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the proptT order of butinelI, the bill was ofdere
+, to be sngrossed BY vote Of yeas l77,hay /.
. was then read a THIRD time, and PAsSEI
) by unanimous vote. There aPpears to be NJ


doubt Of its passage in the Senate. (Hurra 70
/ Dr.. Duncan. Ne matter where the adveFR
winds Of fortune may locate US in '4s, we shnl
be allowed vote. We voted for Van Buren il
40; want Of sufficient residence in Mississippi
kept uS from exercising the right Of freeman
and lost one vote 10 Jimmy POIk,)


Mr.. Black, s. C :, introduced bill to regu-
late the pay of the Army.


Mr.. Holmes moved its reference 10 the mih'
tury committee, but Mr.. Hale objected. He
hoped il would go to a select committee, who
would report it in season, so that the bill should
not be delayed as at last session, till the very
last moment, and then emasculated for want Of
time. A motion 10 refer to select committee
i Of five was carried.


Mr.. Duncan asked leave TO introduce his bill
to organize territory to be called the Oregon
Territory. Objections being made, he moved
suspension Of the rules. He succeeded-yeNs
l24, nays SO. The bill was then read twice and
referred to the committee on Territories.


Senate, l7th.-Mr. Buchanan presented me-
mortal from Pennsylvania, asking for an amend
ment Of the Naturalization laws. He remarked
that letter accompanied it, requesting him to
give his opinions upon the prayer of the Peti.
tioners. He sta ted in answer that he was oppo-
sed TO an extension of the time OF naturalization
but that If there had been such frauds as we're
yesterday in debate alleged to exist, he would
Eote for such amendments as would prevent their


Mr.. Archer presented -..anoriaI for an
amendment Of the present laws, and setting rOrtl.
the abuses Of them which had existed. In pre-.
senting the petition he remarked that he had no
idea of wasting time upon this preliminary ques-
ton Of presenting memorials. There was TO be
HOT war upon the subject, and if the present
Senate and House Of Representatives did not
prepare for il by meeting the expectation Of the
People, the People themselves would take the
subject into their own hands.


Mr.. A. declared that something more was ne.
cessary than Topping off mere excresences. A
radical change OF the law was needful. He wat
sorry for the remarks of his colleague (Mr. Rives)
and for those of the Senator from Md, (Mr.
MerEick, . iAaSmuch as he had expected the aid
ofbothdheSe gentlemen in a complete revision
OF the present laws. After these remarks the
subject was referred to the Committee or the
Judiciary.


Mr.. Barrow submitted resolution that the
Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to en-
quire whether naturalization papers have heen
granted to foreigners by any Federal or State
Court in violation Of the provisions of the laws
Of Congress. and that the Committee have power
| to send for perrOns and papers.


Further, that the said Committee be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of a law empow-
ering the District Court Of the United States to
cancel and declare null all naturalization papers
which may be found upon Judicial investigation
to have been granted in violation or fraud Of the
naturalization laws.


TOM BENTON in his tremendous strides to
the Presidential chair, forgets, or overlooks the
PEOPLE. He is engaged in chunking impedi-
mentS in the way OF the wheel Of annexation
Tom, look out-or you will be thrown so far in
to the ranks Of Massachusetts Federalism, that
to get peep at you, the democracy will have to
look over Dan Webster's shoulders


&c. IngenOll proposed, in the form Of reso-
luton, to cut down the Tariff Of ls42. At which
the Wings set up horrible bowling.


In the House, 18Th, they were knocking away
at the Tarif-SOuth Carolina fIe-leader to the
advocates of equal rights. 0Hr"Hsmp for Trai-
torS."-rO