MOBILE

Saturday Morning, February 8, Is4b.
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 The Government Express failed yesterday. By the slow nall We had New-YoIk dates to the S0th u From Washington we have dates to the evening of the 3Orh ult containing be proceedings of Congress of that day:

 The Senate was engaged during the morn'ng hour, in discussing the bill providing foi the appointment oftwentY seven assistant pursers and assistant snr- geons aud chaplains in the navy. Mr. BaYard ad- vocaied it's passage, and Mir Crittenden opposed it. showing that there pursers and surgeons e. noush already the service, if they ordered to sea- to give three to eaIh h vessel in commsson The bill was laid on the table, and the Senate resumed the consideration of the postage bill The debate on this biLMas continued and. on motion of MT. Bagb', Ihe ninth section, relating 10 free covers for mem bers of Congress in lieu of the lrankng privilege was stricken out-yeas 27. nays IT, MT. BSgY then moved To amend the fifth section (which re- peals all laws cun rring the flHnking p'Iv'legeD ny exempting from repeal the privilege now enjoyed by members of Congress, delegates from TenI'ories' and the clek of the House of Representatives and secretary of the Senate. Mcssrs. Buchanan snd Merrick declared themselves altogether in favor of abolishng the Iianking privilege, for the sake of giving cheap postage fair experiment, and meet ing the expectations of the country Mr. bagby con- tended il was privilege enuling to the benefit of the constluenc, of members, and not personally 10 themselves; and Mir. White urged lhe continuance ol the privilege to deputy postmasters. Pending the question 10 amend the fifth section, proposed by Mir Bagby, the Senate adjourned

 The House. at an eaiy hour, resolved itself ints ConuniIee of the WboIe on the sIate of the IJn,oD MT. Weller, of Ohio, in the chair.) and resumed the consideration of he Oregon bill. Messrs. Thomp son, McCIernand, Hamlin Of Maine, Owen, and El- mer, sp Ike in favor of the bil and Ms. Jos. R. ln- gersolI against it. Without coming to any decision, the committee rose and reported progress, and the House adjourned.