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 States odespachtwo more vessels along the coast provided with men, provisions, c to assist sush yes sels may have suffered from the late storm on the ] coast.

 In the House, Mir LEWIS, presented the petition from the Legislature of this Stae on the subject of the public lands; which referred to the commit tee on public lands and ordered to be printed.

 January 18th, In Senate, MT MCKINLEY presented the memorial ofthe Legislature of Alabama, praying for further extension of preemption rights which was referred to the committee on public lands Mir MCKINLEY introduced bill to amend the act in re- lation to the construction of canal in this state Sc which was twice read and referred to the committee on roads and canals

 Mir FoorE submitted the following resolution: | ReS0ired, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office, be directed to report to the Senate the quantity of public lands surveyed which have not been brought into market; also the quantity survey ed in each State and Territory since the year 1S26 and the amount received from the sales in each of the several States and Territories, in which sales have been made, since the year 1926. MT McKNLEy, from the judiciary committee, re- ported bill to ascertain and mark the line between the State of Alabama and the Territory of Florida

 In Senate, January I9 Mir MCKINLEY, from the same committee, reported bill for the settlement of the claims of the several states for interest due on advances made to the General Government. Mir HAYNE, from the committee O.. Naval Affairs report ed bill for constructing three schooners for the Uni ted States naval service. Mir MCKINLEY, from the committee on public lands reported bill, to alter and amend the act for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vino md oliva Mr. Rxr C,on, the same committee, reported a bill in relation to grant of land, in Alabama; which was read and or dered to a second reading. Mir HENDRICKS, from the committee roads and canals, reported bill to | appropriate $l00000 for the continuation of the Cumberland Road; which was read and ordered to second reading The bill to alter the time of hold ing the District Court for the Northern District of Alabama was taken up, and ordered to be engrossed l for third reading.

 In the House, MT HUNT gave notice, that he would at future day, move tIsat the House go into committee of the whole the state of the Union, for the purpose of taking into consideration the bill ap- portloning to the different Sates the proceeds ofthe public lands, for the purposes of education. | Mir WIoKLIFFE offered the following resolution: | Resotced, that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of d- minishing from the army the supernumerary second Lieutenants, by brevet commissioners | That the committee also inquire into the expedi- ency of fixing the age between Y and q years as | the period of admission into the West Point Acade- my; and that all the graduates from time to time at that institution, shall be discharged from the army whenno needed in the actual service ofthe country That they inquire into the expediency of autho- rizng appointments of officers on the line of the ar my from the merorous noncommissioned officers of the army;

 And also of noticing the number ofcadets in said academy now authorized by law

 January 20. In the Senate yesterday, the bill introduced on leave by MT BENTON, for reducing the duties on Indian blankets, read the second tme and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs Mir SMITH of Md from the Committee on Finance, to whom the subject had been referred reported bill for the reduction of the duties on silks drugs medicines perIunes, cEc. wnlcn was read, and ordered q se- cond reading The bill to alter the times of holding the terms of the Courts of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama, and the Districts of Maine and Illinois, was read the third time and pas sed When the High Court of Impeachment for the trial of Judge Peck was opened Mir MEREDITH resumed his argument in favorofthe respondent and citing various authorities in his defence continued until the close of the sitting of the Court, half past 3 | o'clock.

 In the House of Representatives, MT HALL, from the Committee on Public Expenditures, reported a bill to establish uniform rule for computing the mile age of members to Congress. Mir CHILToN moved in amendment tlat the allowance be reduced to six dollars per diem, and to the sum for travelling l expenses for every twenty miles. The amendment was advocated by Mir CHILToE and Mir YANcEY, and opposed by Mir SpEIGHr and Mir CARs9N. MT CHrLToN again addressed the House on the subject and Mir CARSON replied, and after adverting to an erroneous statement to the distances of the esi- | of mpp fHa which being sustained, the bill was read twice. and ordered to be engrossed for third reading today Mir CLAY, from the Committee on Public Lands reported bill for the relief of Wm. Smith; which was read twice, and committed to Committee of the Whole. MT JOHNSON, of Kentucky reported bill reducing into the several acts relative to the Post Office Department; which was read first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the | Whole. Mir WHITE of New York; from the Com mittee Naval Affairs reported bill for the relief of Henry Eckford, of that city, which was similarly | disposed of. The resolution of Mir WIcKLIrFE on the subject of the cadets at West Point Academy, and the further organization of the army with re- sdect to commissioned officers, taken up and d. dopted The resolution of Mir POTTER, on the sub- ec of the transactions of the Bank of the U States for the year 1880, was likewise agreed to.-Tl

 Peter Francisco, the revolutionary giant, died at Richmond, on the 17th ult. in the 7Oth year of his age At the time of his death, he was Sergeant at Arms to the House of Delegates; which adjourned over to the next day, to attend his funeral.

 The following are the proceedings in relation thereto,

 MT Yancy rose to announce the death of the Ser geant at Arms ofthe House. Peter Francisco who de- parted this life at late hour last evening" and made a dying request of the House, to be buried with the honors ofwar. Mir Y. offered the following resolu- tons: