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Woshtngtoa, Jannary Fl. l In the Senate, yesterday, MT. Ben ton asked leave to introduce the follow l ing joint resolution:

 \ joint resolution deelaratory of the meaning of the charter of the Bank

 of the United States, on the subject Of the paper currency 10 be used by

 the Bank.

 Resofped bg Me Senate and House of Representations of he Unifed States ot .4nserica i,s Congress- assembled, That the paper currency in the form of orders drawn by the President of the Offices of Discount and Deposite, on the Cash fer of the Bank of the United States, is not authorized by any thing contained in the charter, and that the said cur reney is hereby considered to be illc- gals and that the same ought to be sup pressed.

 Mfr. Benton supported the rnolion in dspeech three hours long, and it was opposed by Messrs. Dallas, Buckner, Webster, Wilkins, Bibb, Chambers and Smith; and furthersupportedby by ifessrs. Forsyth. Miller, Kane, Marcy and Ty- Ter. The question being taken, leave to introduce the resolution was refused asfollows:- Yeas--Messrs. Rentons sDnd- ley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Hayne, Hill, Kane, Mangum, Marcy, Miller, Moore, Tazwell, Troup, Tyler, and White-l6. yNays-Messrs. Bell, l,Bibb, Buckner, Chambers, Clayton, Dallas, Ewing, Foot, ,Frelinghuysen, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnston, King, Knight, Nau- dain, Prentiss, Robbins, Robinson, Sey- mour, Sillsbee, Smith. Tipton, Tomlin- son, Webster and Wilkins-25.

 In the House of Representatives, Mir. Root, from the committee on agri- culture, reported d bill for promoting tine growtf. and nnanufactnre of Silk in the United States. MT. Drayfoa,, from the committee on military affairs re-. ported bill to increase the number of surgeons and assistant surgeons in the United States States Army. h;r. Bouidiin' s resolution relative to the tariff, and Mir. Da0is' amendment thereto, were. again taken up, and discussed by Mir. JNitchesl of South Carolina until the ex. piration ofthe hour allotted to morning business. A ntimber of private bills were acted on.

 The Speaker presented the memori- al of the President and Directors ofthe Bank of Pennsylvania, praying a re- charter of the Bank ofthe U. States On motion of MT. Wickl1e, it was re- ferfed to the committee of ways and means, with the following instructions to said committed:

 .sTo inquire into the expedicncy of reporting a bill to incorporate a new Banking Company, 10 take effect and go into operation after the expiration ofthe charter of the Bank of the Uni ted States, reserving one-third of the capital in said Bank, fer the T. States, together with sufficient bonus on the charter; one-third to be subscribed for. by such of the stockholders in the pres ent Bank as may be citizens of the Uni ted States. the other third to be taken by such citizens of the United States as may desire so to invest their surplus capital:

 .That they also inquire into the ex- pediency of prohibiting the Bank from dealing in or holding real estate, ex- cept for the mere purpose of Banking Houses, and Houses necessary for the