, 1856-05-02
LATE NTTw9i


senate is the most active Of the two branch
es, and has gone into the discussion Of sew.
eral interesting and important topics With
good deal Of ZEAL The central Amer.
can question, and our relations generally
with England, have been dealt with freely
and frankly, and with due boIdness; but.
amidst q contrariety Of views as to details
there has been a remarkable unity Of seRtll
ment as to the main questions, and ou.
government has been almost unanimously
sustained in its course in regard to the mat
ters in controversy, The tone of the Eng
lish journals has changed somewhat since
the opening of the controversy, and Is now
much less arrogant; and there are reasons
for believing that the English government
is not by any means SO confident of its DO
sition as to run the hazard Of war with
this country for the sake Of maintaining It.
The senate has, though not aVowedly, with
prospect Of war in view, promptly re-
sponded to a call Of the president, for in
creasing the armaments aud munitions Of
war, and for the manufacture Of small arms.
by passing bill appropriating three mill.
ions Of dollars for these purposes Mn.
Hunter of Virginia, advocated the increase
of our national defences, so as to be pre-
pared for attacks from any quarter. NJ.
CasS thought it not unlikely that England
might try to retrieve her reputation by
war on the western hemisphere
The Senate has likewise passed bin fcF
constructing ten more war steamships.-
Although, as we have said, these things
are done or are alleged to be done, with
out reference 10 an expected war with Eng
land, it is obvious that the prospect OF
chance of war, in the distance as It is, has
directed attention to our national defences,
and stimulated the government to new
application Of the maxim that a time Of
peace is the time to prepare for war. Tie
house SO far has had no discussion upon
foreign affairs, and consequently no oppor-
tunity Of avowing its foreign policy. The
Kansas question, which will come up ia all
its forms and bearings upon the adjustment
Of Mr.. Reeder's claim to the delegates seat,
will occupy the attention Of the house for
some time TO come. The two reports now
before the house, from the committees on
elections = one in favor and the oihsf
against Reeder's claim-will constitute the
discussion. An order of the committee,
asking power TO send for persons and pa
pers, is the immediate topic for discussion;
but as yet no vote has been taken upon 4
Meanwhile, bill is about to be introduced
into the senate by Mr.. Douglas, providing
for the admission Of Kansas into the Onion
as a state as soon as the population shall
be sufficient. ai rr ~ n ,,nssr
7 HOUSE, March 3d.-Mr. LANE By
unanimous consent In pursuance of pre-
vious notice, introduced al bill TO provide
for additional mail steam service from San
Francisco, California, to Oregon, aud to
extend 10 Olympia, Washington territory
which was read twice and referred to iko
committee on the post Office aud pofl
roads. .,...-.,,-..,,..
Mr.. ANDERSON gave notice .hat he
would introduce the following bills. "A
bill for the construction Of a military road
in Washington territory. .if A bill ID esii
tablish an additional land district in the
territory Of Washington "a bill making
appropriations for the erection of public
buildings 10 Washington territoryH Also
Z" A bill TO authorize the president to raiso
q regiment Of mounted volunteers for fr0n.
tier defence In the territories Of Washing
ton aud Oregon l.eIl Z silosq sia'la
~ The committee on elections IN lhe
house have prepared report adverse 70
the claims Of Mr.. Foulke, who applied iof
admission as the representative Of the slh
congressional district Of Illinois. The .
port denies that be was duly elected Ald
recommends that the seat be declared "a
cant. .-,, .......5 ......,.,.,. IN, .,,.'
~ The bin introduced in the United
States senate on the 9Th inst, to provide
for the construction Of alrnilroadl and Z
telegraph from the Mississippbriver 20 the
Pacific ocean,, grants the Construction
thereof to Samuel BrannaB, Q, X. Garli-
son, John Q. Fall, Robert MeCabe. Geo
Read Riddle, Sydney S. Baxter Alexal-
der r. Boteler, Wm. SchonleT Ge>sB1
Greene-and their associates. aauoo 9a la
In HousE or RErs., MarchllO, u
~ A message was received fro= the
president, asking an appropriation cf sSoV
900 for the suppression Of hoslililles n o..
egon. u o" n t.w9.'4 ns ~ 49,
No Wan VIII GREAr BEr4IE;T7IAeI
New York Commercial AdreFtissy IS zen.
ceedingly grati6sd to be able to stsse on
the authority of gentleman who cane
passenger in the Asias and who saw Mr,
buchanan on the very eve Of depqrturpg
that that gentleman assured him that.an
points OF difficulty between the United
States and Great Britain were 10 4 fair
way Of adjustment, and would be adjuztef
in a very few days. = IN I'm = .,r ~
The N. Y. Herald Of March 9Th insPelku
ing Of the approaching presidential election,
takes the following national viewed th,,
question. 7 esaa.l di9oa "a h.l'i ,l-
"The great question in The coming con,
test is not whether Buchanan, Fillmore
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