The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-23

Interesting from tine National Capital.
BELIEF FOR VESSELS IN DIsTREss-APrRorRIATIos
FOR GEN. scOrT-GOoD NEWS FOR THE FILIBUs
TERs-EsrIMATE OF THE COTTON CROP FOR 1856
AID FOR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TELEGRAPH-A
NEW PACIFIC RAILROAD sCHEAE-REUEIoN OF
HEROES OF THE WAR WITH MEXICO, ETC.
WASHINGTON, Dec. az, 1885.
The senate to day passed the House btu for revenue
steamer a. New York, to aid vessels In distress II
amended by striking oct the csuscs-To be stationed at
New York." and "to aid vessels In distress" Il
deemed improper TO restrc the OF the executive
government the public vessels and the present law
authorizes be the relief Of vessels in dts
trees. The bill will pass the House amended. Gen.
Rusk presented the petition Of coi. Thos Vim. Ward,
praying compensation for services while Consul at Pa
mama Mr. Brown addressed the Senate 81 length, and
was listened 10 with great attention.
The House passed tue joint resolution giving General
Scott about Twenty thousand dollars In addition what
he received under the law creating the rank OF Brcvet
Lieuterhn. General Rev Mr.. Waldo reelected
Chaplain, dozen competitors for Congressional
hcrors. The effort made by kr. Broom for tive weeks
holiday failed.
Tho news that orders had issued 10 stop the Nicsguan
stes mcr Tennessee created quite . stir here. General
ou,nAn, who had received letter from New York tho
subject called Secretary Marcy day TO know theuh
ofthe case Mr. Marcy declared that he knew nothing Of
any such orders did he believe that there any
possibly sone general instructions might have gone out
but Of these be knew nothing Senator Jones' OF Tonnes
see. aso called Secretary Dsvs, who denied any
knowledge Of such orders.
The Cabinet had quite pro,raced session 10 dav. The
subject before them was understand, nhbusering gene
rally They have come 10 the determination that they
have right prevent the sending OF provisions and
clothing TO Walker, but anything ese which looks like
ebusterns, such a. men and arms, they are bound /,
put stop to.
Secretary Marcy, however In private conversation,
says that the nertray laws shall be rsdly enforced
against those recruiting for Walker they were against
Mr. CHAMPION and the British consuls
For the purpose Of arriving at the amount Of the pre-
sent cotton crop member o. Congress the South
addressed the necessary inquiries to the Representatives
and scnsiors from AL the cotton growing districts, en-
hracDg North Carolina south Carolina Florida, Georgia.
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisians
and TEXAS. have the entire spondence, and
Ills rery interesting The replies the names Of
each Representative and senator the majority Of whom
are planters These gentlemen, having csnvsssed their
districts thoroughly during The late election aud having
left home after the picking mainly over are
enabled 10 form very correct opinion regard 10 the
whole question. The extended correspondence OF each
and Senator and the fact thai almost every pr
vate letter refers TO the CROP give them the OF
confirming correcting their own opinions. This
facility, with the weekly letter Of the over
sesr On the plantations, compared with the
various commercial estimates and other oalcu-
lations made At different points, has enabled
the gentleman who undertook the task 70 do what
has never ye, been accomplished, and tina, Is TO form
correct aud reliable opinion in regard 10 the American
cotton crop previous TO iu actual appearance 1T the
various ssapors. The replies we're not by concert In
any way but each ivdual gave bis own opinion with
knowing that expressed By his colleague. These
plies tally, with here and there slight variation For
instance the reply OF Hon. Mr.. Wright who represents
North Mississippi, agrees with the estimate formed by
sen,I, men who represent, cotton districts 10 the
altitude approaching him After comparing all the
estimates thus obtained, the average shows .
osai falling Oh Of more than onc-fourth from
the crop Of 1886. Allowing for the cotton
actually grown last year after deductng the old CROP
there was sent American ports say three million three
hundred thousand bales, less. DcductIng eight
hundred ana twenty thousand bales the estimated
deficit, We have two million four hundred and seventy
We thousand bales the balance The estimate added
70 IN 10 two hundred and twenty Eve thousand bales
for con,ing ences-s liberal allowance Accordingly, the
average CROP commercial scceptaton Of the term for
1885, mar be placed at two million hundred thou.
sand bales, as the cotton production Of America
understand that the President, Justly approaching the
national advantages arising from the contamination o.
The great enterprise Of connecting the two continents by
submaYne telegraph win shortly send special message
70 Congress- giving his views upon this subject
The Committee VI Ways and Means have ssreed 70