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WAsarvoroy, March 4.

WAsarsoroy, March T.
SENATE Number Of private bills, and dis.
csusion on amendment by thellouse on the refer
ence to and reports from the various commit
tees Of Conference, occupied most Of the night;
besides which some time was spent IN execu-
tive session, in which the appointme2ts under
the army bill were considered and confirmed.
ar. Douglas reported a b.ll from Territorial |
committee authorizing the people Of Oregon 10
form State Constitution, a-d apply at the |
next session for admission. The bill met with |
much opposition from the South, and Mr. |
Brown moved to lay it on the table, which was
negaliyed, yeas 10, nays 90. Subsequently I
Mr.. Wilson, Of Massachusetts, and others OBJ. |
jeeling, Mr.. Douglas said he would not press
lii, and on his motion the bill was laid on the
table. It was now 10 o'clock, and the Senate
went again into Executive session.
Tie Civil and Diplomatic bill came in with
numerous amendments, most Of which were
concurred in and the bill was then sen: 10 the
committee of Conference. The committee soon
after reported, and the reporlwas agTeedto.-I
! 4 variety Of business preliminary to adjourn
ment was then disposed Of, customary reso-
lutions, &C. adopted, and the Senate, at 10
minutes before l2 NJ, adjourned sine die,
/ The House continued in session all night,
concurring in most Of the amendments of the
Senate to the Civil and Diplomatic bill, and
appointing committee Of Conference on dsa-
greeing votes.
An amendment striking out Letcher's Tariff
reduction was conclrred in by vote of 86 to
30, Mr.. Chandler moved resolution Of thanks
to the Hon. Lynn Boyd for his impartaty
and ability in the discharge Of his duties Of
presiding officer Of the House, which after some
discussion was adopted by nearly unanimous
vote. amendments Of the Senate TO the bill re-
quiring postage in all cases to be prepaid, were
concurred in A number of private bills passed,
and all claim bills then remaining on the calen-
dar were referred to he committee on Claims.
Mr. Wentworth of Massachusetts, introduced
"a bill to prevent the importation of paupers
criminals and insane persons. Some debate
arose upon Che BILL and on motion i. was LAID
on the liable.
Several times during the night and morning
the House was without a quorum and = call
for the house as made. The committee o.
Of Conference on The naval appropriation BILL
the civil and Diplomatic and OF various o.ntr
bills made report. which were c0ncuued in
Various other committees made reports which
were c5Ucnrred IN
On motion, resolution was adopted, Civ.
ing extra pay 10 various persons "a The employ
Of the "ouse. 4 l. O'Clock, when the Ousl-
ness Of The House vas concluded joint com
m!Utee was appointed to wai. upon The Presl.
dent, and inform him that Congress was ready
to adjourn, The duly was discharged, and on
the committee making report at quarter to l2
o'clock, Mr. Or moved ;he House do now ad.
iOurn. The motion was agreed TO-
The Speaker then delivered neat and feel.
ing address, closing by declaring the House
was finally adjourned.
There was then a general leave taking
among the members, and at one o'clock the
hall Of the House was nearly deserted, except
by the officers.
The following appointments were cofrmed
bv the Senate in executive session last evening.
Israel D. Andrews, Consul General for British
North American Provinces. j ohm R. BIodhead;
Consul General for Simoda, in Japan.
The appointments for the two additional
Cavalry regiments are so confused in coming
over the wires that they cannot be decipbered
We gather, however, that Brevet 1t. COL
Sumner is to be Colonel of the First regiment.
The Brigadier General had not been appointed,
but Gen. Shields would be. The balance we
cannot properly arrange, and so we pass them
by.]
The President nominated, and the Senate
confirmed, the following named gentlemen TO
constitute the Court of Claims recently author,
lied by law. J. H. Lumpkin Of Ga, Mr. Black
ford Of Ia, and Mr.. Gilchrist, Of N Hampshire,
Judge. Solicitor, Montgomery Blair
ID
THE GARDINER AFFAIR, THE DEoREE.-The
United States Circuit Court, at Washington,
sitting in Chancery, on the esd ult,, made a
decree to the effect that the awards were OBJ
tanned by George A. Gardiner by means of false
swearing, forgery, and fraud, and were, there
fore null and vol; that his estate is indebted
to she United States in the sum Of S428, $50.
with interests from the 10Th Of May, 1851; that
COrcOran & Riggs should bring into Court on
The fourth Monday OF March next the stocks
and securities in their hands, amounting to S8s,
loco, being part of the funds obtained by Gar
diner under said awards. aud also an admitted
balance in cash of S8, 737, as: and that the