The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-02
NEWS From THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.



WASHINGTON, Feb. !, 1851.
The committee OF bankers and merchants from New
York day Issued invitations to the republican members
of Congress TO meet them Wizards Hotel Saloon ad-
joining the hotel the purpose Of comforting together,
and TO have an opportunity Of exchanging views IN re-
gard TO the alarming posture Of public affairs at the pre-
sent time. Some sixty or seventy responded 70 the
invitation free and friendly interchange Of
views INDUCED in in which all agreed that the Union
must be preserved, and large number OF repuplcans
every disposition all that honor and justice
required to accomplish that end After some time spent
proper comparison Of views they Adjourned TO the sup
per ROOM where elegant collation. had been peparedby
the Messrs. Willard, at the Of the committees and
where the Union not only saved but it was concu-
svey demonstrated that 1t 10 be perpetuated 70 tho
end Of time.
Hon. John II. Reynolds, OF New York. Of the Judiciary
Committee, prepared bill in December last to estab-
lsh additional Judicial district the State OF New
York. and in relation to the courts Of the United States in
said State" The bill has been reported, read twice.
printed and recommhted to the Judiciary Committee,
who will shortly report the House with reasons for
It's passage As it is measure Of the greatest import
those having business in the federal courts in
New York. send you synopsis of the bill and accom-
panyng report also prepared by Mr.. Reynolds.
The bill proposes to divide the State into three judicial
districts Southern Eastern and Western each containing
population Of about and one-fourth mAnens The
Southern comprising tho counties Of New York. West
chester Rockland Richmond Kings, Queens and Suffolk;
the western Of Cayuga, onondaga, Madison, Chenangc
Broome and all the counties west of hese and the East
the remaining counties east Of the Western and
north Of the Southern districts The courts IN the South
ern district to be held In New York. the Eastern district
and circuit courts at Albany Poughkeepsie Utica,
Oswego Pattsburg and Ogdensburg and in the Western
district at Bnghamton Auburn Canandagua, Rochester
and Buffalo, term Of district and circuit courts shall
be held in the Eastern and Western districts
at the same time and place. The present districts
are too large in area and numerous in population for the
convenient and economical transaction business and
the present organization is totally inadequate it's proper
despatch. Additional terms necessary at Albany,
Rochester Utica, Buffalo, Oswego, Bnghamton, Platts
burg and Ogdensburg, which is impossible
der the present organization, as appointed
terms frequently abandoned for want
Of time account Of great press Of business in
other localities The annual district term for the
Northern counties has not been held since 1855 for these
If district Is erected the businesstof the
Eastern and Western would equal that in any other
district in the United States while that of the Southern
would far exceed IT, At present Judges from New Jersey
and New England ha 70 10 be detailed TO assist in tho
business, and STILL owing to the great number Of
arising out Of the immense commercial transactions
Of New York; is impossible to accomplish it in proper
time
1t ia believed the provisions Of Mr. Reynolds bill will
overcome all these difficulties. In 1889 New Nk formed
single district with population Of three hundred and
forty thousand one hundred and twenty. In 1910 the
population had increased to six hundred thousand, and
business had augmented that in 1914 Congress pro-
vded for additional district The boundaries Of these
districts have been from time to time changed by Con-
gress, and the number Of the terms modified but no
force has been added while the business been con-
stantly augmenting with the increase Of commerce both
at New York and upon the lakes to say nothing Of the
increase Of important post routes by the construction Of
railways. The report shows that the saving in
the cost OF transporting criminals and witnesses
under the proposed organization win more than compen
safe any additional expense involved, while two
terms of courts win be held yearly, and business DO
greatly expedited in all by the improved division Of tho
time of the Judges.
Col Fred. W. Lander who so distinguished himself in
the construction Of the Central Overland Wagon Road
and in closing the Pah ute Indian of Western Utah.
has resigned his SUPPLEMENTARY 1t appears that he
brought on the petition signed by thousand over.
land emigrants, praying that Green river dangerous
ord Of the Rocky Mountains, might be bridged and the
Colonel urged that the work should be done and
paid for out Of the balance OF the appropriation
for expenditures the wagon road He also urged that
70 prevent another disastrous war, the armisce made
by him with the great Ct1ef OF the Pahut Indians
might be ratified by the Congress has MOI
conplimented Colonel Lander much to print his
report Of the and close Of the Indian difficulties
He was appointed Superintendent during the Mormon
war the salary having been increased induce him 70
accept the ofce He constructed the road and unlike
most government agents, returned handsome balance
Of the appropriation to the Treasury COL Lander s
too active and gallant to remain long retirement e
pecially in these perilous times
Thomas Dunn, OF Rhode Island, has been APPOINTED
Consul at Foo Choo, China.
The boundary dispute which has existed for 30 many
years between Massachusetts, and Rhode Island and
which was amcably submitted TO the Supreme Court for
Its decision has TO day been prospectvey settled by an
nteocutory order to that effect The papers are 10 be
fled August next and the decree given at the next
term Of the Court Messrs Clifford and Phillips appeared
as counsel for Massachusetts, Messrs jerks and Bailey
Of Rhode Island, for that State and Attorney General
Clinton for the United States.
The well known. Gaines case Is set for argument on
Tuesday.
The President has recognized Mr. j. De ~uyn Keeps AZ
Vice Consul Of the Netherlands for North Carolina South
Carolina and Georgia, to reside at Charleston
Horao King First Assistant Postmaster has been an
pointed Postmaster General.
sudden Death OF an Army Omcer.