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IN Lhe Senate. Utfassfas, several peiiiions urr,
| Presenrtt4 Mr. Rusk iniroJnced Dill making in
poIi1nl changes in The present system Of cunirsc,
Tor ne transportation Of The mails 81 he Uniiri
States % railroads. The resi Of he day vas a.
to-r4 y rs consideration d executive business.
ia The House Of Representatives. Mr.. CsIunbi,
t-ne@f'es, detgaic from he Teniiofy d WASH.
ineicn. 4fpearsd and qualified The bil empoW
veg t1e Postmaster General 10 eonttaei Tor
ne ne Jailed sIalrs mails betwcen San Frnneis-
g ena Ser Orleans according 10 time, was laid
1poo ne taoie By vo.e u ytas g. nays Sc. "A
snou time vas spent in Co1mi,see 81 tke Whoi-
e sne state u the Uni0n the bill 10 rsdsce and
sreaaele fhe price 81 he public Lands. scccrdire
- ne Line they have been 10 maikei.
~ Ne Sen.le, 1zsrsday. bill 10 s.iablish Z
a. onesin nc lover peninsVla Of Michisan val
passed The resi Of The day was upied in he
eensIderssicn Of Excessive busiuess. ar vhish
ne ssn1is adjourned til Monday
Al NE House Of Representatives a resolution
- ea9P.ec- efdeflhgto be printed twenty shons-
@ne a1ahiqnal copies Of Liellenanis Herndon and
= iDson FfpoTt o. The explorations Of the valley Of
..e 4 mszoa and ils tributaries Mr. Staunton. Of
Tennessee. from The Committee % he Judiciarv.
reported bill modifying The Judicial system ofike
osIlea states Mr.. Olds reported till to ins
sie.Se ne Fzles Of postage 70 i've and ten cents
PAi1 and 70 reduce postage on letters carried rhol
" or N pail by sea 10 The abore-n1ned rates ex-
eept IN cases of postal treaties ID Its foreign
fries. The further consideration Of he subee. :.
postponed for four weeks. The land eraduatiou
Pill was Perfected in and reported from the Com
niHee Of The Whole on The Slaie Of lie Uniop.-
"A inenee;nsl motion vas made 10 lay Il upon The
sAblei and pending The question on ordering II 10
pc. Pc ensfossed for 4 third fsading. the House ad
The Senate was not IN stssio1 Ey;sav
Ine House Of Representatives pasesd a hill 10
reS qee sas graduate The price Of public lands ac-
esrcing 70 he time they have been in market. .
TIE Speaker laid before the House message
from the President Of the Unied States 10 reponse
70 Iesoiusion, communicating additional copies
OF eorresPondence relative the capture and sub
SEGMENT release Of Martin Koszsa
ne SenAies amendmenis 10 the West Point a.
eaderaY bill were considered bat not disposed Of;
ano the House adjourned iii Monday.
In The Senate Asnday. a number Or petitions
we're presented amongst them one signed By thir-
teen th0asand believers in spiritual manifestations
asking thai these mysterious occurtences be in.
CURED into by some scientific comniAsion. Twas
laid On The table
Mr.. Butler, from the Judiciary Committee. 10
which was referred somuch Of the Presidents mes
sage relatins 10 modification Of The judicial sys-
TEN oi the united States, andihe report Of the Al
torney General ihetron, repeated a bin To modify
ard amend she JndicislsyEem oflhe United STATES
The bill was made the special order for The first
Monday in May. Therest Of The day was occu-
pied in executive session.
~ The Heanse Of Representatives, Mr.. Walbridge'
asked leaYeto Introduce a John resolution .decla
raiory Of our maritime rights aud Of eurpolicy in
terdieiing The extension Of The Elropean system Of
government on any portion 81 This hemisphere
bui The House refused 10 suspend the rules Tor thai
purpose.
The Senste bill increasing the salaries Of clerk
messengers, and others in The executive depar
ments, was taken up. and several hours devoted %
Us consideration. The House adjourned wiihsnt
defni;e action upon the suhiser