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bid THK LECTURE SEASON, CTENTIFS —A CARD —NEW YORK, F ) 6D 18, 1863.—From the high reputation which Dr. Bo: ton has acquired as a popular lecturer upon geology and kindred sciences, and the interest with which he invests } the subject, by the use of paintings, diograms, and appa- Tatus, the undersigned r in this city, a course of i tures, at such time t lace ws will suit his Ly. Breall hen Sohn knox, ene Cy Horace Webster, Asa D. Smith," G. D. Abbott, Isaac Ferris, Jag. Renwick, Henry N. H Edmund 8. Janes, | Jobn W. Draper, Spencer H Cone, William Adams, Jobn W. Francis, ‘Thos. be Witt. M. 8. Hutton, James Hary ety Ed. Y. Higbe KE. H. Chapin, John J. Gwen, < DR. BOYNTON Fespectfully announces, that in compliance with the above Re tation, he will give tures upox geology, or i NATURAL. nist: ‘at Metropolitan Hull. o March 3, to evutinue on th course of eight illustrated lec- oF CRRATION, vursday evening, jarch 4, 5,7, 8, 20, At and 34. ‘The course will be illustrated by a series of splendid paintings, picturing ailferent eras in the progress of crea- tion in the mineral, yegetuble and animal kingdoms, These paintings cover two thousand feet of canvas, and are valued at over TWENTY-EIGHT THOUEAND DOLLARS | During the course, a series of new and startling experi- jments in electricity, eleetro-maynetism and galvanism, will be given with an immense iron galvanic battery—the Jonly one of the kind ever made. These experiments have been received with enthusiastic applause wherever they have been given. - Tickets 26 cents: tickets to the course $1; for sale at [D: Appleton’s, C.8. Francis’, Evans & Britton, corner of [Broadway and Fourth stivet, and atthe door. Doors open Jat 634, lecture to commence at 734 o'clock. | PEOPLE'S LECTURES.—THE NEXT LECTURE IN THE } ple’s course will be given in the Tabernacle, Tu A March Ist, by Bey. Swan L. Pomroy, of Boston. Subject, the Yankee. Doors open at 7 o'clock. ‘Tickets only 123, cents, | POPULAR LECTORES —TUFSDAY AND WEDNESDAY # evenings of this week are positively the last for the season, of the interesting performances of the celebrated [Professor Williams, as he commences a course at Albany on Thursday evening. New powers of the will demon- ited, showing the special supremacy of intellect. The ost stariling and profound experiments ever developed in answer to the question, to what good use can mental jalchemy be applied? The proceeds of Wednesday even- pesday evening willbe devoted to the use of the New York Female Assistant Society for the relief of the sick oor. 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CLINTON, en WIL, RE DISCHARGING EVERY DAY THIS WEEK LTER CLINTON, Sailer ESS & CO.'S AND United States. | Wully invite hin to deliver | | | i | UNDERHILL, 430 Broome street, N. B.—Choice old | D AMPBELL’'S AND OVER BRANDS OF SCOTCH ALE, | Wayne dec and Guinness’ XXX Dublin Brown Stout, in pint | i in} | i se | | York in Jul; MORNING EDITION----TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1859. NEWS B YT EL E GRAPH, oh Reaping tt HA Aaa it the amendment AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. Movements of General Pierce and the Politicians, IMPORTANT CONGRESSIONAL PROCERDINGS, Work on the Appropriation Bills, Salaries of the Heads of Departments and Ministers Abroad to bo Raised. BUSINESS IN THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Debate on he Pilot Law in the Assembly, &e., &., &e. a Very Interesting trom ‘Washington, THE PRESIDENT ELECT ENTERTAINED AT THE WHITE HOUSE BY PRESIDENT FILLMORE—GEN. PIERCE AND THE POLITICIANS, ETC. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TILt NEW YORK HERALD, Wastncton, Feb. 28, 1853, President Fillmore gave a dinner this afternoon to At- torney General Crittenden, at which Gen. Pierce and his private secretary were among the distinguished party in. vited. It was the first dinner of the General at the White House since his election. We understand that Gen. Cushing has rented a houso, and that Judge Campbell is expected in town to-night. In regard to the cabinet, we ure informed that it stands as it was Orst formed, and that nothing but Providence can change it this side of the inauguration. ANattempts to shake it are utterly futile, if those who have tried it can be crodited. It is reported that Gen. Pierce, the other night, came down town and hada long conversation with Senator Clemens, a brother officer in Mexico, and that Mr, Clemens, who belongs to the Southern Union party, is decidedly opposed to Jeffer-on Davis, The result will, Propably, show that Gen. Pierce has a will of his own The Senate Committee—Messrs. Bright, Pearee, and Hamkin—waited upon the Pr y, in re- ference to arrangements for the inauguration, and had an agreeable interview. ‘The report that General Pierce only receives one person ata time, is unfounded A room full, if they come togo- ther, are admitted at once, and he is thus the sooner re- ed of anxious office-seekers. ‘The General frequently takes a quiet walk in the city, to visit his friends, paselng unobsorved among the crowds of strangers in the streets, After attending the Pres- nm church, yesterday, with hig secretary, they in the afternoon to the Methodist church, ‘but it d, and (hey returned to the hotel. ‘the General receives no visiters on Sunday. We were introduced to him to-day, with a mixed company of Con- gressinen and strangers, but were compelled almost im mediately to retive, to make room for another dotachment woiting ‘their turn, The General looked somewhat fa- tigued, but self-possessed calm and pleasant as a aum merg’s morn His ipymedinto friends state that he is up early and late, and crowds an immense amount of bu- siness into the compass of twenty-four hours, Ho is evi- dently a man of system and activity. UNION, THE PRESIDENT ELECT —INE ERICSSON SHIP—POST MASTER HUBBARD AND THE NEW YORK OCEAN MAIL AMEKS — COMPLIMENT TQ PRESIDENT VILLMORE, BI FROM AW TAR CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 1863. The Presidentelect, with his Secretary, dined with Pre- sident Fillmore, at the White House, this evening. It is understood the members of the new Cabinet were also mostly present. The diplomstic corps visited the Ericsson, by invitation of the Seeretary of the Navy, this afternoon. Postmaster Hubbard has declined to pay far tenders to ocean steamers arriving at New York, on the ground that the mail contractors ought to do so. ‘Ihe Common Council of Washington haye passed reso. lutions highly complimentary to President Fillmore, and asking him to appoint.a.day for a public leave-taking. The President las recognized W. Moreton Byer as dritish Consul for Florida and Alabama, at Mobile. In the United States Supreme Court this morning, Judge | the celebrated Kosciusko property case in favor of the heirs. ir. Meagher arrived here last night from Baltimore He spent the evening with General Pierce. He visited both houses of Congress today, and was paid marked attention by distinguished senators and representatives. He bas been necorapanied during the day. aa special aid, hy Captain Key, of the Washington Montgomery Guards “| several friends. He has been reccived everywhere nd will, it isexpected, deliver a lesture. y. He es to remain here until he tnaugu then gote Richmond, and thence uthward to New Orleans. WHIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION. Senate. Wasinsctor, Feb, 28, 1858 CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC, NOMFETKAD, BENNETT'S LAND BILL, ETC. Mr. Hoxrar, (dem.) of Va, moved to take up the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill. ; UnprRwoop, (whig) of Ky., opposed the motion. Ho said, if the Senate intends to grant any land to the States,.or to the new ones, for railroads and educa- cutiona! purposes, the Bennett Land bill must be taken up and passed. ‘There would be no debate. and Warxen, seid that bill could aas without debate Uxprwoon agked for the yeas and nays. If the on bill was taken up, ast. the Land bill no further elfort to gi that both 1d withdraw their propositions, and let hima iterial bill. e coull give way to no bill whatev renid he would rove, a5 soon as this bill yas ed of, te take up the Homestead bill. ORLAND, (dero.) Of Ark., said if the Senate tntend the consus returns should be printed at all, they ht to act on that matter. r. Hunter said the Senator from Teaas bad given up vil and Diptomatte bill passed, aad ator would be less magnanimous. Mic. Rana (whig) of N.C. sug and Diplomatic bill be passed, and that the Bennett Land bill, Homestead bill, Miss Dix's bill, and Territorial bills, be put in one act, and passed by unanimous consent, without o@ word of debate. ‘The question we taken. and Mr. Hunter's motion was , Foote, Jones of nd Wa SUPERINTENDENT. leave, reported back Konnedy’s letter made against to that com tif the Senate thot inst Mr. Kennedy, imade by him, he he hid caid, ‘and more ine the charges a was prepared (9 DUTIES TO BF REFUNDED ON GOODS DESTROYED DY FIRES 1x NEW YORK AND CATIVORNIA. Mr. Hunvre moved to amend the biil authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to refund to the legal clai ants for duties paid on imports cogsumed by fire 1845, $300,000: and for the «aime de alifornia, $100,000—mgpject to the restrictions 8, for the relief of by fire in am would avail e required. n.) of Va., anid if it was not satisfac e voted down. , dem.) of Cal. was in favor of the amend- Mr, Fisi said he would vote for it, although it was but wall assistance. The amendment was adopted. The following amendments were agreed to :-— To authorise the Secretary of the Treasury to remit the ities upon any machinery imported into the United ates for spinning or weaving flax, or to refund duties beretofore paid within the past five years on such ma- linery; provided that it shall be proved to his satisfac- tion tat such machinery was not at the time manufac- tured in the United States, and has been used for manu- facturing purposes. To authorise the Secretary of the Treasury to cancel any outstanding debenture bonds, given previously to the Ist day of July, 1850, upon the importation of foreign coal, provided said coal have been exported to a foreign port, or consumed upon an outward voyage. That the ecrétary of the Treasury be authorized to purchase, at the current market price, any of the out- standing stocks of the United States, as he may think most advisable, from any surplus in the treasury. pro- vided that the balance in the treasury shall not ‘at any time be reduced below six millions. For the Custom House at Richmond, $70,000. For the Custom House at Norfolk, $20,600. For the Custom House at Bangor, $15,000, For the Custom House at Bath, $12,000. For the Custom House at Belfast, $20,600, Mr. Buxten, from the Committee on Finance, moved an additional amendment, providing for a classification of the clerks in the several departments, excepting the State Department. It provides for dividing them into four classes, the first, to receive $900, the second $1,200, the third $1,500, and the fourth $1,800 per annum—the chief clerks of bureaus to receive $2,000, and the ehief clerks of departments $2,200 per annum, Only one disbursi clerk ix to be allowed in each of the departments, oxeept the Treasury and Interior, which have three each. No clerk is to be hereafter bing except he be, on an examination by the head of his bureau and txo other clerks, found competent and qualified. He said this clas- ification of the clerks was founded upon the reports on the eubject laid before Congrese. By it Congress would the best/quality of red ash, stove, andegg coal. Will | get rid of the constant applications to have clerks put on i from schooners at $5 76 per ton; #6 from yard, bf ial footing with others. Under it there would grow up corner of King and Greenwich street what waa co © rentially necereary, » good and eflicient civil corps, Mr. Hy ST&x said it made no change in the tenure, nor in the appointing power. Mr. Prarr, (whig) of Md., asked if it did not legislate those in offiee Out on the 1st of July? Mr, Howrex said it did not; it recognised them as in of- fice, but distributed them among the several clasees. ir. Perit, (dem ) of Ia., was opposed to that part of the omendment which gave to the head of » bureau the pewer of deciding on the com vetency of a cl re- sult would be that there would be no man fennd comspe- tent except those whom that head desired {o‘have put in. ‘Ihe heads of bureaus once put in, the other clerk- ships would be filled with their mephews, uncles, cousins, brothers, &e, Mr. Jones, (whig) of Tenn., said he would vote “or this proposition if it included the heads ef departments, He Was not for voting an increase of pay to subalterxe and allow the chief to starve Mr. Pern moved to strike out the provision to witch he had objected. ‘The proposition was disagreed to, by yeas 13, nays 4. The question was taken cn Mr. Hunter's amendme.tt, and was agreed to without a division. Mr Hewtxr, by direction of the Committee on Finance, submitied an amendment, appropriating g24¢ 000 for the purpose of erecting dwelling houses for the Vice Presi dent and the several members of the cabinet. Mr. Boxtanp, (dem.) of Ark., opposed the amendment. With as much propriet; oy | might, he thought, be built for Senators and members of Congress. He was for leav- jog members of the cabinet to live in their own 8 ty with display, or plainly, as their means or taste might call for. It would be unjust to force a man to live in a house, and consequently compel him to live ina carres- ponding style. If the salary was not sufficient—and of this he bad no information—let it be increased, and al- low them to live in such @ manner and style as§ they thought fit. Mr. Hunter said this proposition had been recommen- ded by the department It was well known that the sala- ries were insufficient, and the committee thought by r- lieving them of the house reat it would be better than adding to their salaries. Mr Brapsuny, (dem.) of Me., followed, opposing the amendment, and urging that the salaries be made $3,000 a year, ‘Mr. Burtzr, (dem.) of 8. C., said that paradoxical as it might appear, he regarded high salaries as the bevt policy for republican governments. If no salary be given, the offices are cl to all but the wealthy. ‘Give good sala ries, and the best talent and intellect may be obtained, If low salaries be given, intellect, if not united with wealth, cannot be commanded. He was opposed to this amendment. It would be to make the neces of the government officers something like hotels, into which, as they were government property, many people would con- sider they had s perfect right fo ecter. Mr. RUsk, (dem.) of Texas, opposed the amendment, Messrs. Downs and Mason supported it. Mr. Dovax, (dem.) of Iowa, was opposed to the amend- ment, and also to the proposition of the Senator from Maine. He did not consider the salaries were regarded a6 too small, judging from the avidity with which places were sought. The increase of salaries had the evil ten- dency of drawing men off from the state governments to seek federal employment. _If the present salary was too smnall the officers could resign, and others could be found to take their places. Mr. Burier said he was in favor of paying @ man well, and prevent him from cheating. Mr Doncg said, ifa cabinet officer was not paid well enough, the office was not like Bunyan’s Sin, not to be shaken off. He could resign and get rid of it. ‘Lhe question was taken and the amendment was re- jected, by y . Mays 24, as follows:— Year—Messis. Badger, Brodhead, Brooke, Cooper, Daw son, !De Saussure, Dodge of Wisconsin, Downs, Foot, Gwin, Hale, Hunter, Jones of Iowa, Jones of Tennessee, Mason, Morton, Phelps, Pratt, Shields, Soule, Spruance, and Walker, Nays — Messrs. Adams, Atchison. Bayard, Boland, Bradbury, Butler Charlton, Chase, Davis, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, I trick, Geyer, Mallory, Miller, Mor tis, Pettit Tusk, Sebustian, Seward, Touecy, Wade, and eller, "Subsequentiy the vote was re-considered. Mr. Bravery moved to amend the amendment, by striking it all out, and inserting # provision making the salary of the Vice President and the Cabinct officers $8,000 per annum. ‘This was agreed to, by yeas, 36, nays, 17; and as amended, the amendment was adopted, by yeas, 40, naya 16. 450,000 was added for a bridge over th? walls of the Potomac river. An amendment appropriating $150,000, to be expended under the direction of the President, in obtaining a suppl, of pure water for Washington City, to te taken from suc point, andintroduced in such manner as he may direct, was offered by Mr. HUntex. Me srs. Seward, Dawson, Pratt, Pearce, Rusk, Mangum, Mason, and Hunter, supported it; and ‘Messrs, Borland, Brodbend, and Dodge, of lowa, opposed it. ‘Mr. Hix, (free soil.) of N. H., earnestly supported the amendment. ‘Chere was a strong necessity for supplying this city with pure water. Under the authority of con: onal Teainlat , the city was well supplied with lottery tickets, and gambling houses. ‘The ress could do, would be to give the city pure gudment, foviding that, should tute cf Maryland to obtain this rupply of water, t) @ assent of fiat Stkte shoul! first be obtained. ‘This, Le said was necessary, ax the Chesa- ake and Obio Canal ran along the Potomae, and that company and the State hal some rights in the water. ‘This, after a long debate, touching upon the proceedings of the Pacilic railroad bill, was adopted. and as amended, the amendinent was adopted, by yeas 15, nays 13, Mr. Hunven, by a on ofgthe Finance Committee, reported an amenduwent providtng that on the duties on all railroad irow imported during the five years from July next, # credit of five years shall be given upon the bonds of the importer, that it shall be laid during five years. Mr Mssox, (dem.) of Ya., moved to amend the amend- ment by providing tor the repeal of all duties on railroae iron Mr. Brovmran, (em ) of Pa., seid that both (he amend- ments were out of time and out of place inthis bill, and deserved the fate which justly awaits them. He had stood firmly by the Senator from Virginia in bis efforts to keep the Appropriation bill clear of all azu-ndmeats involving questions on controverted policy, and not properly be Jonging to such bills. The ate was now, at this Jate hour, called upon to legislate on the | sub- wate Mr. Pratt moved ana it be necessary to go to the ject of the tariff. This proceeding was giving to the Financo Committee, all power on tis and every other subject. Was the Senate, now in its last hours, to go into an examination of this subject in all its details? utterly foreign to the bill. exclusive benefit of corpora Mir. Beooke, (whig) of Mississippi, asked if the corpora- tions engaged in iron manufacture in Pennsylvania had nothing to do with this opposition. Mr. Bopurap said he did not believe there were more than three corporations engaged in the manufacture of iron in Pensuylrauia. ‘The last amendment was preferable to ihe one proposed by the committee. It presented the question boldly—Free trade and direct taxation, What for this partial legislation? Why not al the duties on allkinds of fron’ Why not repeal the ity on sugar, on cotton and woollen fabrics’ ‘They were inthore common use and demand by the whole people than railroad iron, Abolish all duties, and come todi- rect tanation at once. That would be better than to single out a particular interest to ernsh it. Hvnirr said he bad received instructions from con yesterday, directing him to vote for a ro road iron. Nothing but this in Here was legislation proposed It was legislation, too, for the peal of a : struction would haye induced him to move this amend ment Mr. Bronnkan asked if the Senator was instructed to ove the amendment to the Appropriation bill? Dir. Hoxriat said his instructions were, of course, to have the duties repealed. If time were allowed,’ he thovght he could show that this suspension of dutics would not be iojurious to the iron interest; but all he cow asked wae a vote. Mr. Minimn, (whig) of N. J., said that by a comparison ‘oont of railroad iron imported during the last J he calculated there would during the next five years, be an annvat importation 0,000 tons. The avernge valve of this he put at $40 a ton; at 30 per cent, the duty would be $12.0 ton—taking an cnaual revenue of $3,000,000; and on this som a eredit of five years was tobe given. A credit to railrond com; anies of over 312,000, ©00 for five years! It would not stop there. When the same thing was done before, Congress, at ihe end of the five years, surrendered the bonds to the railroad companies, und releared them from the duties, ‘The same, doubtless, would be done now. Mr. Hunter snid he did not desire to prolong this de- bate. By the consent of every member of the Commit» tee on Finance, except the one speaking, he was author- ized to withdraw the amendment. Mr. Muuer—I certainly gaye my consent. Mr. Harr objected to withdrawing the amendment. Mr. Burier said the amendment ought to be withdrawn. He was in favor of the principle of it, but it was not fair legislation to make the Appropriation bills a vehicle to carry ali kinds of questions pleasing to the majority. ‘The Cras decided that the amendment might be with- drawn, and it was, Mr, Mason moved an amendment, that there shall hereafter be allowed and paid to the ministers to Great Britain, France, Russia and Spain, the sum of $6,000 each, for a house and office rent, salary of private secre- tary, &e.; $4,000 to the minister resident in Turkey. This to be in addition to their out Gt and salary, Adopted. Also, providing for an Assistant Sccretary of State, at $3,00'perannum. Adopted. Mr. Mason moved to amend the bill, by adding thereto a section repealing all ies on railroad iron, He said “ offered it in obedience to instructions from his Legis- ure. i Mr. Dowaras, (dem.) of Ill, moved to amend, by Be: viding for a suspension of’ those duties for three years, he said if t was voted down he would vote on their repeal. Mr. Cianke, (whig) of R. I.. gave notice that he would move veo by including the duties on iron in blooms bare, Ke. r, CooreR, (whig) of Pa., followed in earnest opposi- tion to the amendment. It would have the effect of build ing up a few furnaces which had been able to survive the ruin which had fallen on most of those establishments. The condition of the ecuntry was such, and prices now were £0 favorable, that uniesa Congress interfered to crush them, a large portion of those ¢1 iniron man- ries, would ina short time be able to resume, uceersfully and ees, carry on their busi- #8. There were but few furnaces now under way—this amendment would ferever stop others from resuming operations. a pa ir. Sewann, (free roll |. ¥., opposed amend- ment. He renecael that as spurious free trade which aboli:hed the revenues and made no ision for their e‘pply, Why not connect the abolition of $3,000,000 of THE NEW YORK HERALD. annval revenue with ions for raising an equal amount by direct taxationt ‘The State he representea had com| ively but little capital invested ia iron. Her capital was iu commerce, and the port of New York would receive all this iron, and her slipping would bring it to our shores. He could not vote to take away three millions from the revenue of the country, or to tacrifice the capital invested ina single interest: He held it to be the best policy of the country to take Sarnct iron, hi iad of the diye States was of far more importance to the government than the gold of Cali- fornia. Why send to Europe for iron to lay down upon the mines in your own country? Why select this par- ticular iron ¢ “Why not abolish the duty on the iron from whieh your forks, and knives, and farining utensils, are made? Why not select sugar, cotton and woollen fabrics? ‘ These are all of more common use than railroad iron, ‘At a quarter past four he gave way toa motion to ad journ which was lost by ayes 16, noes 1 Mr. Sewaxp considered it unjust to reduce the revenae at the expense of those engaged in iron manufactures, They, after years of misfortune, have, by their industry avd perseverance, now filled their cup of prosperity, and at the momen? they are about to ay it totheir t eng lips, the government is called upon to dash it to the ground. The ernment ought not, he said, to encourage the spirit of railway specu In Ohio there ouls that bad not {mortgaged its all in subscriptions for railroads. This gor lvermment. rome yearaago, granted $3,000,000 {0 railroad It had given its’ Iunda previously to the same end ought no! ne, to crush a particular int ther aid to that class of enterprise. _ Ata quarter to five o'clock, Mr. Davis moved (> ¢- Journ, “Lost—yeas 19, nays 24. if there were to be 250, tor read iron tou in the next year, axel there were « farvaces in Pennsylvania ‘at work, those furnaces er lation now pervading the country. vas scereely a village of five hundr it t to give fur- | Judge pf the United Stafes Dis againat John C, Watrous, trist Court for Texas, and do not recommend erti impeachment against said Watrous. The report was on the tableand ordered to be printed ‘The Houre went into committee on the Senatc’s amend- wtntste Tbe , THE AU APYRORRLAIONT mut. amendments making appropri ns for for tons Baving been read, © “PProriations for fo Mr. Houston, (dem.) of Ala., said the Com Waysada Means recommended it be stricker Mr. Bayi, (dem.) of Va., moved an » $75,000 fs coutinuing the Worka st Port Mr. Onw; (dem) of 8. C., oppo» the cations, and hoped the item wo Mr. Howaxn, (dem, ) of Texas ment on the ground that it is the government te proviks for the y utc which would Ye most expo. in war. nittes of save places caRtren thought t* invasion, and that thc axsnult on fore; way ocwar, He | ih a view of Limiting } no’ supply one-tenth of the amount demanded; the othe nine tenths would still have to be imported. amemiment be not-adopted. Thr tenths will be thoee millions and Ove tenth of She duty laid on U0 benePt of a few manufacturers, the the whole duty will bea tax lovied on the country gene rally. Corporations were not the only Roople interested in railroads. ‘The whole people were. th disposed to tax tho: whuie people of sum of fovr » ® year, 3 Dole, will other nine-tenths of \ live ml win gos i ow pending we het! of more Vian eight hour YORK KIGUSES we URK. Sevate. ALBANY, Fob. 28, 1853. MARINE HOSPITAL PHYSICLAR, engaged in iron mareifucturing might enjay the benefit of one-tenth of that su? ‘The Senator fron Now York ssid that every vilinge of five hundred souls, in Ohio, was mortgaged to road speculators. Mr. Cuasz, (free sod) of Ohio, said that was not the case— Mr. Hatr—I did not take it to be Miterally true, It was but a mere Pickwickiem enlargement of an i@en—that's all. | Laughter.) On this subject he mounted the Baltimore { latform. and knew no North, no South, no Fast, no West. He remembered when Ohio was tho we: wee move the Indians west of Lake Miehigan, where, f they could be once got, it was supposed they would be so far west that nothing but snnset wonld ever reach them.” (Laugier) New Hampshire, which had the honor of raising the Senater from Michigan, and thought she Kad lost him, has now discovered she has not lost him, fee ko is a citizen of an Eastern State. (Iughter.) The Senator over the way, (Mr. Brodhead, ) who is Penn: sylvania all over, aud’ who would almost get oi | the platform to stand ty bix State, has told the Senate that the furnaces in that St»te were not flourishing now. { Thus, then, was the proper time to make this moveiment. | Prices are high; these matufactnrers will be induced to embark extensively in tho business; and if this duty ix to be taken off, as it will vortaiuly be sooner or later, it hac better be done now. Mr. Hunrer appealed to his colleague to withdraw. the amendment. Mr. Mason declined. Mr. BropHkav moved agreed to, by yeas 28, na . TUR NAVY BILE, BIC, Refore the vote was announced, the Navy Appropriation: adjournment, which was Mr. Monroe pro- | 1, { outa park on Pivoklyn Heights, Mr. Coorm presented the memorial of Dr. I. Camptell Stewart, to baye the ofiice of Physician of 3 Hos- pital. ‘ TAXI The Assor.#y Dill in relation to the coile of taxes, h instruction the time generatly to April 1, BROOKLYN Mr. Moncaw reported was referied, to report w bill extens bill, to + roor. bill, to prevent aperintendents of ible to the cilice of heepex of the Mr. Oxts the poor from being county poor house. PRESBYTERIAN WIDOWS’ AND Ol Mr. Berkman reported favorably on the bi to ineorpo- rate the Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund of (he Associate Presbyterian Church in North Avseri NEW YOKK AND PACHIC a1A7t Mr. Prat reported, for tho const an act nmending the charter of the Mail Steamship Compan PASSAGH The tax bill—general extension to Ay ed by Mr. Brivtel; under cider of the read and passed, by ayes 25, noes 1. TUM CATSLE. MDE, The Catskill Creek Bridge bill came up again, and was earnestly debated by Mr. Pieroe and Mr. Van Sehoonho ven. It vrew at last into the diseussion of a question of order—the debarts on which lasted till the hour of adjourn- ment. ¥ TIN TAX UE... 1 1—was report Dill was taken np and referred. A Dill granting the right of way to the Solectmen af Chelsea, Mascachusetts, over certain geveromvnt hospitel grounds in that plae ed. ‘The Senate then House of Representatives. ‘ Wasinnezon, Feb, 28, 1853. RAGIETERS FOR VESSKIS, The House pasted the bill authorizing the Secretary of tho Treasury tnisene registers to the bark May and brig Poundary, und to change the name of the steamer Roger Williams. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO CUBAN AITAIR2, On the motion of Mr. Dockery, (whig,) of North Caro- lina, it was Yosolvcd that the President of the United Stutes communicate to this House, if not incompatible with the pudiie interests, copies ofall the correspondence between this government and our Ministerat Madrid, and between the latter and tho Spanish government, on the subject of expeditions from the United Statos ayatnst the island of Cubs, and the punishment and release of all yerrons in any way connected therewith, PENSION -YOR A MIND WOMAN.” * Mr Waisi made an earnest appeal to the Honse to take up and pass a bill giving a pension tow ‘poor blind wom n. ‘The House did so. \ EXTENSION OF THE PRE EMi-MIOy 1aGHT, On the motion of Mr. Brows, (dem.,) of New York, the House took up the Senate bill to extend pre emptions to unsurveyed lands and for other purposes. ‘An amendment was adopted to extend the pre-emption laws, as they now exist, over the alternate reserved see: tions on all the lines of reilroad in the United States, wherever public lands have been griuted by act of Con gress. ‘The bili was passed as thu» amended. The House went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union on the Senate’s amendments to {WY DEMICIENCY Mik. During the proceedings Mr. Sruvmens, (whig) of Ga., offered an amendment, appropriating $3,000 to enable Jolin C. Rives to pay his reporters for this session $7, in. steadof $44 colw Gicle Agreed to. Many thousands ef dollars were voted for book« of various kinds, and for House reporting of the last sessi in the Congressional Glove. Nearly 94 000 were voted to pay the expenses atic: ing the Investigation of the Corwin and Gardinex Com- mittee, during the recess, ‘The Committee considered the Senate’s amendment, an- thocizing the President to sppoint an assayer for’ ihe branch mint provided for st Sen Francisco, in advance of the erection of the mint buildings, purchase, or rent buildings and machinery, suitable melting and assaying of deposites of gold dit rwiso, and for the custodyg of gold coin, the exper attending ame to be paid out of the appropriation for the mint. Mr. Frmparp, (dem ) of N. H., moved a proviso repeal ing theact providing for the establishment of a branch mint in California. He said the appropriation of $200,000, heretofore made for this purpose was wholly dequate, and two or three millions would bo required it to comleie the work. No contract has yet made for the erection of # branch m: Mr. Maweatatt, (lem) of al, spoke of the gross ne- glect aud opprose.un under which Chiifornia has labored rinee ehe cme into the Union, ity did not want to scare anybody; he did no! + he could; but he would say, thet if the United States have neither the energy or intelligence to supply one of the sovereign States with laws sceuring the common rig'its of freedom, the people be obliged, in vindiestion of their Saxon descent, to that they bave sprung (rom revolutiovary stock, and p: vide for the and coin (heir own mot such treati ik Union, in its wisdom, may che confirm He earistly opposed the Senate’s amendment, and condeuied tic continuance of the assay oftice in san Franciscuy ard ged there were several proposals at the Trearury Depnstient or erecting the branch mint, Mr Toomne. (+ hig.) of ‘i not eoncur with the gentleman in oly remarks as to the treatment of Califor thought? no y artof the Union had been ties The settion was bad and onght to be stricken amended co hn or mint. ‘There were. good many th ngs covered up which he could rev eat on this Bir. Manstart—T them; I would myself it sto neces ‘the § out or ver iar circum nate’s amendment wa rejected. On motion of Me, Desi, (dem:) of In the seignorage at ent of the Senate was modified to read, that when gold or silver shall be cast into bars or ingots, or formed into dicks, at the mint or its branches, the char for refining. casting, or forming said bars, ingots or di. ks, shall be equal to, but not execed, the actual cost of the operation, including labor, wastage, usu of materials, &e., to be calculated from time to time vy Lhe Yecretary of the Treasury, provided swid charge shall uot excel one-half of one per cent. She Commitice of Ways and Means recommended non-concurrence in the’ Senate’s amendment paying $200,000 to California out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be applied to the expenses of the State government. Mr. McCorkix, (dem ) of Cal., moved to amend by in- creasing the sum to $470,000. If it was right to pay any it was right to pay all. ‘The money was collected withoat the authority of Jaw, and at a time when the people of California were without representation. He claimed this money on the ground of prineip!e and justice. Mr. Mave, (dem.) of Va., inquired whether California did not get the gold mines ¢ Mr. McCorkir—Yer; and we gave you a returnof eighty willions last year. Mr. Carrrer, Uwe of Ohio, said, if we are bound to maintain the civil government of California, let us do it on an estimate of expenditures. It is not true they are entitled to the oustoms fund, which never inures toState or territory. The pretence that the money belongs to them is without the authority of law or equity. Other gentlemen engaged in the debate, for and against the proposition, and the Committee rose. CUTTING OFF DEBATE. Mr. Sranty, (whig) of N.C., offered a resolution to suspend the rule which allows five minutes debate to gentlemen offering an amendment and to gentlemen op- ‘ing it. He raid unless there should bes auspension of lebate, and the public business attended to, there would be an extra session of Congress, which he wished to avoid, The resolution was adopted. ‘THE DEFICEENCY BILL. The House again went into Committee, and the Senate's amendment, giving California $300,000 was rejected, by ayes 51, nays 79. ‘The Committee rose, and the House concurred generally in its action. ‘THR CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE WATROUS. Mr. Venantx, (dem ) of N.C., ie consent, made ® report from the Committee on Judiciary, in which they gay they have examined the documentary evidence and witnesses in relation to the charges heretotore made 1, for the reports of the Congression | ply. "ALIANY, Ff, 28, 1853, mun ¢ APPRAISERS, 7 After numorons_ petiti Hinman, (dem.) of Gnond tis the canal apprais required: by law roake au annual report of claims for canalWamages, « the awards thereoa, bat he covl not learn that any yorts had becu wade for th A provions 1 tion of his, calling on rsfor infarmetivu, f not been answered. ile nos spoved that they be to report at once. : Mr, Buunovens, (Lad Jein.) of Orton reat urgeney fora complinace yith Ure rasols Ir. Hibbard, ax maay.pauple on die Lae of the euls canal were su f an adjudication of th claims. hon adopted. ts Mr. D1 forron, (dem.) of N.Y, frauds vi reported to prevent OOK AUCTION BEB Y,, reverted the bill ta. np. har frpudes* Mi He moved a itf the bill to be read a o bill was then read » (hird ¥. TAYLOR asked to be exe tthe whole system of 0 tinischief, Te le «ubject, but some of its prov 1 -ede Aare, too for will & jndiciows ba ube oastituyic not go for it: ert The Assombly proce: bill to provide for the appols ot New \ ork. Mr. W. Tavtor, (whig) of N. ¥: 2K PLOTS. to the comsderation of the simcnt of plots im the port 1 the pre tem of 7 was approved by co: om ty of New York. ‘This law was not called fe shipping ithad been got up by pile > regulated the whole » it needed no change N stated that the elves. approp dir ght or duriag storn T unce to tho sa p regulated as to & alwayson d I ports of Une world tue lnw of Congress Ind their p lihood, and foul, snd in ed io pilots, jury upon pilots and com: of the rights of th ¢ the House pas not renel The obj ures of ihe olf vy, whieh was paced inany years ago, were omitted in Ben ne befe ago, but acted upon there, | this, The pilot commissioners, under’ the law of Con | gress, uns : ion for the passage of the law. ‘Ih AD able arguments in favor of this law, wh wn before the shippers of New York for months, and metwith entire approval It is only recent-, ly that nce had been prepa Nind been y under re illing to i of N.Y, | vill of etlonable feature, to the € ce of th thought the bill unnece might well be applied to tl two of the most he 2 Jaw regulating opposed to the lay menetrants, also shippers, who say the pi never more efficient tian now. Among the agents of nearly all the lines of pac! Now York. Under this state of facts is L law necessary? (Mr. Shaw, in reference to the city of New York, sitid he would recant his remarks. made on a previous oceaston, in regard to the purity of the public cficers in New York. Charges have been made against seme of them, of gross abuse of power, with great pros- pect of 1 Ho was glad the grand jury were pure and firm enow indictments against would reli It had better go buck ‘or ameniineut. Yet he The question of fre question of pilo hippers of Yo ir. $ the erinivals.j The port v York were Vghter than any other city in t city’s pride, and the source of itt pros ¢ of these charges should he permitted, f pilotage was oppressive to coasting ! pilots, and the owners of which ¢ 7 t rthis burden, The pilots now got ali that is hed, except haif pilotage on vessels that do ne them. Bo hoped the iluuse would not make n to them Mr, }). B. Tavi.on be this cou ed the remonstrants against the Dill were all engaged in the coasting trade, But the amendment proposed excepts all coasting vessels from the r sture, and would obyiate. the objection of the remonstrants, The law is necessary to protect the arrive ort of New York from erat ance, whor safety is th 8 of voxels neglect ing to employ pilota. foriy-one firms who ask for this law represent eight tenths of the shipping interest of New York. Be this, seventy of ships petition for the law— in fact, who hed been «spoken with oa the subject. There would have been no remon- ditheen kn » the bill did not len. The busi and those who The system ould be roga- strances against the lay inelude vessels of les ness of the pilot is one « engage in it need peculiar encouragement was one of the utmost Importance, and lated with great care, ae Mr. Hasrixcs, (whig) of Monroo, opposed'the bill. ‘The pay of those who engage in hazardous services for ths benefit of commerce should be abundant, but the bill did not provide the best manuer of arranging the coum: pensation of pilots. THF CANAL APPRAISERS, ETC. Mr. Currey, (whig) of Tioga, on leave, moved a re- consideration of the yoto on Mr. Hidbard’s resolution call ing for information from the caval appraisers. Lost. Leave of absence wae granted to Messrs. L. Reed, W. A. Smith, Crocker, Spaford, and McLean; and then the ‘Assembly adjourned The Stermship Star of the West at Charles- ton §I if Coal. Unanteston, Feb. 27, 1853. The steomehip Star of the West, from San Juan, Nica- ragua, for New York, with 300 passengers, put in’ here, short of coal. She leaves for New York this evening. Her California dates are the same as those received by the Albatross, at New York. The Massachusetts bog Ballot Law Re- pe eats gstos, Feb, 28, 1853. After a warm and exciting debate, ecoupying the House up to half-past 7 o'clock this evening, ‘the wl re- peali the Secret Ballot Law finally passed to be en- grossed, by yeas 114 to mays 70, | telegrapli'e commumteation was suspe { work of an incendiary 2 3 PRICE TWO CENTS, Maxine Dhan ase Anand SCHOONER U. ¥. BAKER ADA. SPONED AT SRA, Tumapeia 4, Feb. 28, 1 Dolphin. arrived at Gey "sctown, 3. C-, eee 2 ~ in with the schooner Daker, from Mhile ‘a, bound to Wihoington. _ arandoaod ‘ook her in tow for six honre nit ipping ber of sails, &c., finally left her, in a sinking condin SCHOONER GEN. TAYLOR Por INTO NOR,” . Nonvoux, Feb, 28, 1868. The schooner General Taylor, trom New York Ors! Domingo, bas put in hero leaky, Valuable Cargo--Heavy Mreatet, RBauriwoay, Feb, “ft New Orleans on the 22 otton, valued at $220,000, for >. of Saturday says, the henviest doeeurred in th Pode vive, any fresher for y For Washington. Boston, Feb. 23, £868, ne, editor of the Bestor Post, lft , this merning to be whseut two ee Saturday for $850, $20 000 dames Terbert, a estored Land sa boar Oseoula, war drowned on Saturday A son of My Thomas J. abbott had ie «Kull fractured He Ww mot expected to at nrecent unocoupved.) was son- day worming, ‘twas thie u eniday, by the full of a ladder. reeover.. |. Corrow.—#ates today were’ 1,100 . at pricee ranging from 7},¢. aie, The market is usvhunged, The Calorte § The following communication ftom the Seerotery of the avy has been sent to the Naval Committoe of she Heuse of Representatives. Appended is the letter of Commander Jovitun Sands, of the navy, giving a description of the paswage of the Bricsson from th: to Norfolk — Navy Dinraneamnr, Feb. 25, 1653, Sit—I havo the honor to report to you, as » subject of interest to Lhe Naval Committee of the House of Repra- in my judgment, of great importemes Jeration of Congress, the arrival of the jn the Potomac. off the poss of Alexandria. This presents the first exhibition of the application of the vew calorie engine invenved by Captain John Kries- son, a genticniwn whose genius Des enabled him towe- cure to che ooval ani mercantile marine of our country the most valwoble auxiliary power in the aavigation of shige that has yer been furnished to tha world—a power whieh is destined hereatter to becowe of universal application in the driving ot machinery, whether va land or nea. The ingenious inveotor of the eugiao oy whieh this power ia ‘ 1 sod labor of man, Y yesult in the vily eotitied to be re- oF acohanioal selenes how in Uhis vicinity garded.as ihe res te Knowa ta our aye ‘Tho Briexson lef instant, on her v eves. w York on Wednesday, the 17de ° Potomac, which was for- woathor as put verest test her performance and power of eudur- ance, Her success in this her first irip hay surpasied: en the expectations of her constructor. The papers accompanying this letter will furnish in detail full iufor- mabon of the incidents of hor passage. After saventy- three hours of continuous progzess she reached the mouth. of the Potomac, where a snow storm, attended by thick: have, rendered it necossazy to make a short delay, and them proceeded up the river {9 Aloxar whore abe arrived on the evening of the Y1-t. She fs now abreast-o¢ at port, open to the inspection of the publie, ‘She has nalready visited by many oficers of tha goverument and by persons skilled in uavel construction \the nature of machinery, and hay elicited the most oreble opinions of those best capable of forming # | upon her qnalitt * feet myseli authorized to y that tha approbation thes vuetty have excited is of ho a character as to lpave ne roots t bt the com- plete suecess of the inventor in the splendid enterprise to which he has so long ‘an so assiduously addressed Aig genin Jt wal! be seen from the papers have aubmitted with this communication, that on the 18th. of January last a} vicsson. cdufdent at that time of this prosper- exult, mace through his agent.a proposal to thin de- partment tot twotrigates of the Jargest class for the. use of the i ment, which should be -eqay his ewloric engine, and should be able to of ten knots qn hows, with a consusmpilow of-eoa) art OX" ceeding eight tons io the twenty. fonr hones, for the per formance of which condit & was. willing to give satis- Saetory security cad ut the same time to guarantee that the engine a Coat of Che best steam a ing ‘a Strong confidence ix, a to secomplish all that he Jer the vessel round to thie. Pits nei sborhood, fesling Assured that the voyage: would furnish the ber menns of putting hee ete pacity tow trial that would fully Cetermine the question of her adaptation to the service t complinnce with this reque cated his ows intrepid conviction nleo extablisited the unquestion exploit, » is to be long elobr { of this departae slacrity with -y Friosson wecepled the invitation 10 place his vessel noder Hie eyeot the govern- letter of tho 14th inst#nt, y wall Bo the payers now S ‘written, That | letter did not L Captvin Hricsson untih bis arrival im hig oily tunately happened that be had himselt ygaisiiod officer of tho avy, Coman tadee company him on the voyage, and this depart- ment, takin, ge of that fact, has committed te Commander San!s the spectel duty ‘of mnaking a report upon the performance wind py of the vessel. ‘That hid been ot fromm in kriesson ed himself in an nf to authorise it, are ted to the peruss) of the committee, and. them to the House of Represumtutiy fetter fromt Capluin Eriesson of ihe 240h instant, acknowledges the preyions coumunication of this dopart= ment, and repeats the offer originally made dy his agent on the 18th of January, to undertake f ‘furnish the sovernment, with two frigates on (ie terms first proposed. sing convineod that this visit of the Ericsson is am event of sufficient magnitude and moment to authorise it, Iresrectfully beg leave to submit to the deliverstion of the committee the propricty ond importance of commend- ing to Congress the immeriate adoption of this great in vention for the use of the navy, aml the passage of re- solution to ry of the Navy forthwith to make # contra fricevon for the eonstrue- tion, under the superintendence of the dopsrtment, one Ericsson frigate, of not less than two thousand ton be equipped with caloric engines cf sufficient power, as @ ship of war; and for this purpose to appropeiate the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, I am convinced that the experiment indicated in this measures would result im a future detersnination to introduces the esloric engine enerally into the naval service, under circumstances and which will prove it to be the mot etfea and economical power that has ever yet beam ap plied to navigation, The pro indéed the oer- twinty, of future improvements in this engine would com- mend the restriction of the con!wetat the present moment to © , Whilst the approbation which is due to this most sigoifoant invention Trom the government could not be more becomingly exprossed than in the t reeogmition of its value by an act of Congress. T re most cordially regommend the subject to the rntion of the commfttee, and to the favorable no- f the House of Represoutatives. Thaye the honor to be, ver ectfully, your JOHN V. KE obedient NEDY. P. Srayton, Chairman C ee of Rep receipt of t, and in obedience to your in- ubmit the following beiet state- your letter of the 22 structions beg leave to * ment My ob in the enlovie t in reques' permission to make a pass ), on her resent trip, was to witness t! practical operation of the new motive power; and it for- tunately bappened that the weather which we encoun- tered was such os enabled me to satisty myself om the points with regard to which I had entertained doubts. 1 was appreheuaive that with the new engine it would be impowible to obtain that continuity of action ina sea- way which a steam engine has. To my astonishment, however, I found that, during a run of seventy odd hours , there was not a single stop in the engine, nor was there the slightest check to the steady move of the paddie wheels, although the ship often rolled her weather wheel out of the water, and pitcbed consid- or L wax also apprehensive that the immense ize of the piston, and the elevated jon of the cue linder, would be likely to produ angement when ship rolled and pitched heavily. I noticed very a ae thet there waa not the » st iving way in any pat every thing remaining as firta as i the #bip were lying at her dock, ‘The piton moved perfectly and smoothly while the ship «rolling and pitching. we ad heard a nood desisaid of the groat heat applied to the engine, and I therefore frequently visited the fire rooms, # id, to my surprise, they were a8 cool asa . cellar. I was much struck with the fact that only one fireman was required on duty at a time, and that he had only to supply a small quantity of coal occasionally, 1 learned that the reguistion was to put in sixty-five pounds every eighty miuutes iAcach of the eight fur- naces. ‘The ship encountered gales or head winds alternately much of the time from leaving Sandy Hook last Wednes- day morning, between nine and ten o'clock, until the an- chor was let go near the mouth of the Potomae on Sat- urday morning, in « snow atorm, it being impossible for the pilot to proceed. ‘The weather vas such during the voyage that the can- vas could be ured to little advantage int any time, at attention was purticularly called to the pressure nds. tals alr tyensof the wheels Te uninutes when the wind was moderats the log indicated six (0 soyem OLS O4 90th