New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-31

when Mr.. Sumner will speak, and that for the Ore
gon War Debt was taken up and discussed by
Messrs King, Lane and others, and finally adopted,
giving claimants nearly 100000.
THE OVERLAND MAIL.
The Overland Mail bill was also postponed till
Saturday after Mr.. Latham's speech. -Four i'm
portant subjects we're thus before the Senate with
out reaching conclusion on but one, or pressing
Others beyond the mere point Of apassing consd-
Grafton. In this way the whole business OF that
chamber has been postponed and complicated so
that no subject Of any Importance has been ully
heard and decided this session.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Committee on the Pacific Railroad were
summoned to special meeting this morning, but
quorum failed to attend, consequently Mr. Curtis
ordered another meeting for tonight at his lodg-
inps One of the principal obstacles tOthe passage
of the bill which the House recommtted yesterday
was the impression that the road would be profit
able and hence the desire of outsiders to have
their friends among the corporations.
The lobby from Philadelphia, who had been
concerned in their passenger railroads, were par
tcularly active and for wel-understOod reasons,
which may get publicity as to exhibit the actors
on and off the floor, in their true colors.
SAM HOUSTON.
1t Ia proposed to make an Independent demon
straton Cor Sam Houston as President, in Philadel
pbia, on the Fourth of July, following up the
movement already started in Texas, and running
ticket in every State, with the remote hope of car
rying the election into the House.
Democrats believe this scheme will only tend to
increase their embarrassments and render defeat
still more inevitable.
THE ADMINISTRATION CORRUPTIONs.
Mr.. Wilson of Ohio testified before the Coyode
Committee this morning. He carried message
from the late Postmaster-General Brown to Mr..
Cox, member from Ohio, few days before the
passage of the English bill, to the effect that if he
(Mr. Cox supported that measure it would place
him in high position of favor with the Admins
tratiOn.
Mr.. Cox's answer to that overture, asking time
to consider was borne by him to Mr.. Brown.
Finally Mr.. Cox voted for the bill, and Mr.. Miller,
who had been removed from the Post Office at
Columbus because Mr. Cox had become refractory,
was restored in consideration of that service.
Subsequently the Administration exerted all its
influence to promote the reelection of Mr.. Cox to
Congress, and he could not have been returned
without that aid. Mr.. Wilson stated he had been
chief clerk in the Columbus POST Office, and was
son-in-law of Sam. Medary.
He was also sent as a confidential agent of the
Administration to Mobile to aid in arresting
Walkers fibustering expedition his report of
which had been made to Attorney General Black,
but never published
Capt. Engle Of the Nayy-Yard was also examined
He testified that an old uncle of Tom Florencs's,
Member of Congress, was employed at the Philadel
phia Navy Yard with pay of three dOllors per day,
who performed no service, and several clerks Were
paid salaries who were equally useless as officers.
He named the nephew of Jack Cummings,
whom he had dismissed whom - ~"','lt--a, e"'
nnda,s.ooa l. l. .cPiaced by one Clements,
who was o mere make-shifr.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
The House ordered Committee of Conference
on the Homestead bill The practical points of
difference between the House and the Senate bills
are as follows:
The House bill gives 100 acres to heads of
families, and all persons 81 years old The Senate
bill to heads of families only. The House bill
grants all lands subject to presumption. The Senate
bill gives only those subject to private entry. Re-
quires the President to bring all lands into market
within two years after they are surveyed
The effect of the two is the House bill opens all
lands belonging to Government by any person who
is twenty-one years old or upward, or who is the
head of family on payment, at the time of issu-
ing the patent, of $40 for 100 acres.
The Senate bill permits only heads of families to
enter land subject to private entry and requires
the President to expose all the land to public sale
within two years of survey, thus placing them all
within the reach of the spectators.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Mr.. Mason gave notice of an Executive session
tomorrow, which will be devoted to the consider
alton of the Mexican Treaty, and the proposed
amendments.
THE PRINTING BILL.
The House was occupied most of the day on the
Printing bill, and will take vote tomorrow.
This project cOntemplates the establishment Of
Government Office under certain restrictions, and
guarded by all The safeguards which experience
has demonstrated to be necessary.
Mr. Gurley made the speech of the occasion,
and upon his side of the question the argument
could not have been stronger or the facts more
judiciOusly presented. His whole aim is to cor
rect the admitted abuse connected with the public
printing, and to substitute some system for the
prpsent which will efrctuolly atom the cnrrnption