The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1859, Page 4

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In Congress yesterday Mr. Slidell briefly recapit. ulated the action of the Senate the night previous on the Thirty Million Cuba bill, and stated that the friends of the me e generally concurred in the opinion that it would be injudicious again to call it course might endanger the appropri- and considering, moreover, that the sense of the Senate in its favor had already been expressed with as mnch distinctness as if there had been a final vote upon it. He also gave notice that he should again pre- gent the bill on the first day of the next ses- gion, The Senate then tookup the Army Appropri- ation bill, and after adopting several amendments passed it. The Honse agreed to the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreeing amend. ments of both houses to the Indian Appropriation bill, and passed the Post Office Appropriation bill. A motion to suspend thé rules in order to consider a bill reviving the tariff of 1836 was negatived by a vole of 128 against 88. At the suggestion of the gommittee appointed to examine the accounts of the late Superintendent of Public Printing, a witness, named Peter S. Duval, of Phila- deiphia, whose statements before the committee were flatly contradicted, was handed over to the District Attorney of Washington to be dealt with as the circumstances may require. The Presidentsent in a message vetoing the bill granting lands to the several States in aid of the establishment of agri cultural colleges. We refer to the report of the proceedings for the President's reasons in detail. Upon a vote being taken the bill was rejected, two- thirds not voting for it. In Committee of the Whole the Senate’s amendments to the Invalid Pension, Consular and Diplomatic, and the Legislative, Exe- cutive and Judicial Appropriation bills, were agreed to. The appropriation bills are now in a forward state, and will all be disposed of before the final adjournment. With regard to the tariff, and the proposed re-issue of Treasury notes, or a new loan, there is great uncertainty as to what course will be pursued, and whether or no an extra session will be necessary. The proceedings of the Legislature and the Sena_ torial Investigating Committees yesterday are im portant, but we have no space for an extende reference to them. See our despatches under the telegraphie head. The telegraph announces the arrival of the steamship Tennessee, from Vera Cruz, below New Orleans. We shall, therefoye, in all probability, be enabled to lay before our readers to-morrow late and important news from Mexico. The European files by the Canada reached this city from Boston last evening. The papers are dated in Paris on the 11th and in London on the 12th inst., and the extracts which we give from them this morning contain very interesting details concerning the general aspect of affairs in Europe. By the Canada we have news from South Ameri- ca to the effect that President Lopez, aided by Bri- tish officers, had so fortified the Paraguay river that our squadron had little chance of success in contest with his forces. By the arrival of the steamship Karnak we have advices from Havana to the 19th inst. The Cuba press was busily engaged discussing the action of the United States Senate on the thirty million bill. The sugar market was firm, though @ tendency to a decline in prices was observable. Freights were active, while exchanges remained as previously reported. According tothe report of the City_Inspector there were 372 deaths in the city during the past week—a decrease of 29 a8 compared with the mor- tality of the week previous, and 131 less than oc- curred during the corresponding week of last year. The following table shows the number of deaths for the past two weeks among adults and children, dis- tinguishing the sexes:— Men. Women. Boys. Giris. Total. Wook ending Feb. 19.... 83 66 nz 401 Week ending Feb. 2 ol BL 107-872 Among the principal causes of death were the eve up, a3 ation bills following:— 62 68 30 “4 By 18 8 6 33 83 = 12 Marasmus (infantile 18 il Scarlet fever +16 i2 There were also 7 deaths of congestion of the lungs, 10 of croup, 9 of erysipelas, 8 of typhus fever, 9 of hooping cough, 5 of palsy,3 of rheu- matism, 3 of teething, 6 premature births, 23 atill” born and 7 from violent causes. The annexed table shows what portions of the human system have been most affected:— Diseases. Feb.19. Feb, 26, Bones, Joints, be 3 4 8 7 8 134 23 23 38 35 872 ‘The number of deaths, compared with the cor Tesponding weeks in 1857 and 1858, was as fol- lows: — Week ending Feb. 28, 1957 Week ending Feb. 27, 1855 Week ending Fob. 19), 1x5: Week ending Feb. 26, 1859, “aT: The nativity table gives 260 natives of the United States, 71 of Ireland, 22 of Germany, 6 of Eng- land, 4 of Scotland, and the balance of various foreign countries. The snow storm recommenced yesterday morn. ing, and continued throughout the day, but in the evening the weather was fine. In the forenoon the wind was from cast northeast here, and blew a moderate breeze, while the telegraph at the High. Jands reported that at that place it was blowing a perfect gale from the east and snowing hard Thi Sound steamers arrived at the usual hour yester. 443 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1859. heavy in the Sound and very thick, snowing very fast, ‘The British screw steamship Lobanon, for Liverpool, left her dock at about twelve o’olock, but did not probably go to sea until the storm abated. She, however, proceeded down the bay. The ferry boats made their usual trips. Smith O’Brien was serenaded last night at the ‘i. Nicholas Hotel, and made a speech, which is reported in full in another column. The steamtug Screamer came up from the steam- ship Black Warrior yesterday, with the underwri- ters’ agent and all the men who were employed on board the ship. At the time they left the ship it was snowing violently, with a heavy gale from east-northeast ; both steam pumpa had stopped work, and the ship was filling fast. We have ano- ther report stating that the Black Warrior was breaking up, and will be a total loss. While the Screamer was endeavoring to haul the steamer off yesterday the hawser parted, breaking both legs of one of the crew of the tug. The steamship Marion still remains ashore, every effort to get her off having proved anavailing. The February term of the Court of General Sessions closed yesterday, when a large number of prisoners were sentenced by the Recorder. Abra- ham D. Thompson, who was tried for the murder of Daniel Stackpole and convicted of manslaughter in the third degree, was sentenced to imprisonment n the State prison for three years and six months. The Grand Jury, previous to being discharged, made a presentment relative to the causes of the increase of crime. They recommend the establishment of a hospital for children heretofore given in charge to incompetent and inhuman nurses by the Gover- nors of the Almshouse. Jacob H. Mott, the alleged Union Bank defanlter, was re-arrested yes- terday and committed to prison, his bondsman, B. Belcher Sackett, having, as is alleged, sworn falsely as to his competency to become surety for him. The Grand Jury indicted Mr. Sackett for perjury, and he was committed to the Tombs in default of $10,000 bail. The salvs of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,500 bales, The market closed steady at the late improve- ment. There conticued to be a good demand for flour, and prices were sustained, especially for common and grades of State. Southern flour was also in fair 1 and at steady prices. Wheat was in better request, with more doing, and at full prices, Corn was firm, but sales were limited. The chief transaction consisted of old Western mixed at Sic., instore. Pork was pretty frooly dealt in, but some less buoyant, New meas was gold at $18, and old mess at $17 6214 a $17 75, and prime at $13 20a $13 80. Beef continued to rule steady. Sugars were firm, while the gales embraced about 600 hhds., at steady prices. Coffee was quiet and sales limited, in view of an anction sale to come off next week. Rice was active and firmer for prime quality. The sales, including a portion sold on the previous afternoon, embraced about 2,500 Uerces, at Sige, a 43¢c., the latter figure for prime. With the exception of shipments of cotton to Liverpool, freight engagements wore light. Tho steamship City of Man- chester filled up with a cargo of cotton at 3<c., and 330 bales besides were taken at. 3¢c. for compressed and at 5-820, for uncompressed. Congress and its Four Days Grace=The De- mocracy and the Administration. There are four days grace yet remaining to this memorable and unprofitable Congress. Its convulsive dissolution is a fitting termination of its miserable existence. Its history is a record of political defections, party treacheries, section- al conspiracies, factious rebellions and conflict- ing Presidential intrigues without a parallel in the annals of the country. We'congratulate the American people, accordingly, that this discord- Ant, demoralized and impotent Thirty-fifth Con- gress will cease to exist on the 4th of March. There is one measure, the necessities for which are admitted in all quarters—a measure for in- creasing the insufficient resources of the Trea- sury. There is but one way short of direct taxa- tion by which this thing can be done, to wit, by an increase in the tax upon foreign imports, The President has recommended, in this view, a plan whereby the treasury can be relieved, and through which some encouraging incidental pro- tection may be given to our home manufactures at the same time. But the Southern free trade democracy have rebelled, and a factious contro- versy in the House, upon some half adozen dif- ferent tariff schemes, has been the consequence. ‘The entanglement thus created appears to be be- yond the reach of a compromise, It is deemed all important by the Southern democratic lead- ers, in view of their approaching Congressional elections, that the low tariff of 1857 shall not be touched; and thus, should any bill making any advances in the duties of the law of 1857 be passed by the House, it will, we dare say, be suffocated in the Se- nate. On the other hand, the republicans and the Pennsylvania democrats of the House have issued their decree of no tariff, no Treasury notee—“no song, no supper.” It appears, too, that they can command the numerical strength necessary to carry their point. Thus there is every reason to fear that there will be neither a tariff bill nor « Treasury note bill passed during these last four days grace. Of course, all the appropriation bills, involving some seventy odd millions of expenditures, will be passed ; but how is the administration to pro- vide the means for these appropriations upon fifty millions of money and seventy-five millions of public debt? In default of a tariff bill, a new loan and a new issue of Treasury notes, the Executive must either abolish or suspend certain branches of the regular government machinery, or resort to the alternative of an extra session of the new Congress to provide for deficiencies, Within the next three days the question will be settled ; and, from all present indications, it will be settled in favor of an exira session. This is a melancholy picture in reference to the | public finances. Nor can we present a more agreeable report concerning the great issues af- fecting our forelgn relations, upon which the President has so clearly and forcibly indicated the positive and decisive American policy which should be pursued. The contest of Friday in the Senate, upon the Thirty Million Cuba bill versus the Homestead bill, continued from noon till night, and from night till half-past one the next morning, resulted in showing’) that there was a handsome majority in favor of the Cuba bill; but the bill remains hard aground, and is now postponed till the next Congress. In roference to our Mexican, our Central and South American affairs, and the President’s earnest and seazonable special message concern- ing the present threatening local complications and foreign intrigues in those countries, nothing has been done, and nothing probably will be done by this Congress. There is, we suspect, some underground filibustering at work upon this subject in the democratic camp, which will cut off any efficient party co-operation. Among the good things of omission on the part of the Senate isthe omission, thus far, to pase the new military pension bill of the House, which would call, if a law, for at least five, and perhaps ten, millions of dollars; and the omission to pass the House Homestead or free farm bill, which, if passed into a law, will at once cut off the three or four millions now yearly received into the Treasury from the sales of the public lands, The House, meantime, appears to have given the five million French Spoliation bill the @ay morning. They reported it blowing pretty go by, and the lobby is doybtloas in devpair, Both houses yes rday were really at work, a¢ will appear from our telegraphic reports; but the question whether there will or not be, | after the 4th, such defiolenctes in neocssary legis- | lation aa will result in an extra session, is still | admissible of a doubt. If the democratic ma- jority, however, wish to escape the respoasibitt ties of an extra seasion, they must at least agree to support the President's measures far caongh to keep the Treasury from bankruptcy sud the country from being disgraced abroad through the long interval till next December. The responsibility lies with the domooratic majority of both houses of Congress. The Pre- sident has done his duty; and in the matter of an extra session he will be governed by the wants of his administration, and not by party expediencies. He is under no obligations to the refractory democracy; he has no favors to ask of them, and no consequences to fear in an inde- pendent course upon public affairs, Aocording- ly, if the necessities of the government are left by this Congress unprovided for, there will, we believe, be to the President no difficulty in re- ference to an extra session, He will call it, and leave all party consequences to the parties eon- cerned. Complicutions of Europe. By the Canada and Fulton, which bring us mails one week later from Europe, we have de- tails of the news received by telegraph from Halifox, and published in Friday’s Huxaty. The accuracy of the summary of the Emperor's epeech is confirmed by the full report. Itise honeyed, ambiguous, clever addreas, by which he meant to say nothing, and has been success ful. He does not say there will be war—be does not say there will be peace—though he, of couree, pretends he is very anxious for the latter. It is a perfectly non-committal State pa- per—a two edged sword, which may cut either way. Meantime, the casting of cannon goes on at Vincennes day and night, and other warlike preparations are being pushed forward with the utmost despatch. Uneasiness is felt both in London and Paris, and the Emperor's speech is deemed very unsatisfactory in Wall street. The bulls and the bears of that classic region are beginning to understand the value of imperial language, and to find out the difference between the words and acts of Louis Napoleon. Already they smell sulphur and saltpetre, notwithstand- ing the profusion of cau de Cologne with which the speech to the Chambers was sprinkled. His game is war, and he will strike when he is ready. It isa hazardous and a bold game; but he feels, in the fickle temper of the French mind—its love of change and its passion for glory—greater risk in peace than war. It was for this reason that he entered into an alliance with John Bull to fight the Russian Bear, and it is for the same reason that, with or withoutshis former ally, he means now to open the theatre of war in Italy, and to have a brush with double- faced Austria, if that Power will not shrink from coming to acollision. While a chance of glory and promotion opens to the ambitious spirits of the army, they are not likely to enter into revolutionary cabals. War, too, is calcu- lated to uvite the whole nation, aad to waken up and keep awake the Napoleon idea. In St. He- lena Bonaparte truly said of the French: “ They will as soon do without bread as without glory.” But war has its perils, and the Emperor has a very hard card to play. In order to absorb the revolutionary element, and to conduct the popu- Jar electricity from his own house, he espouses the liberal cause in Italy. He goes for Italian unity and the deliverance of the peninsula from a foreign yoke. But, then, all this means revo- lution; and if he kindles the flame in Italy he cannot tell where the fire may spread, and whether it may not at layt reach the Tuileries. It is playing with gunpowder ; let a spark fall into the train—no matter how long the train may be—and it soon communicates with the whole, and a general explosion is the result. Napoleon is, therefore, playing a dangerous game—one out of which he will come greater and more popular than ever—or he is only kindling a fire which will not be extinguished till it shall consume his throne and overthrow his dynasty forever. . ‘The game of war with such an antagonist as France is also full of peril for Austria; and, instead of retaining Lombardy, she may lose Hungary, Bohemia, and other Sclavonic nation- alities nearer home. On the other hand, if she succumbs to Napoleon, she will lose her prestige and her importance as a first rate Power ia Europe. If Austria takes up the gauntlet Rus- sia, too, will perhaps appear as an actor on the stage, and Prussia and some of the lesser king- doms and principalities can hardly keep clear of the general complication. The idea has been thrown out that the result of Napoleon's success would be merely the changing of masters for Lombardy. If so, what worse could she be than she is at present? But the British Premier says the treaty of the Congress of Vienna stands in the way of this war. That, however, has been trampled on by two French revolutions with the sanction of the English government, who have recognized both Louis Philippe and Louis Napoleon, and it is long since mere waste parchment. There is great anxiety to know what part the English government will play In this important business, Already, as our readers have seen, it has produced a debate in the British Parliament. For that government the question has equal difficulty a8 for Napoleon. The influence of the Crown, or the Coburg interest in Europe, stands on one side, and the popular sympathy is ranged on the other. Lord Derby appears to favor the former; buthe may find the latter so powerful as to drive him from office and bring back Lord Palmerston, or Lord John Russell. The people of England, particularly the intelligent classes—the inhabi- tants of the cities and towns, who create public opinion—and, above all, the great commercial interests, are friendly to Italian freedom and in- dependence; and in the present state of the public mind in England any Minister who will venture to support a despotism against constitutional freedom will do so at the imminent peril of losing his place. But by bolding aloof he runs the risk of losing the favor of the Crown, and the attach- ment of his own aristocratic order. It isevident that Lord Derby panders to the throne and the power behind the throne, and favors the preten- sions of Austria, as far as moral support and diplomacy can go. Whether he will venture further remains to be seen. If the Engligh go- vernment should sustain the cause of despotism in a foreign field, there is no knowing to what revolution that might lead at home. If it should back up Napoleon, either openly or secretly, that might lead to greater complication. It would bea Machiavellian policy to urge him to waste his strength in a conflict with Austria, in order to ponder him so much the less formidable t¢ Eng- land bereelf. The Guelpba and Cobuegs and the British arietooracy are alarmed leet the nephow migh¢ follow in the footateps of his unole. To lure him to war ia Europe might be to lure Lin to his destruction. The British war with the elder Napoleon eprang from the interests of the Coburg fumlly on the continent of Europe; and it was by toadying to these interests that Pitt kept himself so loag tu power with George III. If Dorby is equally te- nacious of office be will probably follow his ex- ample as far as he can. But whether he will be permitied to involve the British nation in war is another question. It is manifestly the true policy of England either to keep out of the melee, or to become the ally of Napoleon, 28 she did in the Russian war. In any event, this conflict, if Austria do not back down, will draw into its vortex every Power in Europe, and if one shot is fired, no man can tell where it will end, or what revolutionary earthquakes may up- heave the whole Continent, and even Great Britain herself- “i The Crisis in Mextco—Duty of Congress in the Promises. It will be scen by our Monterey correspon- dence that Vidaurri has been enabled to raise the means of bringing another army into the field, and that during the month of March next he hopes to have five thousand men operating against San Luis Potosi. Our latest advices from Vera Cruz show that on that line of operations a crisis is approach- ing tor the constitutional government. Miramon is marching to attack its stronghold, and if be possesses the means for shelling the city fora short time he may gain possession of Vera Crag; for though the constitutionalists are strong enough there to resist an assault, they have hardly force enough to drive Miramon out of the field, and if he sets himself resolutely down with a few mortars, itis doubtful how long the passive resistance of the garrison will last. But the driving of the Juarez government out of Vera Cruz does not extinguish it any more than the driving it out of Guadalajara and Colima by Osollos did. It ‘can come to the north, and, joining Vidaurri, or- ganize the whole of the northern and northwestern States, and, with the co-operation of Alvarez in the south, eventually drive out the priests and soldiers who are now fighting for “religion and privileges.” It is stated that a portion of the Anglo-French fieet is to be sent from Vera Cruz to Tampico, to exercise upon the subordinate constitutional government there the same power of squeezing which it enforced on the supreme government of President Juarez; and further advices from Washington say that the administration seriously contemplates recognizing the government of Juarez, and receiving Senor Mata as Mexican Minister. In case of its being compelled to evacuate Vera Cruz, this would be a valua- ble service to the constitutional party in Mexico. The advent of Lerdo de Tejada in the Cabinet of President Juarez has given his government a more determined political charac- ter than it before had, and brings toa just and popular cause the aid of known practical statesmanship. The very possibility of Miramon taking Vera Cruz should induce our goveroment to prepare for action. He is the legitimate successor and representative of the government of Zuloaga, which drove our Minister with insult from Mexico, and plundered and outraged our cili- zens resident there. Hitherto we had no way of reaching it, because it held none of the: seaports of the republic. But the moment Miramon takes Vera Cruz, if he succeeds in doing 80, we should be prepared to act. Spain, England and France have brought their power to bear adversely on the unrecognized and unsupported government of President Juarez, compelling it to atone, in part, for sins committed by others. With greater justice, we should bring home to others the sins they themselves have committed. The course pursued by the European Powers beto- kens a tortuous policy on their part, and one in nowise friendly to the interests of this country or the establishment of liberal principles in Mexico, Their action has been prompt and de- cisive in its results. Ours should be s0, likewise. Unfortunately, the power of the Executive— strong enough for all purposes at home—is miserably weak and inefficient for the protection of our national honor and the interests of our citizens abroad. It cannot order a gun to be fired for the purpose of attaining the most palpa- ble necessity of redress, except on the personal responsibility of the President, upon whom Con- gress refuses to confer the power to act, and whom it would most probably censure were he to act. Mr. Buchanan has recently called the attention of Congress to this subject, and asked it to move in the matter. Upon that body, therefore, rests the responsibility of the disgrace- ful condition of our relations with those irrespon- sible institutions, called governments, south of us. In many parts of them an American citizen is glad to call himself an Englishman, and to place himsel? under the protection of the British flag; but this does not always save his interests from outrage, or even his life from being lost, and so the dusty pigeonholes of our State De- partment are crowded with unredressed claims upon foreign governments. On Congress rests the fault of this obloquy on the American name. It should give the Executive the power to act, and thus save us from these accumulations of in- sult that will eventually break our patience and carry us into a foreign war. Tar Irartan Exrues—Tar Case Berorr Con- Gress anp THE GovernmentT—From a tele- graphic despatch in yesterday’s Tenatp, we learn that the case of the Italian exiles expa- triated to the United States by the King of Na- ples is likely to become a subject of debate in Congress, and to lead to a correspondence be- tween our government and that of his Majesty of “ the Two Sicilies.” The history of the case is briofly this: The Neapolitan government, when the heir apparent to the crown recently married, granted an amnesty to the political prisonors— ninety-one in number—of whom twenty-six had been condemned to the house of correction, and sixty-five doomed to irons. Some of these had died long since; but the government took no no- tice of them, and appears to have forgotten the fect. A few daysago we published the whole list of names, It turned out that the pardon was coupled with a condition which the prison- era considered almost as bad as continued im- prisonment. They were to he released, in- deed, from prison, by way of celebrating the nuptials of the young Prince, but they were to be banished to a foreign land, where they would be without money or friends or em- ployment, and could not speak the language of the country. They were forced away against their wills and in violation of the law, which does not recognize such 4 punishment, With regard (o twenty-three other political prisoners who re- mained wutried and uncoudemand, the Cominis sary of Police visited them to acquaiat them with the “royal clemency,” bul adding, “You myst leave immediately for the United States.” Toey all remonstrated against this condition, with the exception of ove, who consented to leave, too late, for he was compelled to exile him The reat having sent their protest to the ave still retained in prison waiting for orders. extled peculiarly hard is, that in short time (heir sentence would have expired, and they would be walking the streets of Naples once more. Of the-e men, Baron Poerio and S2p- « mbrini have excited more than ordinary sym pathy. Poerio was formerly Minister of Merdi- neand, and now, after ten years of chains,, he fiars to leave him at large ia Naples. Con- science makes a coward of the tyrant; for what was the crime of these men? In 1818 they took which the King himself lent his sauction; for had he not done so, he would have forfeited his and contains nothing about Mr, Buttorfleld or the over- Jand mail. Priation bill. THE ACQUISITION OF CODA—POSTPONEMENT OF THR SUIURCT planation. attempt to bring up the bill for tho scquisition of Cuba, He said at an early hour yesterday, Mr, Wade, of Ohio, ‘having announced his intention to speak against tho bill, took the bill, and moved toadjourn, referring to the rules. to understand that the rules he spoke of were made for the oppression of the minority, ed to request the attendance of absout Senators, an ap- peal was made to the Senator from Ohio, which was not responded to, The Senator from Maryland then addressed the Senate at some length on tho bill. large quorum being present— Ewen ho afterwards refured to go, but What renders the case of those perpetually part ina great political movement for reform, to throne—perhaps his head. But while liberality was on hia lips despotism was in his heart, and he afterwards took his revenge, which even now is not appeased. He hurries away these prisoners in two ships of war; but with the example of a Sardinian ves- sel, the Des Jenneya, sent some time ago with prisoners to the United States, he fears that a similar result might follow, and that he would be compelled to pay for the sup- port of the exiles, He therefore cunningly sends them to Cadiz, to be transshipped thence in Spanish bottoms to this country, aud to have the sum of fifty ducats (forty dollars) hand- ed to each on landing upon our shores, Now, smart asthe despot of Naples thinks he is in evading our laws, he may find himself vastly mistaken. By a law of this State, the Commissioners of Emigration have the power to compel the owners of passenger ships to give bonds for the support of such emigrants as are uuable to make a living for themselves. Now, it is very evi- dent that the Italian exiles cannot earn a living, and the sbips will be seized as security for their sustenance for five years. But the Spanich owners will have their remedy against the Neapolitan government, and compel it to pay damages; and Ferdinand will find that, instead of the forty dollars per head with which he ex- pected to come off, he will have to pay a pretty round sum. In the case of the Des Jenneys the Sardinian Consul had to deposit $5,000, and a compromise was finally accepted. But in this case there will be no compromise, The law must take its course to the end, This proceed- ing will not be adopted to annoy the exiles, who are men of character and position, and who will be warmly received by our citizens, but to mulct the King of Naples, and to mark our detestation of his meanness and his tyranny, in sending out here, as if they were paupers or criminals, men of education and refinement, and unstained by crime, without any means of support, or imme- diate prospect of a livelihood. If they meet with sympathy and aid in this land of the free, no thanks to the despot of Naples. THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. The Cuba Question Laid Aside Till Next Congress. Action on the Army, Post Office, Indian and Other Appropriation Bills. the House, VETO OF THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES BILL, ery Ker Ree Our Special Washington Despatch. THE CUBA BILL—PROBABLE PASSAGE OF TIE AP- PROPRIATION BILL8—FORTHOOMING STRUGGLE ON ‘THE TREASURY NOTE AND TARIFF QUESfIONS, ETC. ‘Wasmrvatox, Feb. 26, 1859. ‘The refusal last night of the Senate to table the Cuba bill, by majority of twelve, having democatrated that a majority of the body approved it, Mr. Slidell’s course this morning was perfectly proper. All the moral effect of the approval of a majority of the Senate having been gained, it would have becn a useless waste of time to occupy the remaining days of the session merely to go through the form of @ vote, with no hope of a vote ibis session by tho House. There is little doubt but that all the appropriation bilis will be passed. The fight will be on suspending the rules to get at a bill for tho roleeue of Treasury notes, and it is not believed that the motion can succeed unless it is un- derstood beforehand that a modification of tho tariff will be incorporated with it, A general impreseion prevails that an extra session will be rendored necessary, but so many crises, which at the time looked as hopeless as the present, have boen over- come witbin a fow years at the tall end of sessions, that I incline to the opinion the diffcultice will all be arranged by Friday. THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. ‘Wasmnaton, Feb. 26, 1859. The Committes of Ways and Means ‘at last adopted a resolution on the tariff, The ehairman is instructed to, at the first possible moment, ask a suspension of the rules, and report first Mr. Phelps’ Tariff bill, and second, 8 an amendment, Mr. Morrill’s bill; and that any membor of the committee can offer another tariff projoct as an amendment to the amendment if he pleases. The vote on this was—ayes, Messrs. Morrill, Howard Davis, Phillips, Maclay—6; nays, Messrs. Letcher, Dowdell, Crawford—3, Mr. Phelps, chairman, did not vote, there not boing a tie, He can offer any tarif he pleases, and may therofore report cither his own project er tho tariff of 1846. Mr. Cox, of Obio, has been unable to be in his goat in the House for a woek past, owing to sovoro sickness, from which he has not yet recovered. ‘The President has sent to the House a voto message of Mr. Morrili’s Agricultural Colloges bill. ‘Tho Poet Office Appropriation bill has parsed the Houe, THIRTY-FIFFH CONGRESS. BEOOND SESSION. Senate. | Wasurrwarox, Feb, 26, 1859, Mr, Hunter, (adm.) of Va., called up the Army Appro- ‘TILL, THR NEXT GESTION, Mr, Sipe, (ndm.) of Ia., asked leave to maiko an ox- He announced that be would mako no farther Mr. Sewanp, (opp.) of N. Y., here desired the Senator Mr. #rspent—After the Sorgeant-at-Arms bad been dircot- At ight o'clock, n Pewunpen, (opp.) of Me., gailgd Mr. Slidell to or- Cor, Ho was not speaking oa th,’ Subject before benste, ‘aporarity wed, and gaid—It pa bo to. the Sensio win YT shall wake oe hurts?" 0 bring up for’ consideration the bill to ol tate the acquisition of Cuba by negotiation, on corly bour yesterday the Senator from © ir. Wade) took the floor, and having previously ficunced bis intention to speak on the bill, moved to iro, which was Degatived by a decided majority, 01 iE voting,on my movion the Sergeant at Arms was, ied to report the attendance of the absent Senators peal Was then made to the Senator from Ohio and oth vi too opposition, who were known to be prepared Fpeak, to covtinue the debate, with tho assurance that quorum would goon be present, many Senatore ha leit the Senate with @ deciaration of their intention to turn by eight o'clock, ‘The appeal wo the Senators to p ced With the di from Murylapd concluded a large quorum was present, Still the Semato ov tho other side, who, it waa asserted, had m: speeches in recerve, refused obstinately either to speak vote upon the bill, aad 8 determination, by serie of dilatory maneonvres, to prevent any Anal ac on it—a determ'nation whieh, unser the very res of the Senate, it was entirely. in their powor to o out. The Senator from Mississippi—a supporter of bill—then moved to i the table, at the same tit ceclarivg that he should vote against his own mouon, U object being to obtain a test vote. This resuited in Sevate refusing to lay the bill on the table bya vote thirty tw eighteen, thus cétablishing a cloar majority twelve in favor of the principio of tho bill—a result th would pot bave been changed bad the Senate besa fail, the absentecs bad goncrally paired off. Under these o cumatances I made a motion to adjourn, satisiod that tH bill could not be pressed to a vote unless by the aacriflce the appropriation bills, thus creating the necessity of extra session, On consultation with aay friends of ty bill, they have gencraily concurred in the opinion that would be injudicious in to call itup, considering th the senso of tho Senate been expressed with as mug distinctness a8 if there had boen a final voto. I givonotis however, that J sball again present the bill on the fi day of the noxt session, when it can be introduced und the rules. Mr, Frssenpxn, (opp.) of Me., donied that the minorit had factiously relused cithor to'speak or vote ou the bil Messrs, WapR, CLax and others declared. to the sam effect, us did wiso Mr. Witsow, who mentioned that be b # to offer on the proposition he yesterday int Explanations were made by Messrs. Thomson, of Ne! Jersoy, Jones, Bright, and Davia, who were absent wha the vote was taken—that thoy would have voted with ty majority. id 7 ‘The subject was then dropped, and THE ARMY AFPROPRIATION BILL taken up in Committe of the Whole, The act appropriates for the recruiting service minot thousand doliara; for pay of the army three milile nincty-one thousand seven hundred aud eighty-four d lure; for clothing ove million two hundred and twont thoneand dollars; for subsistence in kind one million nin bunéred and seventy nine thousand dollars; for rog' supplies of tho Quartermasier’s Departmoat one mfr eight hundred and ninety thousand dol ara; for transpo tation three millions of dollars; for parchase of caval horsee two hundred thousand doilars; for hospitals ninety oue thousand dollars; for ordnance and armament fot hundred thousand dollars; for armories two hundred fifty thousand dollars; for arsonals one hundred and thirty seven thousand dolls for miscellaneous objects abou two hundred thousand dollars. Barracks are provided fy by special appropriation. ‘Tho total army appropriation fifteen millions of dollars. After several hours debate the main appropriations agreed to as above. ‘Mr. Davis moved and carried, by a vote of 28 against 1 an additions! clause, appropriating about @ million of do! Jars for fortifics is, with a few minor amendmoat: bar on wa finally fae ‘by ayes 34 16. e bill was finally ry ayes 24, nays 15. Adjourned. House of Representatives. Wastinaton, Feb. 26, 1859. THR INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL, The House agreed to the report of gee Committee a Conference on the disagreoing araendments of both house to the Indian Appropriation bill. PROTECTION FOR TIMBER, Mr. Favixyer, (adm.) of Va., from tho Committes Military Affairs, reported a bill to protect timber growin on lands set apart by the United States for military ao other purposes, Those who unlawfully cut or wanton! destroy standing timber are thoreby subjected to a fine by $500 and a year’s imprisonment, The bill was passed. Ar. Nistack, (adm.) of Ind., from the Committe tq Examine the Accounts of the late Superintendent of Publiq Printing, made a special report that Peter 3. Duval, o Philadelphia, Jate of the firm of Duval & Co., was ¢ mined some time since before that committee. Amon; other things be testified to the destruction in 1856 of ‘books of that firm, denied having ever employed agent or others to procure work for him from the governmen or d any per centum or bonus to an one for giving work or procuring it for him. [1 these things he is pointedly contradicted by subsequent production of the books, and by thel Frederick Bourger, his lato the lato bookkeeper for ting be certified to the United States District Attorney for th District of Columbia, for such action in the premises the circumstances in bis opinion require. The regolution ‘was adopted. was taken up. Mr. Biam, Copp.) of Mo., unsuccessfully sought to offer an amendment giving Butterfield & Co. the selection of the! overland route. The House again voted on retaining the amendment re- money for the construction of Post Office ed Lo b; majority. y 34 ‘by four maj in the samo thee jority shape ‘THE TARIFF QUESTION. ‘Mr, Puezps, (adm.) of Mo., asked leave to introduce @ hagh fpr os Committoo of Ways and Moana, Ir. McQuem, (adm,) of & C., 0 5 Mr. PHErrs moved a the rules, Mr. Crawrorp, (adm.) of Ga., denied that the Committee of Ways and Means had agreed to any tariff bill whatever. Le rd Mo., sent up to the Clork’s table a reso- wi been be Prevailed, members in every directiou some loudly objecting to the present pro- il others calling to order. ‘SPEAKER, in a tone above the din, reminded ther for the Sergeant-at- Arms to do his duty. red eae wo pens . Pugirs modified his report in compliance with the terms of the resolution of the Committee of Way: le the Speaker decided that, should the rules ba , Mr. Phelps’ bili, together with Mr. Morrill’s, the amendments or substitutes of oth tein to bo referred to the the State of the Union for consideration. ‘The bill was read for information simply. It provides that the operation of the first, eecond and ‘third sections: of tho act of 1857 are suspended for thres years, from the 80th of June, 1859—from and after which the same duties shall be levied and collected according to the provisions of the act of 1846, for three years, and no longor. goods, warce and merubandiee in pul (859, tor consumption, are to be sul scribed by thie act. The House, by 123 aguinst 88, ro. fused to Bug] the rules—a two-thirds vote being ros quired—as —_ ‘Yeas—Mesara. Ab! Abl, Anderson, , Barr, Bennett, anes ham,’ Bishop, Blalr, ing! , a : Laas Cat rk, puma one, Howat: Hy, Jewat man, Keim, Kellogg, Kelaey, Ki ‘ARDp,, Ktinkel Tel Eandy, elas Teliare Lovefey, “Maclay? Marshall of ‘aldron, ton, ‘Wer Ww ‘wrsnbarte of ie, Rave caikins Avery, Garkedale Branah, Bryan, ‘Burret, Caskio, Clark of John Cechrane, Cockeril, Comins, N. G., Crawford, Our videon, of i, Shaw CN, Smith of ML, Smith of Tenn , Smith of Va, Spinner, Stall worth, Zao, lor of 1.a., ‘Valan- * Winslow, Woodson, Wright of ui Sud Wright of Tenn.— s a ‘YBTO OF THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES BILL. ‘The President ited & measage returning with his objections the bill granting lands to the several Staton, ‘ providing for ore for the benefit of agriculture and ‘or the promotion of mechanic arts.” Ho says that, ac~ cording to the report of tho Iaterior Department, ovor six millions of acres will be required, which, at the minimun prico for the samo, will equal $7,675,000. This bill was ata of great financial eae and should it become a law, the treasury will be doprived of nearly all its income—which for the next year is estimated. At $6,000,000—from that source. Should the thirty-three »} States enter tho market with thoir land scrip, the public a would Gergen d ae in pe z= consider- ing the many land warrants in tho mark troagury would be deprived of so much revenue, Shewl@ the tue ever arrive when the governments can look to the federal government to maintain their system of internal policy, the character of both will become detoriorated—hence the two should bo kept entirely dls- tinct, Anciher consideration was, Ubat if ao moh land was precipitated on the market it wdhld boucit specula- tora to the injury of actual oultivators. It was doubtful for the reasons atated Saieee tes grant would conduce to the benefit of agriculture. Peosident ar- gues that it was never intended by thé framers of the constitution in authorizing Congress to make needful rogu- Jationa in relation to the public ianda; that the lands should bo given away. He purposcly avoids any attompts to de- fine what pertion of the public landsymay be granted, aad for What purpose, to improve the value and promote the sottioment end sale of tho remainder, without violating In this one scope rule that th resident hag a Preuior the bill wag y) M right to