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Petitions uers presented praying for An,
sgainssa repeal Of the Bankrupt Law.
4 The House vas prinsipaily engaged X III,
discussion Of fhe Repeal Of the Bankrupt Law
Mf. Cushing opposed the repeal. ana ana
4 speaking Of the merits ofihe question. broke Of
in speech In defence Of the Administration
The two subjects were 50 blended as 10 exeit,
much interest. Mr.. Cushing warned in III.
candidates, and their friends 10 beware how
they opposed The present Administration. II,
/ Inferred that they had much % hope and much
10 gain from their action; whether ID the suis.
Of friendship or opposition. whoever succeed
ed. il was in,imaied. would have 10 get the SUI
l port'of the administration.
This speech occasioned great laughter, min
/ led here and there with strange expressions Z.
feeling. Cries Of Patronage, y I. Executiv
Power" lsIhs spoiIs. p sc. were heard and III
understanding 81 all wss that MIR. Cushin
meant to say that the Executive would give III
supper, 10 the party and friends who cherished ii
In The Senate on Wednesday, Mr. McRobert
presented the credentials OF the Hon. sidues
Breeze, of Illinois, elected Al Senator in Con
gress for six years from The Alb Of March next
10 the House, Mr.. Thompson Of Ind. being
entitled 10 the floor, replied 10 the remarks
Of Mr.. Gushing made yesterday
Mr.. Thompson said that this was the FIRST
time in the history of the American Covert
ment, orof any civilized Government where an
acknowledged head and leader Of the Admins
tration party on the door Of the House Of Rep
resentatives--who spoke forth al home and
here BY the authority 81 the ADMINISTRATION
who, IL arumor' did not lie, not only did fol
the Administration large portion or speaking,
but Of thinking, too-who was the ncknowledg-
ed head ofthe Administration party on the door
il was the first time in nyciyilized country
where the Administration ofihe Government
hadboldly stalked into the Representative Hail
OF the People and held up the spoils Of Office. ~
Whatever elsa. efs>..-.- -ssssestUtuder
He called on the Loco Focos to come out and
say whether they accepted Mr.. Cushipg's bride
or not. Silence The saidl would be eonsiru-
ed into consent He heard i certain gentleman
say he was afraid TO make bid for fear it
would be taken. But The country will not hold
you guiltless unless you tell US plainly.
The gentlemen from Massachusetts, had stalk
ed forth boldly and told Us he wanted 10 make a
bargain. .swho bids' j can't dwell. Here is
self-evident fact in the Constitution" Laugh
ter awho bids Going, going, going. Can't
get q bid Will nobody bid Gentlemen
the article must be sold Start ii, start it, for
Gods sake, for something y, [Roars of laugh
teri
Mr.. Kennedy replied on behalf Of the,De-
moeracy. Heidi rot go for making John Ty-
lera greater man than John Tyler had made
him, land therefore he wa. for avoiding the
Veto.
He believed Mr.. Tyler to be very honest
kind Of an old soul-aboutas honest as any
other man-not as great man as Andrew Jack
son by considerable Laughter j bu, just as
honest as any body had occasion for. He would
tell gentlemen more John Tyler was not as
popular man as a great many, and all the
storms that could be raised would not put him
in the Presidency again. Gentlemen need moi
count on that! He would be suffered quietly "a
retire with good honest name. Meanwhile he
would tell Mr.. Cushing, that on behalf Of, The
Democracy, be could give no bid. But Ehe
scarcely though. the gentleman in earnest He
had not understood him as bringing in Mr.. Ty.
Ter to be bid for here, tho'he must confess hi,
speech had most powerful leaning that way,
(Roars Of meTrimenl) MI
The Senate on Thursday was engaged in the
consideration Of bills Of private and business
nature.
The principal matter under consideration il
the House, was The Bankrupt question. Mr.
Wise being entitled to the floor, followed in the
same course taken by Mr., Gushing, in defend.
ing the Administration, and said that, nOtwith
standing what had been said by gentlemen tc
the contrary, had General Harrison lived, a di
vision would have taken place in the Wing par
| ~ more eiFectually than had taken place since
that event; for the reason that Messrs. Clay
and Webster were rivals. and that Mr.. Webster
was regarded as 10 the line OF us-"safe prece
dents.ne
| The bill for the occupation of the Oregon Ter
ritory was laid before the Senate on Friday.
Mr.. McRoberts spoke in defence Of the bill
and said that the rights Of Spain were transfer
red by her to France, and in 1903 BY France L
US. The claims Of Great Britain, it would b
/ found, were the most weak and Himsy that wer
ever set up. The title Of this Governmentwa
as perfect as title could be and should neve
be yielded.
The Senate then adjourned 10 meet on Tues
day.
i In the House, Mr.. Campbell Of S. C. present
cd resolutions passed BY the Legislature of tbs
state, instruciing their Senators and requsstin
their Representatives to vote for bill 10 Re
i fund General Jsckson's fine.
4 On Saturday message was received in III
House, from the President, on the subject {
our relations and commerce with China.
4. And aflsr The consideration Of some unimpor
!. ant business, X
i The House adjourned 10 meet Oh Tuesday
4 -Sp-
The Madisonian Of The 25,h uls. has an ca
iorial article in which one Of The leaders Of ii
Democracy is thus spoken Of:
Il Mr. BENTON i1,ifatiag Mrat-We Sc
By the Globe land the Augusta Age) Id,
The cry Of Mr. Benton '.is still for war" 81
Marat, one Of the sriumviraie Of blood
devils in the French Revolution. Il is We
/, known. eontfived TO get control Of the CO
lumns Of one Of the daily journals, an