New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

. z5 "A Congressional. as e i
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-House-In the House q
bill was passed limiting the pay Of registers and re-
ceivers Of land offices to $500 per annuul.
iSenate.-In the Senate Mr. Seward resolution was
adopted, asking for the correspondence between this
Government and that Of Spain in relation to the pur
chase of Cuba. 5' a@5
\ bill was introduced to enable the President to
extend annutes to certain Indian tribes for educa-
tional and agricultural purposes The bill passed.
The Pacific Railway bill was again discussed in the
Senate. M sgl M . ~
The House bill to revive and indefinitely continue
in force the bounty land acts Of 1885, 1912 and 1852
passed the Senate. l -.5..sr "a 52s, &, !,
Several other less important measures also passed.
Sebastian's amendment, making Fort Smith the
eastern terminus of the Pacific Railway, was lost.
The House occupied some time in the discussion Of
the bill to codify the revenue laws. sR
On motion of Mr. Keitt, the enacting clause was
stricken out. Hs 's
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
on the Presidents message.
Mr.. Cox strongly advocated the acquisition of
Cuba, aud said he would vote for Mr.. Branch's pro-
position to give the President money for the purpose
of purchasing the Island, and if Spain refused to
negotiate for the SALE he would in the event Of war
following be in favor Of seizng the Island. He de-
plored the of our Government in not retaining
possession Of Mexico after we had conquered it. He
advocated the recognition of the Juarez Government
thus giving it our assurances Of sympathy.
| In consequence of France, England and Spain
having fleets in the Gulf of Mexico he proposed that
the United States send fleet there, with commits
soner, for the purpose of making treaty with
President Juarez, at Vera Cruz He thought that if
this was done it would quadruple our trade with
Mexico, and make 1t equal to the commerce Of Great
Britain with that port y
Mr.. Cox observed that if his Southern friends OBJ
ected to the seizure of only Chihuahua and Sonora
being too small slIce let them take also Tamaulipas
and New Leon, and try the experiment Of raising cof
fee and sugar there, and finally admit these provinces
as cluster Of Southern States.
| Mr.. Cox regarded Louis Napoleon as the chief in.
stgator of the threatened Intervention on this CONT
nent and feryenty prayed that there would be barr
cades erected in every boulevard in Paris and that
many more citizens than soldiers would raernze to
the music Of the Marseillase Hymn. ~ q
This prayer answered. he continued, and the world
would be rid Of an usurper. Mr.. Cox closed his eo
quent speech by counselng firm acton.on the part
of our own Government. He believed that the ALI:
ance between England and France would not long
continue and if it did, he thought we had no danger
to apprehend from it.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, the Consular and Dplo-
matte appropriation bill was called up, when after
short debate, the House adjourned. a
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-In the Senate to-day
Messrs. Rice, Ward and Pugh proposed amendments
to the Pacific Railway bill, all of which were lost.
| Senator Bigler offered substitute with some
amendments, which was adopted. 8
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into three grand divisions, the eastern, the western
and the middle division. #Tz
i A Revolution by Four Men.
Boston, Jan. IA passenger recently arrived a
this port in the schooner North Wind, from the Wes
Indies, relates story to the effect that on the %
inst. a party of four armed individuals, headed by
man named Jeffard, landed on the beach near Cor
aives, Hayti, proceeded to the town and demande
entrance Of the sentinel, and also that the cry
Vive la Repubique should be raised.
The sentinel refused compliance, but meanwhil
Jeffard's companions had frightened the Jail sentin,
into liberating some forty political prisoners, VIII
joined Jeard, and the whole party demanded Of th
Governor the surrender Of the town.
! The Governor acceded to the demand and surrent
cred on the 23d, when Republic was proclaimed an
+ Jeffard named Provisional President.
new C0nsttutl0n was signed ny tne late autnor
ties, and Jefard's forces augmented by the citizens
a Gonaives.
e The town Of St. Marie was taken by Jeffard with
out resistance and the insurrection was spreading.
Jetfard had issued decree reyiving the Consttu
tion of ls46 Also, another decree depriving th
Emperor Soulouque of all power.
Q Shipwreck and Lose Of Life.
8 NRw YORK, Jan. ls.-The ship Manhattan has Al
rived at this port with the crew of the bark Frankl
hound from Pensacola to Queenstown, which wa