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WASHINGTON, Monday, 7

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SENATE.-A communication was received
from the Secretary of War, stating as his OPP
pinon that the proceeds of the sales of old
| forts and drlences might be judciously ap-
| piled to the construction of the new works !;
also. that Indian Agencies might be better
| performed by officers of the army.
| The \ ,ricultural College bill was passed
with SOME amendments, which will require
| it to 20 back to the House, by the following
vote
YEAs-Mcssrs. Allen, Bell Broderick, Came
ron, Chandler, Clark, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolit-
tie, Durliee, Fessenden. Foot, Gwin, HALE Hamlin,
| lIarlin, Kennedy, King, Seward, Simmons, Thomp-
| son, (of kentucky, Thompson (of New Jersey,
| Trumbull, Wade and Wilson'S.
NAYs-Messrs. Bayard, Brown, Chestnut, Clay,
Clingman, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green, Hammond,
| Houston, Hunter, Jones, Mallory, Mason. Polk,
| Pugh, Reid, Rice, Sebastian, Shields, Slidell,
| Ward.-22.
Mr.. Hunter then tried Intellectually to call
up the civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Slidell desired TO take up the bill for
the acquisition of Cuba. He said attention
to that measure, which had been confded to
his care, required that he should urge it on
the notice of the Senate, and rather than
have it set aside for less important business,
| he would move that its provisions be ad ed
appropriation bill. Finally, he gave notice
he would call up the subject tomorrow.
HousE.-Mr. Stephens of Georgia, moved
Il suspension of the rules to enable him to
offer a resolution setting apart Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 18th and 10th, for the con-
! sderation of territorial business. Disagreed
to, Is against Co. not two-thirds
Mr.. Farnsworth of Illinois, moved to dis
charge the Committee of the Whole from the
further consideration of the bill appropriat-
ing SS7 900 for the improvement Of the
harbor of Chicago. Disagreed to, l0l against
! 1O-not two-thirds.
The House under suspension of the rules 4,
passed, severally-the Joint resolution for
payment of the balance of $1,000 to Georgia
on account of Indian wars the Senate bill
paying Maine $4,000 for expenses incurred in
organizing Regiment of Volunteers for the
Mexican war and the Senate bill authoriz-
| ing the Attorney General to act in the pen
ding Equity-ca case between Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Executive Appropriation
| bill.
ANOTHER ToopLLs BILL.-Mr. Taylor, Of
Louisiana, IN the I'd, attempted to intro
duce IN tho House a substitute for Mr.. Sill
dell's thirty millions hill SO happily named by
Mr., Seward, but without success. Mr. lay
lor's bill authorizes the President to negotiate
for rhe purchase of Cuba Tor price not ex
csedins one hundred and twenty millions,
and empowers the Executive, whenever
Spain has ratified such a treaty, to issue five
per cent. bonds for the payment of the pur-
chase money in six equal instalments, within
irty years. 1t provides that, when ac-
qurtd, Cuba may be created immediately
into a State, and come into the Union by
virtue of this act, with four Representatives
until the next succeeding pportionment.-
Leave to introduce it was not granted.