NINTH CONGRESS. t
FIRST SESSION, AT WASHING rCN.
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Mellis. Tracy, Andc.!on, Worth.ngton,
Adams, and Wright, were chofrn cqontjt-
tee to examine the act admitting Oh,ofsas 4
fate into the Union. sc.


A committee was appointed to inquire
into he exPediency Of aPpropriA,inS fur
thcr fun Of money FOR the pprchato Of Maps
and Books for the library,


Slays 7yada--Mr, Bridley, of Vermont,
moved for leave 10 bring in a bill to prohibit
the importation Of nlves after the irf day
Of January, 1853. The yeas and nays
were Yeas, MeRfs An.elf57, Braly, Con-
dit, Fsaaer, Gilman, RoUzaa4, Kit5bsil, h
ran, Ndcay, }IHcBeH, Phlmpisy, Smith Of
Nd Smitb of Ten. Smith of Yer Ston-,
TbuyRon, W'0ribingfan, Wfisbi n IS.


Nays, MeRfs Adqir, 64am5, BalJ9Vin,
GaMzyd, TGct5sH, Mo're, Pickering, Samfs5,
Traoey-0.


The bill was introduced and on the
farther confederation eff it unti the irlt
MoDday Of December, which is tantamount
20 a rejection, the Senate WAS equally di-
yided IA and I4--Wben the Vice-Preli-
dent decided the queltion in favor of pof-
ponement. CT We uDderltand that in the
cour(e Of dilcuiion, it was allowed on all
hands, thar as foon as the time arrive when
Consreis lhall poaeis the coltituriona pow
er of:prohbiung the importation of ilaves, il
would be proper for them TO cxercife It.
The opponents Of the bill took two grounds.
the one conGlting i'll exPediency Of legifA-
ting on the fubj:tt before the year 1898,
end the other i'll the aIiedged incon!titution-
ality of lcgidlting Sntil thar period.


Mr.. Logan gave NOTICE thar he Ghoula
afl leave tomorrow 8sh Dec) o bring in
bill 70 iuipcnd the commercial intercourf;
between the u. States aud the French IL
and Of St Domingo.