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WASHINGTON, Jan. Il, 1ebO.
The Miscellaneous Business Of The Hour Prospects of
LesislatiOn- The Message Of General Taylor aud The
Speech of General Cas- Curious Coincidence
The expectation of speech from Gen. Cass, on the
slavery question in the territories attracted to the
galleries Of the Senate this morning, many Of the
sovereign people their limited accommodations
would allow The speech has been made, and has gone
to all quarters Of the Union by telegraph. IL was
sentative as was TO be expected and evidently the
suit Of careful study and elaboration We drop it, for
the pretent, for the consideration Of the hour
The nrst DO after the meeting Of the Senate devo
ted to petitions reports resolutions introduction Of
bills sc The gesers cast OF the business of the
ing hour 10 day viii afford some idea Of the great
rety and Importance of the miscellaneous subject Of
Congressional legislation
FhhNCH sPoLIATIoNvs
MI Dayton aud others presented petitions pray ing
indemnity by Congress for spoliations committed
American commerce by the French prior to 1900 A
large number OF peitioTs these claims have been
there s every probability that the bill OF FIVE millions
vetoed by President Polk during the Mexican war;
T oe passed ny me serste' ana the most serious
But IL any settlement is effected the slavery
question in season suron extrsnsou. subjects
have every reason TO believe that the five millions
Of French ind mLites will be added to the estimates Of
Secretary Meredith snd the deficiency in his funds.
IL IL suspected that OF the most Dueh tsl
bers Of both houses personally interested in these
French claims and that his gives great
element Of strength to the bill We suppose however
that the justice Of the claims Themselves Is their
strongest recommendation
HOME prrAhIMENr AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.
Mr. Pearce presented petition, pray ing the estab
lishment Of an agricultural bureau The same thing
urged by the Secretary Of the Interior in his annual
report AT The fret glance this might appear popu
lar chsme; but at the secoia 1t becomes object of
suspicion = IL looks like the beginning by the federal
government 81 an immense and expensive establish
ment, supervising ana controlling the affairs of the
States, and finally absorbing their influence grand
Mir, Hunter appears to entertain this view of the
Home Department. and has given notice az his inten-
ton 20 introduce bill repeal the act Of its estab-
Isbment. And there is strong ground to believe
the act will be repealed during the present session.
pfiv md
butcheipg policy pursued by Mr. Ewing has rendered
him extremely sbboxious the head Of the depart
ment and the department it.elf equally to
the advocates 81 State rights and public economy.
Taking together the tch.d dulles OF AIR Ewisg and Mr.
EvbsDk, the Home Department may readily be made
the instrument Tor the expenditure Of ten millions q
nestle policy II the States II the slavery question
does not entirely mono polEe the attention OF the
houses we exp, CT tn. Home ID. abolshs
this session, and Mr.. Ewing ut liberty to return to
Ohio.
eEoG AND rLocGIsc N 1nE S.vr.
Mr.. Hsmlin and Others presented sundry memorials
praying the abolition Of The spirit ration aud Of logging
In the Navy From report made from the Navy De-
pariment in s4S giving the daily journal Of the fog
gngs admLstsedfor IN. year boa I'd ships
Of in service scarcely day appears 20 have passed
from Elk TO twelve ashes with the cat or rope end
and an average Of Dbs tspths OF tue offences for which
these hoggings were sduipstsred. was account of
drunkenness or the result drunkenness In the aboli.
non q the rprt ration therefore the will Of noggings
the conn Andsr the ihp TO the Of the caboose
and thorough reform as the stopping OF his liquor,
forsieters Deny Jack his greg and tobacco ct sea-
and the ship becomes prison house, and its a
cider, to b. an organization only htt.d lubbers
who have nothing else TO 40 it lie probable, hovever
the privilege of the cats when he spreads too much
canvass.
TnE rUBLIc LASps-FR.E FARMS.
Mr. WALKER prssspted petition praying Congress to
pass Law the public settlers
to srre, the extensive speculstoDs carried 10
public lands by foreign capitalists II the ques
,0ms .a.s ,ss nsi.,,0 Of
ct the present session. There other propositions
however before the senate for esdpg the public lands
20 the States In which they lie for granting them
away TO works Of internal improvements
cHE,F FosrAGrs.
Mr.. Clay presenttd rial from New York, pray
ing further reduction Il postage. THIS Is pOpn-
lar reform; but II Is extremely doubtful whether the
subject ~il be touched Ter Elk months to come.
40
Mir Cooper presented a memorial from citizens OF
Psnnsyl,spia, for n repeal Of the tsiin Of 40 The
prosrsct Of uch repeal this session IL not worth
much and " any notifications made at all. they
will b. rather for than protection and the iron
mopsers must be- satisfied with What they can get
ON the ether hand u would not be matter of sur
Prise A. in the odbestoDs made railroad iron yer.
admitted entirely free q duty consideration OF the
number ard Importance Of the railroads under way In
all parts OF the l mon
oHsHeE
Mr. Dickinson ptesepted petition, praying super
too lste In IN. 81 Colonel webb. who has
got the money bot there h doubt that far be
s concerned, the mission viii BE- abolished.
Nh Bell. Mr. clay. and Mr. Ming, expended the re- |
ridue OF the morning hour 10 the di,cu.sion OF the
bill sppropr,sipg $50 eco for the removal Of the OBJ
stfuctiops at CUnhsIlsud dam in the Ohio river The
speech q Gen tass carried the session down TO half
past three when the General oniy being sb.ut half
through the senate vent into executive session
IL is q singular fact that sitter all. ten Cass and
Gen. Taylor stand the platform the slavery
question the rsadiug ~ The speech aud tn.
will shov 10 " undsrstood that the speech Of Gen
Csss the preparatory stsp TO the resignation Of his
rest In the senate
fosr tesFrsphic reporter T. fully sustained in his
opinions Of the Presidents views By the message read
20 thu House to day