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to have become frightened at finding the
Wings all in favor of it, aud voted to put
his own resolution to sleep on the table,
where it now lies we presume, perma
nentIy. For our part, we regret this, and
can see no good that Congress will be
likely to do by sitting even 50 long as the
period Indicated. II would be better for
the country if they would but pass the
Appropriation Bills and adjourn next week
The principal achievement of the Senate
for week past is the passage of Mr.
Grundy's bill to punish the reissue Of the
notes Of the late United States Bank char
tered by Congress by the United States
Bank OF Pennsylvania. The vote stood
Yeas 81, Nays IA, The penalty imposed
on such issue is only fine Of ten thousand
dollars and Imprisonment from one to ten
years for each oif'ncc. Rather severe
upon Messrs. Bddle e. Co. Should this
act pass the House also, the Supreme
Court will doubtless be ca He'd to pass upon
lis constitutionalny, of which there are
grave doubts. Should the law be pronoun.
cel valid, and enforced the notes will
deprecate and the Bank may, fit choose.
make pretty saving by buying them in at
a discount, at distant places. 1t seems to
us The true remedy for the grievance com.
planned of is for those who dlstrust or dis.
like these notes to refuse them. I'VE are
very glad to get them, though they are
here at discount; and we see that at Mr..
GruDdy's place of residence-Nashville-
they are 10 pei cent above par.) Who
ever now takes these notes, takes thpn on
The faith and credit of the new Bank; if
that is deemed insufficient, refuse them
We see no necessity for fire and faggot,
and ds'rust the policy.
The Cumberland Road Bill has passed
the House. A motion to lay it on the
table was lost: Yeas 85, Nays 100. On
he final passage, the vote stood-Yeas 90,
Nays 80.
On Saturday last, the Committee on the
late Duel made its Report on tina, unhappy
affair. The majority consider the course
Of Mcssrs. Graves and Wise highly censu.
-abe-that of Mr.. Jones (CIIley's second
also censurable, bnt in q less degree-and
recommend that Mr.. Graves be expelled
from the House. They declare also that
James Watson Webb has been guilty Ct a
breach Of the privileges of the House. A
bare majority of the Committee concur in
his Report three members dissenting,
and presenting two counter reports. Here
IS work cut out Cor months most unpro.
itable and irritating discussion, calculated
only to inilame the passions and deepen the
Dreudices of thousands out OF Congress,
o no sanitary END.
Mr.. Cambrc'eng has withdrawn his two
Treasury Note Bills from the Committee
IF the Wole, and introduced q new bill,
merely giving the President and Secretary
,S the Treasury power to issue new Treas
lry Notes in place of those cancelled. 1t
IS very brief and general in its terms.
In the House on Monday, the old subjec,
IF our difference with Mexico came up on
l report from the State Department on
what is called the late Mexican outrage
firing on U. SAFES steamboat coming
,ut OF Texas port, by Mexican block
ldng squadron. in reply to a suggestion
rom Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Howard, Chairman
IF the Committee On Foreign Affairs
stated that negotiations are now pending
the United States and Mexico,
with every prospect of an amicabe ar.
We hope this may prove true.
md that there is no Teras intrigue at the
bottom of it.
On Tuesday, Mr. Preston addressed the
Senate in very able ana eloquent argu-
nent in favor of the annexation of Texas
o the Union. His speech is said to have
,een one of The most iorcible that has been
made this session.
Ga "Wednesday, the House spent the
whole day in debate on the motion to
Print The Report of the Committee on the
ate Duel, being the fourth day thus un-