Mobile register and journal., 1845-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence ofthe Baltimore Sun

Correspondence ofthe Baltimore Sun.
 SENATE-WAsHINGToH Feb. 25, lS45i
 Last evening the Senate met again at fl ye o'clock when the Chair called Mir. Simmons to order he be ing the only Senator present
 Mr. Simmons laughed, and moved the Senate ad. onrn, but the Chair could not entertain the motion it be ing impossible to split sMr Simmons into a majority and minority.
 After while however, other Senators arrived when the consideration of the Texas resolutions was resumed.
 MT. Berren not appearing, Mir. McDufie took the floor; and although very sick, made d DOW erlu speech m favor of annexation.
 This morning after the miscellaneous business, the consideration of the subject again resumed.
 Mir Allen having the floor, spoke with great earn. estness in favor of the .atons In confusion he expressed his fear that ihe measure wouid he lost by vote. He trusted however that it would not be a Democratic vote.
 Mir Berren followed against the resolutions, after winch tho Senate took recess till five o'clock 1, is understood that the question will be taken to nor. row.
 The bill for the admission of Iowa and Florida having been reported by the s, nate committee with out amendment. will probably be acted upon at the end of the week.
 HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIyEs
 A report received from the Secretary of tile Navy in answer to a resolution, calling for informa ion as to whether copore'l punishment cannot be abolished in the navy. lis opinion is that II cannot.
 The joint resolution auhorising the Secretary of the Treasury, 10 deduct from the accounts of default ing States, the amount of interest on their bonds held by Government, was read third time and passed.
 for crpes of espondence with our officers at Rio Janero, concerning the African slave trade.
 Alter the disposal of some unimportant business, the committees were called for reports.
 Mr. DromgooIe, from the committee ways and means, reported back the bill explanatory of the gen. eral appropriation bill of 1889; also bill limiting the compensation of ma.i agents to sl ,00O.
 The Senate bill au'horising the South Carolina railroad company to import iron for an experiment to test the atmospheric railway was passed.
 bill regulating commercial intercourse with the island of Maqu,lon was passed; as were also several other bills oi no special importance.
 The House then went into committee of the whole, and resumed the consideration of the Senate bill 10 reduce the rates of postage.
 Messrs, Cobb anf Yancey opposed the bill, and Mr. Dana s.rennously defended ii.
 The two hours for dehaie having expired, the vot. ing commenced, great number of proposed amendments were rejected. Among those adopted was one providing that the bill shall not go into ope ration till the first ofJuy, 1S45. Another amend ment was agreed to, which charges cents for sim gle letters under three hundred miles, and 10 cents over that distance The vote was 9S 10 ST. This was. believe, agreed to undes mlsreprehension, as but few minutes previously y similar proposi- ton had been rejected by a considerable majority.
  ofthe bi and insert the first section Of the House bill, but without success.
 The opponents of the bill kept up most galling system Of annoyance, by continually moving that the committee rise, and erplexirg Ihe Chair by the foolish amendments.
 Just befor ihe cars left, motion to rise was neg aliyed by vote of two 10 one. There appears to be a disposition to dispose of the bill tonight. I am still of opinion that the Senate bill will pass, with single amendment so as to cause the bill to go into operation on ihe lsi of July.
 Rows IN PHiLADELPHIA.-The Ledger states that on Monday evening ab"u. dark parIv of fel- lows commenced aa indiscrIminate attack upon ihe colored people in the vicinity of Seventh and Lom- bard streets, knocking down and kicking every one they met. Some of the city watcbmen, with A lder. man Johnson and officer W-isnei, inierfered and ar restnd one of them, named Harper, who he Id by the Mayor in 5000 for further hearing Tues day morning. They were armed with cord wood sticks, winch they took from the door Of ctizen. One of ihe wachmen WAS feIled by blow on the unI thn- .I.-