CONGRESS. March 18th.
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II JNySteTy.-DuTlnS tne morning
hour, Mr.. Allen gave notice that on
Monday next, after the expiration of
the hour set apart for the morning
business, he would ask the Senate to
go into Executive session; and he
would state that there was a matter
connected with the Executive busi.
ness of the Senate which would re.
quire its action within four or five
days. 1t was matter Of Importance
which he was not now at liberty 10
name, and he only alluded to it, that
the Senate need not be taken by sur.
prise by the motion which he intended
to make. Mr.. Ashley said, that as
the Senator from Ohio had alluded to
the necessity Of an Executive sessi on
on Monday, he would observe that
there was matter which Imperative
ly called for ar Executive session to,
day. ltwas for the purpose Of cor
recting a mistake which had been
made at the last Executive session.
Mr.. Allen said he, of course, had no
objection to an Executive session this
day; but the matter to which he had
reference, as requiring attention with.
in a few days, was special matter,
distinct from the ordinary Executive
calendar.


The special order of the day, "the
Oregon question: was then taken up,
when Mr.. Niles addressed the Senate
at length in favor of the "notice."
When he had concluded, MIR. Chal-
mers obtained the floor. On motion,
the Senate went into Executive ses.
sion, and after some time spent there.
in, adjourned over till the following
Monday.


In the House Of ofRepresentatives the
day was consumed in voting upon the
amendments to the River and Harbor
bill. When the hour at which the
House usually adjourns drew nigh,
Mr.. Seaborn Jones rose and stated
that one Of the Senators from the State
of Georgia-Mr. Colqui't-had lost
one of his children by death; that the
funeral was 10 take place that after
noon, at which the Georgia delega.
tion were desirous to attend; and, to
afford them an opportunity to do so,
the usual hour Of adjournment having
arrived, he would move that the house
adjourn. The motion prevailed, and
the House adjourned accordingly.