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Nav Yonx, JULY II

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Saturday was observed in New York
with much solemnity, business ives gspeT-
ally suspended. A5salats was fred ot e6 :
guns from the British mail steamer EurP0,
her flags were displayed OF half-Inast, md
she wal shrouded in Grape. -
Baltimore, July To-
A fire, last night, destroyed several luh-
her verbs and several small bnildings-lSs-
estimated at $4,000. During the hTe, 0
serious riot occurred among the hF-
men. G 't-s .t- <NEEi5sG sta ,ss3E /;
CONGRESSIONAL .
Washington, Jaly 10. z
Senate-Mr. Webster, from the ioiA
Icommittee, reported the resolution Of %
two Houses, Offering a vote Of condoIend
Ito the widow Of the late President, and q
so a bill as to the franking privilege; bot
were passed. -
| Mr.. CANS reported q joint resoluiisn-s
print 10000 copies of the funeral arrange
ments, proceedings ofthe two Houses, ssr-
mons, SC. The resolution was agreed
to. % r
HousE-Mr. Morse introduced aresolu-
ton relative to the frsnking privilege and
a vote of coincidence to the widow Of Cen
eral Taylor; passed.
The House resumed the confederation
lof the Gslphin claim. - -. ef a5
Mr.. billiard moved that the whole sub
Lject be laid on the table; the motion was
ruled out of order.
Mr.. Feathersion withdrew his amend
ment, remarking thatno change had taken
place in his mind. 80
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. Washington, July 10.
Senate.-Ater the morning business tha
Omnibus Bill was again taken up.
Mr.. Rnsk addressed the Senate in Tefa-s
tion to remarks made by Mr.. Benton yesS
lterday relative to the northern boundary
of Texas, urging at some length the title
lof Texas to the Rio Grande. 4+F' .
Mr.. CLAY followed in defence Of tile &C.
Ition Of the Committee relative TO the bound.
AIRY Of Texas. After Tehuking Mr.. Ben
ton severely, for an insinuation made By
1bim yesterday, that the sum 10 be paid TO
Texas was q scheme Of e~lectioneering for
votes for the rest Of the bill, he proceeded
with an argument to show that the trua
line of Texas begins at Ell Paso, running
Ito the head Of Red river, end thence to the
42d parallel.
Mr.. BENTON rejoined, e~ontending tbst
Mr.. Clay had evaded the question Of bound.
airy between Texas and Chihuahua, snd
not New Mexico. He also alluded 10 Mr..
Clay's rebuke Of language uttered BY him
yesterday, contending that the langasse
was proper, and challenging any one tocsi
him TO order now for repeating il. "
Nh. CLAY called Benton TO order for say
Ison that Nl,a aro "a Al. LII $50, NhaN "a
auctioned for votes to pass itself.
The President ruled that the language
was in order, unless designed to imputs in
proper motives to Senators, which he un-
derstood Mr.. Benton to deny, Hi
After some further colloquy between
Benton and Clay, relative to the BOUNDARY
eff Texas and New Mexico, Mr.. Webster
rose to address the Senate upon the gea. I
eral merits Of the bill, but yielded to . mo- /
ton to postpone the further consideratlOp 3
Of this subject till to- morrow, which was
to.
Mr.. Webster gave notice that he would
introduce a bill for the erection Of a mono.
ment to General Taylor, in the Congress-
ional burying ground. -
The Senate then went into executist
session and afterwards adjourned.
HousE.-Mr. Strong offered a rssoluti0n
that the debate on the report Of the Gem
mittee Of Elections against the admission
to a seat in the House Of Smith, % Dsie-
gate from New Mexico, should cease IN
two hours after the House should again s.
into committee. Several amendments wtfs
reported, and finally The motion to- end ID
debate Tomorrow was adopted. 1s
Mr.. McWillie, from the Committss %
Printing, reported a bill in favor of prist
ing $4,000 copies Of the proceedings n
peetlng the death Of Gen. Taylor. Coz
debate ensued, and the r~esolutis
was adopted with an amendment thst, y
printing of the pamphlet shall be sxscuts.
IN conformity with the existing laws
compact. E'E 10 ,kaa
The House then went into Committss
tn. report of. the Committee Of Els6tsA
against the admission to q seat in the He's
the Delegate from New Mexico; saisss
mr."AsHE approved the sdnissioas
smith, because it would effect the Fisssas
lex to the territory Of New Ast