The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-28

CoNaREss.-Saturday, the Vice President Iail be
fore the Senate the joint resolutions OF the Common
Couuc Gil of Washington City D protesting agains
Congress giving the Baltimore and Ohio RAILROAD
Company the right 20 run their track through
certain streets of the city, nasmuch that 30 we
il delegated TO the Corporation by special enact
ment. Referred to the Committee on the District
of Columbia
Bill for the relief of Francis Huttmer was pass.
ed.
Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Judiciary
reported a bill to provide for extending the iud
cial system Of the United States over the State o.
Oregon which was passed.
The Chair called up the Cuba bill.
Mr.. Siidell stated that he had consultation
with the friends of tue bill concluded not to
its further consideration during the present SEES.
sion. The reason he assigned for this step wa.
that the test vote takeu last evening showed thai
the continued discussion of the bill to a usl vote
would result in the necessity OF calling an extra
session for the passage of Appropriations withou,
arriving at sny successful action upon the bill it.
self. He gave notice, however, that he should
again present the bill on the first day of the next
session, when it can be introduced under the rples
Mr.. Bright said if had been here when the test
vote taker, he should have voted for the bill
Mr.. Jones made the same announcement
Mr.. Davis was for the acquisition of Cuha in
some manner, and had desired to speak on the bill
| Had he been here he should have voted with the
| friends of the measure.
| Messrs. Fessenden, Wade, Wilson and Clark.
spoke briefly 10 the Subject, and then the Military
Appropriated bill was taken up, on motion of Mr.
Hunter, and discussed until Adjournment
In the House of Repre- entatives, on SATURDAY.
the Honse agreed to the report Of the Conmittee
OF Conference on the dissgreeing votes of the
House and Senate on the Indian Approximation
bill.
Mr.. Faulk ner, OF Va, reported from the Com
mittee ou Military Affairs bill to prevent tres.
pass and depredati0Ds on United States military
reservations. THE bill provides that any person
who cuts wood &C., from such reservations, shall
be fined not more than $500, aud imprisoned for
not more than one year.
The consideration of the Pest Office Approprja.
ton bill was resumed, IA motion to reconsider the
vote by which it was rejected having yesterday
been adopted.
The question taken on the motion to recon.
slider the vote by which the House adopted the
amendment of Mr.. Branch, Of n. C., to re appro.
for the erection OF post office buildings for the
cal year 1859. The motion was adopted
The amendment was then adopted-yeas IlC
nays 81.
The bill was then passed--yeas los, nays Sin
exactly the same state as when rejected on Thurs.
day.
Mr.. Phelps, of Mo moved to suspend the rules.
to enable him to Introduce bill revlying the tariff
act of 1916
Mr.. Mcqueen objected.
MI Crawford denied that the Committee had
authorized the gentleman to report any tariff bill
The bill of Mr.. Phelps was read, and il PROPOSES
to revive the tariff OF 1916.
An angry debate sprung up on the motion TO
suspend the rules, which the Speaker was unat lie
Tor time to aliay. No action was had