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xxxvIItA ooNaREss-rir.t session.
WASHINGTON, March 8.
SENATE

Mr.. LANE of Indiana presented the creden-
tiais of Hon. Joseph A. Wright, appointed
senator from Indiana, in place of Bright, ex,
PEELED. MIR. Wright appeared and took the
oath.
MIR. WILMoT presented several petitions in
favor OF emancipation also the resolutions of
the legislature OF Pennsylvania relative to the
detences OF Delaware river and bay; referred
Mr.. WILKINSON presented q petition from
citizens of New York, as ding congress to re.
duce to territories South Carolina, Georgia,
and Florida.
Mr.. HARRIS presented petitions, one signed
by all the late officers OF New York, asking
that the rank OF major general be conferred on
Gen. Wool
Mr. CHANDLER, from the committee of COM
merce, reported bill requiring the oath of al
legiance to be taken by captains of vessels to
foreign ports, which was taken up and passed.
Mr. WILSON, from the military committee,
reported the bill to encou age enllstments i'll
the regular army, with an amendment con-
corning the tariff The amendment was
agreed 10.
Mr. GRIMES moved to amend, so as to re-
peal the act authorizing the appointment OF ad.
ditional aids The bill was laid aside.
Mr.. FEssENDEN made a report from the
conference committee on the bill for the bet
ter organization of the cavalry. The re.
.
and also that officers discharged under the
provisions Ot the bill receive two months
extra pay.
Mr.. WILKINSON moved to strike out the
provision for two months pay.
Mr. KING moved to amend so as to make it
one months pay to both privates and officers.
The bill was laid aside.
The bill for the organization Of stats of
divisions was taken up and passed.
mn off, ri, ,l,,t.,~
icing the president TO appoint as many assist
ant adjuant generals and other officers of the
staff as in his Judgment the service required.
Adopted
A communication from the secretary of war
was received, transmitting information relative
to the command in Kansas, &C.; also com.
munication transmitting the aggregate number
of volunteers from each st,te, &C.; and also
the expenses of that department.
The confscation bill was taken up. Mr..
McDoUGALL spoke at length against the bill
After an executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. DAWES reported, on request of S Fer
guson Beach, that he be admitted from the It'll
congressional district OF Virginia, that he is
not entitled to a seat. Laid over
Mr. STEVENS, from the committee on ways
and means, reported a bill providing for in
ternal commerce; referred TO the committee
of the whole and made the special order for
week from next Wednesday and 10000 addi
tional copies were ordered printed.
Mr. SEDGwICK offered a resolution, which
was adopted. requesting the president to fur.
nish the correspondence or other information
relative to the present condition of Mexico,
and the alleged design of the allied powers to
esLa blish monarchy there.
Mr.. HOLMAN offered resolution to the effect
that the war be carried on solely for a restora
tion OF the Union without change or modifica-
ton in the government. Tabed-60 to SO.
A joint resolution was passed for payment
of the awards of the commission for claims in
the department of the west.
Roscoe CoNKLING offered resolution re-
questing the secretary OF war to suspend all
uneXecuted orders for firearms until further
action of congress laid over.
A resolution passed directing the secretary
of the treasury to inform the house of the
amount Of the subscription TO the national
loan authorized July 18th, the amounts paid
such subscriptions, and the purposes to
which they have been appropriated.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM offered a resolution re-
questing the president to inform the house
whether any offer has been made to the allied
powers to assume the public debt of Mexico;
also whether any offer has been made to Great
Britain or other foreign power OF the navga
ton of the Mississippi limited or unlimited !;
laid over.
Mr.. ALDRIcH offered resolution directing
the judiciary committee to report back the con.
fscation bill laid over for debate.
Mr.. Cox introduced the following Joint res.
olutons in relation to maritime rights -
"Whereas International law cannot acquire
any considerable extension except by cOec
tive work OF the nations, either assembled in
congress by delegates, or by the combined me-
gotiation Of the principal nations =
And whereas, the events connected with the
Trent affair have given rise 10 the discussion
of maritime rights by the principal powers of
the world all interested in their authoritative
settlement and in that discussion the friendly
Offices of the emperor of France were rendered
to the United States tor the purpose Of ADJUST.
ing the questions involved on a clear and lib.
eral basis, looking to ameoration of the rights
OF neutrals npon the sea-
Therefore, be it resolved by the senate and
house of representatives of the United States
in congress ACKNOWLEDGMENT that the national
legislature acknowledges the friendly inten-
tons and enlightened views of the emperor of
the French in said interposition second, that
it tavors the most liberal propositions with re-
spect to maritime rights and the abolition of
such usages as restrict the liberty of neutrals
and multiply the causes of dissensions in the
world, believing that humanity and justice de-
mand that the calaE tiles incident to war
should be strictly limited to the belligerents
themselves and to those who voluntarily take
part with them but that neutrals abstanng
in good faith from completely ought to be lett
to pursue their ordinary trade with either bel
ligerent; third, that the present time is pro-
pitious for the resumption OF negotiation to Sc
cure these objects, and especially for the con-
currence of the nations in the belligerent art-
,ces of the declaration of the congress of Paris
of the 10th of April, 1856, with the amend