The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-31
T III e L A T E IT NE w s..
BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHs.
From Washington.

PASSAGE OF THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR AP-
PR0PRIArI0N BILL IN fHE HoUsB-PRoMorIoN
OF GEN. PERsIFER r. SMITH CONFIRMHD-RE-ELRC &c
TON OF SENATOR MALLORY, ETC.
WAsMNGroH, Dec. 80, 1856.
Tho two Houses Of Congress met this morning, the
members generally In good condition. TIE Senate re.
ceved several executive communications, but none o:
povtance-one giving detailed information touching the
wooden dock Pensacola Several petitions were pre-.
sentet and referred. resolution adopted calling
for all the items In Gen. SCOTS claim extra pay toge-
ther with the correspondence In relation thereto Tho
resolution previously passed only called for the pay
tualy allowed under the present law Tho Senate con.
frmed the nomination OF Persier r. Smith % BrgadIer
General the ONCE created by Congress for the benefit
Sen. Shields.
In the House ono hundred and my seven members
answered 70 their this morning. Several comrnu
nicatons received from the Executive Departments
Tho Postmaster General asked appropriation OF i've
hundred and thirty i've thousand dollars for foreign
mail Most ofthis service paid for through tho Navy
Department. resolution Was adopted calling on the
Secretary Of the Interior for plans aud estimates for
building for his department or the government
building VI present occupied belongs to the paentccs
the country, having been built exclusively Of tho
Patent fund. Resolutions Of the South Carolina Legsla
uIc presented b. Mr.. Ke, praying that Port Royal
hsrbor might be fortified, and naval depot established
Committee aud ordered 10 be printed rhe Ionse took
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation oil, which
led TO much debate me tom OF twenty ave thousand
dollars for pupils stricken out, The bin OF
last scrson e II discretionary with the President TO ap
point twenty-five consular pupils 10 act clerks and be
trained In consular duties. The idea OF school killed
tho provision. The bill was passed. and the House nd
joorred.
Mr. Field visited the President and Secretaries 70 day
and exhibited TO them piece Of the submarine tslss-
phie cable which no brought with him from Ne~ York.
They highly pleased and manifested good deal Of
interest In the enterprise. number or Senators aud
memsers also called 70 sec At Wizards, where ID
exhibition.
Senator Mallory received despatch to-day from Flo
rida, stating that be had reelected United States
Senator Tor six years from the 9Th Of March.
appears from communication 10 day transmitted 10
the Senate by the Secretary Of the Interior reply 10
resolution Of inquiry that the Department has endcavoscd
10 have the entire land reservation In Kansas heretofore
set apart for tho New York Indians maintained and
guarded against Entertainments BY white settlers until n
ahs no determined either BY Legislation treaty what
rights any therein such Of these Indians
have not removed vest or the Mississippi (havng
limited right to remain In New York; and what
the interests Of those who cmgrated shall be secured
definitely settled.
Inc indian Department mas received niormAton that
about two hundred and eight thousand Of tho Della
Trust lands have been recently sold, yielding
$4,000. Upwards Of three hundred thousands acres
including Ieayenworih CITY belonging 10 the Delaware
Indians, are yet TO be sold. One hundred thousand
acres, opposite 81. Joseph, Missouri and the same
Der the ossge rivcrths former held for the Iowas
and the hter Tor the weas In trustchoice tracts-w
90 the opening Of spring be brought into Market ana
before any United states lands win be opened for sale
Kansas.
olcal reports received u the Indian Office contradict
the sory Of the siour burning Chippewa Indian. The
editor who arst Published the ssry admitted he knew
u was false, but considered n an interesting tem.
Several members Of Congress returned today from
whcaiand Mr.. Buchanan says he viii be here during
the last week in January, afser which he WIN return
home, determine anay on his cAbnet and prepare his
inanrnral.