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Ter GeDate the resolution was lald on the
table
Mr. Yulce offered n resolution declaring that
the session did not terminate till March, at -
A. NJ. which was agreed to
Mr. Dawson's motion to av the bill on the
table was lost, yeas Is, nays %.
After further debate at ! o'clock. Mr. Bel
moved that the bill be postponed till 8 o'clock,
and the motion prevailed by vote Of yeas %,
nays ID.
The Civil and Diplomatic bill was then taken
up, and several amendments were voted on, one
of which appropratcs S20O,0O0 for u Marine
Hospital at San Francisco. The bill was af-
tcrwards passed, rs also the army bill, and also
the post route bill.
The Navy bill was taken up at o'clock.
| The appropriation for Il naval depot at New
Orleans was stricken out. The appropriation
for naval works in New York was increased
$50 Geo. The amendment for increasing the
pay to the Collins steamers was ruled out. An
appropriation OF 10000 for the removal Of the
wreck of the steamer Missouri. burnt in the
Roads of Gibraltar was adopted.
The Joint resolution making land warrants
| assignablc passcd--yea. 81, nays 10.
The Lighthouse bill was considered and pas
sed
The Richie joint resolution was laid on the
table,
Messrs Bright, Bayard Coss, jefferson Davis,
IIamlin, Mason, Pratt, Rusk, and Dodge of
Wisconsin, Senators elect, appeared and were
qualified.
Resolutions appointing Committees to inform
the President that quorum wa present, were
adopted.
Adjourned.
House. At half past one, Mr.. Morse mov-
ed that the House adjourned. The question
the affirmative.
Mr.. Gerry-The government commenced
under the first government, on IL NJ. on the
4th Of March, and there has been no interreg.
nun except in revolutionary times.
Mr.. llolmes-There is an interregnum now.
Mr. Gentry-lf SO, we are in the midst Of
revolution. There are circumstances around
US which threaten that the appropriation bills
will fail, and it concerns the character of this
House 10 put it in the right in this matter
We ought TO put the responsibility where it
should rest 1t is our duty to stay here till l2
o'clock on Tuesday. Therefore move d call
Of the House.
Mr.. Bayly-I don't know how this debate
arose.
Mr. Gen'ry-What is the Committee o,
Ways and Means asleep9
Mr. Bayly-No | was asleep. daughter
and cries of "I!ea- hm-go !" &c.) The
House WAS called, and the doors were closed
to hear excuses ofabseutees.
Mr.. Duer said there was nothing for the
House to do for three or eour hours, and it was
not worth while tn disturb those who had gone
to bed, aud therefore he moved that all further
proceedings in the call be dismissed with. Not
a"eed In.
Excuses were heard from abspntees, the doors
p,J al oil fur,b ,bar pr,raadinuS in Ia
call were dismissed with.
a recess was taken at half past until 9.
When the House re.assembied, vain attempts
were made to consider sundry bls-'The House
refused to take up the resolution passed by The
Senate to establish the rank Of Lieutenant Gen
oral
The Till giving the assent of Congress to the
New York Legislature to impose tonnage du
tios at Oswego for three years, for the purpose
of repairing the pier and making improvements
in the harbnr, was taken up and passed.
The galleries are now densey crowed. The
members are all in excellent spirits and twenty
or thirty Of them are trying to speak at the
same time; all kinds of motions are being
made.
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson, a committee
was appointed 10 wait on the President and IN
form him that if he had no communication TO
! llike tnc HOUSE WOHIu duJuuTH HHe uIe.
There was such bustng and confusion in
all parts of the Chamher-members rising TO
their feet and congralulating each other on the
happy termination of the session. The Com
miltee reported that the President had no fur
ther communication To make.
Mr.. Stevens moved that the House do adjourn
sine die, which was carried.
Speaker Cobb, on taking leave, addressed the
House, as follows:
Gentlemen o( The House Of Representatives.
Our labors are now over-we were summoned
to our posts from which we are about to retire,
nj an exciting and important period of our his
tory, aud whilst there may very properly exist
n diversity Of opinion AS to the various meas.
ures which we have adopted, we may at least,
in this closing scene, unite in the patriotic
hope that the future happiness and prosperity
ot our common country will be illustrated Jy
| the wisdom OF our acts.
! Gentlemen-l return YOU my sincere thanks
! for the tliiterng manner in which YOU were
! pleased to speak of my official conduct. When
| first ,tookthe Chair ven,ured TO offer you the
pledge of an honest effort, firmly, faithfully and
inparlially 10 discharge its duties. have en-.
deavorcd in good faith to redeem that pledge,
and as retire from this position, feel nncon-
scious OF ever havin. done Intentional injury TO
any member of this House. Ii remains for me
only, gentlemen, 10 perform my last official
dury declaring this House stands adjourned
sine die.
Loud applause succeeded, and in few mo.
ments the Hall was cleared.
| Foreign News.
The Pacific arrived IN New York from l.iy-
on Thursday evening. She brings interesting
and important news from England. We take
few extracts from the tcegraphc dispatches in