Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-22
Congress To-Day.

Congress To-day.
sRNATE.-After the presentation of petitions
and reports,
Mr.. HUNTER submitted resolution authorizing
the Committee on Finance to employ clerk I;
which was adopted.
Mr.. MILLER introduced bill making appro-
priations for the improvement of certain rivers
and harbors-the same bill passed by the House
last year: referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
The Presidents message relating to the Pro-
metheus case was taken up and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
resolution offered by Mr.. HALE, calling for
information in respect to an alleged violation of
the law abolishing fogging in the navy, was taken
up and passed.
Mr.. PRArT's resolution, setting apart Friday
of each week for the consideration of private
bills, was taken up, and, after debate it was
adopted-ayes 81, noes 10.
Mr.. FooTE's Compromise resolution was taken
up, and Mr.. HoUsTos addressed the Senate in
opposition to the resolution.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Mr.C CARTIER
moved suspension Of the rules, for the purpose
of Offering resolution, that the Chair appoint
Committee of FIVE to wait upon Louis Kossuth,
on his arrival at the Capitol, and introduce him
to the House Of Representatives
The question was decided in the negative
yeas Ill, nays 58-not two-thirds.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the state Of the Union and took up the reso-
luton heretofore submitted, to refer to the nppro-
pirate committees the various subjects embraced
in the Presidents annual message. This subject
was shortly afterwards laid aside, and
The Committee proceeded to the consideration
Of the joint resolution explanatory Of the Bounty
Land Law Of September, 1850; but, without pro-
ceeding far the Committee rose.
And the House adjourned
The Steamer Georgia, from Chagres, arrived
at New York yesterday afternoon, bringing the
California mails, 400 passengers, $1,476,000 on
freight, and 81, 100000 in the hands of the pas
sengers.
The steamers Union and Winfield Scott have
been Withdrawn from the New Orleans route, and
win form new line between New York and San
Francisco on the Pacific side
The Georgia was detained at Chagres three
days in consequence of severe storm, which
prevented the embarcation of passengers. She
transferred $50 passengers to the Empire City
at Havana, bound for New Orleans. The pas
sengers by the Empire report the steamer Brother
Jonathan as having put into Kingston in-ds-
tress, with six feet Of water in her hold Her
passengers go to Chages in sailing vessels.
The Georgias outward-bound passengers, car
10, and mails went to Gaytour by the new rail-
road, and her homeward freight, &C., came by the
same route.
There has been o tremendous two weeks rain.
storm at Chagres, causing the river to rise fifty
f, feet above the usual height, and destroying .
great deal Of property. Horses, men, and cattle
were aoated down the river and swept out to sea
The river on the 10th had subsided. Many
vessels were lost, among which was the schooner
Hume, bound to San Juan.
The Golden Gate was spoken off San Diego
ten days out from San Francisco, for Panama.
<u61nrCpnsul Owen sailed from Havana ON the 10Th
be Isabel, for Charleston. Mr.. Sharkey, the
Rly-appointed consul, had not yet arrived,