Reported for the Columbian Fountain.
TW enty-n ninth Congress:


FIRST SESSION.
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Several private petitions were presented by
Messrs. Johnson of MARYLAND. Cass, Surgeon
and Dickinson. Mr.. Benton presented peti.
tons of U. S. Army officers from Jefferson
Barracks in relation Gas was indisunctly heard>
to the rank of army officers. Mr.. B. also from
the Committee on Finance, brought in his i'm
portant and all-necessary bill for the abrogation
of duties on salt In England they tax the
light Of heaven, while here we merely tax 'sthe
salt of the earth" and ocean. He moved the
printing thereof and the accompanying docu-
ments. EiIa NaIte @8 - ltH


Mr.. Sturgeon presented a resolution which
was read by the Secretary; but Mr.. Dickens,
not having half the lungs that Mr.. French,
Clerk OF the House, is blessed with, The pur-
port could not be heard in the gallery.


A postponement of some matter was made
by Mr.. Westcott. This gentleman is the cause
Of much delay in the Senate by his postpone
ments. ia


Mr.. Penny hacker, on his request, was ex-
cused from serving as one fthe Committee on
Private Land Claims.


Mr.. Yulee, on leave introduced bill re-
pealing some act in relation to the territorial
council or courts in Florida


Messrs. Woodbridge and Niles presented
scme matters relative to post Offices and post
routes in Texas and elsewhere.


A lengthy debate arose on bill for the re-
lief of Nathaniel Goddard and others, of Alex
andria, on account of some -four shipped for
Cadlz, under a British license IN the time OF
the last war, that was seized aud condemned
by the United States vessels of war, as being
intended for England, or for the armies Of
England then in Spain. MIR. ] NJ. Clayton
advocated the claim, and Messrs. Turney and
Colquilt opposed it. Messrs. Bagby, Penny,
hacker, Davis, Allen, Johnson, of Md. Niles
and Cameron, participated in the debate.


Mr.. Davis argued that the claim should be
paid, because the forfeiture was occasioned
from misapprehension of the law. He stated
thar Mr. Perkins. one Of the claimants, was a
man Of wealth, and a man Of honor.


MIR. Allen opposed the bill on the ground
that the claimant, in time of war, chose the
enemy's protection instead of his country IS
Instead Of sailing under The stars and stripes,
he preferred the. British flag. AS 10 misap-
prehenSion of the law, the declaration of war
was the paramount law; and, when captured,
the claimant was engaged in conveying nour-
ishment to the enemy. This case had been
adiudcated upon and rejected, and we Were
now called upon 10 reverse the decision OF the
Supreme Court Of the United States.


The question was then taken by yeas and
nays on lbe engrossment for a third reading OF
the bill, and was carried by yeas 26, noes %
Messrs. Bagby and Westcott voting with the
VI higs. The Senate then went into Execu
tive session.