New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-29
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Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune
WAsMNGToN, Wednesday, March 29, 1860.
III.

dher IRON the pu0lis0ed slaltHeus cOhcoihinB lLo
collision with and capture Of the Mexican steamers.
They state that one American marine was killed
snd two wounded. II is admitted that the Saratoga
was towed down to Anton LizardO by the lndanoia
and Wave which are called American steamers for
effect, though notoriously in the service of Juarez
and we're sent to ascertain tho character of Marns
steamers, which had passed the Castle San Juan
and TIE United States chip Savannah u noon with
out exhibiting their colors. The collision occurred
after midnight. The Secretary Of the Navy sub
mitted these dispatches to the President today, and
Mr.. Hae's resolution of inquiry will be immediately
answered The conduct Of Capt. Jarvis and Com.
Turner will be approved on the ground that the
demand of the latter upon the steamer Mlramon
to show her cOlors, which was made BY throwing
shot across her bows, was answered by discharge
of musketry, when the Iodanola hailed aud ap-
preached Immediately after, which is construed into
an attack upon our vessels, and justiymg the pun
ishment which followed. The design is to try Ma
lin as the leader of the expedition, aud to release
most of the other 200 hundred prisoners as not
being priyy to its purpose, though captured on yes
sells charged to be pirates. This discrimination
cannot be sustained before Court, but will be
practically exercised By the District Attorney.
THE TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFIC.
Mr.. OWNS bill for telegraph to the Pacific,
which passed the Senate 20 quietly, has been re-
ferred TO the Post-Offce Committee of the House,
and will be thoroughly scrutiuized before being
reported back. AS nearly all the grantees are
Democrats and have no peculiar claims to tals
privilege, it may b. proposed to include the names
of other parties equally enterprising and entitled
to consideration.
THE PRINTING INVESTIGATION.
An attempt was made in the Committee on Elk
penditures this morning to reopen the Printing
Investigation, after the report had been presented
by Mr. Haskin yesterday. The alleged object was
to introduce additional testimony. AS the case was
closed, the proposition was voted down by to 2,
Messrs. Hndman and Clopton being in the mega
tive This exposure disturbs the equanimity OF our
venerable President.
MR.. HoARD's COMMITTEE.
Dir. Hoards Committee has not Jet organized,
owing to the absence of Mr.. Burnham In Connecil-
cut. 1t Will meet next week.
I'LL DEhOthA1it NOhhph aiC-'H'
Augustus Schell was examined before Mr.. CO.
yode's Committee in regard to money raised ia
New. York for the purpose of carrying Pennsyl-
yana in 1856. He could only state generally that
$50, eco or $4,000 were subscribed and paid,
which sum was disbursed through George Pitt In
Philadelphia. The name Of the treasurer was
given who can furnish the exact amount and fuller
ooL mill he cd
to. morrow, and after hin comes Mr.. BatterwOrth.
MOVEMENTS OF JUDGE M'LEAN.
Judge MLean will return here on the ID OF
April, to sit in an important cause which was
postponed owing to Judge Blacks illness, and then
resume the labors Of his circuit.
PoLYGANY.
The vote in the House was significant as to the
passage of the bill making polygamy a penal of
Tense, though it will be resisted by the South as in
yolyng Congressional power over Territories which
might be applied under such precedent to the other
twin relic of barbarsm," described in the Re-
publican platform.
THE ILLNESS OF MRS. HOLT.
Dispatches from Postmaster General Holt give
the most discOuraging accounts OF the prospect OF
his wife's recovery, to whom be was suddenly
summoned in Florida last week.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Special Committee on the Pacific Railroad
substantially decided to-day that they would Fix the
route, by rejecting the resolution offered by Miles
Taylor, which proposed to leave that question open
to be determined by capital and enterprise. They
then discussed the propositions of Mr. Curtis for a
road on the 4lst parallel, starting from two points
opposite the western borders of Missouri and Iowa,
with two converging lines bearing westward, and
united within 200 miles of the Missouri River, and
then proceeding by single trunk line to the Bay OF
San Francisco or the nauivabe waters of Sacra-
mentO; and of Mr.. Phelps for road by the Both
parallel. They adjourned till Thursday night
DROP LETTERS.
The House adopted an amendment to the bill au-
thorizing newspapers to print expiratiOns of sub
scriptOns on envelopes, that the whole charge on
drop letters delivered by carriers in cities shall be
one cent which the Senate subsequently accepted,
thus insuring one small but useful reform.
To the Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN Wednesday, March 90 1860.
The General Appropriation bill makes the following
proyisions For Pensions, $S49, 600; Military Acad
envy, $780, 1000; Indians S9O7 OOOi Consular aud Dip
Tomato expenses. a. OF! OOO Fortfcatons, $6O5 OOO
Army, sl39S4 900; LegislatiT> Executive, aud Judic-
larry expenses, S5,S76,OOO; sundry civil expenses,
s3,49l O6O Navy sll 1872 600; deficiency in the Post
Office Department, nearly $4,000, QUO. Toai, IiO
C00 or a net requisitiOn by the Committee OF ways
and Means of 81 $4,000 from the Secretary of the
Tressurys estimates. The appropriations estimated
for the service of the fiscal year ending with june
1861 made by former acts OF Congress OF specific