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M WASHINGTON. April 80, 1856. II
The Kansas debate, in thesenate, seems to be we'll
nigh over. Mr. Brown, Of Mississippi made sound
and able argument on the question on Monday. On
Friday, Mr.. Benjamin has the floor on the same sub.
ject after which there will be little, if any, more de-
bate upon it.
AS 4 have before stated, there is no doubt Of the
passage of Judge Douglas bill in the Senate
fate the House is matter altogether of conjecture
Parties there are evenly divided that no one can
say in advance what will be its action in any matter
appertaining to the subject of slavery. There are
some half dozen members of the House who affect
singularity and make great show Of Independence
They are silly enough to believe that this conduct
makes them prominent and noted whereas, it only
makes them notorious. Nevertheless, my impression
is that the bill will pass the House also Al
b You may probably have seen correspondence hay
ing squirting towards pistols and coffee, between
Col Lane, one Of the bogus Senators from Kansas,
and Judge Douglas. The whole affair has turned out
to be very ridiculous. The unanimous sentiment Of
Lanes card-and the luckless Senator finds himself
confounded at every point. Instead of wearing the
Senatorial toga, the new Senator ~ from Kansas is
more likely to have to return to the western pds and
console his disappointed ambition in fresh revolutions
airy movements. As he appears to be of a blood
thirsty turn of mind, he might employ himself per-
haps more protahly in shooting grizzly bears in the
mountains Of Kansas.
The. debate on the late Naval Board, in the Senate
Hoses noneof its interest freshness The elaborate
two-days speech of Gen. Houston has opened up the
whole subject anew. He was followed by Mr.. Bell of
Tennessee, lin another twodays speech, in defence Of
Lieut.. Maugy, who of the retired officers and
on whom a violent attack was made some time since
by Mfr. Clayton. Mr.. Briggs, of North Carolina has
the floor to-day, on the same subject. y
Lieut.. Maury is universally known as the accom-
plished chief of the National Institute and Observa-
tory in this CITY, His chart of the winds and tides of
the Atlantic and the Gulf has given him a great
reputation among commercial and scientific men
and he has been the recipient of several medals and
other testimonials from foreign governments Some
fifteen years ago he was rendered slightly lame for
Life, by accident of being upset in astage coach.
After his recovery he applied to be sent into active
service again, but his application refused. His
slight laeness was made the pretext of putting him
Oh the retired list. He will be reinsated beyond
doubt. %a
The House is still at deadlock about the bill to
refund duties paid on goods destroyed by fire. 1t
will be violently opposed by some, and violently sus
tanned by Others And, in truth, it is a question of
great magnitude, for the amount to be refunded if
the bill pass estimated at two millions of dollars.
The House has adhered to its dsagreements to GER
tain of the Senate amendments to the Deficiency
billiard the Senate, in return, insists on all its
amendments, and disagrees to those of the House.
So that, between the two everything is in a most
delightful snarl. A committee of conference from
each House will be appointed, who will endeavor to
effect a compromise.
The news of rumored engagement between the
Costa Ricans and Gen. Walker, in which the former
were defeated, with loss of six hundred men,
reached here yesterday, and creates universal salts
faction except among the toaes and claguers of the
administration. The Union of this morning, (the
official organ of the President and Cabinet) an
nounces the report in the following cold and unman-
nerly terms. 1t says, BY way of Havana we have
report that Gen. Walker had obtained some adua1a-
tages over the Costa Ricans.'' That is every word
the Union has to say about it,
The conduct Of the Administration, in respect of
its treatment of Nicaragua, exctes among all parties
here the profoundest indignation. No longer ago
than yesterday heard otflceholder (all of whom
are expected, as matter of course, to swear by
4 everything the Administration does) belaborng Mr..
4 Marcy in the roundest terms for his unworthy
/ mana cement of our Central American affairs. He
even ventured to call our ilusrious Premier by the
epithet-of an old fogy.n
The inlbecie and do-nothing policy of this admin
tration in the management of foreign relations
does not appear, judging from speech he made yes
terday to meet with the approval of that sturdy old
wariorfrom Mississippi, General Quitnan. In Com
mitee of the Whole, he boldly advocated the repeal
of our neutrality laws, and denounced them as re-
Election on the independence of the people, and a
violation Of the Constitution. He said it was our
duty to seize the 1sthmus, at the expense of war;
so as to have an uninterrupted connection between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans He also demon
strated the great advantages which would accrue to
us from the possession Of the Island of Cuba--and
indeed, seemed to regard its possession as absolute
necessity. His speech took the House by surprise.
But the old General can produce no practical results
at present, for all Black Repubcanism in conjunc-
ton with the administration, is dead against him.
His speech will however, have dreadful effect upon
Mr. Marcy-whose feelings are no doubt, sufficiently
narrowed already by the reported success of General
Walker i'll Nicaragua.
The case of G. L. Beauregard, executor of Madame
Emile T. Poultney, against the City Of New Orleans,
William H. Layton, ct ais, concluded in the Sl-
preme Court, on Monday, with an argument from the
Hon. John Henderson, for the appellant, The deci-
sion of the Court has not yet been announced.
The Persia, with three days later news from Europe
arrived at New York yesterday There is nothing OF
special interest i'll the news. Mr.. Dallas had been
feased, dined and wned by the Lord Mayor of London
and the most friendly sentiments expressed towards
this country. This is all very well; but these as,
surances would be more satisfactory if some expana
ton had been made relative to the concentration of
British troops in Canada, and the reported offer OF
two thousand stand of arms to the Costa Ricans by
the British Government. Actions speak louder than
4 words.
i The old-ne Wings of Maryland commenced con.
vention in Baltimore, yesterday, with view to the
reconstruction of the Wing party in the ensuing Pres
idential contest Some Of the members expressed
their preference for Fillmore, and others objected
Nevertheless, from the general tone of the proceed
ings, thinkt may be safely set down that the great
bulk of the Maryland Wings will vote for the. Amer.
lean nominees.
The reception of Mr.. Buchanan by the people, all
along the route from New York to his home in Ian
caster Pennsylvania, has been one splendid ovation