CONGRESSIONAL.

TM ENrY-FIKsr coNGKEss--2ND SESSION.
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 Mr. Ba1fon, from the committee on the Pub lie Lands, reported the bill from the House of Representative for the relief of Percis Lovely. without amendment.

 Mr. Johlston introduced bill for the legal adjudication and settlement of the claim of Car los de Vllemont to tract of land in Arkansas.

 Jd1e. 27.-Mr. .Nckinley, in pursuance of no ice heretofore given, introduced a bill grant ing quantity of land in the Territory of Ar kansas, for the erection of public building which was read, and ordered to second read ing.

 The bill relative to college lands in Arkansas, was considered, and laid on the table.

 The bill to provide for the settlement of the claim of the heirs of Carlos de Nilemont was read a second time, and referred to the commit tee on the Public Lands.

 Jun. 2e.-The bill to grant portion of pub

 lie land for the erection of the necessary public buildings at the Seat of Government of Arkan- sas, was read a second time. and referred.

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 Jan. 25.-Mr. Wiekhfe, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported the bill from the Senate, s:supplemental 10 the act granting the right of pre-emption to settlers on the Public Lands, approved May 29, lS30.' with an amend ment; and it was made the order of the day for this day.

 ['Fhe following is the Bill as omepoded and re- ported by Mir. Wicktife from the Committee on the Public Lands:

 Be Il enacted by He Senate and House of Re- personalities ofhe United States of .americd Co1s gre8s assembled That every hona fde settler and occupant upon the public lands being the head of a family, any single person, actually resident upon the land prior to the twenty-niuf day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, afd wo was in possession thereof and cultivated any part thereof, III the year thousand eight hundred and twenty nne and who shall continue 10 reside thereon up 10 the time of making his application for preemp ton under the provisions of the act of Congress of the tw enty-ninth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, aforesaid, and who has been prevented from avaiIing himself of the provisions tvof the before recitcd act,= because the land on which he resided had not been surveyed, If sur yeyed, not attached 10 any lard district of the Unit ed States, shall have the further time of twelve months from the passage Of this act to avail himself of the provisions of the before recited act and the further time of six months after the land shall have been snryeYed Prooided, That tie provisions of the before reeited act, of this act, shall not be strued as to give the right of pre-empton to any lands within three miles of any fort, military or naval station now occupied by the troops of the United States, or to any lands containing mines or minerals, or to any lands which live oak timber IS to be found, in sufficient quantity, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Navy to he preserved, and reserved from sale for the of the United States. SEC. 2 find be u further enacfed, That this act shall not delay the sale of the public lands of the united States beyond the time which has been, or may be, appointed for that purpose by the Presi- dent proclamation: shall any of the provisions of this act be available to any person or persons who shall fail to make the proof and payment of the money required by the before recited act before the day appointed for the commencement of the sales of lands including the tract tracts on which the right of pre-emption is claimed.

 Jun. 26.-The bill for the relief of Duval & Carnes, was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Claims.

 l Jan. 27.-Mr. Letcher, from the Committee on Internal Improvements, reported the follow l ing bill, authorizing the construction of a road from Strongs, on the St. Francis river, to Bates vile, in Arkansas, which was read twice. and re- ferred to a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union:

 BILL authorizing the construction of road

 from Strong's, on the St. Francis river, in the Territory of Arkansas to BatesvilIe in said Tcrritory

 Be Il enacted by tbe Senate and House Of Repre- sentdtiues of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That the sum of three thousand dollars be. and the same Is hereby appropriated, to enable the President of the United States to sur yey, mark, and locate a route for road from Srong's, on the Saint Francis river. in tho Terri- tory of Arkansas, to Batesvle in said Territory; and when said survey and location of said road is made, should he deem it expedient, 1t shall be his duty to cause said road to be constructed.

 Jan. 2s.-Mr. Lecompte submitted the follow ing:

 Resotped, That the Committee the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of a. mending the Constitution of the United States, so that the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the in ferior courts shall hold their respective offices for a term of years.

 Mir. WhMlesey demanded the question of con sideration, and

 Mir. Fence called for the Yeas and Nays on the question.

 They were ordered by the House, and being taken, stood as folows: Yeas 6i-Nays lI5.

 So the House refused to consider the resolu- ton.