New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-03

CossREss-As usual, business which should
have been long since decided, is now crowding
the closing hours OF Congress. In Senate yes
terday the Indian Appropriation Bill was re.
ported back from committee with, and the Navy
Bill without amendments. The Civil and DiplO-
matte Bill was then taken up, and amended so as
to admit fax machinery free OF duty. great
number of other amendments were rejected,
among them one TO reserve the sections of pub
lie lands for six miles on each side Of railroads
constructed through them by the States. The
bill was finally read third time and passed
The House resolution, providing for printing the
Census returns was also passed.
The Post Office bill followed, and an attempt
was made TO add 10 il an appropriation of land
TO carry out Alden x Eddy's plan of subter-
ranesn Telegraph TO San Francisco. This was
lost-Yeas 81, Nays -. Mr. Houston here
moved to postpone the bill, that he might have
opportunity toinhct his long-threatened speech
upon the Senate in relation TO the Monroe Doc
trine resolutions. The motion was voted down.
Mr.. Gwn then moved AL amendment looking 10
semmonthly mail from San Francisco 10
China, and on this question Mr.. Houston imme-
diately rose and made speech OF over an hour
on--the Monroe doctrine So the Senate after
all did not save their hour of time, nor the Ma
ton lose the speech of the Hon. Senator from
Texas. Mr.. Gwin after some debate, with.
drew his amendment, and the bill passed.
Then followed the Army bill, which came in
from the House with the Senate amendments
disagreed 10. The Senate insisted, and COM
mittee OF conference was ordered.
Then the bill TO establish the Territory of
Washington was passed without change.
The Naval Appropriation bib was taken up,
and passage at arms occurred between Mr.
Weller, Of California, and Mr.. Clarke OF Rhode
Island, not much TO the advantage Of the for
mer, in relation to a large appropriation for the
dry dock at San Francisco. This was rejected
The Committee Of Conference on the Army
bill reported that they had receded from several
amendments relating 70 California: from the
one providing for the emigrant route, and from
that relating TO ether, ana the report was con-
CURED in. Adjourned
In the House many Of the Senate amend
ments TO the Army bill were concurred in.
Among them that appropriatiug S50O,0O0 for
the defense of San Francisco, and that for the
exploration of a railroad route to California.
The Lighthouse bill passed The Civil and
Diplomatic bill came from the Senate with -
manuscript pages of amendments A long dis
cussion followed upon adopting these in the az.
krtgdtc. ItltETliig tuctus Ut acting upon Nutll
separately. The latter course was adopt
ed, and in Committee of the Whole the
amendments TO increase the salaries OF
the Vice-President and Secretaries 10 APP
propriate 100000 TO refund duties on
goods DESTROYED by FIRE in New-iOrk; to suspend
duties for one year on railroad iron, were voted
down. Amid great confusion, that establishing
an Assay Office in New-iork was adopted
When the bill was reported 10 the House,
among the amendments cOncurred in was this
SO We are TO have an Assay Office in New-York.
LEGISLATURE. The proceedings yesterday
are hardly worthy Of notice. The entire SEES
son OF the SENATE was consumed in an out OF.
9ruer debate upon the pecuniary affairs Of
Union College
In The ASSEMBLY, Mr. P. W. Rose reported a
oiii IN iavor OF suPpressing traffic in into1ica,
Ing drinks Motion was made 70 print 10000
copies, but before deciding, the subject Wa.
referred Mr. Sprasus reported against incor.
porating the National College of Phv.ir;sn.
and Surgeons in this city. I'VE believs rh;.