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h the Senate, to-day, alter the transaction of the morning business, and when the con sideration of the special order was taken up, Mr. Benton asked the indulgence ofMr. Ash ley, who had the floor, whilst he made few remarks in reference to portion of the argu- ment of Mir. Cass yesterday. MT. Ashley yielded, and the senator from Missouri then addressed the Senate in speech of upwards of an hour,-ol which we give as full a re- port as possible,-insisting on the ground of authorities which he had recently met with, that by the treaty of Utrecht the line of 49o was extended 10 the Pacific ocean.

 Mr. IIannegan briefly replied-( Mr. Cass not having been present at any period of the session to- day) and as tie usual hour of ad- journment, three o'clock, had then almost arrived, on motion of Mr. Sevier, the Senate went into executive session, Mir, Ashley re- taining the floor for tomorrow.

 The House spent the day in the discussion, in Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, of the independent treasury bill The question is to be taken tomorrow.

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