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The Mn Tns Compromise Act, sc. & &c.


!, the House. OF REPRESENTATIVES, ,r.; to-day, Mr.
=, - renewed his attempt but without success
Lta t,.osnd the rules in order to offer resolution
TO la towards the termination the 10th article
I99.DssT q .hs Treaty of Washington.


Of ths ...;.ns were received in order; but five


fsu.:, c,ates ON the roll, however, were received
Of INC .se day.-abolition petitions and the con-
du1ng d;f;cu!ties preventing farther progress
segUsn Ue ns.ition s presented by Mr. BEARDsLEY on


Inc day for the repeal of the act ofl793, by
to',n' fngiiiyes from Justice and fugitive slaves
whlch uso another State are claimed, first came
feeuis Mr. WELLERs motion to lay on the ta-
up aAo anestion of reception, was carried; Yeas
qI: Nays ~. g. a.


,.ans;on ~, over the Territory of the .. S. West
eiI,' .ha Mississippi of the ordinance Of 1884, abol
q .ng ;o slavery in the ~ W. Territory, which, re-
lstu. in order under the decision ofthe SPEAKER,
csl.'o m motion of Mr. PAYNE, of Ala, (subse-
vas ,,Ir withdrawn by him, but renewed by Mr..
4usnuy anvr,n. of Pa laid on the table: Yeas us;
NAYS Sc. -. ...a a. a,o,,,ou;o, g
.l.;. G. Gorll, military engineer employed In
i9sa bv Mr.. Poinsett in the construction of ma
L;sory for making war rockets, and in the man.
'ai aa,rye Of the rockets themselves, alleging un-
. .rsstmept, arising from jealousy in the Ord
a..e l"n Department, resulting in loss of employ
,bat the invention, a superior one, is now made
.'ss of by the ordnance officers themselves, IN
,.o,tion of his just right thereto; and asking
.anneosation for services and for the use Of his
so.ap,pd so rockets, sc. After some conversation,
ptarsr,l gentlemen expressing themselves favora-
SIa N the object on motion of Mr.. S. the petition
,.ss referred to Select Committee Of five.


Mr. ADAMS again presented the resolution Of
,,o legislature of Massachusetts,, for an amend
mont IN the Constitution of the United States, to
erclude the representation Of slaves. Mr.. BLACK
of s. C. objected to the reception. This Select
Committee, he said, had been raised IN courtesy
n massachusetts,; and he understood that the
course now pursued by it was to convert itself
nto Standing Committee and to make it the
receptacle of all their incendiary petitions and
resolutions which could be manufactured to order
Mr. ADAMS said if Mr.. 3. wished to debate the
resolutions, (thc ostensiblc cause for objection,
under the rule,) he wished he would do 1t now !;
and show why these resolves of the Legislature
of Massachusetts,, passed now this second time,
and unanimously, should be treated with the in
dignity to refuse their reception. The reference
was necessary in order to expedite the report of
the Select Committee on the subject


The objection regularly throwing over the re-
soutions.) Mr.. A. moved to suspend the rules
10 consider the question of reception now. Re-
fused-Yeas 74-Nays 81.


Mr.. A. presented petition from N. Y. for the
sameobiect. The question of reception, raised by
MIR. DRoMGooLE, was laid on table. Yeas 73 !;
Nays Is.


Also another of similar import-amd some
confusion and delay in call of the House on
which an adjournment was earned


InSENTE, Mr.. HANNEGAN presented the (unan-
imous) resolutions of the Legislature OF la, as
ssrting our unqualified right to Oregon territory.


Mr.. TAppAN presented resolutions of the Legs
hture Of Ohio for the construction of Tree bridge
across the Ohio at Wheeling.


Various petitions were presented.


Mr.. MERRIcK gave notice of the introduction
of bill for the transfer, with certain conditions
of the U. S. Stock in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal.


Mr.. JARNAcIN, from the Military Committee,
reported asking discharge from the further con-
sideration of the petition of the son of Admiral
Count de Grasse. Laid on the table.


The adverse report of Mr.. EVANS on the reve-
nue. bill of Mr.. McDUFFIE again came up; and Mr..
E,made an elaborate and powerful rejoinder to
Mr. Med, and successful defence OF the pre-
sent Tariff, and of the great Wing doctrines on
which II is based


The Senate adjourned. ARGUS.
