Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-12-30
COxCRESSIONIL PRScEEDIyGs.
WAsiSlSeroS. -feo.

aat to adjournment.
 Messrs. Bor.asd. RaSk, Butler. Rhg,,. Bell. asa DoagisSs appeared and took ihcir seats. MT, nderSood Pgeseutea petitions from e,;5yenS of Penasylyan,s, Missouri. lndssns, Vermont. Ala bana, Delaware and New Jersey setting f,yth that these menarallsts are aegr,evsd by sae elee i'oG oi oAsplains soT Congress and tbc Iaaa naval Setvice and they therefore pray hal the obaaAlapS officers be dispensed with. The petition was lad upon Inc table entil the committees were aAfaipt- cd.
 Mi Bugh. sad tha, i.tne would be saved f tks Senate would suspend Inc Ssh rale winch re qalred the committees to bc chosen hy ballot lie moved 10 suspend thera!e and 10 objection be,ps mace II Fwas sgreed to- MF. BSlS6t then sent gP 10 tts char list of all tae coEniitets and moved they be declared elect cd, winch motion w.s agreed b. Nf. Gwiaa thea prexsnted several josnt rcsalu iions of the CallofnlA Legislature, In regard 70 yariauS improvements tR-the S,ate
 Jno. Davis presented petition from Jadee5 Cranch of the supreme Coari. asksng on ar,3an1 of hlS age and inhrnt;es to te felrsed ffar. n,, duties of SeTvIngon appeals lFJ thc decsaus af he 1 Commissioner ot PA;eHE
 Mir Downs pnSeutcja pt fcn from Mt Dunnt. 'be District Attorney oi otie@Ns, asking fos extra allowances. " Mi Muilet presented Tct,loa from the citizens of New York, for amendment of the patent
 
 invasion of their rights by CsasdIaas. Mt Rhet gave notice Of a blii tn indemnify South Carolina for monies expended and expenses incurred m the war wlth he Seminole indians
 large namber of petitions were pgeSented and others withdrawn from the fife. after which Mr Brght gave neice that he would move 10 morrow tbe rules be amended by providing that tie Sec. relary. Sergeant al Arms and Doorkeeper, of the Senate, be chosen on the tkird Monday n Decen. bet Tn the aTst seSSion of each Congress
 On motion Of Mir. Gwinn, Inc bi,l establishing branch mn; in California, was referred 10 the committee on finance.
 Al the other blllS on the Presidents table, were then approprately referred. Nr Hall gave no,,ce of d resolution requesting the President of the United States 10 open cor FeSpondence wlth the President of the French Republic, the subject ot which shall be Abdel kaksr. (Laagh,erl
 Tie resolution of MF Gwinn, calling for the correspondence from MT Niles. late Chsrge d' AT fairs to SaIdiuia, the subject of q Shp canal to unite the waters ot the Atlantic and Pacific coast was then taken up, and, afser some little discus sion, adopted,
 Mr. HaIe'S resolution providing for the ele ctien Of Chaplain .or the two houses, was taken up and agreed ia.
 The I6lnt resolution, making land warrants as slgnable. was referred to the proper committee,
 Mir Walku introduced a bilI ced!HE he public A without cost to aeiual settlers. IL was referred. Mir. w alkst then lBiIssigeed two bills granting lands 10 W isconsln for Ialtr0ad purposes
 Mir Scwad introduced biS joal resolution vel coming k0sSaih 10 the National metropolis He asked that | might be read second tune for the purpose Of aotng upon |.
 The Char sala Il required the unanimous con sent of the Se nate.
 MessEs. Berrien and Clemens let it lay ovcr
 MT. Sheds introduced a resolution which he intended Co move amendment to the reSolu- ton oi MT Seward pgovidlng that a cUIamitt. of three Senators be appointed by JAe Char. 10 ihiio dace Lou1s Aossul 10 the Senate of L. $. He sad the same course vas p4rsued in the case Of Lafay etc. and tha. each branch of Congress received hun separately He proposed now 10 idopt similar course lor tbe reception Of kossuth knssuth was now the guest Of the nation, and | | intended 10 treat blm eouEteously. II should be done with the splnt ot courtesy a, least. He could See no lmpToPriety n receiving him n the like manner proposed. He was sorry that the resolution of Mir. FOote hal been wIthdraWn, bat was surprised also that the Senator from Kentucky, Mi nter- wood, had objected to that resolution. In no part Of the world would kassuth be received more en. thussstIcaly ihan in Kentucky. Mir. Underwood dlsclaimed having any objection personally to the reception of kossuth and giving hlm a hearty welcome. What he objected 10 W as the government doing anything as a government
 
 at this time. and the subject was accordingly Issd over Mir. Cltmens introduced a joint resolution au- thorizing the President to confer the brevet rank of Lieutenant General for distinguished military services, winch was referred to the committee on military alFars.
 MT Foote's resolution declaring the compromise measures a definite settlement of slavery, was then taken up.
 WAsgiNGToS, Dee. 9. SESArr.-Mr. Houston appeared and took h.s seat.
 A number of petitions were presented, among tkeIn one from citzens of Newark. N. J ., asking he government 10 interfere ln the case of MT ThraSher.
 Mir. Stockton offered a Iesol utlon calling on the President for information upon the subject Mr CaSS offered another asking information con cernIng the firing into the pronetheus by the British vessel Of war, at Greytown. The first as adopted, and the latter hes over
 Several billS heretofore noticed was introduced among them was one 10 construct a ship canal round the fails ot SL AoEles. blll to establish a bianch mint al New Iors also bills for the rellef of widows of Gen. Worth and Jno. McNrei, and ol 10 improve the navigation Of the upper MIssis Sippi ryrr. The hIst. on notloa Of Mi Dodge was made the order Of the day for Wednesday week.
 The Senate then took mp the resoi utlon extend ing welcome to Kos-uth. winch gave rse to a lengthy debate, between EjessfS. FooIe and BeIacn