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attentiom of another, with q tedSOdS story as bout lea, until the patience of the listener was completely exhausted. After he had escaped from the story teller, an acqUaint- ance laughed a time for having been thus caught. Yes" said he, "but how d-d lucky the story was not about an elephant" MT. Pennybacker. another friend of the sitting members, obtained the floor. He spoke for half an hour, and then gave way for motion to adjourn. It is highly probable that he will occupy the greater part, if not the whole of tomorrow. He was one of the most conspicuous champions of Messrs Ghol- son and Claiborne, at the extra session, but then only spoke an hour or two. After the example ot Mr. Foster, however, he must be allowed at least one day.

 WAsH1NGroN, Jan. 27, 1888. The Senate have been all day engaged in debatingthe pre-emption bill. Its provisions are oi an outrageous character; nevertheless it will pass the Senate, and probably before the adjournment of that body. left them at live o'clock, when they had just rejected . motion to adjourn. The bold, and manly, and patriotic stand which Mir. Clay has ta- ken in this debate, will probably iniure him politically, in the Western and Southern States. Will it give him friends in any oth- CT quarter of our country! It may moi. but ! II ought to rally around him those men who honestly wish preserve the national domain from the plnnder of u lawless band of squat terS. vse Mir. Van Buren, MT. Benton and Mir. Call houn arc now yia:ng with each other for western popularity. It Is to be purchased, ii they, or either of them, can accomplish their views, with the public lands They suppose that this property is ample to satisfy f 4f, Yn IS therefore, 10 be squalder- away in a prof. ligate manner upon the unprincipled specu. iator, or worthless sqnatter and wo betide nm who attempts to arrest their career.- MT. Clay has nobIy cast hinsclfin the breach. l regardless of copscqucnces.

 Yesterday, in the House, nftcr MT. Penpy- hacker had closed his speech in favor of Messrs. Gholson and Claiborne, Mir. Maury, a whlg, obtained the floor. He proposed to take the question, without further debate, but Mr. Legare and Mir. Bronson objected The hour being late. the House adjourned.

 This morning, Mr. Maurv again expressed his wish, and the wish eff his friends, to take the qurstion, and surrendered the floor Ito which he was entiticd) without single re- mark. Mr. Bronson, a New York Cunservn- tive, commenced his speech and continued until after three o'clock, when he gave way for motion 10 adjourn, which was carried.- He will continue on Monday. Is it not scan. daleus? The Globe taunted Mir. Prentiss, (who spoke for himself and colleague,) with occupying two days aud half. In reply, MT. Foster has occupied three days and a half; Mir. Pennybacker one day and halfs MT. Bronson already ono day, and will pro- bably take the whole of Monday; sav seven days, not Whig having spoken. Will this satisfy the champions of Messrs. Gholson and Prentiss! think not; and think so, be- cause fiery Loco Foco stated to few of us, in cluster. after the adjournment to day, but before we left the hall, that Mr. Iegarc, or some other Counsellor of acknowledged legal talents, must argue the constitutional qucs- tion, before the debate could be closed.-- Why. Said one of us, no matter which. have not Mr. Foster and Mir. Bronson been talking law for two or three days! His only reply was, aud that in most .disdainful manner- "pshapr r' ,.....,..

 As it is now evident that inc loco focos in- tend to keep up the debate, until they have drilled their troops for action. it is impossible to say when decision will bc made per-, haps Tuesday or Wednesday,; possibly net before Saturday. What increases the im- portance of this struggle is, that it will proba- bly decide the fate of inc sub-Treasurv bill. The loco focos are perfectly confident of car rying their bill, if Messrs, Gholson and Ciai- borne retain their seats Their defeat, it is npprehended by the party. might lead te the loss of one or two floating votes, who seek only to be with the majority. All is doubt and uncertainty, except one thing, and thnt is, if promises in the one case, and threats in the other. can secure triumph to the sitting members, they are safe.-N. Y. Courier.

 WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.

 The Sub-Treasury Bill every hour of the day dcscrvedly finds some one to give it kick and cuff, and expose both its iniquity and absurdity. To-day, for example, we; have a new exposition of this untricd expedi- ent in the columns of the Madisonian, based upon Report of the Secretary of the Treas- ury, hut just received from the Department. in answer to Resolution adopted by tho House of Representatives nearly three months since. The Resolution called upon the Secretary ofthe Treasury to furnish the House with the names of the Receivers, Col. lectors or Repositories of the Public money. who are in detault-the length of time they have been in defaut-the sums of money due what security, if any, has been given-thc losses sustained by the General Government -the correspondence, GSc. from the first of January, 1884, up to the time of the adoption; of this Resolution.

 The Resolution was adopted at the Special Session some time in the carly Tart Of Octo- her, and after three months the Secretary of the Treasury has but just answered the Res olution of the House, and even now gives but a partial answer. upon the grcHnd that he could not give the correspondence without . special appropriation to carry that part of the Resolution into effect. 1.-the hidden part of the Resolution should bring to light as dark picture as the part cxroscd by the