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SENATE-WAsHIEGTON, Feb II

 The Texas debate t was expected by many would commence in the Senate to-day, and good many persons present m expectation of hearing the discussion. The subject was alluded 10 during the morning hour, and on motion of Mir. Archer lhe de. hate was postponed until Thursday next. Mir. More. head said he would speak to-day if the Senate did not wish to postpone.

 Mir. Bagby presented Resolutions from the Aaba. ma Legislature, asking for the establishment of a Southern b"undary for the admission of Texas; for the occupancy of the Oregon; against the Tariff. Distribution, &c. The resolutions were read. laid upon Ihe fable. and ordered to be printed. ...

 MT. Fairfield presented memorial from l0S cti- zens asking Congress oreiect all propositions for the annexation of Texas. The signers, he said, upon the autlory,o of friend in Bangor, were about all Alb llitionis,s or wings 4fr a..

 The bill for the appointment of Assistant Pursers ana Surgeons in the Navy was rejected by vote of

 bill providing for the transmission of mails be. tween the United States and Foreign countries wac also passed without division The n'll rom the House authorizing the Postmas- ter General to make contracts for carrying the mails upon ra''Seads without advertising, was passed, and then the Senate adjourned.

 HOUSE oy REPREsEsTArlyEs.

 Iowa AS STATE.-The unfinished bus;ness of last evening coming up, Mir. yinton, of Ohio. ad dressed the committee upon the pending amendment which to reduce the number of square miles from 72 900 square miles 10 39 or 40 900.

 Mir. Vinton made an interesting and able spe.cb upon the territory of ths North West as cedsd by Virginia until the present time. It was designed origina Fly to limit the number o States and rbe size of the States which were 10 form the North Western territory Virginia in ceding the North West, de- signed that there should not be more than three States or less than five upon this subiect. The ordinance oi l7SI iesisnsd Ihe sane thing.

 MT Viatnm said Il was mistaken policy ihe part oi our h'hers thus to enlarge lie States of the West to unnatural dimensions. It had been seen in part 10 ne So' on' still the Western States large and they were in danger of losing their just inauenee in the Union iy being extended according to tlse siews proposed in the bill before the House.

 Mir. V. spoke of the West holding the most im. Portani position in the Union. The conservative