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W.sHtSeroy. Dec !. iSA.
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W,sHrxGroy, Dec. !. ISL.


tIor.r or RFp5rsEsT.TIvss.-lnt the House,
to- day, Hon. GEORGE NJ. DALLAS was present aa0
received the congratulations OF his 'iienas.


Messrs Russell. Carroll, Summers aao i1si'i'
met appeared and took Their seats.


Notices of intended motions were hahdeo IN
among which was one by Mr.. Burt, OF Souli
Carolina, for = repeal of the duty on cotton oag-
ping ard gunny cloth; one, also to feooce ia'es
of postage and abplish the iranking prlV'lese'


MIR. Duncan Of Ohio asked leave to INTRODUCE
bill appointing the same day tor the e,ect'Or u
of Elect rs of President and Vice fresioent ~ u
the United States throughout the States. w.
iections being made, the Yeas and Nays were
ordered: Yeas, l79; Nays, none.


A message was received from tie SeDate, an
nouncing the election, by that body, oi Kew M''
fusion US Chaplain to Tie Senate. NJ


Mr. DUNcAs's b!li, appointing the lfst lues-
day of November, lS45, and the tirst tuesday
in November of every subsequent 1oufLn yeai
for the election of Presidential Electors oeing
read twice, Mr. D. remarked that the olli needeu
no argument Ii was the same whlch passed.
the House last session.


Mr. DyoaeooLE moved that it DC refereed 10
The Committee of the Whole on the State oil inc
Union, and that it be printed. ,.r.


NJ, R,px.Rp recommended that the bill ne
nm the table, not for the purpose OF opposing it'
but that time might be had for maturing II;


Mr. DUNCAN inquired whether ii would take
two thirds TO take it up should It be laid Oh tne
table. The Speaker answered in The affirmative


NJ. E,yIrs suggested that Ii be mace the or
der Of the duv iur '.ionday ne1t, Temarilng tnat
:, ,,,,s n ,otalIv different hill from that which
passed the House last year.


rIr. J. K IHGERsoLL spoke in 1aVor oi post
nonino the bill waich must be handed down 10
pus.er;ty. r..
ring it 10 the Committee OF the Whole.


The Yeas ard Nays On mo6oG CT Mr. ELMERT
,o - .stoone the consideration ofthc bill TIL Moa-
dav next, we're called. The cali was SUSTAINED
and the roll called. when there appeared cas- 3i'
Nava J46. So the motion w.s lost


the nation to rc'er TO tke COMMITTEE OF the
Whole on the State OF the Union aad 10 pant,
makiur it tha order Of the day for Moncay, was
thea put and carried.


ar. BuRK of New Hampshire, moved the
EoIlowing resolution, which passed:


pesorei Tha, Select Committee o hvs m:mber: fe ap
nnted 10 inane whether the Banks o the District OF roun
ha ar any M tbem wiase Charters have expired nave 'he
% Of their respective charters, exercised any bank
ing poeIs zone uny other business except 10 lAt ",u
ie ,p he. affairs. ana whether the trustee ot u.s.
ens r ncree. receiver receivers, appointed hy or on
behalf any said BANKS have IN The name oi snch oah
Hnnks or in their capacity OF trustees asnees or eceVets
%.,ced nny bnnkng powers done other bisiress III me
name or on the behalf of said Banks. except te giae ana
close IN their afrs and whether any depost q se un.o
money have been made said Banks or either oi tt or III
the hands o the trustee cE trustee a Ssse y, o ne,
oIrer of the United States. since the expatio o e re-
soect,ye Charters, aud whether said Banks or tnelI te'
aSsgnse or receiver. have. since the expiration oil lle re-
Sec,ye CiaeIs ss,ed certificates OF depose or onet
testament us substitute Tor. or m place OIL ci'rmas
rsur snd Banks not specified above and that said CON-
mitice have power 10 send for persons and papers


On motion Of Mr.. Holmes the House then pro-
ceeded to the election of Chaplain.


The following reverend gentlemen were nomi-
mated Rev. Ed. f. Hale, Unitarian, by MIR.
Hale; Rev. w NJ. Daily, Methodist, by j. A.
Wrinht; Rev Rodney a. Miller, Congregation
slist by Mr. Parmenter DR.. Muller, Lutheran,
by Mr.. Mes; Rev. T'hus. ]. Fisher, Baptist, by
Mr.. French; Rev. Thos. G. Allen, Episcopal,
hv MI. ] R. Ingersoil; Rev. Isaac S. Tinsley,
Baptist, By Mr.. Hubbard.


Two ballotings were held without any choice.
On the first ballot the vote stood-For Rev. Mr.
Dailv. Al; Miller, 81 Tnsley, 80; Fisher, % /;
Allen. 49,; Muller, l6; Hale, 14.-No choice


On the second ballot-Daily, 81; Tinsley, 81;
Fisher. "a; Miller. 81; Muller, I; Haze I /;
Allen, II No choice


On the third ballot Mr. Daily received lO4
vo.cs Mr. Fisher received a5; eIr. Miller re-
ceived l6; Mr. 1insIey received IA; Rev. Mr
Allen. 6; Rev. Mr.. Mullen, !; Rev. MIR. Hale, l.


Whole number Of VOTES lS2. Necessary 10
choice %. The Rev. W. NJ. Daily having re,
eeived lO4 votes. was declared duly elected.


On motion of Mr.. ]. W. Davis, the House ad.


The SENATE did little farther than elect the
Rev. Scptmus Tuston as Chaplain; soon after
which they adjourned.


u A case, involving the question whether
there was any authority for the collection OF du-
ties on imports, under the Compromise Act, sub
sequont to the 3Oth June, lS42, is now under
trial in the Supreme Court. Mr.. REvERDY
JOHNSON opened the case for the Importers yes
terday, and to-day the Attorney General argues
the case on behalf of the Government, and MIR.
N.t Tn,al