The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-04-08
TUESDAY IN CONGRESS.

In the Senate, the question of the right OF
the Secretary of that body to retain the Kansas
bill, as amended by the House, was discussed
Mr.. Shdell claimed, that by addressing note
to the Secretary, which he did, requesting its
detention, that it could be held during three
legislative days. Messrs. Stuart, Douglas, and
others, objected to this argument and the
Chair was called upon for decision, which he
declined to make. Mr.. Stuart then offered
resolution directing the Secretary to send the
bill at once to the House, but it failed. Mr..
Bright, of Indiana, then moved q reconsidera-
ton of the vote of disagreement, and the sub
ject was postponed until Wednesday at one
o'clock. This keeps the bill in the Senate.
The Minnesota bill was then taken up.
The House was engaged during the session
in discussing the Deficiency Bill in Committee
of the Whole.
Washington, March 20. One of the ex.
pedients by which the President expects to ex.
tricate himself and his party from the compiler
tions into which the Lecompton enterprise has
thrown him, is to make political issue of the
acquisition of Cuba. 1t is alleged that he has
ready for transmission to Congress "a war
message" recapitulating all causes of complaint
against Spain, describing the efforts which have
been made by himself and his predecessor to
obtain redress, and representing that they have
proved Intellectual, and that but little hope re-
mains of peaceful adjustment of difficulties,
except through preparations for more extreme
measures than any yet resorted to. Translated
from the language of diplomacy into q simple
statement of fact, the forthcoming message
would express the Presidents regret that Spain
cannot be induced bv peaceable means to
transfer Cuba TO the United States, and his
desire that authority be given him to take it by
force.
There are but two modes of bringing Cuba
under the dominion of the United States. They
are diplomacy and war. The President means
to present the choice of them to Spain.
1t has been contemplated to send to Madrid
q Board of High Commissioners, to act in con
nection with the resident Minister, and learn
that staff of secretaries and assistants was
some time since organized, we'll qualified, by
the talents and requirements of its members,
to aid in the important objects of the embassy.
Of the precise causes of delay in carrying out
this design, have heard no explanation. The
obstinate resistance to the leading measure of
the domestic policy of the Administration has,
no doubt, derapged, to some extent, the plan
of its foreign policy. The President fears to
throw upon the country project which may
prove cause or pretext of new agitations. To
name Minister to Spain, or to designate the
proposed Commissioners, would also impair
the effect of that distribution of diplomatic
honors by which, among other means, it is in.
tended to carry Lecompton.
General expectation points to the Hon. John
A. Dix as resident Minister, or one of the sug-
gested Commissioners. The remarkable ad
dress Of Gen. Dix at Tammany Hall was evil
IDENTIFY designed to prove bis fitness for the
situation, and it betrayed his knowledge of the
Presidents purposes. No one will dispute Mr..
Dix's fitness for the employment; but his ap-
pointment would be the signal of instruction
in the delegation at Washington. The Hard.
Shells have never forgiven Gen. Dix for his
part in the "deep damnation of Gen. Cass's
defeat in l848. and the SoftShells have not
forgotten how suddenly and prematurely he left
them, after the merely personal objects of that
movement were answered-COr. N. ?. Times.
Washington, March 29.-I learn from q
good source, but will not vouch for the report,
| that Mr. Belmont has sent an agent to Mexico
to negotiate loan of So, 500, 600 with the Gov
eminent of Juarez, on pledge of Sonora.
am told that Mr.. Buchanan and Gen. Cass both
approve the arrangement, and that, if con.
summated, it will be under guarantee of the
United States Government, who regard it az q
short and simple means of getting that prov
ince.-Despatch to the NeW York Tribune.