The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-10
Report on the Presidents Pro-
testing Message.
THE OVERLAND MAIL SERVICE.
Interesting Inquiry Relative to
the Slave Trade,
&e., Ae., H.
Our Special Washington Despatch.

outragee upon emgran ana our mails and supply trains
on the Santa Fe and other routes By order just Issued
Colonel Miles, Of the Second infantry with the four
panies Of Second cavalry under Msj,r Sedgewck
and two companies of Second dragons At Fort
Kearney, will compose expedition to operate
against the hostile Kiowas and Camanches. The
Cavalry will march the 18TH and the Dragons on
the let OF May, for Pawnee Fork Three Companies
the Second Infantry, at Fort Laramie will march on
the 18th OF May next for Fort Abercrombie, under com
mand Of Major Day. Company H. Second Infantry, now
at Fort Leavenworth, will march me 18Th inst for
Fort Riley, and the 25th Guard H. Second Infantry
will march under command OF Major VESSEL, for Paw.
nee Fork, TO take post at that place. From
the departments Of Texas and New Mexico col
nmns viii be sent out to keep hostile Indians
in Subsection and prevent their incursions The time of
the departure Of the troops from Fort Leavenworth
Utah has been changed TO the LIST Of June
EXPENSIVE INDIAN TREATIES
Considerable and dsmay have been created
in the Finance Committee, by intmation from the
Secretary Of the Interior that he will require three mil
lions dollars carry the provisions Of the Chocaw
treaty, hitherto unnoticei, but which has passed the
Senate, and which is said, carried through the in
genuity Of the agents Of the Choctaws.
SENATE INVESTIGATION.
The Senate Printing Investigating Committee closed W
the evidence to day, and the testimony is
printed, which will be in two three days. the reports.
win be drawn up, by Mr. King and the other by Mr.
S,idel which, together with the evidence, will be submit
ted to the Senate 1t will present most singular AMI in
erestipg chapter in the history OF the printing bind
ing Of Congress and the Government all it's various
ram6catons and will clearly show that the only way to
AVOID the abuses of the present system by the esab
shment Of what the HERALD has always fora
printing bureau.
JUAN AFFAIR
Lord Lyons has had an interview with the Secretary Of
State to day. appears that but little progress making
10 negotiation the San Juan affair
Among the enormous jobs before Congress, which
seem " disgust the members of the Senate the House
and the lobby, is the proposed Penneylvania
horse railroad scheme. An attempt Is making today
get the job for George Law. The metropolitan company
have faced out, and Riggs Co. doomed up at last
counts. The prospect that Congress will authorize
the construction OF any road unless the parties who pro
pose to build show less desire speculate and more
real intention to build the road than appears They
ought not to receive the authority which they ask from
Congress- Responsible parties have been here who
build the road, but they have LETT in disgust.
ON THE PRESIDENTS PROTEST.
The House declined to hear Mr. Taylors minority re-
port the Presidents protest message preferrng that
! 1t should come in to The whole subject viii
probably be specially assigned for consideration about
In one week, Wnen an eaDOrate DEBATE will follow.
PBEsDENI1AL sPECrLAIIoNs
The friends of Judge Douglas sangune Of his nomi
nation At Charleston, while there concentrat
ing about Dickinson Of new York, power, chiefly mad.
mp from the Breckenridge, Guthrie, Hunter and Davis In
1uences which promises to be formidable at Charleston
THE AILEGKD NEW YORK DEFICIENCY
Mr. Fowler, Postmaster Of New York, has to day had
an interview with the Postmaster General and has salts
factory adjusted his accounts with this department.
PERSONAL
ColonelJ. B. Clay, Of Kentucky the personal poll
teal friend Of Vice President Breckinrge is here.
Daniel B Rhodes Of Ohio, relative Of Judge Douglas
and delegate to Charleston is here. stopping with the
distinguished Illinois candidate.
ROUNDING MONEYS NEW YORK.
In the House to day. Mr.. spa1ldipg, of New York, in
PRODUCED BILL which referred to the Committee
Commerce, covering the memorial Of Lieutenant Cover
nor Selden, Comptroller Church, Secretary Tucker
Treasurer vanderpoel Attorney General Treman State
Engineer Richmond, and Canal Commissioners Rug
giles and Sheriff., asking that the general govern
ment will refund the amount advanced by the
State OF New York in maintaining aud improving
the harbor OF Buffalo, which, in the opinion OF
the memoras, ought properly to have been expended
by the United States for the projection OF the na.onsl
Also that the harbors Of Buffalo and Oswego
the terminating points Of the Erie and sxego canals
may be adequately enlarged, improved ana
protected by the United States. In addition to
the above, the Canal Commissioners OF New York petition
that all the harbcrs the chain of lakes within the
shipment for property destined for the canals Of the
State Of New York; may be fully improved and protected
by the general government
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The question Of the public printing up 10 the
House Thursday by special assignment. The unpopu
lary of the present system of conducting the work. and
the great stampede that has been made against by
parties political bunkum than for any substantial
reason all tend to favor the proposition reported by Mr.
Gurey, from the Committee Printing, favoring 20
vernment establishment The prof of the printing this
Congress falls to the Senate printer, under the present
law owing to the long contest to elect speake. in
the House. While the House was beating the
bush, the Senate caught the bird. All the execu-
tive work, which is generally divided between the
printers Of the branches voted in the Senate
before the House Was organized. government
establishment will be under the direct control Of supe
rntendent and assistants who will be subject to removal
It any time when is manifest that the business
properly conducted.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The House Select Pacific Railroad Committee had q
meeting TO day. and agreed finally upon the details o, the
bill to be reported which does differ materially from
the originally submitted to the committee by Mr.
Curtis, the chairman. They will report in few days.
The friends Of the Southern, FL Psso aai Fort
Yuma road viii make strong effort to have Their project
included by amendment in the BILL which will finally be-
come law either in the House Senate
OVERLAND MAIL SCHEMES.
On the 18th Of March last the House bill No. S0l
read twice in the Senate referred the Committee
| Post Offices and Post roade. directs the Postmas
ter General TO advertise, inviting sealed propo-
sails for carrying the entire United States mail daily
| n twenty days from any point the Mississippi or
Missouri rivers be desgnated by the bidders, to San
In the Senate on March 10th, Xr. Gwn from the Commit
tee Post ON and Post Roads, reported bill as
substitute for the House bin On the 2lst Of March NJ
Bale from the csmmittee, introduced substsase
for Mr.. OWNS BILL On the 23d Of March Mr. Gwin INTRO
duced second bin, making provision for overland mail