, 1860-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON.

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tspes,.l co,xooadepce o, the Press and Tr.bunc.1
wAs1rxa7os, Feb e, 1861
The committees arc hard at work preparing
the important bills Of the session, aud will be
ready to present them rs fast as the House will
l,aye time to act OIL them. The new Tariff bill,
Grow and Aldricb's Free Homestead bill, md
the bill for the admission Of Kansas into the
Union, are oil ready to be reported as soon It's
the routine Of rules permit them to be presented
to tue House.
The chairman Of the Post Office Committee,
Mr.. Co1fax. has bill ready to report, with the
unanimous concurrence Of tho committee, pro-
yidiur for a semi-weeklv overland mail between
the Eastern and Pacific States. It authorizes
the Post Master General to advertise for propo-
sa]s 10 carry the entire PaciGc mail overland,
Missouri River asthc bidders may select. The
letter mail to 60 through in twenty days 10 San
Francisco in thirty days. The
present ntractors-Duttcrdcll T. Co.-arc al-
lowed twenty five days, but they are Obliged to
70 out of their way 500 miles to touch at E!
Passo, to plcnse the negro interest. This bill!
permits bidders 10 choose the shortest and best
route they can find. The points from which
! they would start would be either Memphis or
st. Joseph. As the latter is the easiest or cheap
est route, bidders for it would have the adsan-
tage over those who propose to start from Mem
lhs or any where down the Mississippi. Asst.
Joseph is connected by an almost air line Rail-
road with Chicago, the great Overland Mail
would cuch morning pass through your city,
Starring from st. Joseph, the coaches wouldrun
through Salt Lake City, or near it. i branch
from the Main Line is provided for in the bill,
to supply tic Pixies Peak gold region, aud M
other to Suit Lakc, if the line should run through
it. The bids are to be opened on the first Of
May, and then submitted to Congress. The
coutruct, II made, shall last three years from
July ], 1860. Bids ore also to be invited for
carrying the entire mail ly The water route
from New York and New Orleans, semi-wcckly
md wecl1r ahont half of tn, 1,+,.r r,,il is
..... .ar-;aJ ,r ,ha a-ar1o,d ro.,o T,,a .,...~
''o" e"'' '1eu - tue ~ '8o" 'o"'e' 'Ac ne"s-
paper mail goes by watez once every fortnight,
| which is not rs often as the country requires.
IT.. ,,,,,or3a,a cor,ract 10 +,,o ,,,o,. sa-;o,,.
Ae oo. es'''"s
obstacle in the way OF adopting this overlnnd
Mail I'LL, But il is believed that Buttcrfield
,,;,,,.,f .-,u to , ,;daar md ,orh,n. .ho r,,,
''l'oec1' nm W. o'e'ci' "'o Fs4"Aps .ne eue
cessiui one lie IL very much dissatisfied With
tue route he is obliged to trayel, which takes
lin, ,,e,r smith of thc Pixies p*.ok Eold Mines
and the lmpor1an1 otaA traae' D"tterne'o
would protabiy surrender his present contract
for ,1,e sake al oett;nr new one on the great
-, .,1,...,s,, =, oad;,;,n t., ,1,a ,,,.;1s
cent'a' rou'e "nste's' ~ a,-u'oa ~ 'o' A'a''''
hc would enjoy large ana lucrative passenger
,na,t. ,re arr;nc;nc nm MI a,our that ronte II
."eA'o ~ - o', ~
is free from lnd1an de9fcaa'lons' ana IS wen
supplied with wood mud Eater.
4 hill hps been reported ia the Senate which
.....s.;..s +,,a pos,,a..,.r coror,, ~ con,-,o,
with certain parties for the building Of tcle-
graph line from some point on the Mississippi
or N;sso,,r; R;rer tn San Frnnc;tco x;,h con.
VI M'ssoa'' N,'eA ~ - .'au 1A4">''eo' ~'.u .o''~
hcc1ing branches. 1he eon'ra@l IS limited 10
ten years. The Government agrees to pay Il
to have r, ioi;ty Of its rse by pairing she regu.
lar tariff Of charg-s for The Transmission Of
messages. It is stipulated in the bill that
| the line shall be completed in two ye-rs.-
If this becomes q lew, the construction Of
the ling will be commenced forthwith at
kcarney, with branch to Denver City, before
Winter 1t will a1to be u.hcd from the West
| enl towards South Pass. aud Us line is already
built l5v miles East from San Francisco, the
second season will c-s;ly unite the approaching
ends at Salt J.nke City. The line Of the tcle-
n ta]ifornia. Aud IL Colfax's Overland Mail
b;,t l,ccom.s 1n, tho stnre routc will hc a]onp