The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

i &
sEsArs The bin II Mr. Brodh,sd for granting
bounty land to the officers and soldiers of the war
| o. 1912 came upas per assignment deauttnry
feoate 'osk place. In which most ot The SENATORS
| took part
The provision IN give loo acres of land to those
whe hal served as days was objected 10. but was
| duslly adopted
| prop 81 ian was then made to extend the pro.
vision OF the bill u revolutionary soldiers.
Several amendments were a1opted--one restrict
| ing the location of land warrants.
The bill was reported to the Senate.
After general discussion aud metamophorsis Of
this bill into every variety OF character. the bin 10
amend the Judicial system Of the United States was
made the order ot the day for Thnrsday.
The emigrant passenger bill introduced by Mr.
Fish was committed to special committee on that
subject after which the Senate adjourned
HousE OF REPaEsENTArTvEs.--Mr perkine Of
La, reported the BILL with amendments remodel
ing the diplomatic and consular system of the II
States. Its confederation was postponed I'LL Tues
day next.
Mr. Strsub asked leave 10 Introduce "a resolution
teudering the use OF the hall OF the House OF Rep
rescntatives TO the soldiers of TIE OF 1872 in
which to hold their convention On the eth of ia .
nuary.
Mr. Jones of Tennessee, objected
Mr.. Latham offered a resolution, which
adopted, calling on the fostotice Department for
copy Of the Contract Of 1853 with Messrs Ramsay
& Carmack Tor the transportation OF the United
States meil between Vera Cruz, Mexico and San
Diego, Monterey and San rancisco And likewise
other information relative to change OF schedule.
Inc House then proceeded 10 The considers ton
| of tie bill to amend the act OF August 4th, 1854,
reducing and graduating the price OF public lands
| to actual settlers and cUltivstors.
After debate, several members participating III it,
| TIE bill and pending amendments recommit.
| ted to the committee on public lands
| A message was received from the President Of
| the United States aud read
Mr. Phillips moved il be laid the table and
| printed.
Mr. Haven suggested that the message be refer
| red TO The committee Of tue whole on the state of
| the Union
| AIR Phillips acc uiesced ana so ii was referred.
| The House then went into committee the bill
Tor the relief Of purchasers and locators on swamp
| and overlooked lands. Ii appears from the debate
that the government sold some the swamp lands,
alter 1t had ceded them TO the States in which they
he and the object Of the bill is the title
| purchasers
Mr. Mayal spoke 10 opposition to the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and British Anne
! rican Provinces
| The committee then rose, when Mr, Wentworth,
Oh hassaeh0se'ts, reported bill preventing the in
PRODUCTION into the United States Of foreign crimi-
nais, paupers, idiots, insane and blind persons,
which wBs recomInitted to the committee on COM
merce. The House then adjourned.
ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF TIE WEST.
The steamer Star of the West reached New York
on Tuesday afternoon with California dates TO the
9Th ultlmo-same as brought by the Daniel Web
ster, at New Orleans. She brings $685., es5
Among the passengers Senator Gwynn, Hor:
Z I. l. Garrison, Ross Browne, and Major A. }.
smith, OF the u. ; Army.
The British trigate Vostal, in leaving Greytown
for Jamaica, got aground, but towed of by the
steamer Daniel Webster
CALIFORNIA MATTERS
Notwithstanding the continued absence Of rain,
which was being severely fell the mining news is
cheering.
The proposed railroad from Los Angeles 10 the
Colorado riveris tayorably thought OF.
The Inhabitants OF San Diego also projecting
a railroad to the Colorado river
The magnetic telegraph ia the course of con.
struction between Columbia aud Stockton was to
be put In operation by the LIST of January.
The adaptation of the soil ofthe Sacramento val
ley to cotton growing has been demonstrated by
the exhibition OF samples grown therein
SANDWICH ISLANDS
Dates from the Sandwich Islands to the l0th of
| November, had been received at San Francisco
| but embrace nothing new. The indications were
SAID to be favorable to an early completion of the
| annexation treaty.
THE ATTACK ON PETRoP AULowsKI
Ru6aian accounts OF the attack of the allies ON
Petropaulowski have been published in the PoIvnp
sian, and represent the affair as quite different from
the account OF the English commander Two at
tacks We're made on the place both of which failed
ara The allied force was much superior to the Rus
sian.
MARKErs
ga" fraHctsc0, Dec & The markets are auIe,
ana generally unchanged. Flour is slightly frner
al Sl2 so Sl3 tnr Gallpgo aud Haxal7. BufterN
sales Of new at I5c. Lard, in terces, 16l 2al7l2c.
Mess Pork SIS clear Bacon Is 81 lG lie. Hams
1912 a20c "'''
NEW YORK Jan. 1.-The city government was
or4anlz I'd yesterday by the election of isaac O. Bar
ker as President OF the Board OF Aldermen by vote
OF TWO majority over Ely; and the election of D. D
ConnoVer as President of the Council
meeting OF the unemployed was held In the
ara HIS morning, when most intldmmaOry
speeches were made