The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-04-09


body to recommend to all legislatures, a
change in the Constitution for establishing
the States and Territories north of which {
is to be prohibited, and south of which it is
not to be interfered with by Congress or the
States. He moved that it be referred to the
judiciary committee.
WASHINGTON, April 6, P. M-Geo. W.
Baker of Philadelphia, editor OF the Penn
syLOa1lidn, was before Mr.. Covode and the
committee this morning. He testified to
holding clerkship at $1,000 salary in the
Custom House, bat was unable to say how
much labor he performed during the year !;
whether he occupied an office in the build :
ing; why his name was not entered i'll the
daily register like the name of other clerks ;
or how it came to be omitted from the blue
book. He admitted being connected with
the President by marriage
Geo. Pitt is detained in Philadelphia by
indisposition in his family, but viii answer
the summons on Monday or Tuesday AIR.
Pearson of N. y. appeared to prove that he
offered to contract with the Treasury depart
ment, furnishing abundant security, for pub
lie stores at ] ? per cent. less than they were
awarded TO Mather and his partners, of VIII
let's Point, Fort Smelling, and New Bedford
fame, by which an annual saving of some
$50, 900 might have been made.
The committee addressed 4 letter to Sec
retary Cobb, asking for the contract and all
correspondence.
Statements have been received from
Charleston by the State department., con
corning the capture of the brig j. Il. HoSsee
on the coast of Africa 10y the British slOop
of war Falcon, under suspicious circum-
stances, which will be immediately sent to
Mr.. Dallas for the purpose of making Il de-
mand for liberation if the alleged facts are
substantiated. The cargo of the brig, and
previous connection with some of the parties
of the Wanderers slave expedition, create
misgivings to her true character.
The Pacific Railroad committee is vacl-
latIng as to the bill To be reported
Yesterday one proposition was made, to
designate which pass of the mountains it
should cross, and another requiring it to run
by Salt Lake City. This will be voted
down. The committee assemblies to-mor-
row for final action.
Mr.. Aldrich of Minnesota has advocated
the proposition to authorize the construc-
ton of three roaGs, leaving capital to
seek the best route. lie believes that a bill
providing for only one will be defeated, yet
he is aiming to secure the best bill possible,
on the basis determined on by the commit
tee.
The Telegraph company will accept
the bill as amended by the House, though
they consider it hardly fair to limit mes
sages to California to So
The CoVode investigating committee in
tend to summon Thurlow Weed, Messrs. II.
Grinneli, JnO. Butterworth, Simeon Dra-
per, r. M Blatchford, Jno. 4. Kennedy, f. ID.
Morgan, Horace Greeley, and Mr. Dana of
Tribune, w. Herman, VIM. IL. Seward, Jno.
B. Haskin, II. j. Raymond, Gov. Banks,
Simon Cameron, Palmer, Cook & CO., and
w. l.. Barring of Minnesota, to step up and
tell what they know about Republican ex-
penditures to control elections. This is
done at the instance of Gov. Winslow, the
Democratic member OF the committee.
The Secretary OF War has notified the
chairman of the House committee on militia
ry affairs that he is now ready to recon-
mend the raising OF a volunteer regiment
for Texas.