, 1859-01-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE PRESS AND TRIBUNE.

XXXYth CONGRESS--SEC0yD SESSION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-SESArE-Au act vi,
passed providing for the paymen: of the e1peu.
Bes OF the 1nEestlgatlnE committees Of the House
| Of Representatives.
The Secretary OF Navy WAS directed to furnish
oil information in regard to Lieut.. Crayip'a sur.
vey for the Atrato ahip canal.
| Various matters pertainiDg to the Post Office
we're referred among others resolution Of.
1ered By Mr. Hale, requiring the acce!eration
Of the mail between the cities of New York md
| Washington.
Mr. Fitch, from the Committee On Printing.
reported in favor of printing 5000 copies of tie
rntjorisy and minority reports respecting the &C.
QUESTION Of Cuba
Ar. Hale opposed it a: useless e1perte. but
| it was carried.
Mr. King introduced q resolution respecting
the tarid, which Was laid over until to. morrow.
Ar. li!cs introduced a resolution directing the
Secretary cf War to lay before the Senate the
report Of Col. "EIgat's Campaign against the
Indians in Oregon. Adopted.
The Pacific Railroad bill was then takeuuo
As amended in several particulars one of
these amendments, by Ar. Douglas, provided
that ell desert lands T!:hing 40 miles of the
middle station Of the road should be open to
pre-empton At 10 cents rer acre
Another, BY LII. Dooltte, added section
back the lapds from settlement
Another, by Mr.. Doolittle, made it the duty
OF the Secretary OF the Interior to advertjse for
proposals for Northrrn and Southern routet.
leaEng the Central IS il now is. and report to
congress at its next sesson. These we're sere-
rally adopted.
HoCsE.--Tle House proceeded to tile consider.
alton "i tile Consular al Diplomatc bill aud r.
fused to concur in tile amendment OF the Commit
fee Of TIC Whole which p:opoeed to cl1rtail the
numhcr Of Folegn Minister'S aud send them only
u Great Britain, France, Russia, SEaiu, Bruzli,
Yeas IL; nays lis.
The House also rej:cted Mr. CraHford's
endment prop 1sing t. reduce the enm to en-
able The President to carrv into elFsc. the act
Of March, 1919, for the suppression of the slave
trade aud other subsequent acts from SIS, 900 10
amount necessary to comply with the contract
With the Co!ouz l.ion Society for the education
and support Of the recapsured Africans of the
Echo.
Ths question WIS then taken for striking out
the entire clause containing this appropriation.
Aegatiyed, 1G3 TO IS.
The bill was then rejected, S. against %,
Mr. Branch, OF N. e., moyed q reconsidero-
tion.
Mr.. letclcr. Of Va, urged the passage Of tie
bills necessary to keep the t;oycru-
1aent together, and to avoid an extr:. session,
Mr.. Nichols, Of Ohio, said it seems to be the
sesc Of the Republicans t(Iat if they were allowed
IL vote IN certain amendments, such as st1ikiu.
"', the Mission to Persia, tue bill could be saved
Mr" LTtcdcf s2hs M such oppot!"uI,y -..la -
gwen: lie had unl. .stoul the Speaker to sat
that tue propositions in connection with the hill
were presented in the only shape they could be
yotcd On. If there WIS more Cancellation, tlerc
would be less i fIicu'ty.
Ar. Glddings said his vote depended on
whether bill WAS to be reported to appropriat- |
ing th'rt5 million for the purchase Of Cuba. Lie |
Touid stop the Administration where it is,
Mr.. Letcher replied that such bill had eman. |
oted from the Committee on..Foreign AtIars,p-
III. Giddlngs said be would take no steps 10 |
that direction.
The Speaker reminded him Of the irrevalency
Of the Cuban question at this time.
Mr. Hn8hes, Of Ind. said if the Speaker had |
noticed his objection 10 the question of Mr. Gid
dlngs, this matter would not hare come before |
the House.
The Speaker said he did rot hear the GENTLE
man.
Mr. Hughes replied that be could no, help |
that-
The Speaker.-1 hope the gentleman did not |
intend to be rude to the Chair.
BIT. Hnghes.-No. But if had should have |
only been paying oil IN old debt
Speaker.-H the gentleman has my pereonal |
quarrel with the Chair, the House il no plnce to |
settle it.
Mr. Hughes-I know that, and aay the same
to the Speaker.
This colloquy oce.sioned considerable sen.a.
ton.
Suggestions were made BY Messrs. Hopkins,
uoIard, Ritchle, and the Speaker, with the view |
of relieving the Ho1se from difficulty, aud re-
opening the bill for amendment.
After further debste the vote By which tho
bill war rejected was reconsdeIad
A motion to strike out the Austrian mission
Was disagreed to bJ II against 120.
Motions to strike out the missions to Switzer-
land, Rome and Bneaos Ayres weze seyerally
The mission to Persia Was stricken cut.
The Houso again voted On the bill md a9aiu
rejected it by 81 aEaipst u.
Mr. Washburne Of Illinois moved to recon-
slider the vote, and TO lsy that motion on the
table. pending which, Mr. Hughes wished to
ssy that be regretted haviug made the remark
to-day which seeued discourteous to the Chair.
and took pleasure n making this statement
Tbs Speaker responded to Mr. Hughes ex-
prekslug himself exceedingly gratihed at the
disclaimer
Here the liue failed