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FEIDaYs FkzRrARr 1.
AZ Seward presented sko petitions lrom NJ,
o1s, praying &c repeal q Ire fsei,Ese slave "a,
M " iathrop said that be had receives, on " i
nssdag last from The Secretary Of he Cemmaa
Weaiil q Massaeha seitss certificate or H. 80
Ton q Hon Robert Rantgpl. q, o seal in a,
Senate ILL March Ia 81
Ihe Ssefssaty inssEeeied him si.fer Is rre.en,
~ M Senate e hand 10 Mr. Ranioui ii IL ~;
~ a'she Seal II Government MI Il. not havin,
asriFsd r. was unwilling tore lain llis sea, A. N.
ct0f bis discrssidh- Hi slcrefere presested &.
cFsdspiials lhersbF understanding 81. 5000.
~ III FepQH q re Judiciary CommIlree he o,Ir.
q sAs sitting member was terminated. Mr. ~
then retired
Nj Clay raised ibe question q, peixiIevs -
urged the right Of Me- Winthrop is resain Is 81,
L liil ihese was evidence Of Mr. Ransousacrer,.n-.
4 Mr. paris, Of Mass, Offered a resolution deels,.
ing thaE Mr. Winthrop was entilled d ,ake H.
place.
MI Butler contended that the credentials being
PreseHitd Q The Senate an acceptance al lie once
by The person elected waste be presumed and there
fore The Vacancy had been filed as provided by he
legislature. Nj. Winlhrops rfght had terminated.
| The debate was continued
notion 10 lay the subject On the table was Re.
iected -7yeas p. nays q.
And Without any vote lhe Senate adjourned.
| The House was occupied in he consideration Of
The Senate bill establishing board Of account, for
the settlement Of claims, against The Governm, at
Adjourned without coming to decision
10 the SESaTe; on Saturday, Messrs. Seward.
hH1T
repeal af the fugitive slave law
Mr. CLAY presented memorials praying modiii.
caif9nof The tariff q 1916
Fhr question Of privilege relative TO the right or
MI WihIhrop,o continue 70 his.seat was taken up.
The question pending was on the resolutions of
MessrsaDavis and Rhelt
Mr. Hale moved that ihe subject be laid on The
table, Lost yeas n
Mr. Mason was Of opinion that the Senator a -
pointed by the Governor held his seat till The ere
denias Of his successor were received By The Sen
ate
Mi Baldwin argued that Mr.. Winthrop was en-
titled % his seat till his successor appeared and was
qualified
Aiisr some remarks by Nj Benton, The subject
was laid on the table.
The HousE resolved itself into committee of the
whole 81 The state .ofthe Union and again took IN
the bill csiablishipg a board Of aeeounls-Mr. Me
Lane in the chair
Mr. McLane, Of Kentucky spoke in favor. Of The
establishment Of board Of accounts
Mr. Bayly, Of Virginia, again called the attention
oflhe members 10 the short time which remains for
The transaction Of business, and The circumstance
that the appropriation bills tillremain 10 be con
sidered4
In the SEsA7s, on M,uaaal Mr. Bright presented
several petitions from Indiana, in fayorof line Or
steamers 10 Africa
Mr. Mason presented petitions signed By anna
ii@ritv Of The members of the Legislature and Of the
State cohyeation now in session in Virginia in ia
vor Of the same object. He sand that he was oppos-
ed 10 the prayer Of the petitioners.
In The IIorsg, Mr.. Bayly, Of Virginia, chairman I
Of the Committee reported certain appropriation /
bins, which were read aud rsfefredto The commit !
tee onhesia Of tho Union and ordered 70 be prin
ted
The House resolved itself into commuee oil the /
whofeon the state OF the Union. and resumed the /
discussion Of the bill Tor the establishment Of
- 4 aaei.l ssr- ..yrnu1i,,si i
airy n,o IL asoedsanssa agreed To- directing
offractional silver coin.
ion motion bygHr Mason. the vote BY which th>
senate reiec,eihe BILL the relief Of the caPors
of the frigate Philadelphia, was re.eonsdered and
then thebiIl was laid on the table. - !
The deficiency bill was then taken up and passed
The bin granting len millions of ACRES Of public
land ID TIE several States Of The Union according -
iheir geographical area and representation under
The census Of 1850, for the benefit of The INDECENT
insane was taken up an debated. :
Mr.. GMn moved ina, it be laid on The liable as
les, vote Lost, yeas r. naysf53
The bil. was further debated, and after some i'm
rnatc Hail amendments was ordered to be engrossed
fcr third reading, Adjourned.
In The HorsE or REPRESENTATIVES., the bill 70
establish Board Of Accounts was The first business
in order This morning. the ameadments reported
Yesterday were this morning rejected "a motion
ID lay he bill on the table was pesatiyed-ayes 81
noes 90 The question nthe fhird reading Of the
b;,l u.as then taken and negatiged-ayes go, noes
lo7
A rnotion 10 reconsider was carried, l02 o9f
A tnotion was again rnat'e lay the bill on the
table Tellers were ordered and the numbers stood
81 in The affirmative ane 50 ilisihe negative.
The ayes and nays were therefore ordered; the
Sneakers hammer enforced order; the names were
again called over, ami he members voting in the
afirmattve were yeas 100 nays 90.
The usual motion was then made 10 reconsider
the Till and 10 Law tha9notion the table. which
was9carFEed wiihou, divisipn, and the bill is mo
where after pro,raeed and obstinate contest be
TWEEN Isl advocates ana oIFfenenss, which has mol
been eqharcd since the passage Of the Compromise
law,