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COMPRESS -rhs proceedings Of this bo-
d., since the close of The debate In the Seats
on the earreoey 9aes'icn, have been generally
uuinteresting. No business Of sn important
public character has been transacted. The
ssna:e's Sub Treasury bill Is siiii sleeping on
the table Of the pouse, and we SEQ very little
disposition manifested 10 take up Nr. csusbrs-
leng'. bill on the same snhjeeL All action In
relation 20 the Currency question. seems 10
have been abandoned.
| In the Senate, on Friday last, tho bill whi,h
has been FOR some time pending. to preven, the
issue and circulation 81 the oil notes Of The
Bank Of the United States. WAS ordered To o
third reading BY the following votes
YEA,--Me,srs. Allen. Benton. Buchanan,
Brown. Calhoun. Clay OF Alabama. cuihbert.
Fulton. Gfuady, Hubbard, Linu. Lsmpkin,
Lyon, Niles, Norveii. Pierce. Rises, Roane.
Robinson, kugSies. Smith OF Conn, Upton.
Tr0tier, Wall. Williams, Wright, YouDg--27.
\ NArs--Messr.. Clay % Ky. Clayton. Crit
tenden. Davis. kin. OF Ala. Merrick, Niche
las. Preotiss, Preston, Robbins, smith Of Ia
dana, Souihard. Swift, WhEe--ii.
Judge whits and Mr.. Preston sirennously
opposed the bill, shie1y on the ground OF their
belief Of its uneon,tituiionali,y. The former
compared tho bill to "a .ssrant erswllng over
the wboie Constitution. without being able To
find single spot on which 1t could settle. -
The latter declared that II was supported on
grounds which even the men OF the black
coeksde FEDERAL school have never assumed /"
The bill, IL Is thought, will not succeed in the
House Of Representative.
REPORT OF ThE DWELLING COMMIT
TEE.
We learn from the Globe Of Monday last.
that the select committee upon the sub jeet OF
the duel between Msssrs. Graves aud ciiley,
made report la:e on Saturday evening last.
Aques,ioo arose onthe proposition 10 print IT,
and the House adjourned without deciding.
la relation to Mr.. Graves, the recommends
tion Is IN the following words.-
1.-The committee. therefore, viewing the
breach Of the rights nud privileges Of the
House on the part Of Mr.. Graves. 10 have
been an offence Ofihi. high character, against
the vital principle Of delibsrstive assembly,
and Of representative Government, feel con-
strained by sense Of duty, to present 10 the
House resolution that he be expelled there
from."
With regard to the seconds, the committee
declare they deserve the eenSure ofihe House
The Washington Correspondent Of the Bal
timore Chronicle states that ga very warm
debate came up on Monday upon the printing
to the world the erplris report Of the commit
tee upon the duel, conc iuIing. ss itdoes, with
resolution afieetingilIe rights Of three mem
bers Of the House and their commitments, viz ::
being no less than the s-PsiIisn OF one, and
the esRSurs of others.
The objection TO publishing this party pabu-
iHrn for political excitement, was based upon
tho grounds that the COMMITTEES having no
right TO proceed az they did, so the House
would oet unjns;ly aud unconsti,uiiosslly, by
sending to the world evidence 50 Illegally and
Improperly obtsined.
Many able speeches were made going 10
this point, by Norihernsrs and SouIhrrners
Menifss. Thompson. Fillmore, Legars, Sibiey,
Rice Garland and others, exposed this abomina-
bic AMI abhorrent attempt TO forestali the opin-
ions Of tho House aud the country upon this
case. Mr.. Wise protested, for ore, against
The right Of the House to enquire into any
part OF his conduct on: Of the House. The
debate was warmly kept up. on both slices,
~ day; 1.-The imms Iiate question bein. the priHf-
Ing Of The report aud t i,eo vses' pOs,ponsmsni in
order 20 ,Prssd ne Poi,n prejudice. az rinsl par
ii;s Implicated, JIT PsSoaa, sad poliijeai cG,es.