CONGRESSIONAL PRocEEDINGS.

BY THE REPORTER or THE SEw-yoSK TRIBUNE.
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In SENATE, Mr.. HuGER presented memorials
from South Carolina i'll favor OF Annexation,


Mr.. BrRR1Ex, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported the blllto fix an unliormday for Preslden
rial Elections, with amendments providing for lis
not taking effect until after the pending election,
or in those States where the Electors are chosen
by the Legislature.


l;r. D,yroN reported back the bill for the set
tlemcnt of the claim to the Pea Patch Island,
with an amendment substituting as umpire in the
case Rogcr b. Tancy in place of Horace Binncy.


The resolution of Mr.. PnElps for the printing
5000 extra copies of the Report Of the Commls
sioner of Patents was adopted.


The remainder OF the day was consumed in
Executive session upon the Texas treaty, three
speeches beng delivered upon it, Of which that
of Mr.. SIMMONS was against and that of AIr.N NooD-
ByRY in favor OF immediate Annexation.


In the House og REPRESENTATIVES,, Mr. {. J
I>GEysolI. on leave, offered a resolution calling
uoon the President for all correspondence between
this Government and that OF Great Britain rclat-
i've to the duties upon ongh rice, IN contravenllon
OF the Treaty OF 1915 Mir. CAVE JOHNSON moved
an amendment calling for all the documents con.
Drcted with the Texas Treaty. Mr.. lNGERsoLL
called upon the gentleman with much emphasis
to.'wiibdraw the resolution. 1t could do no good.
The subject pending before the other House, II
was d!srespectiul 10 them and 10 the Exccutivet 30
make thccall - Mr.. HIi z raised point oi order
against The amendment. long snhri 'oiiowci.
M Joll.soH tiuallv vledrd 10 the urgent soliciti-
ton of Nh i.GERsol.l Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, and on condition OF PIed2e
from him (Which MIR. gave that The P"Por,
connected win the T,eafy shoHid be- in'a betore
tie H,uSe and Withdrew his amendment. Thus
1t appears that The TcIa, question II yet To De
brought up IN the House. The original rcsolu-
;iOn Was adopted.


Mr. Mckay offered a resolution TO terminate
debate on the civil and diplomatic Appropriation
1ul Cyes,erday first taken up at ~ O'clock TO-
mo, rov (Wednesdny.) Mr.. WHITE moved {" cx-
tend the time until 2 o'clock Friday. disor-
derlv conversation followed. Mr &. J. l>GEs
SOIL! moved 10 lay on the table. Refused Yeas,
81, Nays l04. I he amendment OF Mr. WHITE
was feiected-Y eas &c, Nays 95,and Tie original
resolution was adopted


The general potlcaI debate on the civil acd
Diplomatic appropriation bill was resumed and
continued during the day in Commute Of the
Whole on the Union.


Nr. R,rHguN devoted his hour TO Il labored
cu!orv and defence of Mr. Van Bnrcn against
the several successive speeches against hui dur
inI INC present St>sioh ny .h'N'iS' '2tcHaIt ~
Pa, Hardin, Ciingman, &c. and To an Intellectual
;.ttempt To show the inconsistencies of Mr.. Clay
and to persuade himself Of his unpopuarity anG
unfitness for the Presidency. He boastcd of the
,reat CONSERVATION winch The nomination of Mr..
Polk had sent through the Wing ranks.


Mr.. SUMMERS OF Va. made an eloquent and
able speech in reply 10 Mr.. Rathbun, and in gen
eral defence Of Wing principles in opposition To
Loco principles and their new exponent, MIR.
Polk. lie laughed at the eulcgy and fiattery
which had been heeped upon sir. Van Bnren by
Mr. Rathbun, and by one Of the resolutions o.
The Baltimore Convention, while they had, no;-
witfstenting, thrust aside bis name, which re-
ceived li6 out OF 215 votes at the Convention.
and consigned him to political oblivion rldicucd
the boast which Mr. Rathoun had made Of the
CONSERVATION of the Wings at the nomination OF
Mr Polk said none could have been made more
certainly assuring Nh Clay and his friends OF
success referred to Mr. Polk's speeches, &c.
and to Mr.. Payne's exposition Of his views on
the great question OF the Protection OF American
Industry, showing him opposed to that but for
All exclusively Revenue Tariff; quoted from an
address of tie Democratic Convention OF Vr-
ginia, in March last, holding the same principles,
and that Revenue Tariff required the discrim-
nations rather to be made against domestic pro-
ductions, to avoid stimulating them, and thus IN