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and the House Of Representatives has done moth
ing Of puolic interest. A part Of the day was
devoted to the consideration of the Retrench-
ment hesoutions,-a part to a petition from
Blair and " Rives, asking for remuneration for
printing the sixth census returns. and very
small part to the proper business of the day, be-
ing the consideration of private Bills.
Vhe Retrenchment Resolutions relate to the
business matters Of the House, and propose re.
trenchment in the contingent expenditures Of
that body by the reduction Of the number Of
clerks and the diminuton of the messengers, pa
ges, and all the persons in attendance about the
Capitol. The Retrenchment Committee seem
to have made wholesale business in the work
OF reform, and seem 10 have acted with more
hurry than discretion in arriving at some Of their
conclusions There are ranker offences which
need the pruning knife than those connected
with the clerks Office 1t is not beginning at
nome or looking at the right quarter, to cut down
the salary of clerks, or diminish their number,
to increase their labor, while Congress is killing
time and protractng the length of the session,
In the almost total neglect OF public business.
There is but little news not connected with
Congress. The President has sent a commune
cation to the House, IN answer to resolution Of
that body calling for information called for al
the present moment. This answer is in refer.
ence totbe state of our existing negotaton with
Great Britain,
Hon, ]. Pierce, T. S. Senator from the State
ofNcw Hampshire, has resigned his seat in the
Senate and left the city. M. Pierce will hard
!y have a more acceptable man to succeed him.
TO his political friends he was partisan enough
to be always fiith u member of the Senats,and
much more uneNceptionab!e to his opponents
than many of his opponents In the committee
room he was aborous, attentive and just, and
there, where member may be most useful, he
has been Of great ser ce to the country.
WASHINGTON Feb. e.
All the news here to-day Is to say there
10 no news. Tho absence of Mr. Mafli
from, the Capitol where he has neld tor,i, for
so many Sabbatlis past, has had the effect of
making Sabba,h-day's quiet of all that
has been said and done in and about the
Capitol.
Three months Of the session will pass
away with the present week. But little has
been brought to pass, and nothing of much
importance to the country. The past week
has been broken one, and the death of an
honorable member with the holiday of 22d
made an inroad upon much Of the intended
business Of the week.
Tho business properly in order to-nor-
row is upon three subjects-and whether
one Of the three, or all of them, or neither of
them will be disposed of, is matter of doubt.
The month will have terminated witI,ou the
passage of the Bill for the relief of the Dis
trict Banks, and which proposes 10 allow
them TO receive and pay out the notes of the
Banks Of Virginia and Mar, Wand so long as
these institutions shall be allowed to continue
in state of suspension. This Bill has
passed the House, and is now before the
Senate for its consideration.
The Bankrupt Resolu,ions,-proposing
instructions to the Judiciary Committee in
regard to thirteen amendments also
among the orders Of the day,-and again
the Resolutions proposing an amendment of
the Constitution by the restriction of the
veto power of which Mr.. Calhoun is to hang
a speech which he expects to have an OPP
portunity to deliver Tomorrow.
MIR. Clay's speech is promised for Tues
day, and thus you see in advance there will
be- no lack Of subjects for debate for the
week, at least in the Senate.
In the House, there are as many subjects
-connccted with Rctrenchment, tho Civil
Diplomatic Bill, and the proposed re-estab-
lishment of some of the salutary rules of the
Extra Session Of Congrcss,-a matter, con-
philippics. The hope Of accomplishing any
business at the Extra Session of Congress
rested upon the establishment of these rules,
and the chances of success in business a,
tho present session of Congress, rest almost
entirely upon their re-establlshmcnt among
the standing orders of the House.
The three great questions Of the Session.
the Apportionment, the Currency, aud tho
Tariff, remain as yet untouched.
Mr.. Caldwell, of New Orleans. has beer
nominated as Superintendent Of the Mint.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. 2S.
PROGRESS OF THE VEro RESOLUTIONS
ANornR DlsUNioN MEMoRIAL-THE Dis
TRlcT BANKS, SC.
Mr.. Calhoun was to-day delivered ofhi
promised speech upon the resolutions sub
mitted by Mr.. Clay of proposing a restric
ton of the Veto power. His speech hat
the merit of ability aod breviy, and in man
parts of it of truth itself The question wa
discussed of and by ITSELF no extraneou
ions. 1t gave condensed analysis of on
form of government, assumed boldly that
was not government OF ma critics. allorde
reasons why it was no, and why i, ought no
to be a popular government, pointed on
with great dis,inctncss the character Of il
divisions, and finally came to the conclusio
that the Veto power was the Conservativ
power. The speech was not more tina
half the length of ordinary speeches, and
the way of condensation IA model for "A
speeches. Mr.. Calhoun having closed, tn
consideration of the subject was postpone
until Friday next.
Mr.. Clay will speak Tomorrow upon h
resolutions upon matters and things in genel
al ola government character. The bill,
is said, will be H., liz last labored effort of NJ
Clay in Congress, tho no, the last speech
as 10 day Mr.. Clay gave notice OF III, intel
uon TO close the debate upon the resolution
proposing restriction of the Veto powe
Mr.. Clay will, therefore, probably
heard many times before the few weeks pa,
away, when he will leave the Senate.
The House were to-day threatened wi
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