New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-17

..c,.ncs In C,,ba A debate OF three or f ar hours
lsrstb .p,ued, involving the question whether sey
s.s. should be tAkeu 10 Telat 90 to it; aud II ~
of uhat character According N the best stra'ua-
ne information, Mr. Mason MADE the oPeciog
,.e,cb. and Was fllc@ed by Mes,rs. Haater sud
Sbi.lds. Though favorable to 'he acquisition OF
Cuba tbeJ thought action at tn. tine imp 'ii'ie'
and cs|culsi.d 10 impair rather tnaD to improve
our prospects to that nd.
Mr. Douglas regarded the appearances as gloomy
but would support Mr.. Sldelrs bin placing 10 the
hands Of the President $50 OOo,too 70 De O'eo III
negotistion. lie expressed TIE o'hei WA '1o
Pre- sideot would not in3ers- tbs measure "'oou'
sufficient data 10 justify him Ia Z" dong M
Douglas had lope desired The acquisition OF Cdoa'
In bis Judgment there was but one mode aod tna'
WA. on the bsppeDiDg Of another case slmli1r 20
thst of the Black Warrior, 10 seiz. the islaud by
xrs, of reclamation snd negotiate OiteTward.
Mir. Davis aud others did not Ike the suggestion
Of Dir. Doug as. Tho discussion at this stage DO
Gene intensely interesting the best abliIty oil tte
participants therein beng put FORTH Mr. si'dei
Of course advocated nis OSD bill.
Messrs. Davis, TOOmbs, G@lD, Blger and Gay
favored the idea of increasing 70 sufficient extent
tis rors;on Intercourse Fund leavlag the matter
10 ,le discretion of the President, ss IN previous
cases Mr.. Iyerson thought Spain could be 1eaned
with The question OF Cuba BY feptsi OF -ucn parts
of our laws as restrain the action Of oar citizens
toward foreign powers or something 70 that effect.
The deta rmiDatlOn Of the caucus war, with n
few exceptions, 10 favor The recommendation OF the
President, although the precise mode 10 which 1t
,boDld be eonsumnsted was not so clearly indl-
Gated, but the probability is that the Sebate will
pass Mr. Sldelfs bill.
Orders have been issued fro the War Depart
meDt similar to those which were scot 10 Kansas
pending the former troubles namely: TO use the
four or five companies Of troops nov there as a
posse cOm,tatus TO enforce the lass during the
pIeseDt disturbances III that Ter 1tocy
According to report, when the Senate French
Spoation BILL which is row on the Speaker'st,ble,
shall be taken up in thu House for reference, an
effort will be made to pass it by suspension OF the
rules aud under the operation Of the previous qucs-
zion.
WAsHISGrOs Saturday, Jan. IL, 1859.
There ore 1T present naval vessels employed On
foreign stations without regular pu1sefs, oamey:
sloor.of-war Falmouth etor, ships Release and Relief
e,esmer Water Witch, bris Perry, Bapbiidge and
Dolphin. ard schooner +, nnnOre Cooper.
lu addition to TINS NUMBER there sre i've chartered
steamers AID one revenue steamer attached 10 the
Paraguay expe iton which have no pursers IN bosrd,
viz: steamers Southern Star A4ianta Caledonia, Me-
fscon.t NJ. W. Cbapin, AID Harriet Lane, for which
pursers board OF Other vessels ave acting, aud Tor
which trey receive no additional compensation
The department. unable 10 assign pur-ers 10 the
yboye named Vesses account OF the lusuih jlent
rumber U officers beong 10 that corps. Sky four
.lx. all. nv las YEN
unemployed. OF these ooe has be- IL the service
forty years, two than forJ-one years, aud
ore than thirty five years; one has heea recently
inysGed from ioIegO station and seut 10 tne n"
States; FIVE are OLD puIscIs VINO have been relieved
from DUTY within year, and one has Iust O'eh "p
pointed -, Ali.
There are three pursers, who have returned within
three mouths fou tee, and are employed IN settlrg
Their sct cunts. =,
TIE Secretary soys, the number OF seamen IN the
rAval service that authorized by law namely 9On
Number Of Marines riclpcpg non Ommlss Jnec ON
<4is musicians DRUMMER, flies aud prvates, 80.
Number of other employees, under charge OF the
Navy Department, Ms near rs can be asceItalned AT
the several Navy Yards, SOL.
There IN tue Navy tsu shlpe-Ollte -hhe, ten
ftipates twerty.cne sorps-o-war, three ongs, one
Scl oOLer eight screw stt ners of toe his' c'Ns az
al TIE second Glaze nine 1T tue t1lid csss 40 7cre"
fer three siCe nteel steamers oi the hr5t ass
one of the second class three VI the third class one
eel tender tree Store vessels, ana ave pcfmA
sent soTe aud receiving chips. Tne total nambef OF
yessele "a tishty.egbt
ConmsndtI Perry has been ordered b the Command
az the sioneshp r. lief, soon 10 lave Tor AsP'n~al
Aieui Frzgerald recently restored 10 the Navy has
been orleTed 10 tie saone vefsel.
Mr.. Mercer who was dropped "a a Mldshpmao ard
restored az Lieutenant, has resigned. l.. l., D7S-
Ron Of Tex4s late Clerk 10 the Law Office, has been
appointed oond Lieutenant in the Marco Corps.
TIE Treasurer statement shows All amount subject
TO draft Of $3ll5C00. Tpereceips for the week sre
g726 UCO ~ crease over last week Oi arly SS2O
TIE crafts sau,d amount TO S5SS O00 aud the drafts
paid $6ii GOO. The net balance II the Treasury Is
81 OH 90
The Ways and Means Committee have before them
various prOpoitons regarding the tarh auder cOnsid
srator but thus far they have been bic 10 come 10
any 6,termiI etor. IL seems Ia be setks that new
loan of not ess than thirty millions will be needed TO
meet the demands OF tie Government Tor the next us
Csl year.
There il no chance OF the Pacific Railrosd bill Dsss-
lug the Srnate Since the action ut tn Senate yestsr-
dsy, iis ienos have given up all idea Of passll 1t s
session. ,
Tn. House Committee on Territories hsd another
meeting yesterday. II ey decided tire Arzona boooG-
aiy question and will report bills Immediately for Ar
zola add Dasots. At the next neetlcg hey Will
tebr arguments IN Cclona Territory.
IL Is urged by many Republican members 10 Con-
yr.ss that the opp ,,tln to the admission OF Oregon
Uuf 1t 60 be party question. but sdch course uVes
not 6nd favor wsth III.
1t understood ttai TIE contract for the engines Tor
The sl,op-ofwar bu lciog u Pnilal,lp1ia has be.u
definitely sweId,d Ia Reany Neahe n C". Iners mas
been some delsy 40 VI this 10 CONSEQUENCE o, Mr.
Norris caimiI - have some rights n the matter