Mr. Downs opposed. We ought to wait
for information ami tdl that could be obtain
ed. We were entirely too fast in our ac
tions. We voted millions after millions in
perfect waste, lie did not know what oth
er gentlemen had read, but be wished time
to know something more than w as know n to
the Senate. It had been said that Mexico
had once refused to allow a railroad through
her domains —that was no ground of action
now. Times bad changed. Beside, there
was the very latest news breugbe by the
steamer Crescent City, from that pestilential
hole, Chagres. He wished to examine into
the difference of advantage between the two
places of depot proposed. He touched up
on the neighborhood of the British YY est
Indies and the probabilities of that great na
tion getting an advantage over us. lie must
have time.
C<rrespondenceNew York Tribune.
Tuesd’y in the House-Ocean Mails, A-c.
YVashington, Jan. SO.
Mr. Butler King’s Report in favor of the
Isthmus Railroad was to-day ordered to be
printed by a very close vote, indicating that
the bill has a dull look for passing.
Mr. Grinnell tried to get up a bill from
the Commerce Committee, requiring that all
vessels carrying passengers to California
shall be properly ventilated, and with regard
to the number of passengers, &c. shall be
subject to the provisions of the European
vvissemrer nej, Mr. Burt, of S. C., object
ed—so the bill could not uv gw «, r . lv will
doubtless begot up and passed soon.
'l’he House then went into committee on
the Naval Appropriation bill, and Mr. Chas.
Brow n, of Pa., made the most ultra-slavery
speech of the session, beating Hon. R. YV.
