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The express failed yesterday. The slow mail brought dates of the 18th from New-Y ork the same came by the express of Saturday.

 Our dates from Washington are of the 18th, (nght,) furnishing us with the proceedings of Com giess of that day.

 The Senate was enlightened by speech of more than three hours in length from Mr. Rives, in oppo- silion to the juint resolution of the House for

 ing Texas to the United States. He declared hn- seH in favor of annexing Texas, if it could be done by what he conceived to be the only constitutional mode-through the astrumentality of the treaty ma king power He maintained that the power given by the constitution to Congress admit new States into the Union never contemplated the admission of foreign States, but had reference exclusively to States out of the territory then belonging to, which might be acquired by the United States. Mr. Woodbury will address the Senate on Monday thls subject.

 In the House, the post office and forifcation ap- propriation bills, returned from the Senate win a. nendments, were taken up and referred to the Com mittee of Wais and Means. The House then re- solved itself into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr. Hopkins of Virginia, III the chair,) and took up the army appropriation bill. After spending some iime in discussing and acting the various amendments that were offered to that bill, it was laid aside, and the committee took up the bill to regulate the pay of the army. Afer adopt ing several amendments to this last mentioned bill, the committee and reported it to the House, as amended when the amendments made in committee concurred in, under the operation of the prev- ous question. Pending the question of engross- ment, the House adjourned.