New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-04

In the Senate, yesterday Mr.. HUNTER reported
back the Ocean Mail Appropriation bill. Mr. Rock
WELL introduced resolution of inquiry calling for
further information and the correspondence of Mr..
Marsh in relation TO affairs in Greece-adopted The
bill to provide for the surrender Of certain bonds of the
State of Indiana was adopted. The Naval Appropra-
ton bill was then taken up, several amendments were
adopted the bill reported to the Senate and the
amendments cOncurred in. The Light House bill was
then read a third time and passed. The House bill
repeating the act granting lands to Minnesota was
taken up and after considerable debate was con
CURED in. The Committee Foreign Relations to
whom was referred the Presidents Message
reported against placing the sun of ten millions of
dosrs at the disposal of the President with the view
to TIE purchase OF Cuba. The Naval Appropriation
bill was then taken up, and the amendment drop
ping incompetent officers agreed to. The amend
ment appropriatiDg money for the Navy Yard at
Memphis was stricken outa the other amendments
agreed to, and the bill passed.
In the House of Representative message was re-
ceved from the President transmitting copy of the
Reciprocity Treaty between the United statei and
England, and asking the necessary legislation to carry
it into eiect-referred to Committee on Foreign At
fairs A Conference Committee appointed on
the disagreeing amendments to the Civil aud Diplo
matte Appropriation bill. majority and minority
report was presented from the Select Committee, on
the alteration Of the Minnesota Land Bill. Both re-
ports exonerate from fraudulent intent but at the
same time censure the change, indirectly fixing the
responsibility Col. Forney the Clerk of the House
Each report is accompanied by bill The majority
bill makes it conform the shape in which it passed
A. ,,J .ba &c
changes in the future. Tie minority bill repeats the
section changed and prohibits the lands revertng to
the Ralrad Company intended to be benefited by the
change, Mr.. CRAIG moved as substitute for the bill,
the bill of the majority repeating the Minnesota Land
act which WAS adopted, and the bill amended was
passed. Mr.. HUNT Of Louisiana offered resolution
to expel John W. Forney as Clerk of the House, AMI
after an exciting debate the resolution was rejected
Mr. LETCnER then made report in part from the
Select Committee the Colt patent which was laid
the table and ordered to De printed The report is
to the effect that evidence shown that corrupt
means bad been used to procure the passage of Mr..
Colts patent. An Intellectual attempt was then made
10 take up the Homestead bill returned from the
Senate with amendments. Mr.. VALLEY from the So
lect Committee on the charges preferred by T..
Greene against Thomas IL. Bayy, affecting his Repre-
sentative character made report in part to the effect
that the said Greene had failed entirely in establishing
bis first charge in connection with the allegation of
fraud in the passage of the Mexican indemnity bill
to the other charges the Committee expresses no
opinion. The Committee authorized to continue
their Investigations at the next session Au nefectu.
al attempt was then made to take up the River and
larb0r BILL after which some other business of no
special public Importance was transacted The Com
mttee on Territories reported bill declaring the
southern boundary of New-MeXco by annexing the
territory recently acquired from New Mexco-passed.
The Post Office Appropriation bill was then consd-
cred in Committee, and some of the Senate s
AMENDMENTS were agreed TO and others rejected.
Under suspension of the rules all the Appropriation
bills returned from the Senate with amendments in
Guiding the River and iIarbor bill, referred to
the Committee of the Whole on the State of the
Union.