By This Mornings Mail.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

FROM The REPORTER OF THE SEwYoRK TRIBUNE
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r. tho Ho1rsE OF REPRESENTATIVES to-day, HlT
urE,y Chairman of the Committee of Ways
md Means. reported the usual annual appropHa-
ton bills for the present fiscal year VIZ lot tne
s,nr,or, Of the Indal. Department; OF the Mill
t,rr '[t Academy: OF the Army; and the general
hi for the civil and diplomatic expenses OF Gov
,r,,,nent-all which were referred to the Commit
roo of the Whole on the Union, and ordered
printed l.. ,,,o


Also resolutions to institute inquiries by the
Co,nmittees on the Judiciary, on Commerce, on
Fore;gn Relations. and on Public Lands, as to
the feasibility OF reductions OF the public eXPendI-
lures under their supervisor respectively
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. BARNARD, the rules having
been suspended for this purpose, various resoiu,
tons, not giving rise to debate. were taken up ahe
adopted-Among these was one lor the printing
5000 extra copies of the estimates OF eXpendl-
tlres of the Secretary of the Treasury; and MI.
BARNARD's resolution calling for the report OF tne
Typographical bucau, OF the survey OF the l1uc-
son above and below Albany.


The resolution of Mr.. G.. DAVIS of by, m
curing of the President, whether Jesse Hoyt,
late Collector at n. York has not violated the act
to repeal the Sub Treasury and to provide Tor the
punishment of public embezzlers Mr.. WELLER
moved to lay oil the table; refused, leas 80;
Nays 35 The previous question, however, not
being seconded the subject was thrown over
Mr.. SAUNDERS Corning with Mr. c. }. NIGER
SOIL the Select Committee to wait on Mrs Mad
ison. and invite her to seat within the Hall. at
her pleasure report the discharge OF Their duty,
and the receipt of note from Mrs vi. (Whlch
was read) expressing her great qualification at
this token of recollection on the part OF the
House collectively and individually, OF one who
had oone before them The letter was ordered
printed.


Several communications from the Departments
were laid before the House, among which was q
correspondcnce between the Minister of Portugal
! and the Secretary Of State, the former complain
mo ofthe higher duties upon Madeira VINE under
the present Tariff, than upon the wines OF other
countries. as a violation of treaty, Nc. Referred
to the Committee of Ways and Means.


The report of Mr.. ADAMS on the Rules OF the
House again came up, and Mr. CLINTON nitro
duced his motion to postpone


Mr. A. V. BRowN of Tenn, replied to Messrs.
BEARpsLEy and CLINGMAN, lnsstlng-and re-
| lerino to experience in confirmation OF his posi-
tion-that by the continuance and not by the
abandonment of the Dist rule, (under which he
argued that the constitutional right OF petition
was preserved inviolatc, the petition beng pre-
sentcd and the House dlSposlng OF 1t as they saw
fit) the least excitement and difficulty upon the
subject of abolition would result; and warmly
| urpng its adoption as Il measure OF security 10
the South He commented upon the abSurdity
of reference Of the petitions. while none had any
idea of granting their prayer, and appealed to
their real friends from the North and to the whole
House, TO prevent especially the reference and per
| \ tbo
petitions bv rule to lay them on the table with
out debate III case they would not sustain MS
preferences the 2lst ruc.


The subject was laid over at the expiration OF
the morning hour.


The debate on Western Improvements was
continued in Western speech IN Committee OF
the Whole on the Union, by Mr. fIcELIN OF LII. {;
and without action upon the subject, the House
adjourned.


i'm SENATE, Hon. JAMES a. PEARCE, Senator
elect from Md. was qualified and took his seat.


Mr.. WOODBRIDGE, from the COMMITTEE on
Public Lands, reported bills, appropratng certain
alternate sections of lands III Mchior internal I'M
proycmcnts: and cOntnng the survey and loca-
ton OF claims TO public lands IN MI


Mr. BARROW from the committee, re-
ported a bill for the survey Of the mouth of Red
River sc.


The bill granting land for improving the navl-
CATION Of Fox and Wisconsin rivers after con-
sidcration in committee Of the whole, was post,
poned till tomorrow.


The oit-urgcd bin lorthe settlement Of the title
to the Pea Patch Island in the Delaware was
again brought up, and discussed until adjourn
ment by Messrs. BAYARD, DAYToN, IArpAN,
BREEsE, BUCHANAN, and other Senators.


The Clay meeting at the Assembly rooms, last
evening, passed off with much enthusiasm. AM
mating and eloquent speeches were delivered by
Hon Mcssrs. STEPHENS Of Ga, JARNEGAN of Tc,
CmLroN of Va, NJ. BRowN Of Te., CoLLAMER Of
VT, and THoMAssoN Of Ky. A Clay Club was
organized. ARGUS.