The New York herald., 1876-01-26
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON Jan. 25, 1876.
THE PASSAGE OF THE CENTENNIAL APpRoPRIA-
T1oN B1LI-THE EFFECT OF MR.. LAMAR s
oRAToRY.
The Centennial appropriation has passed the House.
and OF passage by the Senate and Of the Pres
dents signature so that It is regarded
plished fact The Centennial delegation, headed by
General Hawcy are in great glee to- night, although
they acknowledge It was close shave. The vote
146 to 13o-ony sixteen majority in so large body
as the House OF Representatives The friends
OF the bill may lay its success to Mr.. La
mar, who, by happy exchange too6 the place OF
Ben Hill OF Georgia. in the summing up in advocacy of
the measure. The Senator from Mississippi de-
lvered address which will be remembered Of
the finest forensic efforts in the House HIS exposition
Of the powers OF Congress under the constitution
called the debates OF Webster and Clay and his oraory
chained the attention OF House. lobby and gallery.
pin might have been heard to drop the midst OF his
address, the progress OF which was frequently inter-
rupted by rounds oil applause count Of votes shows
tnat Mr. Lamar took just about fifteen southern
democrats with him, and thereby carried the
bill Tho total Southern voto for 1t
tnrty-four and as the republicans voted
for it sodly, and as they have eighteen representa-
tives from the South the majority which passed the
bill was made up of Mr. Lamar and the fifteen other
Southern democrats who went with him for the appro
priaiion.
The final debate gave the House an opportunity Of
hearing for tho first time the who could beat Ben
Butler-namely Mr. Charles P. Thompson-who here
tofore had been quiet occupant OF his seat but on
this occasion revealed the gifts with which he had
able to successfully CONT bat the Essex statesman.
speech from Mr.. Robbins OF North Carolina
paved the way for the fraternal and patriotic sent-
ments which were aiterward eloquenty emphasized
by Mr. Lamar.
THE PROTECTION OF SETTLERS UNDER THE
PRE-EAfPrIoN ACT
The most exciting feature OF the Senate proceedings
to-day was the debate on Mr.. Ingalls, bill to protect
the rights OF settlers under the preempton act He
claimed that railroad companies received their titles
soon and before the local land Offices notified
of the withdrawal OF lands granted to railroads, Mr.
Sargent Mr. Morton and himself plead earnestly
in favor OF a new law the subject Instances were
mentioned where pioneers had gone TO government
land in good faith improved it and fulfilled all the pro-
visions OF the law and afterward informed that
they were on railroad land and leave prepare
TO 20 TO law. The discussion very at times
Nessrs ingalls, and Sargents remarks exceedingly
pointed but Mcssrs. Frelugbuysen and Bogy, who op
posed did not inclined TO allow the bill to pass
without amendment The question will up
again to-day and after that Mr. Mor,on's Mississippi
resolution.
THE REDUCTIONS PROPOSED BY THE APPRo-
PRIATIoNs COMMITTEE.
The reductions in the Legislative bill again dis
cussed by the Appropriations Committee this morning
and the conclusion reached TO down the salary
Of members OF Congress TO 81, 500 per annum.
NO CORRESPONDENCE WITH EUROPEAN GOVERN
1fENTs REGARDING CUBA.
The Secretary OF State returned 20 the House
this evening that there had been no correspondence
with other European governments than Spain with ref
erence 10 the island Of Cuba.