CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

BY THE REPORTER OF THE skw-soRS TRtnrsE
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W,sHtscroS Thursday. MAJ %.


A respectable attendance {. as finally secured m
both Houses today. the excitement connected
with ;he confused deliberations OF the Baltimore
Convention having IN some measure su5sidet.
As usual. however. bat little business Was trans
acted.


In SENATE the presentation Of petitions and
other business oi bat little importance occupied
the morning hour. ~.


The debate on the Tariff vas continued by
NJ McDUFFIE, who went into general defence
of his bill. and 3 detailed reply 10 various gentle
men who had preceded IN favor OF the existing
Tariff.


In the Horsg, Nj J. CAMPBELL made another
Intellectual attempt to take up IN Committee &c, oi
the Whole on the Union, the District Bank b!li'


A resolution Of iir. PRATT ior this object adopt
ed few days since. was r:-consIce'ed' an" =
ion. resolution substituted therefor requiring all
annual inventory to be maze by the Heads oil
Departments and other Goyernncnta! o:lceIs OF
the public property under thar charge when. a.
Ter several notifications, WAS read third t'nie
and passed.


The bill renewing the PROVISIONS OF the act
prantiur hali-paY and pcnsnns 10 the "lc"ws Gi
Revolutionary Sold crs-so amended rs 10 ao'l-
ish entirely the limitation; IN former acts win
reference to the ,ime OF marriage, and providing
far the receipt of the pension during the l'c'mes
ol1hcp cpensioners-which ms been under the skl!iaI
and attentive conduct Of Mr. SEYMOUR OF y. E.
was finally brought through the shoals and qnicS-
sands OF The committee ot the Whole, and now
IN safety enjoys the prospect of speedily securing
the desired haven.


The Senate bill to provide for the adjustment
Of land claims in No. AK. La. and in paris OF
Nj and Ala. vas advocated in committee by
Mr. SIDeLL and others, and opposed by 'Iessrs'
CAVE JOHNSON and VINroS.


The debate is still progressing, and will proba-
bly, continue until O'Clock 10 day, tie time of lis
limitation by resolution Of the House