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coEoREss III LAsr WEEK.


Ip the Senate, oa Tnssdsy, the morning hour
4 vas consumed in the personalities Of petition,
Of public and private eharalsr.
Mr.. Bsniop'sresolu,ioa In regard 20 The Quin,
tupls Treaty, which vas submitted on Thurs.
day last, was taken up and considered, and aft.r
snort debate was. laid over TO Thursdsy.
10 the House. Mr.. Given OF Miss. offered !
resolution calling upon the President for infor.
nation in regard 70 the inutiuy on the brig SOM
ers, but the motion to suspend The rule. for thai
purpose was lost. N
The bill TO repeal the Bankrupt Law hav inx
been read, Mr.. Everett arose and defended bis
resolution for repeal. aud said lha, at the time
the BankruptlaM was passed grea. amour, Of
suffering existed 10 the country This va. no,
the fault 10 much OF The people themselves as pf
the nismsnagement OF The Government. and ihe
.anPeriag with the currency or the country
But that they had seen that the voluntary clause
OF this law destroyed the confidence between
man and man; and il seemed 10 be shelter 10
those wishingto live 90 the isbors Of others,
andPay them BY taking the benefit OF the act.
Mr. Barnard replied, and protested against
this nuctuating kind Of legislation, which had
the tendency TO impair confidence in ali their
proceedings, and thought that. OF least, gentle
men ought to possess stable opinions during one
Congress- All the eyibwhich could be done by
this law bad been done; and now that Il was en-
tsrngo on career Of ussfulness-to benet, the
credi,or-is was to Be repealed Mr.. B. then
entered upon speech or some length 10 proye
the utility Of the measure, and the Injustice
which would be done large portion or the COM
nunity II rePealed q present He closed win
motion 70 refer j, to The Judiciary COMMITTEES.
. The debate was further continued by Messrs.
winthrop, Payne, c. Brown and Pickens-- when
on motion. the House adjourned.
Inthe Senate, on Wednesday, several pc titions
and memorials were presented praying for he
repeal Of the Bankrupt Law.
Mr.. Linn offered asresolution calling FOR the
Report Of the Commissioners for tina selection
Of site fCpthe establishment Of Western Ar
nory. t%Ae s@s
InIhe House, The dsbets was further continu.
cd on Ihsrepeal Of the Bankrupt Law.
h Various motions and resolutions were offered,
but none Of which were adopled-when on mo.
ton, the House adjourned.
10 the Senate on Thtrsdag, Mr.. Benton pre.
sentsd The credentials Of his collea que, Hon t.
r Linn. Senator elect from Missouri, for six
years from the 4ih Of March is4s
Mr.. Merrick reported bill for the abolish.
ment OF The Post Office al The Theological Sc.
minary in Fairfax county, Va, which afler be.
ing read a second time, was ordered 10 be en-
crossed. +
The House was engaged in the consideration
Of the General Appropriation Bill and struck
therefrom the item 10 allow $50 900 for con-
tinuing the Coast Survey.
The Senate on Friday, were engaged 10 The
discussion Of the resolution Of MR. Benton. Of.
fered few days since, requiring Of The Presi-
dent certain information in regard 10 the Quin-
tuple Treaty. Mr. B. commended the President
was possessed Of certain information not con.
municated.
The subject was postponed. for the purpose
Of taking Up
The General Appropriation Bill, which after
some consideration wss passed, without amend
ment, and sent back to The House.
.ln the House, Mr.. Boardman offered tho fol-
loving resolution which was adopted
Resolved. That the Secretary Of the Treasury
be directed 70 conimunicaie to this House the
mount OF the 5efalcaton Of Jesse II ojt. late
Collector Of the port Of New York and also
what means, II Sny, have been adopted for the
recovery Of the same together " ith the names
1f the sureties or the said 'Eloyt
The General Appropriation Bill was reported
:ofrect. BY Mr., Goode, from The Committee on
Enrolled Bills, and il now waits only the sigma
ufs Of The President 10 becDme law.
The House then adjourned to Tuesday.