The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-21

| CONGRESSIONAL - Senate. Mr. Hunter. of Va
Saturday presented a memorial from citizens OF
Richmond, Va, praying increased compensa ton
| to officers of the Navy-referred.
| Mr.. Green, Of Mo-, called up bill conf frming the
titles to certain lands, Leavenworth Island, in
the state of Missouri.
| The Chair laid before the Senate commuuica.
| tion from the Secretary Of Interior, enclosing a
| report OF the Superintendent of Indian affairs
| referred to Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr. Hunter, of Va. called up the Indian Appro-
pration bill, certain Senate amendments to which
| had been disagreed to- by the House. On his mo-
tion the Senate adhered, and asked a committee OF
conference.
Mr. Lane, of Oregon. introduced a resolution
calling upon the Secretary Of the Interior for esti.
mates rs to the payment for the military defence
! of Oregon Territory-passed.
| Mr. Mason, Of Va , NOV ed to take up the bill re-.
ferred to in the message of the President, received
| yesterday-authoTiZing the President to use the
naval and army forces OF the United States, to pro-
tect the transit routes over the Isthmus of Pana.
me. and for other purposes.
| After considerable discussion, the mot ton was
| so amended rs 10 make the bill special order at
l o'clock, and was then lost-yeas 20, nays 81.
| Mr. Clay, Of Ala. reported bill for pensioning
the soldiers of 1872 The report was lald on the
| table, and 10000 copies ordered to be printed.
| Mr. Wade, of Ohio. moved to postpone oil prior
orders and take up the Homestead bill lie hoped
the friends of the bill would not talk, but would
press the measure to a vote. The Senate refused
| to postpone-yeas D. nays 81.
| The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
| was then taken up-the pending question being
| Mr. pugh's amendment to strike out the salary Of
| certain Ministers resident, Charges, &c. No acs
| tion was had on the bill.
Hodges, of H., resolution was passed authori-
| zing the speaker to pay the widow of the late
Thos s. Harris, of H., the sun due him as men,
Der of the House, at the time of his death.
! Mr.. Hughes then called up resolution, also, re-
ported from the Committee, declaring that the
| extra copies Of Public Documents divided among
| the members of the House, intended for gra-
tuitous distribution to public ibrsries, &C., and
that any other disposition OF them is breach OF
| trust.
| The resolution was agreed to.
| On motion of Mr.. Phelps, the House tben went
into Committee of the Whole on the State of the
Union, and resumed the CONSIDERATION OF the Army
Appropriation bill.
The pending question being, on the motion Of
Mr.. Phelps, TO strike out the general appropria-
tons for barracks, and insert special appropria-
oDs for barracks in the several States aud Terri
{ ories, amounting in the aggregate to $5O5 900.
Mr.. Marshall of Kentucky, moved to amend the
ame ndment by providing for the dismissal of any
officer, who engages the public credit in advance
of the appropriation without authority therefor
The amendment was accepted by MIR. Pbelps.
Mr.. Pend,eton, of Ohio, moved to reduce the ap-
preparation to S400 900; which amendment was &C
| CO. ted; and the amendment, AZ amended was
| agreed to. The motion was rejected.
Mr Faulkner moved that the appropriation oil
S3 AGO 600 Tor the transportation Of the army, &c
be reduced in the sum Of 0,00G which amend.
ment was agreed to. Adjourned.
MONSIEUR BELLY AND THE NICARAGUA Transit
| Monsieur Belly announces in the Paris Journal,
| that his organization Of the Nicaragua Canal Com.
pany is completed, that the money necessary is
secured, that vessel has been freighted to carry
out the engineering material, and that this ves.
se, with himself, part Of the engineers and
| clerks-sxty persons in alI-wili sail from Havre
for Greytowu In few weeks. The chief engineer,
NJ. Thome de Gamond, will remain few weeks
| longer In Europe TO organize and send out the rs
mainder Of the scientific corps. The Prince Js.
rome asked TO have his name placed at the head
of the list for so 600 francs, Of the protec-
tors Of the enterprise and the Count do Chant bord
and the Duke de Montpenser have also subscribed
| for large sums. The company have made spplica.
tion TO the Grand Duke Constantine, and the Arch.
duke Msximilian, to assume, by liberal subscrip.
| tions, q protectorship In this grand scheme.