The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-09
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The PRESIDENTS PRoTEsT-THE Texas VOLUNTEERS
The Pacific RAILRoAD-MR. CovoDE's COMMITTEES
-MIsCELLANEoUs.
The House Judiciary Committee met on Friday
morning Tor the purpose of considering the report
OF Mr.. Hickman, in reply to the Presidents pro-
test. Mr.. Hickman and his friends on the committee
deemed it expedient to defer reading the report
until the minority report, to be made by Messrs.
Taylor and Houston, should be presented to the
committee, which will be on Monday, when both
reports will be submitted to the House. The minor
ity report fully and ably sustains the positions as
sumed by the President against the Star Chamber
proceedings carried on by the Covode and other in
vestigating committees. The impression prevails
that the ground taken by the President in his p1
test will be sustained by the House. There is GER
tainly great reaction in the minds of many re-
publcans upon this subject, and if these investga-
tions are suffered to go they are fearful it NAV
recoll upon them.-The Secretary of War has
notified the Chairman of the House Committee on
Military Affairs that he is ready to recommend
the raising OF volunteer regiment for Texas. 1t
will be remembered that the Senate appended an
amendment to the House West Point Appropriation
bill, providing for the raising and supplying of the
regiment asked For by Governor Houston; but the
House Committee refused to recommend the
adoption of the amendment without the
sanction of the Secretary of War That
officer now comes forward and favors the PROPOSE
tlon, which will, undoubtedly secure majority of
the committee in favor fit providing the Secre-
tary in his letter satisfies the committee, by the
evidence he adduces, that his recommendation has
a sound basis.--The select House Pacific Rail-
road Committee had meeting on Friday morn
ing, and by vote agreed to th row open again the
subject OF two routes; but nothing definite was fix
ed upon. strong effort will be made to put the
FL Paso and San Diego route into the report of the
committee; but there is considerable doubt wheth-
er it will succeed. The committee may be induced
to compromise on Mr.. Hindman's proposition for
a branch from Fort Smith to Pixies Peak, to tap
the Central road. Al present everything is in a
state of uncertainty as to what the committee real
ly will report.-Mr. Covodes committee have
summoned, or intend to summon Tburlow Weed
Moses II. Grinnel, John F. Butterworth. Simeon
Draper, Richard NJ. Blachford, John A. Kennedy
b. ID. Morgan, Horace Greeley and Mr.. Dana, of
the Tribune; Isaac sherman, William H. Seward,
John. Il. Haskin, II. J. RAYMOND Governor
Banks, Simon Cameron, Palmer, Cook & Co., and
w. l.. Barring, of Minnesota to step up and tell
what they know about Republican expenditures to
cHntrol elections This is done at the instance of
Gov. Winslow, the Democratic member of the
committee Mr.. Purser was before the Com
mittee on Friday, and testified that he
bid, under the proposals offered by Secre-
tary Cobb, to do the government work at New
ork at twelve per cent. less than Mr.. McIntire to
whom the contract was given. Mr.. Purser testi-
lied that he showed that he abundantly able to
do the work faithfully. Had his proposition been
accepted the government would have saved $780,
900 per annum.-The Harpers Ferry Committee
met on Saturday, and it is understood the recent
action ofthe people of Massachusetts, in the Sanborn
matter came up for consideration. The committee
Will probably bring forward resolution clothing
the Sergeant-at-Arms with authority to take these
rebeous witnesses-Sanborn, John Brown and
others-who have refused and even defy the Senate
to take them.--The Navy department received de
spatches this morning from Captain Jenkins, who
has charge of the prizes captured by our squadron
and brought into New Orleans. He informs the
Department that he has turned them over to the
federal authorities. Their trials will come off with
in a month.
KILLING OF RELATlyEs.-In Aberdeen, Arkansas
recently, Esq. W. PEBBLES and his brother Henry
had difficulty which terminated fatally to the lat
ter. Henry followed his brother up with double
barrelled gum threatening his life if he did not ad
vance him $500. Upon meeting with refusal
Henry cooked his gun and presented it, when ESQ.
PEBBLES, whose gun was in bis hands at the time,
fired at him, the shot resulting fatally.
William Wilkey, residing at Salem, Illinois, de-
lberately shot and killed his son-n-law, Carmi G.
Reed, on Friday of last week. There had been
long standing difficulty between the murderer and
his victim. The murderer has not yet been ar
rested.
ANOTHER SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION GoNE.-On
the 30th ultimo, in Odgensburg, st. Lawrence
county, Zachariah Barber died in the ninety sixth
year of his age. The Republican says
Mr. Barber native of Midway, Norfolk
county, Mass. He entered the army at the early
age OF sixteen years, and received his discharge at
west roint at the close of the war. He was one of
the early settlers of Vermont, and went into the
new State and settled in the wilderness, when the
roads were followed by blazed trees. For the last
thlrty years he resided in st. Lawrence county, in
the town OF Depeyster and in this village. He died
at the residence OF Mr.. John Barber, his SON.
An English chemist and mineralurgist named