The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-30
BY MAIL.
Last. Day But One IN Congress.
or WASHINGTON coRREsPcSDEycx

WASHINGTON COMPASSIONATE
WAsmsGTos, sept. %, 1850.
The Senate 20 day, after al interesting debate on
the California Neil Steamship question, agreed to
the House arrangement for the payment Of the
contme tors according TO the extent Of the service
which they may periorm.
The senate, after long d,bate, conclrred in the
item Of the House. of 100000, for the commence
ment-of dry dock cot the size of splendid one at
Pensacola at San Francisco, in California, for the
use Of the commercial go well as the Naval marine,
Messrs. Dahin & Co. to b. the contractors. This
dock will l.obsbly cost ten millions of money TO
complete it bat even ~ thar rate, in view of the
heavy commerce Of the Pacific. " will be cheap.
Mr.. Gwin doubted whether there was any stone
in Calioui. suitable for a stone dock Inc sierra
Nevada and coast range OF moaniains are formed
mostly OF primitive granite, ns we have h,en led 10
believe ara even the hills around san francisco,
IL we mistake not, are sufi-icn'ly rocky for any
quantity Of dry docks, and u there IL one article 10
sCahfofnia Of which there Is enough O. build an ea-
closure loT the vhole STATE, we presume q is the
trtice OF scnc itself But the sOciur has carried
his doci and that is quite satisfactory "a us, whether
the stone ard timber are furnished from Maine or
the Sierra Nevada.
Mr. Hall, in committee. carried The liouse pro-
viso for sho..shing logging IN the navy. The old
hunker- Of lie Senate fought hard against iakiag
The lash tom oil thr sailOrs backs, as u this de
.cipline uf The cat-o'rinc.tsiis was th- very pith
and me row Of the service. The firui vote on
striking oui The llOuEe proviso YVES declared, n 10
%, bni il sppcatod The Secretary bad misscd the
vote Of Nj Grrene Va tar negative. which would
have made Il a tie (; and there was cute ccnver-
sation 90 tie qut sii0n whether thar vote should be
counted o. rot; tina',g, sccond trlal was re,
TO- 3S 10 ~ aud the hill was finally pissed, with
he HeuFr proviso in II ebolishing hogElng IN the
navy. THIS Is worth al the work Of the session
since the passage OF the cOmqromise bulls.
The Ssl. ie AZ now upou the army bli, having
agreed uvcn an item u three Hundred and twenty
tive thovssnd dollars ezra pay for the army oa
duty Ia Caiiiornis since 1873 We txeect ho,n
.houscs 10 ~ till midnight. The L emoni and
Foete aNsir icsbly adjusted. AT right
P.S-N'e expect the Committee Of Conferences
will relieve Father Richie TO some extent
wAsnIsoro,, Sept. %. 1860
fosfs ers Tfcmonfs Fighf-Acfion Of the hro
hovao n CorCos on the dIrrqpriaf,ea Bils
Wight Stssfous-Copfersnos Comriftses, &c.
When 9 fight occurs between two such pro-
minent individuals as Senators Foote and Fremont,
the public win naturally he curious TO know how
said fight came TO occur. The slight personal rem
contre which took place between the two conspi-
cuous Serstors referred TO, in the ante Of the
Senate Chamber, lest night, has created good
deal cf speculation and remark. The facts in the
case, ss reported by gentleman who happened TO
he present, ore as follows, Mr. Foote, in debate,
some time yesterday, in alusion 10 the propose 4
leaission asked for relative to certain land grants
in CalUornis. declared that such Legislation would
he diszepvtabic.
For this expression OF his opinion, Mr.. Fremont,
in the snts-chamber Of the Senate, last night,
called UPON Mr.. Foote fer an explanation. Mr..
Foote promptly replied that he would give an ex-
tlansfion. Nj sfsured Mr.. Fremont that he meant
nothing personal in the remarks he had made In
the S~nats. =.
This vss not satisfactory 10 Mr.. fremont, who
nronoupeed Mr. Fcete 10 be no grntleman
As quch a. thought, Mr. Focte struck Mr. FIRE.
n,oai a bow. Mr. Fremont commenced fighting