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In1be Senate Oh Jnesa.y. ne Hon. George
AleDafEs, fsusessadr u Sit. Prssion,l Senator
icon s. 6 lock b Is ssaI Allsr.h usual iormal-
i ne HOUSE. Mi. J Il Easersoll offered . re- /
zolosioo proposing d abolish capital punishment
n pailis.
Quite spicy DEBATE took place IN the senase /
on gedEssasy, between Mr.. Benton and Mr..
R'ees, IL regard d s6sns points or dotted liEes
On De map. maFkhs The Norsh-Eas:siii Boan-
The IsPesl Of be- Bankrupt Ael was the
principal matter p6dsr consideration 10 The
House to-day. Tia discussion vas rot confined
strictly 70 the question bui extended, embracing
10 its scope the eoarse Of the Adminis.rsIion,
&c. MI. Picksns defended MIR. fCashiux-
Mr.. Profit followed in general defence Of
"csrt. Tyler, = and lhs !. corporalNs Guard"
Another sPss t6ok place j lie Senate op
Thursdass on ihs question Of .heB onndars raised
Yesterday Mr.. Benton and MIR. Risss were
much excited, and were vehement 10 their 70
marks.
! The House wsfe engaged to-day 10 the con-
si6eration cfIhe resolution Renting General
Jaekson's tine, and The misunderstanding the
Bankrupt Act 'a...s rals aaii
A motion was made thatlhe debate upon the
formeriresolution close by two O'Clock, 10 NOR
row. a1
Mr.. Adams said hat be had no idea Of having
the gag applied % him He desired 10 debate
the subject thoroughly; ii was important 10 the
country. If Gen. Jackson was poor, heiwould
be willing 10 contribute bis portion 10 feiieve
his necessities but be could not consentto be-
stow asneRsion.upon The old man, in bis latter
day byyoting fpr this bill. n the bill should be
passed it would be equivalent, to sanetioniug
despOtic power exercised BY General Jackson
over opr pwn citizens. There was. aithst time,
no necessity fos the declaration Of martial law
/ Mr., Adams was here cut short, the morning
hour haviE expired
y On Friday, inlae Senate. Mi. McRoberts pre-.
ssntedthe resolutions passed By the Legislature
OF Illinois. asking Congress TO refund the fine
| imposed on Gen. jackson.
\ Several memorials were presented, asking
/ Congress to adopt the Exchsquet plan.
In The House. the resolution pending was that
Of AIr. Barnard 70 submit the Bill for refundihg
Gen Jackson fne 10 The Judiciary Committee
! Mr. Adams moved 10 amend the resolution BY
/ siiking out all after the word Resolved. snd in
sest substitute 10 the effect that the fine shat
bs reimbursed wilh6dt4 censure upon Iudg.
Il Hall. MIR. "A. remarked that be did not say thai
ths RECOMMENDATION ia The Presidents messag,
was one Of the. bids Of the Administration, fol
which MIR. Cushing had acted az auctiopeer
but Il, il was a bid, il was good one --spt
General jackson was 10 decide who was 10 b,
the next President Of the United States, for hi,
was to be the result if the Offices and patronsg,
Of the government were 10 be put up a, auction
like The imperial purple or Rome :.
! The Senate Did not ST on Saturday.
Mr.. Sewell. successor to MIR. WILLIAMS o
Nd, was introduced formally 10, the House, ant
took bis seat accordingly Il
| A petition was presented proposing thereduc
ton Of The present rates OF postage, and The in
: PRODUCTION of the uniform rate at one cent pc
letter, on the English plan.
MIR. CD Ingersoll, spoke 10 vindieation 81 Ii,
Bill for the tsfpnding Of Gen. Jackson's fine, an,
! in reply 10 Mr.. Adams
III .tuc ocoatct Oh SMolt01y, PETITIONS ana me
MORALS, Of botn private and public character
were presentedI il
A Resolution from the State Of Vermont va
~ h;eb has fa- IL ..h;A-s H.
: OF the Pension Act Of 1903, granting pensions /
Il widows who were married previous TO l794.B
The Bill for the occupation Of Oregon Terri
tory WIS discussed al length BY Messrs. Calhoun
Linn, Choate, McRoberts and Henderson.
Ia the Houss. Mr.. Bolts said that he woul
Tomorrow TUESDAY, present, for consideration
The charges which heproposed 10 prefer, an
4 upon which he would eneeavor TO found an i'm
parchment against the President Of the Unite
States.
Mr. Fillmore, from the Committee Of Wsy
and Means, said that he had been unanimousl
instructed BY the Committee 10 repor: thesfol
lowing resolution. accompanied by 4 report Vi,
Resolued. That the plan Of the ExcheoIer. 81,
senied by the Secretary Of the Treasury ii IL
last session, ought not 10 be adopted.
Upon this resolution long debate ensued, i
which Messrs. Fillmore, Gushing, MARSHAL
Granger, and others took part.
bFThe Charters Of twelve specie nav Ia
Banks in Ohio, expired on the lst instant. an
the mad and destructive spirit which chs racter