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sArrADAy, jan. ~.

sArraDAr, JAn. ~.
Tia Sensfs wss not On ses,soa today.
1hs House ~ Representatives., altar the
usual morning business, ~ss engaged 10 con-
s'derins various private biils-msDy Of which
we're acted upon.
The House, IN the order OF business, re-
suoed the consideration Of The follow ing re-
soiat'oa odersdby Mr. Reynolds:
kssotrsd, That hereafter, in all elections
made by the House % Representatives, flor
onieers,) the sotes shall be given rirs recs.
each member IN his place banning aloud the
person Tor - hoai he votes
The resoiut,oa has especial reference 10
the election Of Prinier To the House. Al an
imAted and extended debate took place on q,
~h'eh vas NOT hniskea when the House ad-
Journed. The House refused 10 lay it on the
table W vote I IL TO l0l.
NONpAT, JAN. &c.
Ia Tia Staais, Air. Ewing vt the Post Office
Committee made long and able report on
The AFFAIR." Of the POst Odiee Department, IN
which the abuses and eorruptions Of that e.
tabl'shueot ere farther explained and .Pos-
ed.
Mr.. Grundy. from the minority Of the
same Coaimitiee also made a report.
IN As Hssss. Mr.. John Al. PalIon asked the
consent Vi The House 10 oder resolution,
with preamble. Tnstruet.ng The ConnitIee
on Foreign Relations to report q resolution
reitersiing the justice Of our claims upon
trAsee-Preses,ing against The injustics Of
delay on The part Of the French Governmeat
-exPressing, however. confidence In The
Preach nation, and eoacludsnG that At pre-
sent, aud under present circumstances, no
lsgisistive measures are oseesssry. Objec-
toa beiag made, Air. Patton asked q suspep-
sioa Of tie rules Of the House, TO enable him
10 submit the resoluiioo-sBdo on this motion
the ayes and noes were tskea-Ayes l0J,
Noes l09. So the resolution ~ not then re-
ceived.
The House then took up the resoIution re-
istivs 70 sieeting the Ofscsrs Of the House
rses ssss, instead Of by ballot, With the n
tneodneats thereto The debate commenced
ca saturday was continued By Nsssrs. Pey-
ton. Pope, fandsrpOel and Others.
TUESDAY, jan. %.
IN he Senafe, The greater part OF the day
vas eoasuoed is reading the Reports Of The
Majority and Minority Of The Rost Ofiee
Coa@ittes.
IN tAs HSsss. Some rather warm debate oe-
cured between SIR. LaEe add Mr.. Ewio~. re-
IatiVe 10 resolution iDquirinK into certain
reported fraads IN the sales Of the public
iands-and 70 the prev ous reports Of their
speeches which had appeared IN the Globe
noSspaPes. The debate vns arrested by
soiag into the orders Of The day; and ths
House took up add proceeded 10 consider the
CiVh ApproPriaiioo Ball, with Mr.. vaneeS
amendment
WEDNESDAY, JAN. %.
The SsAais, to-day. was engaged all day
10 . snsst ani@stsA and istsreaiIax discu.-
sion, brought on By the presentation, bT Mr..
king oz Alasana. Of the resolutions Of that
state instTucting the Senator's from Alabama
70 Voae FOG sxpangiog Mr. Gays resolution.
passed iast Sessioa, relative 20 The Removal
d The Deposises, fro2 the Journals Of the
senate. ID this debate ths Affairs Of The
rost O@es Depart8snt wers intellectually in
irodaesd aad eomasesisd 1Pos. The discus
''oa vss nsiatsinOd b Msssrs. Clay, Bsa-
loe' King Of Ala, Prestoa, Calhoaa, and
Chyten. The Seeats Chsnbsg Has much
crowded and grestisisrsst sxeitsA- We can
bow oaly sas that Messrs- Presloa ans Cal
houn @oss sIoqusntiy depicted the pr..rn,
rotten state Of ths Post Olies Departmsot-
'hai MsssFs- Clay aaa Clayton shousA the
absareSty and i@proPristy Of nOviag 70 az
pSsss vote q The senate asd that
Asssgs- Bsstoa aoS KiaK, uhils tAsv a.
BOT a,ts@Ps 70 justify The Pest Master Gsaer-
81, aad iodesd sdssitisd The insoivsney Of ths
once, aea tbs maifsasasees thai have baen
lhsFs Draetisea, eontesded earBs.siy fer a.
paaging The vote Of last session.
The spleodsd dsbsts % ths Post O6,es
eIossd b he sdoPtioa Of the rssoIuiiou 10
pgiei =, 600 eOpiss Of both Reports. asd ali
The sVIdsoes. The spoliatioa RsiI vss or
asred e be sngrOsssd ssd reed . third tine
-sges Is, noes ~. On notioa Of Agr. Web
'tsF, the Ssaate then adjourned Nr. Cl.y.
ioa gave notice, thst be uosd usOve the SEQ
as, 1o-morfoS, Co 80 into e1eeutivs business.
~ tAf HOUSE, The usual mOrninK hour vras
'psat ~ Frsssstfpg PstHions, &c.
Ibe AleAaodris Canal Ball vas. by COZ
cent, lad ever uatI iO-mSrrov.
The House thea took uD, ssd consumed
TIE rest 81 the day. upon the Ctvii APpfoori-
astoa biil, with, Ne. VanesS aa.esdaset' r.
iatiVe 70 ths Custom House OResrs.
THrasbAg. lass p.
u iks SsRafs, after sons private business
= message vas received from the House of
Representatives.. iaforniog The Ssaats a m.
death of ne Hoe WAaaEs e. DAVIS. q 1so,-
eef q thst House from the state Of go,,th
Ssfoiiea, end that his f8ssral would taLe
P'.ss tha seat day 81 I I o'eiock
NJ Salhova shea rose, and N q nost f~el
.as eea elo9"ent @aaner pad . tribots %
". - laemosy q the deceased, ed concluded
y noEiog Ne ssusl rssoluiioas % rs.p.rt.
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