheI to answer, and the minority reports
againstit.
THE PRESIDENTS PROTEST.
Mr.. Findlay's resolution was recommitted, at Mr..
Coyode's instance, to allow Mr.. Hickman to make
a report from the Judiciary the Presidents mes
rage, which discusses some Identical principles in
volved in this case. The present disposition is that
tie inquiries of the Committee should not extend TO
affairs of private citizens, but be pursued wherever
officeholders are concerned. Messrs. Pitt and
Van Dy Ike of Philadelphia who were expected this
morning as witnesses, did not appear.
MR.. CHEsNUT's SPEECH.
Mr. Cbesnut's speech in defense of the South and
Slavery was free from excuses and ultraism; and,
while equally decided in sentiment cOhtrasted
favOrably in tone with harangues usually delivered
on that side.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
Mr. Wade succeeded, after much effort, in having
the Homestead bill made special order for TO-
morrow, though strongly opposed by Mr.. Hunter,
who desired the Indian Appropriation bill taken up.
The probability is the House bill will be defeated,
and the Senate amendment, which emasculates the
benefcent object will be forced through by the
power of Democratic majority. What course the
House will then pursue is uncertain.
THE CASE OF MIR. FOWLER.
Mr.. Fowler is here in answer to a summons of
the Post-ofice Department concerning the discrep-
ancy in bis accounts which has not yet been ad-
iusted. New regulations are to be issued by which
such errors will be prevented hereafter. The Pres
ident is nearly as much exercised on this matter as
about Covode's investigation, which he habitnally
complains of.
WAYS AND MEANS CLERK.
Mr.. B. B. French will be elected Clerk to the
Committee of Ways and Means to morrow. The
salary is 81, 800. The Committee on Claims have
been trying for six weeka to elect Clerk, and will
repeat the experiment tomorrow.
MIR. BUTTERPIELD's PROJECT,
Mr.. Corwin is to make an argument before the
Post Office Committee of the House in favor of
Mr.. Butterfeld's project 10 establish line Of
steamers with Mexico on the basis of a mail sub
sidy from Government. Since that Committee
have agreed to restore the service of the Isabel be-
tween Charleston and Havana, on which the post
ages only realized one-sixth Of the annual cost of
the whole subject, is open to the extent Congress
may be willing to appropriate money for ocean
mails.
Mr.. Buchanan's friends say he intends yetoing
the bill for passenger railroad here if it should
pass, on the absurd ground that it will destroy the
beauty OF Pennsylvania avenue.
THE CAPTURE OF THE MEXICAN STEAMERS.
The Attorney General has given no OPINION IN
regard TO the Mexican steamers and prisoners cap
tured near Vera Cruz and is perplexed by the facts
to Justify our officers. The charge OF piracy can
not be maintained, as at fret assumed at the Navy
Department, and without it the steamers are not
legal prizes nor are the prisoners properly held.
The whole affair was an exercise Of high-handed
authority, which the Administration was compelled