From Washington.
TWENTY-NINTH C0XGRESS"First Session
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TWENTY-NIATH C0NGRESS"'First Session
SENATE.


WASHINGTON Dec. II. l3i5.


As soon as the Senate organized: the resoiu-
tion for filing up the Standing Committees were
taken up.
Mr.. ALLEN stated that he had been served with
subpoena. which he wished 10 obey, anc ne mere
fore asked unanimous consent 10 bring up the Texas
resolutions.


Objected to, and the resolutions could not be
taken up.


The Senate then proceeded to the tedious work Of
filing up the Standing Committees.


The result of the baloting for the members o! the
Committee on the Militia as follows;


On tie tia-senp!e, Barrow, Fairfield and West
colt.


On motion of Mr SEVER the several remaining
committees were filed up as follows and IN the or
der which they are arranged, the Senate agreeing
unanimously thereto:


On Idia, Agars-Basby, Phelps, AtchisOn and JaE.
On On Cqims-Penny j. NJ Clayton Tnrney and


On Evolutionary clatm.- Hannegan 7. Clayton Col
Guilt and Greene.


On J4djciary-Breese, Berrien, wes;coti and Web
ster


on Post o5Fec aad Post Roads-sturgeou, simmons,
Se;nple and Dayton


on Roads and Canals-Lowis Corwin. Sturgeon and
Davis.


On Psnsions-Ashley. Pearce Atchison and Barrow,


o.. the Dis'riet Of Coium5n-Jenness, Brcese Miller
and Johnson Of Md


on Patents and tic Patent QtFae-Hannegan Phelps,


On Contingent Expenses Of the seaa;e-BTeese and
Greene.


on Public Buiidiags-Daytoa and Cass.
on PriRtjng-Chalmers and JphaIn.
on Observation-Disclosures, MOrehead, Dickinson and
Turney.


win


On Esgro:sea Bms-chalners and Jarnagin
| Join, Committee Enrolled Blls-Bright chairman
| Jarnagin and Levy.


Joint COMMITTEE on the LiJr@y-Pearcc, Chairman
/ Lewis and Chalmers.


Mr.. SrElGHr called up his resolution to go into
! the election of public printer.


After some debate the President put the question
on taking up Mr.. Speights resolution Before the
vote WIS taken, Mr.. J. NJ. CLAYTON called for the
reading of the proposals lying the table. They
were The same As We're before the House. and pro
posed a reduction OF the public printing by rate OF
! from 20 TO 30 per cent below the present prices
paid by the Senate.


The Senate passed several amendments TO the
resolutions regulating the printing, and one was the
amendment introduced in the House. and the other
that if thereafter the printing should be separated
from the public press, the printers now chosen
should be subjected 10 the law.


The Senate then went into the election OF n
| Printer, with the following result:
Richie Il Heiss - Gales s Seaton 20 Jefferson & Co
The vote for Printer having been announced Mr..
SEVER moved that the House Resolutions for the
election of Chaplain be taken up. The motion
prevailed and the Resolutions were adopted. The
Chaplain will probably be chosen tomorrow
motion was made after O'Clock 10 go into Ex-
ecutive session but it was uegatived, and the Sen
ate then adjourned


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


The SPEAKER having taken the Chair, and called
the House order,
The resolutions from the Legislature OF Massa-
chusetts for remodeling the Naturalization Laws,
being first in order, were taken up.
a motion made 10 refer them TO the Commit
tee on the Judiciary.


Another motion was made to refer them to select
committee.


On these motions and exciting debate
sprang up. in which Messrs. LEVIN OF Penn. and
CAMPBELL and WOODRUFF iall Nativcsl took part
and made very exciting speeches in favor OF refer
ring 10 a Select Committee.
Mr.. RArHBuN, of y. y. (the Chairman of the Judi
ciary Commttee,j was entirely willing that the reso-
luiions should 20 10 his Committee but he should
make au early motion that the Committee be dis
charged from the consideration of them.
Mr.. WINTHROP, oil Mass made a few remarks, In
which lie advocated their being referred 10 the Com
mittec the Judiciary, as the proper and usual
course for such matters 10 take.


Mr.. Mr.DARRAGH, OF Penn. though opposed tc the alter
alton of the Naturalization Laws, was in favor OF
referring the resolutions TO the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. MCKAY Of \. c. regretted that Mr.. Rathbun
had expressed his willingness refer the resolutions
| 10 the Committee on the Judiciary. He Mr.. Nc
Kay was willing 10 receive them, and lay them on
the table and nothing more.


Mr.. BRoDaEAD OF Penn thought they ought to
go with the abolition petitions on the table.


Mr.. PAYNE oil Alabama, made one OF his curious
speeches. from which il was easily gathered that he
was opposed 10 hem-bul willing that they should
go TO the Judiciary Committee. He touched so hard,
in the course OF his remarks, on Abolitionism and
Naiiysm ;ha, he was four times called 10 order by
Mr. GIDDISGs Of Ohio and Mr.. WOODRUFF OF New
York.


Mr.. DlLL1NGHAN of Vermont Mr.. SIMMs, of Mo.
and Mr.. THoMPsoS, OF Penn. also spoke against the
resolutions.


Mr. YANcEr, Of Alabama, and Mr. OwES of In
diana. made each very handsome speeches on the
subject and advocated the reference of the reso!u
tion 10 a Select Committee.
Mr.. GILES OF Md. then took the floor and made a
loud attack upon the Natives. who he said had been
signally rebuked at the baot-boxes in Baltimore
and should never more be heard OF there.


Mr.. BAKER of Illinois, made short speech ad-
vocating the reference asked by the friends OF the Re
solutions.


Mr.. LEVIN, of Pa. next took the floor and before
he had concluded the House adjourned.


