CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
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BY THE REPORTER OF THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE


WAsHlSGrox SATURDAY., March 9.


In the House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, the Select
Committee appointed on Mr.. DRoMGooLE's motion
on the Va. resolutions, in reply to those of the
Legislature of Mass, consists of the following
members: Messrs. DRoMGooLE of Va, RHETT of
S. c.. BOYD OF KY, ABBoTr of Mass REDING Of
N. H., STRONG of n. Y, BRENGLE of Md, Ro-
BERTs of Mi, and CL1NcH Of Ga


Mr.. STErsoN of N. Y, is appointed to supply
the vacancy of Mr.. BEARDsLEY on the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.


The resolution to authorize the Select Com
mittee on the memorial of the 26 Democratic
Members of the Rhode Island Legislature to send
for persons and papers was discussed by Mr..
RATHBuN of n. Y. in reply to Mr.. CRANsToN,
and in the exhibition, with much violence of
manner, of many coarse and disgusting person.
alites He upheld and fully justified the course
of Dorr and his confederates in the rebellion, and
highly eulogized his character, condemning those
citizens and that party who stood up in defence
of the existing Government. He dwelt largely
and with an oyerbearmg sefconfdence upon the
absolute, inalenable power of the citizens, un-
bound by constitutions or laws to amend or abol-
hsh their old forms of Government, and to substl-
tutc new ones; and contrasted the provisions of
the Peoples Constitution with those of the old
one, which he termed the bloody charter Of
Charles IL, giving the decided preference to the
former, and alleging that, under the latter, mon
archy had found a hiding place in Rhode Island.
when expelled from the rest of the country, &c.


The subject was laid over at little before the
expiration Of the morning hour.


Mr.. HARALsoN, from the Military Committee,
reported without amendment the bill to remount
the I'd Regiment Of Dragons.


Mr. Mckay, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, made bis argunlentative report upon the
bill yesterday reported by him for the reduction of
the Tariff. Mr.. J. R. INGERsoLL, from the same
Committee, gave notice OF dissenting reports from
the minority. The report and bill were referred
to the Committee of the Whole on the Union and
ordered printed.


Mr.. D. II. LEWIS moved suspension of the
rules for motion to print $4,000 extra copies OF
the report; lost, Yeas los, Nays 6O-not two
thirds.


On motion of Mr.. INGERsoLL the report of the
Commissioner (N1r. SMITH of Me- under the sur
vey Of the n. Z. Boundary and the report of the
Secretary of the Treasury respecting the employ-
ment of Military and Naval Officers on the Coast
Survey, were ordered printed.


The remainder of the day was consumed in
the consideration OF private bills, two or three only
Of which were passed. ARGUS.