Congressional Proceedings.
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In SENATE, Mr.. STURGEON presented petitions
in favor of ship canal around the falls of ST.
Mary's.


Mr.. HENDERSON presented resolutions of the
Legislature of Mississippi, in favor OF reduction
Of the fees of the District Court Of that State.


Mr.. DArToS presented resolutions of the Legls
lature of New. Jersey, instructlng the Senators
and Representatives from that State to vote Tor
the bill to refund General Jackson's tine.


The bill making appropriation for the Insane
Asylum OF the District was taken up, debated,
and ordered to be cngrosscd for third reading.


Adjourned to Monday.


In THE House, the Report Of the Committee on
Elections coming up, Mr.. THoMPsoN Of Miss,
took the floor, and said that the question before
the House was one questioning his rig ght to seat
on the floor, a doubt to which he never enter
tanned; but, as 1t was question OF vast lmPor-
tance, and one which this House has the Judicial
power to decide and from whose judgement there
is no appeal, it should be met IN spirit OF fair
ness He contended that the Constitution gave
hin, a right there and that the precedent winch
decision IN favor Of the law dlstr!ctng the
States would make, would be dangerous one.


Mr.. STEPHENS believed the law dlstrlctlDg the
States was constitutional, and that the States
were bound to obey that law. This was his IN
diyidual opinion; but the question was now be-
fore the tribunal TO which the Constitution has
submitted this subject, and BY whose judgement
he was willing to abide.


Messrs. BRowS, PAYNE, NEWTON, and Hunt,
took part in the discussion.


Mr. SYKES, from the Committee on Enrolled
bilEs, reported that the President had signed and
approved the bill making certain transfers OF
Naval appropriations.


The SPEAKER presented several Executive
communications, which were appropriately dis
posed OF


Mr. C. J. INcERsoLL presented bill IN reia-
ton to the Treaty between Portugal and the
United States, which was read the first and
second time, made the order of the day for to.mor-
row, and the report and bill printed. Adjourned
~ The Woollen Mill and Grist Mill IN Hhs-
dale. \. II. known as the Spencer Mills, were burnt
on Friday morning week, with most OF the contents
The woollen mill was occupied by Ripley and bar
yev The grist mill was owned by VIM. Halle.
ESQ. and P. Fl. Merrill Messrs. Ripley 81 Harvey
were insured $4,000, and their loss over and above
this will be about $500 Nessra. Halle & Merrill
were fully insured.


The mills upon the same ground were burnt in
June, 1871.


DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-On Thursday night, the
block of buildings on the southwest corner OF Gay
and Lombard streets, Baltimore, were nearly con-
sumed by fire. The buildings were owned by
Nlessrs John Donnell s. Sons, whose counting
room was in part of them The loss, amounting
to nearly l6,000 is fully covered by insurance.
Baltimore American.