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SENATE.-Unimportant memorials and amend
Inents 10 the Bankrupt acts indefinitely post
poned.
The Finance committee instructed to on
quire into the cxrediency ui affixing penalty
when Government officers disbu"ec money without
legal authority.
Mr.. CONFESS said the resolution aimed at those
whom the Senate rejected as unfit for the positions
but who afterwards sent on special missions
to do, nobody knew what, and were paid from the
public fund.
The Joint resolution to convert into Treasury
proceeds the captured cotton and other property
remaining in the hands of the Treasurer, was re-
sumed and elaboratey discussed. The gross
amount was thirty-four millions, of which twenty
four millions remain in the hands of the Treasurer
as special agent. Ten millions have been paid to
owners and for expenses. The action Of the
Treasurer in disbursins the ten millions was ser-
ousy Questioned. Tie matter was postponed
4 +. solution instructing the Judiciary commit
tee TO report bill to vacate the present illegal
and unauthorized governments in the Southern
States and provide provisional governments until
they were reconstructed was laid over.
The President called for information
whether the bill aboiishing tho word white in the
law by tic Executive.
After &c utive session the Senate adjourned
HoUsE--The commi ttee on Foreign Affairs re-
ported resolution requesting the resident to
intercede with Victoria for father McMahones
release. The report maintains the innocence Of
McMahone, and the committee refused to couple
other names with the resolution as the case was
Homogeneous.
resolution 6iSruSSaH nv Mr
Ortiz, maintaining that American views regarding
alienation and naturalization must be enforced by
arms, il necessary.
Mr.. McCullum held that the nation that wont
strive to protect those who swear allegiance to it,
should be blotted out. He held that the rulings
in English Courts regarding expatriation were
INDUSTRIOUS.
Pending the discussion, the morning hour ex-
pred, and the resolution went over.
The Senate Amendments to the Cotton Bill were
referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
The Missouri election came up, occupying
several hours, when Mr. VanHorn Was declar ed
entitled to seat
The House then adjourned.
A gold medal, valued at four hundred dollars
was presented to the President to-day by a COM
mittee from Philadelphia. The medal is three
inches il diameter On the diverse eide is an ex-
cellent likeness of the President with the date of
his birth and Inauguration as President On the
reverse is the following inscription With cour-
age and fidelity he defended the Constitution and
by Justice and ma gnanimity restored tie alienated
States The presentation address was delivered
by Col. Hagner.
Tho President responded, returning his thanks
to the Club, and trusting that their confidence in
him had not been misplaced. In conclusion, he
pledged himself that his future course should be
as the past III his efforts to maintain and uphold
the Constitution, and assuring the committee
that the presentation was peculiarly gratifying at
this time. and that he would cherish it until the
last hours of his life. The President then took
each member of the committee by the hand, and
some time was passed in conversation before the
committee withdrew.
The Ways and Means Committee have decided
to appoint new Whiskey Metre Committee, and
to suspend all action of the present committee I
Secretary Seward spent part of the day in the
House of Representatives.
A committee of citizens from the States of New
York mathematician has presented the Presi.
dent with a cane made from the Charter Oak.
It is confidently stated that five Supreme Court
Judges will decide adversely to the constitution
pected to come up.
The EENE Republican Boilers I'm the Penn
sylvania Legislature still Firm.
HARRIsBURG, Jan. 8-P. NJ.
The nine Republican boilers in the Pennsylvania
Legislature still stand firm.