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To-day being the anniversary Of the battle of New h
Orleans, neither House Of Congress Is IN session
The Senate this week has exhibited disposition to
dispose Of the NECESSARY business Of the session,
which Stands out IN striking contrast with the dla-
tory action Of the House. The latter body, appa-
rently not satisfied with long discussion mere party
politics, has gone into It again with renewed energy
So absorbed in it tley, that Gen. Qpitman again
failed, on Monday, in getting the House to receive
his bill for an increase fcompensaton to the officers
of the army. Notwithstanding his assurance to the
House that it was measure Of urgent necessity and
that the officers were daily fesigning by reason Of the
insfciency Of their pay, the House refused to suss
pend the rules to receive it, Tired Of the delay in the
House, Mr. Weller, chairman Of the Senate Committee
on Military Affairs yesterday reported the bill in the
Senate It will probably soon pass there and then be
sent down to the House.. -. ,...<t,ss-,.:f
( The bill increases the pay Of each officer Of the
army, high and low, twenty dollars month, and
allows thirty cents day Communication Of ratiens. -
The principal speeches in the House, on political
Esubiects, have been those Of Stephens Of Georgia.
Davis Of Maryland Barclay Of Pennsylvania and San
didge of Louisiana None of them are entitled to
special notice Stephens declared that Kansas would
! inevitably come into the Union as free state-an
! impression which has prevailed among public men
here for some time. In view of the efforts which the
South has made and the great benefits the Kansas
4 Nebraska bill were to confer upon the South, this
seesto be most lame and impotent conclusion. /
am unable to see what great boon was conferred upon
the South by the passage Of bill, the immediate eff
feet of which has been the formation of two Terri
tores-Kansas and Nebraska-both to come into the
Union as free States. 'S<
The President Yesterday communicated to the
Senate very interesting documents letter from
1.-THE President of the New York. Newfoundland and
: London Telegraph Company, relative to the Sub
about to be laid between the coasts
II of Newfoundland and Ireland Thus far our Govern
: rnert has not aided the enterprise in any way.
, EGeyernment though Great Britain has not only
;. been very liberal in her subscription, but has guaran
1teed to the company six per cent dividend upor
the stock. It is proposed that we shall assist II
flayng the telegraphc cable at our end of the line
"A request so reasonable that Congress ought not te
r. hesitate moment In complying with tt. The cen
re Britain and the United States shall have priorit
er over yelse nthe transmission Of messages
~ and as. between the two that they shall be sent
. cording' to the priority Of their acceptance The
m State that the Zine Will be laid and the telegraph
at coed worltingi order BY the Fourth of JalH mex
e unless some unforeseen accident occur. Recent
II y, plcratinns by Lieut.. Bergman demonstrate Il,
" feasibility of tie enterprise-atld it may be adde
'e that Lieut. Maury, of the most scientific men
y tile present age, tondslis IN the opinion
~, \, A specimen Of the wire has been exhibited her
Ia for several days 1t Is about the diameter Of ha
dime and as flexible piece OF ordinary rope.
til lis hard to believe that enterprise SO grand an
ed ma eniiieet as this approaches speedy cor
ne summation. - - ~ !.
q, The contested election case from Iowa has oecnpe
H. the time Of the Senate for several days but Il
N. decision has yet been madC The question involve
ed is whether either branch Of Legislature has rgl
s to refuse to 60 into joint convention for the eeeNo
of Senator after having previously consented to i
and Wheeler. in tile event Of such refusal, Senatt
IN elected by majority of both Houses nowithstandn
al one House not officially present is legally eiecte,
nc This is the state of the with Mr.. Harlan, one
ed the Senators from Iowa. whose seat is conteste
cd Judge Butler from the Judiciary Committee, reporte
nc that he was not legally elected but strong argumen
Ou ille ptutt Slts pSeH W pi0s'io AooF
and Pugh. ~ -, =: -. 90. -..... D..
On rhe Senate has also had under consideration, Wi
Io ont coming to conclusion upon it, the bill grantif
r additional compensation to the descendants Of Il
ae officers of the Revolutionary army. On Monday N
ess Seward made q strong speech in its favor Pus
lef opposed it, The amount covered by the bill is
ot posed to be about two and half millions of doa
lar Mr. Bright the President of the Senate has &c
t to Indiana to remain several weeks His term expt
on the 4th OF March next, and it is supposed he
' gone to see about the chances Of his reelection.
= Mason, of Virginia, has been elected President
- tempore in his place. In the event Of the death
ono President Pierce betweenthis time and the 4th
~ March Mr. Mason would be President ~
a.n 1t is announced in some Of the papers-bpt not
-, officially announced-that Mr. ViIers brother
~ Lord Clarendon, has been appointed Minister tot
Il country from Great BritAn in place of Mr.. Crampt
ra, It's probable that this rulor is wellfounded. 10
the Bull has been thrown into great good humer with
oad recently by act of international courtesy on
tho part at once graceful and delicate a;lude to
ma restoration of the British bark Resollte, which
~l abandoned in the Arctic sea, and subsequently
- covered aud brought home by some of ctr nay
Su- tors Anappropriato of forty thousand dellals
inst made by Congress for tettipg her, and she was Il
for sent to Ioalon under command Of Capt. .Hirtse
ak and formally restJ4ed to the British Gevernnie
re- Old MI. Bull was thrown into great glee by I
his compliment. and it is stated that Capt Hartsen
ned only dined with thesQneen, bat received var
other honers from high flnetionaries of the Brit
government =, e. T. ~. -''''- = = =
een If Mr. .yillers, however, has any Of tie ast
etsa diplomacy Of his brother he and venerable !
nor mier, Mr.. Marcy, likely to have. an interest
HE time OF it UNLESS indeed our Premier, in view
his speedy retirement to private life concludes
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