, 1860-05-12
prtaa 4 Cributtt.
SUPPLEMENT-.
MONDAY, MAY IL. 1860.
WARRINGTON NIATTEIsS.

SAH Eousrox.-The correspondent OF the
philAdesphia Pr1t. dishes up Sam Houston IN
this plqueut manner:
Theee il much in san: uoustons history oat
il romantic and po4el-but ho IL bumooE ot
tha &sst vaicr, lie ba3 been trading upon son
sation all bis lie, and with ver5 edsasrs talent
has manaue3 ia win and hold positions Of all
linda. Uis handsome figure. and fonduess Of
adventure aud eccentricity IN DRESS, hare gwen
him Eort ofbold upon the admiration OF the
~.1eon1e- bv no means complimentary 10 them
Bet h;s vary last political demonstration proved
Ii n he neTef could be pat upon a Union ticket
viii snv eteuce Of Eucctes in the freq States
u This. he not only app1auded Eucharxu's pub.
;ie noIicy, at 4 Period when it was most odious.
and atl<r he wEs known to be the personal foc
Of the President, but he announced himself u a
free-tradee-aud believe gave mp tle Ameri.
c IN party to ret the German vote Of Texas not.
wtshssAndinc be had used this rote to be elected
Governor Of Texas. Sam has excellent qualisies,
but hs is plausible and designing demagogue,
9nd suspect we shall not be troubled With his
Presidential aspirations again
la honor in which most ssnsible men, mia
honor old 3aeinto. will agree.
kAHsAs.-Thr same correspondent announces
tae probable passage Of the bill for ths admis-
Sion ofhansas. Wethink he is in error, though
We hope he may prove prophet:
Tho Committee OF Territories, in the Senate,
will report the House bill to admit Kansas into
The Union, without any reeomnendation. Ut
course, senAtor Green and the Administration
men will oppose it. Judge Douglas has nevcr
attended the COMMITTEES on Territories since
ChaFmsu. When Tho bill comes before the
8enase. he will do all he can to carry it through.
Senator Digler. after promising be would sup.
port and vose for the bill is, learn, agdn veal;
N the knees, and it is NON feared that he wil!
absent h'mselt. and thus dodge the responsible
Entertained lhRt Andrew johnson, Of Iennes.
see. will support tho bill; and l am happy to
announce thht Senator Latham, Of California,
voted in favoz Of it in the Senata committee.
rTAH WAR CONTACTS.
The House committee on public expenditures
met this morning aud examined Capt. Jas. ".
Phelps, late Of Tie army, in relation to the sale
Of mules, and various contracts connected With
the Utah expedition. He stated that the order
for the sale Of tho mules Ind been sert ont ut
<7u1e when they were 81 much needed By the
arm5 e when they were purchased; that the
order only allowed t9onty days notice to he
given, and that WITH the order mysseriously
safpcared II Camp Floyd As. Holiday Of Ne1a
York, who bong the l4sges: number Of mules.
This person paid for them ia paper on the east,
and il wes the opinion Of the Captain that he
hhd time to convey the mules that he had bought
~ NAAiQt4lAf ELL lHCEQ LQSFE I'll q lAfHE R1fHuC6
on the amount he paid, and return to New York
n lime to meet his paper viii the money Lo
had realized OF their sale in California. The
Whole transaction wAs regarded At the time as
most corrupt bJ the officers mad oshers conuec-
ted with the Utah army. learn that he fur.
thef stated that contractors made immense
snns Of money By furnishing provisions proour-
'edin Utah, rnd eharSing for The same rs if tley
.aad been at tho expense Of Transporting them
Ill The way fscm Missouri,
AN EARLY An;ocnSHExr-The industry and
efficiency Of Mr. Sherman, on the Tariff bill IN
dictate bis determination to prcss an carly nd.
jonrnmcnt. 1 number Of important measures
are pending befurt both 10 .sses, most Of wli:h
7Fll go over 10 the short session.
TIE TAc.FF II TEE SESArE.-Tbe uucxnccted-
IS heavy votc th,oWp for the Morrill, tariff bill
N The House will have healthy effect upon
the Senate. -41l interests, except the free. Ira.
Gcrs and Mr.. Stanton Of OHIO are satisfied with
the bil}. and by vigorous effort it m.y pass
t5t senate. There are sixty.1ve Senators. c1-
elusive Of the Oregon vacancies. or these there
are twenty-five Republicans, who, following The
example Of their friends in the uouse. viii uu
doubtediF vo:e Cor the measure. ! tA1nk to tl,is
Number may be added Eetsrs, Kennedy rnd
trtltcnden, Southern Americans: Ssna.or
Icarce, Of Ans3laud Nesas. BAyard aud Sauls.
bury, Democrats from Delaware and. Of course
Senators UEscr and 1homaon AnotI,er 1.ot..
would carry The bill. II will be seen from tf;~
shat 4 immediate and energetic stems arc taken
Ae eaorts Of the friends Of our great industries
maJ be erewne1 with complete success. .--jXT
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