INVENTIVE CONGRESS-.


SECOND SESSION.

Senate.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. q, lS45
Senate, pursuant TO adjournment last night at
haf past 10, met at ii A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Tustin. Journal dis
pensed with.


Mr. MRRRIcK presented petition from Nj sss.
stppl for reduction Of the rates OF postage an
uniform charge Of five cents. BY Mr.. Bates from
the Legislature ct Massachusetts, protest against
the Annexation OF Texas. LAID on the table.


Mr.. EVANS, from the Finance Committee, intro
duced bill, supplementary to an act to fix the
value Of certain Foreign Moneys in the Custc m
Houses of the United States. The bill was read
three times and passed


Two or three local and private bills were consi-
dered.


CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC EXPENSES


On motion OF Mr.. Evans, the Senate took up
the amendments Of the Finance Committee TO the
annual bill OF Civil and Diplomatic Expenses. The
amendments, with one or TWO exceptions, related
to increase OF salaries OF Executive subordinate
officers Among them, however. were


An amendment, reducing, from and after the
30th June next, the number OF Clerks in the Gene
raj Land Office TO sixty; for repairing and repav-
ing the Pennsylvania Avenue. and repairing the
road to the Congress, onal BuryDg Ground and
Navy Yard, $3S 600. For laying the foundation
and commencing the superstructure Of the west
wing OF the Patent Ofice, $l5 600. Forthe Dis
uict Penirentiary, $1,000 For lasane Paupers OF
District Columbia, $4 900. Cost Of each iurallc
not to exceed 81 per week.


On the amendme Mt, cutting down The missions
to Austria and Brazil from full missions, as passe d
Nv the Rouse, 10 mlsSiOns Oh tue stCohu Class, VI
Charge des Affdires.


Mr.. BUCHANAN desired to know the reason for
this anne ndment.


Mr.. EVANS explained that the governments Of
Austria and Brazil had only ministers Of the second
grade near our governments; and that ministers of
the same class TO those Governments had accord
lagly been substituted by the committee. Besides,
the importance OF these two nations in their rea-
lions to the United States was not so great as to
warrant full missions


Mr.. BUCHANAN did not know about that. He
thought, however, that our commercial relations
With Brazil were Of such importance, and growing
Importance too, as to render II only advisable
but necessary 10 retain our commercial advantages
ia that Republic against the Vaccinations Of Eng
land As 10 Austria, II was leading power OF
Europe, very old and respectable Government,
and had always been friendly TO the United States.
Mr. Il. hoped that this mission would rot be re-
iuced. He asked the grade of the representative
lere from the Government OF Brazil


Mr.. EVANS believed he was resident minister.


Mr.. BUCHANAN said, that under the laws Of ma
ions resident minister was considered equivalent
20 full minister tie, ihsrcitrc, thonahtt roa'd
be polite aud Jest H. fttaln iuii minister ~
Brazil. The tobacco trade OF the United States