The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-25

vote money 10 eoaole the President sppon. ministers
whenever ito public Interests require them.
NJ Pmilrs, (adm.) OF Pa had a horror of Executive
nfnpatob and equal bnrTor OF COngre usfpa
Ten The Committee Of Ways aod Means had reported
p IN accordance with extDg law, but Gentlemen who
voted 10 strike out the missions had the courage
face The music and vote the repeal Of these laws As
Mf Dallas engaging n stock jobbipg, the gentleman
Illinois (MT. Loyeoy) had repeated a SANDER.
After further debate, the Committee rose before DIG
posing Of the bill
THE ACQUISITION OF CUBA.
REPORT OF TIE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
IN FAVOR OF APPRoPRIATING $50, 900 900 FOR
TIE PURCHASE OF CUBA.
Mr. Branch, (adm.) Of N. c., from the Committee of
Foreign Affairs, reported back the bill appropria.ng
thirty millions TO enable the President TO acquire Cuba
The House then took recess Till seven O'Clock.
The Dill reported by Mr.. Branch from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs proposes TO appropriate thirty millions
Of dollars TO enable the President TO conclude with Spain
treaty Of amity, and for the settlement Of all difficulties
with her, including the Of the island of Cuba II
also authorizes the President. he shall see IT. to ad.
vance this sum in advance Of the ratification Of the
treaty
The majority say in their report that they hope that
circumstances may never rendering il incumbent
on the United States, under the imperative and over
ruling law OF self preservatsn TO take possession Of the
island without the of Spain; but if they
justified If We prepared to. show that we have ex
hausted all honorable negotiations in attempts to
the necessity, and had offered to Spain equivalent in
exchange for it, such offer might be necessary to
the complete vndication of government hereafter
We ought not 10 be deferred from making it by any sup
posed unwilngness on the part Of Spain TO accept
even TO entertain it amicabe spirit
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. JOHN CocHRANE, (adm.) Of N. Y, spoke upon the
principles which claimed for the support Of the Home
stead bill. He proceeded to prove by ncones,ble con-
sderaons the ndeeasble right OF all TO representative
portions Of the SOIL The mysterious connection between
and the earth is established by the Divine decree
Ihat IN the sweat Of his face he should eat his bread He
dwelt upon and showed by reference interesting sta
stcs that throughout Europe in all ages has the free
dom Of man been proportionae TO his admission the
SOIL and produced statistics in proof Of his assertion that
the distribution Of land among people would increase
the national wealth and prosperity He claimed the
occupied public domain for the scat Of empire yet
come, composite in order with infusion Of the Irish,
German and European blood.
BouNrIEs.
Mr. DAVIS (opp Of Mass, spoke in support OF the fish
ing bountes and alluded to the speeches which have been
made in the Senate against them arguing the advantage
Of the sections, SO far as the appropriations
ed, against New England. The naval officers, who had
derraed the services Of the fishermen of the Barna
bas Barnace and John Funks order-f in the service,
altogether very nautical people, no doubt but not good
judges the capacity Of seamen He alluded the postal
expenses and quoted from the Postmaster Generals
port in support Of the fact that Massachusetts last year
paid into the treasury hundred and seyenty.siy
thousand dollars, while Alabama takes out one hundred
and eghyseven thousand dollars thereabouts OF the
nine thousand seamen registered in 1857 than four
thousand were registered in Massachusetts.
Messrs. Kellogg Avery, Atkins and others made
speeches-then the House adjourned.
Our Special Washington Despatch.
THE PURCHASE OF CUBA-NEw YORK POLITICIANS
IN TOwN-THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN MEssRs
TAYLOR AND wELDEN-NEw PROJECT FOR LINE
OF STEAMERS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
EuROPE-PR0PosED NEW LAW FOR THE ORGANI-
zATI0N OF TERRITORIES, ETC., ETC.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1859.
The Spanish Minister yesterday while speaking Of the
$50 900 appropriation, declared it was granted he
would demand his passports. This of course you under
stand s nothing than Spanish bluster as will be
shown when the bill becomes law, surely will in
few days.
The Thirty Million bill will undoubtedly pass the Senate,
but Douglas and broderick will bolt on it, II is peril
nently asked here why Broderick does not make his
quarrel personal issue with Gwn, instead Of with the
President
The Tariff Committee meet again tomorrow, and from
present appearances think there disposition go
back to the rates Of 1916.
The lobby at a standstill-actualy starving-and
desperate for any kind of plumber The short session. the
close watch upon their by the PRESS fear Of
ter and frghten them.
Fernando Wood is here stopping with Postmaster
General Brown Isaac " Fowler arrived the other night
General Heran, General Henningsen, Samuel Butter
worth, and others, here at Wizards. j. G. Tucker
(sckes MANI left on Saturdays he came on for tight but
his friends advised otherwise They argued that he had
posted sckes as coward and would look like perse-
cutting non combaant for glory On the other side,
sckies says he was told that Tucker looking for him.
and to accommodate him he put hmsef in his way the
Kirkwood Certain s that they did meet face TO face
looked daggers-but used none.
have already teegraphed you relative to the Walden.
Taylor affair. Walden, who was lately Deputy Collector
of New York, met Taylor, c. Of Kings county in the
lobby Of the House. AS Taylor passed him Walden said
to Commander Meade "There goes damned scoundreln
Taylor turned and asked Did you apply that ephet to
meT' Walden answered eyes," when Taylor struck at
him, but "did not get his blow home" Friends then
nerfeed but not in time to separate them and prevent
Walden striking Taylor the head with his umbrella
This is walden's version.
Some say that Tayor's Southern blood will not cool
short Of challenge; but rest assured there viii be no
fight Chivalry nova days buser-not blood Last
session there twenty five challenges, but "nary'
fight Clemens, now confined TO his room, s the only
recent exception
The hotels full but this is no news Of Importance
The President is st engaged upon the special message
Will give you bit Of Mexican law, which may benefit
some Of your readers at this TINA. Grants of public
ands since the War Of Independence, hnve never been
held to be legal unless made by the assent Of both the
general government and tine State in which they were
situated The States have always claimed all public
ands within their respective borders the law has
never been settled. Hence TO make good title both
general and State government have given their sanction
IN practice, some officer of the State government always
the grant, and then the proper officer of the general
government Mexico ratified ii, and il was registered in
he archives of the Department of Fomcntc In truth,
lowever have always doubted there were any public
ands in Mexico, except in the CALIFORNIA;, although
rants have been made the ella river other places
N the belief that there were no prior owners.
Ina House Post On,e Committee met again tbs morn.
ng and mad very important meeting upon the sabject
# the ocean mail service. After fun discussion and
many votes, the bill offered by Mr. WOOD Of Maine,
ablisnpg line Of steamers from various ports in the
'ncd States, as follows, was adopted by majority Of
he committee THAI. line Of mail steamships be- and the