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Mr. Humphrey Marshall withdrew his motion
to reconsider the vote on engrossiug the Land bill,
hence there was no vote to-day
In the evening session to night Mr.. Davis of
Massscbus. tts made defense Of the fishing boun-
was stonal OF the nine thousand seamen regis
tered in 1857, more than four thousand were Mas
sschusetts mop. Massachusetts, pays f. much
every yesr Of postage abov, her share as she re-
ceives in bounties.
Mr.. Clark B. Cochrsre made an able speech on
the Homestead bill, advocating a distribution OF
land amoug the citizens for reasons Of right and
eIpedlency and supporting his views BY variety
Of iIteres ing statistics.
TIE Senate report on Cuba, written by Dir. Sh'
dell, is coniidered a cunning compilation OF clap
trap argun ents for all ,orts of people and all shades
Of objection.
Mr. Seward made q powerful reply, which was
listened to with more attention than any speech OF
the session. He declared that the proposition to
put the Army aud Navy and thirty millions of money
IN the hands Of the President wss g radical de-
parture from the settled policy Of the Repablc-a
surrender of the constitutional power Of Congress
to maIe war. That the proposal to buy Cuba
while Spain refused to sell was ridiculous in itself,
as well as a wsnton insul. to friendly nation. In
it, present aspect the question wa not one OF puy
ing Cuba, for Cuba was not for sale. lhe real
question wa, whether, with an empty Treasury,
We ,houd give thirty millions to the Presiden. to
dispose Of as he pleases.
Mr. Toombs in reply to Mr. Seward, secuted
the notion of economy. He said that We had
always more money than we knew what to do with,
aid that the Revenue policy of Government con
sisted mainly of devisiog ways to keep money from
sccumulating; to empty, not to fill the Treasury.
A Republican remarked that Secretary Cobb, then,
ought to be credited for the complete success with
which be had carried out that policy.
Tne consideration Of she bill was postponed till
Monday next, when the great debate Of the session
will begin. Mr.. Poelpss Tariff bill, which will be
presented to the Committee on Ways aud Means
tomorrow, follows, substantially, Secretary Cooos
recommendations. 1t proposes 70 specific duties,
but raises the schedules to decimal points, and of
course increases the free list.
Mr.. Phelps. it is asserted, has decided not to
propose loan to remedy immediate Deficiencies,
but reissue of Treasury notes.
The bill on which Messrs. Howard, Davis aud
Morrill, have agreed proposes systematic in
crease in the tariff, combining both specific and
ad r0lorem duties Its exact provisions are still
kept secret.
After the Indiana memorial was presented to-day,
Mr. Seward moved resolution that Messrs. Lsoe
and Mccarthy be admitted to the floor, but Mr.
Brown objected, and the resolution lies over till
tomorrow. Speaker Orr, fortnight ago, coarte-
ou,ly granted them the privilege of the floor of the
House.
At the request of the Indiana delegation, they
will endea,or to obtain permission to address the
Senate orally concerning their right to seats. II
this be refused they will present to the Judiciary
Committee an elaborate brief, arguing their case
mlnutely This brief enlarges upon The outline Of
the facts set forth in the memorial, aud proves
coDclusivey that while the journals of the Indiana
Sc nate show that the Iodisna Senate repeatedly
refused to go into Joint Convention to elect Sena-
tors that the friends of squatters Bright and Fitch
fabricated the record to the contrary and that this
fabricated record being palmed upon Reverdy
johnson as genuine, Influenced his legal opinion,
aud constituted the chief imminent Of title of
Messrs. Bright aud Fitch t, seats.
The Douglas-Fitch difficulty has been entirely
settled by mutLa explanations.
70 the Associated Presa
WAsHsGros, Monday, Jan. "a 1853.
The bill reported by Mr.. Branch to-day, from the
Commte OF Foreign Affairs proposes to appropriate
thirty millions Of dollars to enable the President 10
conclude with Spain treaty of smity and for the set
teuent Of all diff ntes with her, including the cession
of the leland Of Cuba 1t also authorizes the Presi-
ce nt if he shall fit to advance this sum, in sd-
vance OF the ratification Of the treaty.
The majority cay in their report that they hope that
eircumssL ces may rendering it incumbent
on the United States, under the Imperative and over
ruling law of sepreservatioD TO take possession OF
the island without the concurrence Of Spaid; but
thew sbould summary measures could be much IN )re