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UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr.. Miller from the Committee on the District of CO.
lumbs reported bill to make the bridges over the East
cru branch OF the Potomac free.
Mr.. Breeze reported bill to repeal the provso to the
Naval Appropriation Bill for the present fiscal year which
limits the force Of the Navy to $500 men.
Mr.. Johnson Of Nd. moved refer the bill to the Ma
val Committee.
After debate, the bill referred TO the Commit
tee Naval Affairs.
MIR. SEWER, from tho Committee Commerce, report
ed bill to extend the collection district OF New Orleans
The Senate refused to reconsider the Florida Judicial bill
The bill to settle the claim Of New Hampshire against
the u. s. was passed, ayes 49, noes IL.
MIR. Morehead gave notice that he should call up the
French Spolauon bill on Monday.
The amendment Of the Hoase to the bill for tho organi
zation OF company OF sappers, miners and pontoners
was agreed 10.
The made by Mr.. Archer to reconsider the vote
Of the Senate dssgrceing To the amendment OF the House
TO the Bill for raising regiment Of riemen, &C., up
IN order.
The amendment provides that the officers Of the propo-
sed regiment shall be selected from the supernumeay Of
heers OF the Army.
Mr.. Archer said that when he moved the rccousidera-
ton, the Senator from Missouri Mr.. Benion had pro-
missed to convince him that the amendment ought not to
be adopted. lie would now like TO lear from him.
MIR. Benton said there two objections the
amendment One was 'hati, was unconstitutional. and
the other that IL nexpedient, closed the door
against the entrance OF our citizens into the army.
Mr. Archer said he would reply the objections OF the
Senator from Missour-but he desired that the subject
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tenden in his scat, he had paper which he wish
ed to mkae use Of.
The Senate took up the bill making some
in the pay department of the Army.
Tho bill provides for the appointment Of additional
Assistant Paymaser General and several additional Pay
masters and repesls the Of $780, limiting their
OF office TO four years.
The bill led interesting debate upon the subject
appointments and removals, in which Mr. Calhoun depic-
ted the evils arising from the changes office, snd
advocated the regulation OF the power OF removal from
Congress
Mr.. Webster made some remarks in reference to tho evil
effects Of limiting the term OF office to four years.
The debate was participated IN by Messrs. Mangum,
Johnson of Nd j. NJ. Clayton. Allen, Morehead, Sewer
and others, and without action on the bill
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Gentry Of Tenn moved resolution. which the House
refused TO receive, proposing the OF mileage due
John raliaieno, as member OF Congress in ls4l.
WEST POINT BILL.
The West Point Academy Bill was taken up, and the
yeas and nays refused. The bill then passed by tel
lers, 90 to Al.
Mr. Martin OF Ky. moved to take up die Mileage Bill bu,
could not obtain the yeas and nays, and the motion
lost
ARMY BILL
The House. on motion OF Mr.. Mckay, into CON-
mtee OF the Whole upon the Army BILL.
Mr.. Therman entitled TO the floor and commenced
by reading the Chair, from Incorporate
speech OF Mr.. Giddngs Mr. G. complained that his
colleague misrepresenng him. but T. said he sta
ting the substance OF the speech and refused TO yield
The speeches Of Mr.. Tilden aud Mr.. Deano then
taken up but both gentlemen were absent The speech
made up mainly Of garbled from those oppo-
sing the last and brought into the House fer the
purpose Of pteudong those who had spoken against the
declaration Of war by the act OF Mexico.
Mr.. Sims OF Mo. spoke briefly in defence OF the war
which had Just been commenced, and against those who
opposed IT, He repudiated all distinction between and
hosiles and said that there difference than
there was between a black man and 'nigger."
Mr.. DAVIS OF KY. said that he recognised the exis.
tence Of constitutional since the passage the war
act But an Illegal war had previously been made vio
lauon OF the Constitution by the President This was
done IN sending Army into disputed territory. lie had
marched hostile army into peaceful country, and this
disturbed the peaceful relations Of the country.
MIR. d. quoted Humboldt and others, remarking that he
had examined oil the maps which he could find and that
all defined the Nueces the boundary Of Texas) The
county between the Nueces and the Rio Gando had never
been subugated and Texas therefore had acquired no right
TO this soil The President had declared of himself
aud by himself and, said Mr. ID. scorn, utterly scorn the
base attempts made in this Hall bring oboquy upon those
who have had the independence to arraign the usurpa
tim, Of the President
hold all who would thus assai ohers for their de-
fences Of the constitution in contempt In defence
OF the country, doubt not those who assaulted would
go as Tar as those who make the assaults have but
son 10 the world, and would freely offer him up sacri
hce in defence OF my country and with ten-fod more
freedom would offer up my own life.
IL Ill becomes to rise up here and mpute disloy-
atty TO others. My life upon IL that the member from
Ohio mr.. Delanol who assaled by the member from
Illinois, MI Douglass,l would meet the enemy with
much hrmness, with rs much courage with prompt and
dauness spirit, and with true bravery tho member
who had assaed him. or other member Of this House.
Ii III became the member from Ohio, in the spirit OF
low demagogue, to resort to tho appeals Of low vulgar
pattizan TO arrnign men for their want Of loyalty.
Mr. Hudson OF Mass. a. Of the Ii members voting
against the War Bill said that he, with voting with
him. had been auaiRned hyPocriies, towards and by
other choice epithets for voting against the Bill He had
his reasons and they were in the first place tina
ment had been given the clause Of The Bill and
twenty minutes To the discussion Of the whole question
But his main reason that he chilled upon say
tha,ws existed aud hatit eStedby tho act Of Mexico,
which he did not believe. He called upon for
what no regiousy believed be false and this ne could
not and would not do
MI Jones Of Gu replied 70 this speech with
from MI sewa Of Pa who Mr. J.
to the in MEXICO and the oft.
ThehJo 10 Mr. Sims Of :. O., when Committee
took the Rorthca Bin aud coneued Senate
The concurred by Housr. the sen
ate amendments agreed TO- after hh the House adjourned