BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.

praaahle Defacfs in the Trcasury-schooi
I,auda-Advcrse Report On Gen. y Jack
.on,u Fine--Army-Cadess- Assissnns
Pest.Naster General, 4sc.
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Mr.. CLIFEoRP asked iease W Lil1oS
,;o, aireetin, the Committee of Ways and Means
10 inquire and repor. to the House the Prooaoie
amount OF receipts and charges on the treasury J
for the remainder of the current year, the PF0oa-
HE deficit and the proser measure for supplying IT.
&c.


Mr.. SrAyLY objected, and called on the gentle
man to find better revenue measure than the
preseas Tariff before he undertook action on the
subject.


Mr.. CLIFFORD moved to suspend the rsles; re
iectsd-Yeas IS, Nays 76-tws-thirds not voting
therefor. Thus the resolution was not received.


Mr.. CASEY, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported back the Senate bill to aushor'se
the Legislatures Of Illinois, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Tennessee, to provide BY law for the sale OF
lands heretofore appropra,ed for the use OF schools
within their respective limits. The bill was t~lce
read. and Mr.. C. remarking that it was one oil
preat importance, which had several times before
passed the Senate, moved the previous quesiloa on
its engross nent.


Mr.. Howard having no opportunity to state his
reasons against the BILL moved to lay It on the Ia
BILE: reiected-Yeas As; Nays l2S. 1t was then
ordered engrossed.


Mr.. Howard made brief and spirited opPosl-
ton TO the BILL which he considered an innovsoon
on the land system as originally established, and
as tho enteripg. wedge TO the wasting and 'quan-
dering of this school fund. He instanced the case
oe Indiana which had heretofore been authorized
to sell those lands in this manner, and which haa
directed their proceeds from their original destina'
ton and applied them to defraying the ordinary
State expenses.


Dir. STUART of Ia, reslied and advocated with
much force the passage of the BILL stating that II
was another fund that had thus been misapPlied,
that this was held sacred for the use OF schools,
and contending that the plan proposed was the
only one of rendering available the beRehts from
the law, Sc.


The bill was passed: Ayes 20, Nays So.


Mr.. BRoXsoN, from the COMMITTEES on Public
Lands, reported bill for the investigation OF
alledged frauds under the pre-emPuon law.


Mr.. PEARcE of Md, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, made an adverse report on the SUD-
ject of the remission of the fine TO Gen. jackson,
of which, and of the minority report oil last Ses-
sion, he moved the printing OF the usual number,
and four thousand extra copies.


The usual number were ordered to be printed,
and the motion for the extra copies being objected
10, lie.


Several other unimportsat reports were made.


The special order, viz. Territorial business, was
called; but at the appeal of MIR. FILLMORE, the
Army Appropriation bill was taken up for hnal ac-
ton under the operation of the previous question.


Amendments OF the Committee were concarred
ix providing that Cadets at West Point hereafter
appointed shall be actual residents of the District
from which the appointment parports to DC made
u r. II p>t,
Academy shall not be appointed unless otherwise
ordered by Congress, 10y Yeas l09, Nays 51) !;
limiting the number of cadets to the number OF
Representatives and Delegates in Congress, &c.


The amendment inserting $4,000 for extending
and rendering more complets The meteorological
operations at the military posts was noa-concurred


The bill was then passed.


The motion for the reconsideration of the bill
rejecting the bill for the payment of Iowa militia
mustered into service in 1888 {in,he troubles with
regard to the Iowa and Missouri boundary line)
after being advocated at some length by MIR
DODGE of Iowa, was carried and the bill ws:
passed.


The House adjourned.


In SENATE petitions in favor Of Mr.. W. c
Johnsons plan Of relief to the States (from Penn
sylvania and various others) were presented.
Mr.. WILLIAMS presented resolutions Of the lie
gislature of Maine in favor Of refunding Genera
Jackson's fine.


MIR. MILLER, from the Committee on Post Otii
ces and Post Roads, reported bill providing 10,
the appointment of Assistant Postmaster Genera
of the United States by the President, with the
advice and consent of the Senate.


The Joint resolution from the House for the es
tabishmant of agencies for tie inspection and pur
chase Of water-rotted hemp for the use of the
Navy, in the States of kentucky and Missouri, az
ter discussion at some length by Messrs. CgITTEs.
DEN, Benton, BAYARH, SMITH of La. and others
was laid over.


The Oregon debate was ressmed by MIR. CAL
HouS in able spesch against the bill. Like al
! the preceding speakers, ne expressed his entire
conviction Of the justice and supcriority!of our
claim To thi, territory, but thought the time had
not arrived when it was expadient for to assert
| and maintain rights; that such an attemP,
would be utterly vain, owing to the superior power
and advantages of Great Britain for carrying on a
war; but that if made it would result in entire
loss Of that Country.


He adyef,ed to The depressed state of tie Treas
ury, and the embarrassment peryading the whole
country, TO the party conflicts and divisions OF the
day. and above all 10 our srea. remoteness from
that territory; while England, flushed with recen,
victories in the East, with powerful army and an
exhsustless treasury, and military stations but a
few thousand miles distant, was ready TO take pos
session there, and maintain her asserted rights
He advocated peace. and said if time were allowed
for the spread of our population thither, the
country would gradually fall into our hands with
out any expense of treasure or of blood.


Mr.. RIVE. mas the floor for tomorrow, when it
is expected the debate viii close. ARGUS


FROM MTE1As.-The following letter from a gen.
tieman of high standing a, Galveston, in the n.