Appoiwsmssi By tAs Prssidem. m.-ELiAs REcroR
to pc Marshal Of the United States for the Dis.
,ric, Of Arkrnsas, vieo Henry NJ. Rector removed

CONGRESSIONAL.


Monday night, Feb. I'd, l640.
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Afier the presentation Of reports and other
routine business, the time Of the Senate, to-day,
was occupied IN tho CONSIDERATION Of the bill! for
tho payment of certain claims of Texas against
the United States, arising out OF the seizure OF
arms and the forcbe abstraction Of a quantity Of
goods seized b.; the Texas collector Of customs in
the Red River district. After q discussion of no
great interest, an amendment offered by Mr..
claimed 3os the arms, was adopted. = ''' ''''''
10 the House, number of propositions, by way
Of amendment to, or substitute for, the joint reso.
luton Of notice, were introduced. They will be
found in theproper place.


Another attemp-the third sof the kind-was
made to bring the Oregon debate to close. The
resoluiion like its immediate predecessors, was
laid on the ,nbs (by some ten or eleven majority
We refer TO the vote.


Tie debate on the joint resolution wns then 70.
sumed in committee.


Reports wera received from the Secretaries OF
War and of the Navy.


Mr.. Westcott presented resolutions respecting
The boundary line between Florida and Georgia.
Mr.. Miller, resolutions Of New Jersey Lesisla.
ntre respecting pilots


Mr.. Sturgeon, resolutions of tho Pennsylvania
Legislature respecting the Improvements Of the
harbor al Erie; a road from the u. s. Arsenel
to Pittsburgh; the improvement of March,. Hook,
and against any incrense Of postage.


A number Of private bills were reported.
Mr.. Yulee offered resolution 10 call for the os.
Inmates Of the COS. Of dry deck a. Pensacola
J. z. Clayton offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for information as to the
amount Of the mercantile .0nno 60 and naval force
Of each maritime nation.


Mr.. Bagby gave notice of a bill to incorporate
Ihe Texan navy into our navy.


Tho bill 10 pay the debt due TO Texas was op.
,ossd By M!. Iarassin, AMI ad.oca:ed b. M.. Sc.