New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-30

CONGRESS.-ln Senate the CIVIl and d.
pomatic Appropriation bill was taken up. and all
the amendments made to it in Committee Of the
Whole were agreed to. Several amendments
were offered, Of which one appropratng $ll 900
to run the boundary line between Missouri and
Iowa, and another increasing the salary Of the
Minister Resident at Constantinople to $4,000,
were adopted. The bill at length passed
and went down to the House. A message
was received from the President in relation
to the Lobos Islands, and transmitting docu-
ments. An extract from letter from Mr..
Webster is important, the Secretary affirm
ing that he had no personal acquaintance
with MIR. Jewets, and no correspondence with
him previous to the ell-llnown letter addressed
to him. Mr. Armstrong was elected Printer on
the part Of the Senate, having 81 of IS votes.
All the House amendments to the Senate
amendments, save three, to the Indian Appropria-
ton bill, were adopted, and Committee of Con-
gress appointed in relation to those. Mr. Davis
Steamboat bill caused some debate, and finally all
the hundred and fifty amendments of the House
were concurred in. The Army Appropriation bill
then came. $4,000 were appropriated to pur-
chase camels for the army, and some other
amendments were made. A motion to pay $780,
eco to the discoverer of the anesthetic proper
ties Of ether, called out debate on the claims Of
Jackson, Morton, and Wells to the discovery,
curing which the highly refined, polite, dgnifed
apd Democrtic Senator Weller exhibited his re-
fnement, politeness, dignity and democracy by
calling MIR. Smith, of Connecticut, contemplate
puppy. MIR. Smith, by taking no notice whatso-
ever Of this, showed plainly enough that he con-
sdered Weller one. The motion in favor of the
grant to Morton failed by vote of II to 2S. The
Army bill passed with all the amendments but one
by MIR. Bayard, and two new amendments one
granting money in payment of certain claims to
the State-not of Observation-Disclosures of Florida
and another of 10000 for the Survey of the Delta
of the Mississippi. Bills in relation to the Post
Office and Ocean Postage passed, and the Naval
Appropriation bill was before the Senate when
that body adjourned.
In the House, an Intellectual attempt was made
to do something about Mint in this City. After
which, came up bill from the Committee on
Post-Ofices and Post Roads for the relief of a
batch of railroads, south Of Mason's g. Dixon's
line, extending their time for paying duties on
their rails, bill which seems TO have met with
general favor then followed a motion 10 suspend
the rules for the purpose Of taking up the Senate
bill granting lands to Iowa. Northern State
for railroad, which met with no favor at all
at all events, the Yeas were only 70 to ll2 Nays.
The River and HaIbor bill then came I'D. and tn.
Senate amendments were cOncurred in. Leave
was grantedto the Corwin Investigation Commit
tee to sit during the recess. The Civil and.Di.
pomatic Appropriation bill came up with the
Senate amendments, and led to a Congressional
"scene," which was settled by voting to non.
concur, and to appoint Committee of Confer
ence. Some other matters Of less Importance
came up. and the House adjourned.