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FROM WASHINGTON.

JANUARY 14.-Thc Senate did not sit. The
bill to refund Gen. Jachson's fine then came up.
Mr.. Hunt made an able argument against it, and
had not concluded when the morning hour en-
PRED. Communications from the Navy, and
from Gov. Doty, were then laid before the
House. The bill 10 provide for the sale of the
real estate of infants in the District OF Column
bia was passed, and the House adjourned, Mr..
Adams having the floor for Monday on the bill
for the relief Of West Florida
JAN. 16.-In Senate, Mr.. Allen presented
resolution from the Legislature of Ohio in favor
resolution in favor Of reduction OF letter pos
tage.
Mr.. Calhoun presented petitions from Phila-
delphia and other places, in favor of the En-
chequer scheme. In presenting them, Mr.. Z.
took occasion to say that he was not in favor OF
the scheme.
adelphia in favor OF the schemes OF w, c. John
son, to issue two hundred millions Of State
stocks.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Wise presented petitions
| from Baltimore and Philadelphia, in favor OF the
EXchequer scheme.
Mr.. Clifford offered resolution, directing the
Judiciary Committee to report, forthwith, bill
for the unqualified repeal of the Bankrupt Law.
! Mr.. Briggs moved to lay the resolution on the
table. This motion faied-yeas 81, nays ITO.
The previous question on the adoption of the
resolution was moved and seconded. The next
question was, "shall the main question OF the
resolution be now put Z" On this question Mr.
Everett demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and resulted, yeas ll6, nays SO.
So the main question on the adoption OF the re-
solution was ordered to be put, and being put,
the resolution was adopted by a vote of nays -,
yeas 1913
Mr.. Barnard the Chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee then rose and made some remarks to
the effect that the bill could not be reported
forthwith nasmuch as the committee could moi
! sit during the session Of the House.
Mr., Wise moved that the members of the Ju
| dietary Committee have leave to retire for the
purpose of executing the order of the House.
The Speaker decided that such motor
could be entertained only by suspension o
the rules.
Mr. Wise took an appeal, but the decision o
} the Chair was sustained by the appeal being
y laid on the table.
Mr. Wise then Git being resolution day. offer
. ed resolution directing the Judiciary Commit
tee to execute the recent order of the House
s by retiring and reporting the bill forthwith
: Mr. Briggs moved to lay the resolution on tn
E table. The motion failed Yeas so, Nays los
:. The question was then taken on the adoption
r of the resolution, and the result was Yeas ii.
: Nays 81. So the Committee had leave to retir
: for the purpose Of executing the order of tn
i House.
n The next business was re solutiod CALM
y for information from the Treasury Department
e relative to the removal of Jonathan Robert:
late Collector of the Port Of Philadelphia.
Objection being made to the consideration G
n the resolution at this time, motion was mad
d | to suspend the rules, bu; without success.
y Mr.. Tillinghast offered resolution instruct
: ing the Judiciary Committee to report an amend
h ment to the bill for the repeal Of the BankruI
= Law, so that the repeal shall not affect case
ID which may be pending at the time Of the pa'
i sage of this act.
g, Mr. Clifford moved to lay the resolution @
- the table. The motion failed, yeas 60, uays IL
~ The resolution was adopted by reclamation.
Of The House then adjourned.
Ii JAN. 1.-THE committee on the Judiciary b.
70 ing called for reports-Mr. Barnard, charma
=. thereof, rose and reported Gin obedience to II
ID instructions of the House yesterday bill 10 r.
lis peal the Bankrupt Law. The bill was read
s. first time by its title, and after some dscussiC
IN on points Of order, it was read second time.
m Mr.. Barnard said he now proposed TO subn
ne motion from the Committee on the Judlciar
tn which he had already sent TO the Chair.
e. The Speaker. No proposition is in order e
IN cept motion to amend or to commit.
he Mr.. Barnard. That is the motion | make.
h. And the proposition of Mr. b. was then re
as follows:
Is "That the bill be recommitted to the Coz
"a. mitted on the Judiciary with instructions to
,le port amendments to the following effect:
OF LIST. Combining the repeal to that part of 4
vs. bankrupt law which authorizes proceedings
- bankrup tcy on the sole petition and motion Of i
be bankrupt.
h I'd. Authorizing any bankrupt to declare hin
Of self insolvent, and making such declaration
act of bankruptcy upon which his creditors IN
on proceed against him in bankruptcy.
Sd. Authorizing the creditors, or majority