The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-30
MORNING ED1TIoN-FRIDAY, MARCH 80 1860

power 70 create coYporatop-tba must be done by
some State legislature
believed that either the bill of Mr.. Davis or that OF
Mr. Curtis will be adopted by the committee and reported
10 the House some day next week. II so, there Is no
doubt that win Pass both both branches the Senate
will dnlike to make record against important pro-
ject-
All the republicans Northern democrats, and Missouri
and Mary land Senator'S will for central road. The
California and oregon Senator's will not oppose any bill
proposing road from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
OVERLAND PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE
Senator Green, Of Missouri, intends TO move, an
amendment to the House bill establishing daily mail
70 the Pacific clause by which all specifications to
the several routes the Pacific shall be stricken out and
the Postmaster General instructed to advertise for open
bids for the service, which shall be given 10 the lowest
bidder and the shortest time leaving the contractor
will secure not only speedier but also economical
service than the plan Of the House, which desgnas the
routes.
NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS
The House bill authorizing publishers to print the
papers the date when subscriptions EXPIRE and reducing
the postage town and city drop letters cent,
finally passed both Houses of Congress yesterday.
JACOB BARKER BKFoRE THE COURT CLAIMS.
Jacob Barker closed six days speechn his celebrate
before the Court Of Claims to-day Notwithstanding
the long time he occupied interesting to the last,
Is well account OF facts connected with the history
the war Of 1872 Of the merits Of the claim at ssue
CLAIMS OF OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF REVOLUTION.
Mr.. Fenton, from the Committee Revolutionary
Claims, reported bill providing for the settlement Of the
claims Of the officers and soldiers Of the Revolutionary
my, and the widows and children OF those who died in
the service.
THE INDIANA AARsHAIsmP
The President has appointed Major Elisha G. English,
long time member Of the Indiana Legislature, and
tive democratic politician Marshal OF that State, in place
Of Mr.. Robinson, deceased.
THE TARIFY NEW PONY Express TO CALIFORNIA.
The managers OF the principal telegraph lines in
necon with the overland pony express have agreed
the following tariff for private dispatches 10 and from
Caforna-For ten words from any Atlantic city, other
telegraph station to St. Josephs No.. rice resa, two
dollars and fortyhve cens for similar number Of words
from the first station the California Telegraph Line
charge for expressing the messages without regard
length viii be two dollars and forty i've cents each;
making the sum total from any station in the Atlantic
States TO any station in Calfornia nix dollars and
ninety cents for ten words The charge for each word
above that number viii be seventy cents for the entire
distance.
The understanding s that the telegraph companies will
refund the entire tolls to parties forwarding any
which fails TO reich California, rice psa in advance
Of any other route and that they will also return the
sender any moneys paid for dispatches filed in season
overtake the express ct st. Josephs which through any
reason may fail to reach that place before the departure
Of the express