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by written statement by Mir. C os which occurred the dav of examination, and of a threat said {. have been made by Dr. DAVIS. as ba went out of the Hall. Mr. CRANE. oe Ohio, moved 10 refer this letter. and the statement accompanying it, 10 a se. feet committee, with power to send fas persons and papers and to report ina facts in the case; which was so far amended, as to require them to renort their opinion, whether the transmission of this letter, demanding satisfaction for words spoken on the floor constjtnt ed breach of privilege of the men bers of the House. Mir. STANRrRv in the course of debate hereupen. reiter ated the statementthat assaults on mea bers of the House for words spoken ,n debate were encouraged by Ian guage used by the President of tho IT States, and said he asked but half sn hour to prove the assertion by unoues' tionable evidence. Mir. Polk (and nor haps others having declared the stat rnerltt to De uHioanded, N Mr. sSsTa,srny. moved to amend the resolution so as ta institute an inquiry into this n1atters After a stormy debate, the Preyiop, Question was called for and. carried precluding the amendment proposed by Mr. STANBERy. The question astbs. taken by Yeas and Nays Oh Mir. CRASF-s motion for a committee, and deejded in the negative by Yeas and Nau. Yeas 85--Nays e7. So the resolution was rejected.

 Coiombia.-We learn, from the New York Courier and Enquirer, the Edi. tors of which have received Bogota pa. pers to March IS, and private letters from Cartbagena, that on the 9th of March, the deputies of New Grenada elected General SANTANDER, Presiden. of that state, by q majority of 49 yotes, being more than the required maiori- ty of two thirds. Dr. IcNATIo MAR. CUES was elected Viee President afer many ballots. The Members of the Council of State, elected on the 10th of March, are, Dr. VICENTE AQuERo, President; Rqfac 1losquerq, Gen. Donn. go Caieedo, pr. Ffaasciseo Soto, .Migml Ufibe Restrepo, .aiaaauel Beneto Re6sllo, and Jose WatfQrino: which selections considered an excellent one: their du. ties are important, and they receirea salary of S2500 each.

 In a secret session of the 10th Feb ruarY, the Congress at Rogota passed 8 law authorizing the aeknowledge. ment of the departments of the Equa. tor, Assuai and Guayafuil as sepa rate and independent State. The lin.

 it's however which New Granada is willing to allot to the new state of the 2 Equator, do not embrace all the TerH ritory, to which General Flores lays5 claim on her behalf, and war betWeeuI the two will unhappily probably betheI consequence. General Obando it Va understood at Bogota, was about t K leave that city to take the commando the forces of New Granada, opposedb

 those under Gen. Flores.

 The Congress of New Granada have further issued decree detailing as measures they propose to adopt fer sa union of the three Colombian Statesd New Granada, Venezuela, and the Equator, supposing the latter aeeede to the limits laid down by the forneF in the decree of the 10th February- By this decree it is proposed that each state shall appoint Plenipotentlarie who shall meet and deliberate on inc terms and conditions which will con duce to the end in view and the comI mon interest. The following stipulaJ tions are to be submitted to these fiej nipotentiaries: No state shall enterlni to a treaty with Spain without the F''F;s:S s sent of the others. An equitable par tition amongst them of the public de0' Recourse to arms to settle difference shall in no case be had; but an arDlla shall be chosen, 10 whose decision tG shall submit. No state shall cor clude treaty with a foreign Posa containing an alienation of any parl its territory, without the consent oi M others. No duties shall be levied ' the ports of one State on goods neDp ed to pass through to another stals The slave trade to be strictly prohlDl ed. A popular republican form to be maintained in ea'