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 Congress lave as yet done little more than organize themselves, and make pre- parations for business. Tie Hon. Hugh j.. White, of Tennessee, was elected President pro. te.m. of the Senate, on which occasion he addressed tie Senate as follows:

 ''Fo the members oftF!e Senat tender my sincere acknowledg dgemeuts for tle dis &inguisted honor conferred by their vote.

 " No person, who has been so long member Of this body, eoHld have been sc lected, who has made the rules of its pro- ceeTing less an object of lis study. This circumstance will make my errors more numerous than might be aulieipated, and will throw me oftener on the kind siadul- .ence of tic Senate.

 '' Whatever my errors may be, 1 have the consolation of knowing that they can be revised and corrected al the instance of any member; and l beg every one to boIievo, that s0 far from feeling hurt, al the correctness of my decisions being questioned, 1t will be matter of gratiGea- tion, that tue sense ofthe Senate may be taken, in every instance, when t may be supposed l am mistaken.

 ssW hatever industry and attention can dc towards removing defects in qualffca- tions, promise shall be done; and take the Chair, determined, ,hat n anxious q c. sire to do that which IS just towards every member, and which will most promote the correct discharge Of the important husi- ness we may have to perform, 1 will not be exceeded by any who have preceded tae.'2