, 1860-03-13

WASHINGTON. March Little subject Of the
impeachment Of Judge Watrous, Of Texas, will
soon again be brought before the House conn.,
mlttee on Iudicinry-
the Wyandotte Constitution IRE becoming more
hopeful Of success Of the measure before the ex-
Piration OF the present Congress.
Inc Senate committee on the Judiciary re-
ported bill for the relief Of Sweeny, R!tten-
house, Hunt 4 Co., who claim indemnity in con-
sequence Of m alleged violation Of contract by
the Secretary Of the 'reasurv, in reference 10
his proposals for the Sl00o0,G00 loan Of 1858.
The bill directs the Secretary 10 refund the one
per cent deposited NJ security By the bidders,
and refers the question Of consequential dam.
ages to the committee on Claims.
The House committee on Public Expenditures
have examined the witnesses on the subject Of
the public printing. They will probably. at the
end of this session, make i report, showing the.
extraragant profits, aud the demoraliziug uses
piled.
About thirty Of the forty OF more cases Affect
ing California lind claims hare been argued in
the Supreme Court during the present term.
The decision as to few Of them will establish
the principles applicable to all.
Tee discussion of the Mexican treaty has been
suspended for nearly two weeks, owing 10 the
time required By the State Department for
!ranseribing the additional documents called for
| By the Senate.
| NEW ToRk, March IA special dispatch
from Washington informs us that onr Govern.
! ment has received information tha: the Mira.
| mon party in Mexico had determined to blockade
the port Of Vera Cruz and other ports on the
| Mexican Gulf In case this should prove true,
| our Government has determined to nav no
respect to such blockades.
| WASHINGTON, March l2.-An earnest aud
probably successful effort is making By tue
| Government, in conjunction with tie leading
Telegraph gentlemen Of the country, to ensure
the prompt completion Of substantial line ol
Telegraph from the Mississippi River to Sau
Francisco. There are now present in this civ
in consultation upon this subject, Hiram SiLley
President Of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
Zenas Haruum, President Of the American Line
J. Il. Walker, President Of the New York
Albany and Buffalo Co. !; DR.. Green, of the Nea
Orleans aud Louisville Co.; and Col. Bee, Presi
dent of the Calfornia lines; Judge Selden, o
Field, of New York Ezra Cornell, Of Ithaca
and others.
The Tariff bill, which Mr. Morrill, endearoret
/ to report to-day under suspension of tt,
rules, is the same as that brought forward b,
Linn last year, but with several notifications.
Nr- Hyntt, in accordance with the order o
the Senate, has been lodged il Jail.
Maj- 3. B. French, J. j. Combs, ]. Hall IN.
L. Clephane, have been appointed the delegate
Of the district Of Coluulbin to the Chicago Con
| yentirn.
The case Of Gen. Cullom, e1.Clerk of th
House Of Representatives, charged in sewers
cases with cmbezzlement, was taken up to-tla
in the Criminal Court. About forty witnesse
were called, some Of whom for the Unite
States did not answer. Gen. Cni1om vas pres
cnt and ready for the triai, but as tue Court pre-
fe1rcd postponement until the next term, III
u Monday h July WAS i.npera!ivel5 fixed u
the day on which the case would be proceetle
| with