Des Arc citizen., 1859-01-28
FROM WASHINGTON.

| C0ngreSS.--W AsHINGToN, January 7 Sendte--In the Senate yesterday, the IT valid Pension bill passed.
 l MT. Benjamin reported substitute fc Ma sons bilI The substitute empower the President to use our land and maya forces to prevent any obstruction of th Transit Route, and 10 redress acts of vio lence against our cilizens in Mexico 0 any Central American State.
 The Pacific Railroad bill, as amended was taken up.
 | MT. Davis, of Mississippi, moved tC adopt the minority report, .wh;ct appropri ates two millions of dollars, and also tel sections of land per mile.- The repor names no termini; no monopoly to bl given to any company; the road to rui from the Atlantic to the Pacific States.
 Mir. Davis spoke three hours, and strong ly advocated the Southern road. MT. Green replled, deprecating tho tenor of MT. Davis's speech, and objectine to the ndefniteness of his report. l Alter remarks from Messrs. Dooittle Iverson and Brown, and nothing being concluded, the Senate adjourned.
 Senate. -January 2I. .A-In the Senate to. day, MT. King presented petition to in- crease the pay of our naval officers.
 The President sent to the Senate a statement of our unsettled claims against foreign governments.
 The House bill to indemnify the citi- zens of the States of Georgia and Ala bama for losses sustained by depredations of the, Creek Indians, was discussed :; no conclusion was arrived at.
 Mir. Stewards resolution in the Senate to-day continues the mails between New York, Southampton, Havre, and Bremen at twelve thousand five hundred for the round trip.
 A petition of the Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati asks the settlement of the half pay claims for life, promised by the act of l7S3, to the Continental Army.
 MT. Bigler presented a petition to the Senate from Pennsylvania, for specific duties on Iron. aA3'es'
 MT. Harlan presented petition that land be granted to the territories of Kan sas and Nebraska for railroads. EI
 MT. Hunters resolution of inquiry was adopted, asking whether 1t was advisable to transfer the revenue cutters to the Navy from the Treasury Department, and whether plan cannot be devised to sell old military posts, and devote the proceeds towards the erection of new ones.
 MT. Clay, of Alabama. was very se- we're on Claim agents, in discussing a bill of claims. 5rs 5saa
 Adjourned till Monday.
 House. MT Farnsworth asked leave to offer a resolution to secure all British North American possession by treaty Objected to. .et
 A bill for amending the pre-emptior laws was rejected by four majority.
 Retcontre--- WASHINGTON, January 2l Geo. Taylor, Representative from N Y., while passing through a hall at the Capitol, overheard remark which wa: offensive to him, addressed by MT. Wal dron, late Deputy Collector in the New York Custom House. Taylor asked Wal dron if he intended it fo: him, and receiv. ing hesitating reply in the affirmative Taylor struck him, Waldron striking back with an umbrella. Taylor seized the umbrella and struck Waldron with it, and then threw it at him. Other parties in- terfered, and prevented any further diffi- culty. It is said that Taylor was the one that made the charges against Waldron some time since, that caused his removal from the New York Custom House.
 WASHINGTON, January p, The Pres ldent's Message, replying to the Senate's resolution for the correspondence with Spain, or any other government, relative to the purchase of Cuba, says that no un- published correspondence exists, and asks the previous sanction of Congress before making another attempt to renew negotia- tons. The Message was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. ft 10 ------s ----7-- ----- GEN. ALVAREZ, OF MExIco.-The special correspondent of the New Or leans Picayane on the Isthmus of Te. huantepec, in letter dated January 2d. says: @ .a
 Among the passengers by the Quaker City is Dr. J. w. Smith, resident phy- sician of Acapulco. Dr. S. is the family physician of Gen. Alvarez, who resides about forty-five miles from Acapulco, and