TWENTY-EIGHTEI CONGRESS.


SECOND SESSION.
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WARRINGTON, Tuesday, JAN Il, 1Sl5.


The Chair presented the credentials of the re-
election 10 the Senate, OF Daniel Sturgeon OF Penn
sylvania, for years, from 4th March next; also
the credentials from the same body for the same
constitutional term, of the election OF Hon. John
M Clayton, from the State OF Delaware.


The Char also laid before the Senate series
of communications from the Postmaster General
in response to inquiries of the Senate. One of
these communications relates to the means neces-
sary, and the plan of operations, in superceding or
suppreeslng certain express line between New
York and New Orleans, in which the Editor OF the
Herald 10 strongly suspected as partlceps cr'ntnis
which were referred to the Post Office Commit
tee. The chair also delivered to the Senate a COM
municaton from the Register of the Treasury,
(through the Secretary furnishing schedule OF
the adrdlorem duties paid upon the bill OF foreign
merchandise in table + Of the Secreary's annual
report also, a communication from the Naval Sc
crefary, covering list OF the rejected applicants
for the past year, for pensions.


The President pro. tenn. next signed the House
bill providing for a uniform day for the election OF
Presidential Electors throughout the United States.
Presidents signature only wanted TO the complete
ratification OF the law.


Petitions pre- sen;ed for a reduction of post.
ages against the annexation OF Texas; for pen
sions for land claims; tor chsnge of public school
lands &c , and several private bills were reported.


HABRUs CORPUS.


Mr.. BkRRIRN, from the Judiciary Committee, to
which the subject had been assigned, reported a
bill TO extend the operation Of the Judiciary Act OF
1889, tar relates to writs ct hdbeus corpus, by
authorizing the United states Courts TO lssue such
writs In cases not provided fer under the existing
aw--such as the Dorr case, tor example.


On motion OF Mr.. SIMPLE, the Judiciary Conn.,
mittee were requested to inquire as 10 the expedi-
ency OF augmenung the salary OF the U. s. District
Attorney OF Illinois


CUMBERLAND ROAD.


The bill was taken up making appropriations tor