CONGRESS.-2d SESSION.


coNpILEn FROM THE NATIONAL JOURNAL.
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TPeanc$day. FEB. l6.-In the Senate the
Vice President Of the United States attend
ed and resumed the Chair The bill for
the location and opening of a road in the
State of Indiana, was read third time and
passed. The bill fnr reducing the duties
heretofore levied on teas, coffee, and wine,
was read third time and passed The bill
appropriating certain sections Of public land
for the purpose of aiding the State of indi-
ana to open a canal between the Wabash
river and lake Erie, was read third time
and passed. The bill for the relief Of Ebc-
nezer Oliver K Co and the bill for gradual
ing the price Of public lands, were laid on
the table, with the understanding that they
were not to be called up again during this
session.


In the House of Representatives. the bills
ordered to he engrossed OH the preceding
day were read third time and passed -
The bin to refund certain duties paid upon
vessels and cargoes belonging to the city OF
Hamburg, went through Committee Of the
Whole, and was ordered to be engrossed and
read third time tomorrow. The House
then went through Committee with the Gen
eral Appropriation Bill, and reported it to
the House with the amendment which the
Chairman of the Committee moved. Some
discussion LOOK l)ldCS III SOhitilllee, anu III
she House. on the clause appropriating 5000
dollars for an outfit for minister to succeed
Mr.. Anderson at the Congress of Tucubaya;
and the ayes and noes was called on the
question, but the House adjourned before il
was taken.


In the Senate, on Thursday Mr.. Dcker-
Eon. from the Committee ON Manufactures
reported the bill for altering the acts impos
ing duties on imported woollens, without a
mendment The Senate took up the bill ap
propriating five hundred thousand dollars
annually. for six years, for the gradual i'm
ser long debate. and the adoption of sever
provement of the Navy fthe U. States--af
al amendments, the bill was laid on the ia
BILE, with the understanding that it would b.
taken up tomorrow.


In the House of Representatives, the dis
russion was resumed on the clause in TIL
General Appropriation Bill, which provided
an outfit of 5000 dollars for Minister to sue
ceed Mr. Anderson to the mission to Tucu
baya; when finally it was determined not t
fiji the blank with that sum, by vote {
117 to a.. The blank was then, on motto


of Mr.. Cook, filled with 4500 dollars. an
1hus amended, the bill was ordered to be c


crossed and read third time tomorrow.
Tho resoIusca Of Mr. Saunier was take