The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Jan.

WASHINGTON, JAN y.
SExArE.-Yesterday the President transmit
ted the correspondence touching the Tripartite
treaty proposed to the United States by France
and England, in regard to Cuba, letters of
Champion and Lord Mamsbury, Websier's let
ter to Count M. E. Farlinquis, the draft of the
convention and Everett's reply declining on be-
half of the President, making three columns of
fair type in ledger, ordered to be printed.
The debate on referring the matter to Com
mittee of Foreign relations, is yet to take
place.
After some unimportant business, the Senate
adjourned. :.
HoUsE.-K,ng, from Committee, reported bill
to prevent frauds on Treasury debated and laid
over.
Went into committee nominally on deficiency
bill
Marshall Of California, made speech, and
said he had intended to offer resolution that the
Committee Of Ways and Means reported bull
was set apart as putting at the disposal of the
President elect FIVE or ten millions to be used al
his discretion,to meet any emergency in foreign
affairs particularly. Mr.. Marshall spoke of the
conduct of the Administration in relation to
Hayt and Nicaragua, and censured the govern
ment strongly. He spoke eff the acquisition Of
Cuba as a question Of time, and said the opposi
ton by venacle to the measure, in his speech
the other day, was because that gentleman feared
it would not be slave territory, and said this
matter was settled and there could never be any
more slave territory
The House then adjourned
Wednesday next is fixed as a day for de-
batting Cass' resolution affirming the Monroe
doctrine.
Mason also gave notice that on Wednesday
he would move to refer the Presidents Message
touching the Tripartite treaty, proposition of
England and France.
Bill to increase the efficiency of the army, by
the retired list, was taken up, and all of it Eela
tive to the Navy and Marine Corps was stricken
out
The b II for the payment of the Texas debt
was postponed until Monday
Mr.. Cass, and other Senators, explained that
they would not have voted for the treaty touch
ing Central America, if it had been understood
at the time Of the construction placed on its
provisions by the parties drawing it, did not ex
clude England from any part Of Central Amer
led. Mr.. Clayton was denounced in severe
terms.
Adjourned till Monday.
From the Galsna Advertiser.
CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-T The report gong about
town is, that the Central Railroad will not ac
cept the right of way through the city on the
terms proposed by the Council, and that they
will commence tunnelling the hill on the east
side Of the river this week. If they have re-
solved on doing this, they should lose no more
time in being about it, for it will require con-
siderable labor to get through. As the cutting
will be deep, there is chance that the compa.
ny may strike mineral, which now bears good
price.
Believing that in building railroads, the bet
ter way is to consult both economy and the pub
lie convenience where it can be done, and feel
ing sure that the railroad company would do
neither in burrowing through that hull, we sug
gest to them the propriety Of further examin'
alton of the subject 1t we can Judge, there is
wish with our citizens that the matter should
be arranged in satisfactory way to both the
railroad and the city, and this feeling has exis-
ted without interruption Except as the company
have interrupted it by Withdrawing their hands
from the work between this and Scales Mound,
which was construed into threat, under the
ban of which honorable men cannot act) since
the polite, but unanswered letter of the Mayor
to the company, inviting them to such AMIGA
BILE settlement in 1851