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Q ate should be disposed 10 continue the ae
i bate Tomorrow.
. On motion Of mr.. Calhoun.
o The Senate adjourned.
r In the HOUSE PUBLIC DDPosITEs
a The House resumed the consideration
! of the bill 10 regulate the public depos
ties Of the United States in certain loca
banks the question being on the motion
10 reconsider the vote OF the House a.
doping the following amendment, moved
, by mr.. Blnney.
Strike from the fourth section Of the
bill, as reported from the Committee OH
Ways and Means the following clause
"Secondly. To keep in its vaults, or
the vaults Of other banks, an amount OF
its notes and bills in circulation, and the
payable on demand"
And insert in lieu thereof the follow
ing
To keep in its vaults an amount of
specie, which, together with the balance
OF all its accounts with specie-paying
banks, shall be equal to one fifth of. the
amount of its notes and bills in crcula-
ton, and its public aud private depos-
ites."
Mr. Polk resumed the speech he com
menced yesterday, and spoke at length
in support Of the motion to reconsider.
Mr. Clay moved an adjournment.
MIR Mercer gave notice that he would
Tomorrow endeavor to &c. up the Sur
veys Bill.
The motion to adjourn prevailing-ayes
lO5, noes 48-the House adjourned.
In SENATE, Friday, Feb. 90.
Mr. Webster, from the Committee on
Finance, reported the bill referred to
them, further to suspend the operation of
some portion of the tariff law, Of I822,
which was ordered to be engrossed for
third reading.
Mr. Webster, from the same Commit
tee, reported the bill from the House, re-
ferred to them, for the relief Dominic
Lynch.
Mr. Silsbee, from the Committee on
Commerce, on a memorial from citizens
of Boston, referred to them, reported u
bill authorizing drawbacks on cordags.
On motion Of Mr. Kent, the joint res
olution, authorizing an amendment Of the
Constitution, so as to give a majority Of
Congress power to pass bill under the
veto Of the President, was taken up and
considered, and laid on the table.
The bill to establish branches of the
Mint, was considered and postponed.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The debate on the Executive Patron
age bill was resumed, and debated by
Messrs. Poindexter, Calhoun, Kane,
Tallmsge and Hill.
Mr. Hill moved to recommit the bill
with instructions to the committee to re-
port it with section providing that when
the Senate acted on Presidential nomina-
tions, the action should take place with
open doors.
A debate arose in which mr. Benton
Stated that although he had intended 10
vote for the bill, it was under the impress
sion that it was substantially the same as
the one which he reported 1895, but find
ing some difference he could not now vote
for it. He moved that the bill should be
so amended as to be assimilated to the
bill of 1926.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Calhoun, Clay, Webster, Leigh, Cuth-
bert, White, Hill and Clayton.
The question on re-committal was TAX
en- and carried, and the Committee hav-
ing obtained leave to sit during the ses-
sion Of the Senate, retired, and in a few
minutes returned with the amended bill
which was reported.
The amendments consisted in making
the bill to conform to the bill Of 1926.
Mr. Hill again moved his amendment,
which was negatived-ay es 8, nays 40.
The bill was then ordered to be engros-
sed and read third time tomorrow.
On motion ofmr. Wright,
The Senate adjourned.
In the HOUSE-The bill to provide
for the establishment of the Indiuu Wes-
tern Territory, was under consideration
until the House adjourned.
Battle bei,ceen the Indians and Poles.-It
appears from letter received this week
from respectable Polish emigrant, at
New Orleans, that about twenty Of his
countrymen, not meeting with any means
of support, and totally without funds, de-
parted from New Orleans for Mexico, by
land through the Texas country. Hav-
ing no guide, nor knowledge of the will
del ness route, they became utterly lost,
when they were iierccIy attacked by a
numerous body of Indians. The Poles
had hut few guns, but maintained long
and bloody conflict, until they had killed
large number Of their enemy, They
however, suffered severely, having had
two of their number slain, and the remain
der wounded. Only one Pole was able to