

By Electric Telegraph.
Congressional Proceedings Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Wednes lay, June 3,


Two o'clock p NJ
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WASHINGTON, Wedness ay, June 3,
+ Two O'clock p. NJ.


In Senate.


MI STURGEON, Of Peun., presented memorial
from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Company, praying Congress TO relinquish to tho
said company the stock held in said company by
the United States, with a view to the enlargement
ofthe said canal


! Mr.. DIX from the Committee on Finance. re-
ported back the House bill relating to the d,aw-
back on goods imported from the British North
American Provinces TO be exported 10 foreign
countries, with recommendation that it pass.
Mr.. Dix also reported back from the committee
on Military Affairs the bill to increase the number
| ofpaymasters, with the amendments, and recom-
mended that the Senate should not concur in the
amendments of the House. The recommenda-
ton was adopted, and the bill goes back to the
House.


! Mr.. ARCHER presented memorial numerously
signed by citizens of Alexandria, praying that the
Senate will pass the bill from the House, to recede
said town to the State Of Virginia.


Mr.. PEsNYBAcKER presented another memorial.
also numerously signed, on the same subject
The Senate then took up the bill to grant alter
nate sections of land in Mississippi for the inn
provement of the navigation of Pearl river, in
that State.


Mr. CALHOUN said he wished the bill was modi-
fled, SO that he could support it. discussion en-
sued, in which Messrs. Speight, Chalmers. Jarne-
gan and Webster participated. The latter offer
ed an amendment TO the bill, which Mr. Speight
accepted.


Mr.. NILES, Of Connecticut, declared himself
against the whole object and purpose of the bill,
and wished to lay it on the table.
T,, liz
SrEreHr said that the lands proposed to be appro-
priated by the bill were subject to inundation in
the winter months; had been in the market for
forty years. and could not be sold for five cents per
without the improvement contemplated.
Mr.. NILES here moved the indefinite postpone
ment Of the bill.


Mr.. SIMMONS, of Rhode Island, made few re-
marks as to the number of acres asked for.
Mr.. SPErGHr said four hundred and fifty thou
sand. Mr.. Calhoun moved to lay the bill ON
the table, which was carried


The resolutions of Mr.. Lewis offered yesterday,
calling on the President for certain information.
were, with Mr.. Crittenden's amendment, taken.
The amendment was agreed to, and the resou-
tons adopted.


The Joint resolution, authorizing the Attorney
General to decide the grant claims was taken up
for its third reading.


Mr.. McDuPrIR is now, as this dispatch closes.
speaking against the resolution he maintains that
the grant was genuine, akd the patents issued
under it just and legal.


The House of Representatives was engaged up
to this hour, halfpast o'clock, on the supple
mental war bill, to increase the Major Generals
and Brigadier Generals in the army.


The bill was advocated by Messrs. Holmes and
Burt, Of S. C., and opposed by Messrs. Smith, of
Illinois, and Darragh, of Pa. Mr.. d. insists that
we have ample force and sufficient number Of
officers to subdue Mexico.