The New York herald., 1850-12-31
INTERESTING CoNGRRSSIONL BUSINRSS.
DsPLsnATss CONTROVERSY RRLArIvE 70
TnR HUNGARIAN Wan. .r
B1trardinary Letter from tho Austrian Charge.
hpsrtant Relative to the Beusty Law,
&C., &C., &c.
THIRTY-FRST COUoRRSU. ~
SECOND SESSION. aeapi
Senate. sfrfH i.
INTERESTING CONGRESSIONAL BUysEss.
B1trasrdinary Letter from tho Austrian Charge


~ MoRsK's MAGNETIC rMxeRArn.
WAsHINoroN, Dec. 50, 1850.
AREoLoor AND sALLooNrrs-A NEW PROPOSITIONS rRASs-
roar THE MAILS AND rreHr THE couSrav's BArrLEs-
AIRY DxsArE rLfeHrv CONCLUSIONS.
Mr.. DoueLAss presented . memorial ffom Mr.. Wise
OF Lancaster, PENN professor of sreology, setting
forth that he had brought that science such per-
lection to make It useful In the trausportation Of
the mails and also In time sf engine OF de-
struction He proposes to construct balloon capable
of raising twenty tons, and raise IL the capital
above gum shot, and dischargs Initiative nssiIss TO
show s cspscity In the destruction Of snsmys
or army. He ssks Congress to sppropriass go 600 to
enable him TO mako experiments. As the project was
rival to whitnsy's rsirosd he its reference
to the Committee on Rosds and Canals. (Lsughtsr1
Mr.. BRIoHr opposed sush reference That Committee
had nothing to do With ars he moved that the
subject be referred to the Committee on Foreign Rsla
ttons Uaushtsr) roreign ministers we're Interested
In the means Of getting speedily to their dssti
Mr.. MASovn protested against such reference. He
moved that IL be referred to select committee with
Mr Douglass st It's head. (Lsughtsr) a.lrfa..l
Mr. DOUGLASS msvsd that 1t be referred 70 the Naval
Committee. Agreed to.
Petitions and reports pfivats bills were presented
In great numbers.
THE PUBLIC LArDs-rHE PUBLIC DEBT, Erc.
Mr.. BENTON introduced and explained his BILL to
accelerate the sales Of public lands to pay the public
debt to sxtinsush the Federal title to the public land
within the States to grant donations extend pre-
emption to actual settlers, and to refuse lands to
States within which they lie. Referred to the Com
mttes ON Public Lands.
cLKRH COMMITTEE, ETC.
Mr.. RusK offered q resolution that the Committee ON
Post 0fces and Post Roads employ clerk Agreed to.
MARINE HOSPITAL roRrL AND, ME.
Mr. HxNIlris reeolution dir he uulk
Commerce to inquire into the expedsney Of greetings
marine hospital at Portland, Me-, was adopted.
GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA AvEsUE
Mr.. UsDrRwoop's resolution about lighting Pennsyl-
vanis avenue with gas, was adopted.
suRvEr.
Mr. BErTos offered .esolution that the Secretary
Of the Navy report to the Senate the expedency Of
transsrring the eesst survey from the Treasury to
the Navy d Department Laid over.
eAmr.
message received nom the President fnclos-
Ing correspondence between the State and
the Austrian Charge, concerning the appointment Of
the American Agent to Hunsary aarsug sh sersss,e
Of the latter country for independence The message
and documents were read.
This eorrsspondenos h Of toe great length to tes-
graph. In the letter Of the Austria charge, dated
September 3o he says he has been instrustsd By
tas cabinet Of Vienna say that the appointment Of
tne american agent TO cannot be overlooked
and he solemnly protests against IT. contrary to the
.om,v NJ n.ttons "A x;o,.s,.. ~ Al. -.~t... A..
v -. wv
uhne VI non-Atsrvenuon. ne oohhoered tnat the
American emisssry nothing better than SPY, aud
thu Austrt.n 0ovsrnu.ct iii No, ,ol.r.,. .,.h -.
g.. =. 80, -. 's'''', 80. '''. se.r .oa.
ouet ssd 70 preserve her henor she Will cali Int
operation her historical rsnown for the preser-
walton of her dignity Us oomnl.,,. ~ th. IN,
" '~P' VI 'no u"
"ruotions gwen 10 the American agent, Mr. Mann
and Of the phrase In said instructions in which the
Aus.ri.n rovsrnu.nt q, ur,u.x, q. .,x,.s a.. a ,-.
AAsA, ~Sie1 Wv n'n
rues ana OF the manner In vnich hossuth, rebel
sPoken Of He densunces the infamous rumors
concerning the Austrian government and attributes
them TO the mspdAcity OF the American press he
alludes to the possibility OF every nation being dis
turbsd by internal connection and spgrests that
civil war 10 not impossible In the Untsd States re
inquiries Whist would our nation think OF Austria
,hould she send an agent here in that case MT
statements OF M Hulseman and replies 10 thsm AZ