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By Telegraph for The St. Louis Press.
WAsHIsGToN. April 10.

MIA bill! be taken up, which was agreed 10.
Mr. DouGLAs then moved that the bill be
made the special order for to day, immediate
ly after the appointment Of the Select Com
mltee.
Mr. TURsEY moved 10 refer the bill 10 the
Select Committee. The question fpostpone>
ment taking priority, it was put and agreed
10.
The Senate then proceeded TO ballot for
chairman Of the select committee appointed
on Messrs. Bell andClAy's resolutions. On
the first ballot, Mr.. Clay received % votes,
Bell 1, Mangum /, Benton /, blank 4; SO
Mr.. Clay was declared elected.
Messrs. Cass, Dickinson, Bright, Webster,
Phelps, Cooper, King, Mason, Downs, Man
gum, Bell and Berrien were, on the next bal.
lot, elected members OF the committee.
Mr.. PHELPS asked TO be excused, par.ic-
ularly on account OF his health
Mr.. MANouM appealed TO Mr.. Phelps to
withdraw his application.
Mr.. PHELPS said he had other objections;
he would if placed upon the committee. be
compelled to throw himself
[tIere the Telegraph ceased 10 work.
WASHINGTON, April 1913 P. M.
HousE.-Mr. Cobb being absent, Mr.
Winthrop, by consent OF the House. acted
as Speaker.
Mr. Allen offered resolution as privileged
question, 10 terminate the debate on The Cali
lornia Message on Friday next, at l o'clock
il the committee should not sooner come IL
a conclusion that vote be taken on several
propositions Monday.
The Speaker said tina. gentleman could
not offer a resolution, as Mr.. Thomas had
previously obtained the foor 10 move TO &C
into committee on the whole, on the private
calender.
Mr.. Thompson, oil Pennsylvania, made an
Intellectual effort to make report from Ju
dietary committee, on Senate bill for taknf
next census.
Mr.. Vipton wanted thu, the committed
should call for reports.
Mr.. Thomas's motion was finally agree,
10.
the House then went into Committee o
the Whole, and took up the bill for relief o
S. P. Nichols & James Church's (of New
York; claim Of $1,000 for full payment fo
tea furnished for use OF Navy, and consume,
in the public service. A debate OF some
length ensued. Several other bills wer
considered and ordered to be reported to ,h
House. The Committee rose, when
Mr.. Oids offered resolutions, which wa
adopted, that the Committee appointed to in
ves,aate the charges against Horner, the door
keeper, shall have power TO send for person
and papers.
The House then went into Committee ofth,
Whole on the California message.
Mr.. McClerland entered into tie history o
the doings OF the House since the commence
ment Of the session, and said that unless thu
Proviso should be passed, slavery would g
into the territories-he did not believe Their,
were one hundred persons in the House ir
favor Of slavery extension-he had no fear o
a dissolution Of the Union. The Nashville
Convention will be the second edition TO the
Hartford Convention. Slavery was sin ir
the sight Of God, and he never would vote Il
extend it. The Committee rose and thu
House adjourned.
WAsKINoToN, April %.
SENArE-This body was engaged all day
yesterday in discussing the resolution Offered
by Col Benton. ins!ructing the committe,
of thirteen 10 whom Mr.. Clay's and Mr.
Bells resolutions were rererted) separated!
upon each subject involved, and to unite il
one bill or more, no incongruous subjects
Mr.. Benton's motion was laid on The table
HoUsE.-Mr. Richardson's resolution L
appoint committee to enquire into and re
port on the claims allowed by the presen
cabinet, formed tho principle topic Of discus
sion in the House, yesterday, and was event
ualIy adopted.
Mr.. Allen, Of Maine, isconfrmod as Con
sui 10 the Sandwich Islands, and Mr.. Kin
ney, OF the Newark Advertiser, Consul 10 Ly
ons.
The nomination OF Messrs. Lawrence
Maxwell, and LOOMS. continued until tn
return OF the Committee attending the remain
OF Mr.. Calhoun.
WAsnINGToN, April %.
SENArE,-The Vice President presented
communication from the Secretary OF the 10