, 1860-02-02
From WaRbtuwtnn.

WAsaNGroS,. jan. 31.-The Preaident has
prepared q special message recommending the |
Pacific Railroad. which will be submitted sooa
after the organization Of the House. lie favoFs
no particular project |
lr McLane returns to Washington BY orders
frum that Goverument, TINT he may be present
to explain and aid ia the ratification Of the
Mexican treaty. The Senate Committee Of In
yesssasiou on tie Printing, met to-day a1l
thea adjourned to Friday. :;
The Senatorial CunIal.tcc on Commerce have
agreed to report LII. ClAy's bill, repeating the
dshing hounty.
The following nominations we're confirmed
James b. Gordon, Of Cal Consul at Valparaiso;
C: Pn<ev, Q. $. attorney los Ai.s; H. J. T,:rl-
10y, o. L. Attorney for Ala,
THE Post Master General has decided to dis
continue the coach services between Yuma and
San Diego, Ca'., and substitute horse service as
| more economical.
WASHINGTON Feb. 1.-The Hasper's Ferry
Investigating con'ni'tee discharge healf TO-
Thaddeus Hyatt arrived here today aud mill
appear be:orcthc Committee tomorrow -:
senator Wl'*cn was before the Committee
today. He stat.3 early in 1855 Mr.. Forbes
came to his scat IN the Senate Chamber, and
,atroducsd himself, and Informed HIM that ho
had been employed by Brown to 50 to Kansas
to drill son,e forces in ls577, that Drcwn
hid not paid him for his trouble, Tint
his {F o be: family Was starving in Europe, and
s!.a. tic nj. u N the Es.: who had contributed
,noney for tic defense Of Kansas, ought to pay
lin. He wss mucl, excited and denounced
Drown and Others lie said HAT song Of tue
arms which we're sent to kansas, had passed
luto Brown hands and were stored in Iowa
: lie wrote to Dr.. Howe suggesting TO him to 5.
some Of the men who had contributed 4. ms fol
the defense Of Kansas, to get those az S ou: a
Browns hands, and place then in tue coutrc
~ YplfahfA thar .hn
: that they we're only used 70: offence. He sais
. that it those arms shcrsd be used for i!1cga
| purposes il would tria: the men nho had con
sributea them in ir:uh'c. Dr. How
: immediately. wrote hacx to him that al
: order had been *crt 10 Brown to IcIlys
mp those arms. The matter passed out ii hi
T. mind, and he supposed afl was right, lie ueyc
= had heard xuld rbout the Organization c
forces for the Invasion at 1Earrc.'s Ferry i.
). 1858, or afterwards, and did hot know III:
= Howe hnl sent his letter to '1,rown.
c The resident Democratic National Coumit:c
4 J several da. aEo Instructed their Chairman
d cali on Senator Mazoa for the cu.p1se Of i1qui
q ing into the authority Of tic ncwspapt
+. dispatches in relation to the proceed,n:
IS beIore the ff-rpcrs Ferry Committee. lie W:
assured that no Information had hscn fornisht
By my member Of the Com .aitttc or Clerk. Fl
f. publication. and that the statements scut abro:
. were no part Of the testimony but that TIL
NAV hare been furnished By Witnesses uuc
ii oath:
Ai'mcmbers of the 1ouse who votcl for r.
il. niugton hare been notified to NEE: ut the Cai
he tol Tomorrow noeu, the object being to ma!
as nominations fo@ altother elective officers Of Il
body.
"e The Senale to-day decided to act in Exct
- tire session to. morrow Oh tic motion to rect
~ slider the vote by which FFacis J. Gruad II
- rejected as Consul to Harre. 21r. Smith of
H. C., i'll justice to the Democrats II mho voted
t. him, has Teassured some OF them. Or all,
Ut proofs, that he nevrr was Know. Nothing.