HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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A bill from the Senate relative to the time
of holding the Circuit and District Courts of
the United States in the State of Ohio, was
taken up and passed.


Mr.. Thompson, of Ky, introduced a bill to
establish post route from the District Of Co.
lumbia to the mouth of the Columbia river, in
the territory of Oregon. Read twice and re-
ferred to the committee on post Office and posi-
roads.


Mr.. Hopkins moved that the special order,
the warehousng bill, be postponed until to-
morrow, which was carried


On motion of Mr.. Hopkins, the House then
resolved itself into committee of whole, and
proceeded with the postage bill.


After spending two hours in great confusion
voting on motions, which one half of the men,
berS did not understand,


The committee finally rose, and the commit
tee was discharged from further consideration
Of the bill.


Mr.. Hopkins then offered substitute for the
whole bill


Mr. Hamlin offered an amendment to one of
The sections of the substitute.


Mr.. Gordon, of N. Y, moved that the bill
ard substitute be laid OIL the table, and the
yeas and nays were called for-yeas S6-nays
81.


The previous question was seconded, and the
main question was ordered.


MIR. Hamlin's amendment, which was to al
ter the present mode of giving the advertise
nents of letters remaining in the post office, so
that instead of being given to papers having
the largest circulation, they should be given at
the discretion of the post master; was not adopt
ed-yeas s4-noes go.


Mr. Hopkins's substitute was rejected yeas
Sl-noes 81


A motion was made to reconsider the last
vote.


Mr.. Tibbatts moved to lay that motion on
the table.


The Speaker Gin answer to enquiries) decid-
ed that the effect of that motion, if carried,
would be TO suspend all action upon the bill
until the motion to reconsider was acted upon.
The motion to lay on the table was carried,
yeas 94-noes Sd.


The House then again went into committee,


Mr.. Houston, of Ala, in the chair.


After upwards of half an hour wasted in dis
order, appeals from the decision of the chair,
reversals of his decisions, &C. &c.,


Mr.. Rhett succeeded in having taken up
bill relative to discriminating duties on Java
Coffee imported in Dutch ships, and also for re-
funding duties improperly enacted on Spanish
vessels, which had been returned from the SEN
ate amended, and after few words from Mr.
Rhett and MIR. Winthrop, the amendment was
concurred in, and the bill laid aside to be re-
ported to the House.


MI Lgon, of Maryland, then moved that
lhe Senate bill on French spoliations be taken
up, ana II was carried by S5 yeas, s. noes.


After II mad been read through, an Intellectual
attempt was made to lay it aside, and take up
another bill.


Mr. Thurman then addressed the committee
in opposition to the bill, but, without conclud-
ing, gave way to motion that the commit
tee rise. which was carried, and


The House adjourned.