| Show congressional the eastern mail arrived last night and through it we have full files filea of eastern exchanges there is 13 no news newa of importance congress Con greit it appears la is occupied in considering the question of impeaching judge who Is ia charged with vi ith fraud and peculation hon HOD stephen A douglas has been ousted by a caucus committee from hia hi position as chairman of the committee ork territories and it is is supposed the action of c the caucus will ie be confirmed by a vote of the senate this is is the short term and from all appearances ea rances so far it does not promise much in in the way ot of business A proposition similar to the one suggested last winter is on foot to abrogate the clayton bul bulner er treaty A bill has been introduced in in the house by mr curtist of lovia iowa to tho th construction of a central pacific railroad provides for branches from froin two points on the navigable waters of the missouri river one opposite to iowa and the other opposite to missouri the two branches to converge eon Terge and un unite ite within two hundred miles of the missouri river and thence tun run to the navigable waters of the sacramento the usual appropriation of the alternate sections within 13 six Is miles are to be appropriated and government la is to appropriate to the contractors twelve thousand dollars a mile to be reimbursed to the government goven ment in in transportation of mails and military stores the construction to be offered by the president to the best bidder as proposed by senator gwins bill this a p plan ian starts at the outer rim nm of our present railroad connections and terminates on the navigable waters in in the centre of california population it is is claimed that it wo would uld be equally convenient conc ment to slave and free States convenient to the north and and convenient for connections with nith all our baci pacific ati territories it would follow the emigrant route up the platte through utah and be about sixteen or eighteen hundred miles long the bill was referred to the select committee on the subject of the pacific railroad which was revived for the purpose of its consideration WASHINGTO Vt dec ap 1858 ives of the topographical engineers bershas has pre prepared jared a preliminary report of the results of his expedition for the e exploration ira of the colorado ot of the west w which h ic I 1 will gr probably appear N with the report of the secretary ecret arv of war the expedition was a highly successful one and the results are of an important character he ascended that river in a steamboat five hundred miles and considers the navigation ravi gation practicable for that distance tor for steamers of light draught it is thought that the opening of this river may develop an economical avenue of transports transportation to large port portions ians of new mexico california and utah after the hydrographic survey an examination examination I 1 w was as made of the previously unknown region along the thirty sixth parallel which is traversed bythe by the upper colorado and its tributaries tributa ries and the country was wag foud t to possess such novel and remarkable features feature eo as to render the explorations of the highest interest there is little if any doubt that a law will be passed at the present session of congress extending the preemption pre emption laws to utah at present ent no settler in in the territory has a legal alegar title title to his land the surreys are progressing and already two of acrea are r ready tor for the market from is said in military quarters it is probable that a strong force will continue to be kept in utah tho the mormons cormons are quiet at presen present tl they are ar not resigned to the circumstances which surround to und them |
