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Je1 10 SNE LCaSWHIEC OD NC J11bI6f(SLUDJ
reported, that tbs Speaker be authorized TO
employ cosn5sI to defend The ssrgeaati at
Arms. againft Andsrssa's suit, and that tie
expsn5es be paid out Of the contingent fund q
the House. Aecepted.


On motion of MIR. TALLMApGE, the
Committee on the Judiciary was instruc.
ted to report on the sxpediency of pro
vidlng by law for the appointment Of the
Clerks Of Dlstric, Courts by the Presi
dent and Senate and also to require
from them greater security for the per-
foTmances of their duties.


TUESDAY DEC 20. A bill concerning
suits brought on copy rights. was read
THURSDAY. DEC. 81. AS soon as the
Housewas called to order, il was announ-
ced, that the Hon. GEORGE MUMEoRD, a
member of the House from Norfb Garsh
ma, had deceased and after the House
had appointed committee to arrange his
funeral, the two Houses of Congress ad.
iourned, without entering on the ordina-
ry business of the day Il he next day be
ing New Years day, the adjournment
was until Monday.


We expect, on the commencement OF
the next week, which may be considered
as the termination of holidays, that Con
gress will enter, in earnest, upon the i'm
portant business of the session; tor, as yet
no measure of general importance has
bsen decided :all The topics of interest,
which will undoubtedly form the main
feature of the present session. are yet IN
embryo; of the most prominent charac-
ter, we may name


1. The present state of our relations
with Spain, growing out OF the Seminole
war.


2 The South american q uestion,
which is now fairly before congress
since the receipt of the several reports
of the Commissioners, furnishing all the
information asked for.


3. The general Bankrupt Law, now
loudly called for, aud the expectancy Of
which is acknowledged in, every quarter
of the Union.


| 4. The examination ofrhe affairs of the
Bank of the Unit ed states.
On other subjects, such as relate to
the judiciary, the military, the Indian
affairs. national currency, commerce, &c.
it seems yet uncertain what change OF
amendments may be adopted. As more
than one third of The session has already
been spent, chiefly in acting on private
claims, it may reasonably be coDjec-
turec that the main topics, which are
scarcely yet touched, will furnish ample
employment to occupy their attention
for the remaining two months, which will
complete the fecond feilion of the hf-
teenth Copgreis.-Weib- City Gaz.