WEDNESDAY Jan. 16.
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In the Senate, yesterday, some memo- rials were presented and reports received. The bill for the relief of the Columbian College, in the District of Columbia, was considered, after some explanations from Messrs. Johnson and Eaton, if was post poned to Friday next, on motion of Mir. Smith, of South Carolina. An hour or two was spent in the consideration of Ex- ecutive business.

 In the House of Representatives MT. Sloane moved to lay his resolution respec- ting the Court Martial at mobile, and the amendment of MT. Wicklif, upon the ta- ble, for the present which was agreed to. A number of new resolutions were then offered: after which the House again went into Committee of the Whole on the bill for the relief of Marigny D'Auterive. The bill was discussed by MT. P. P. Bar bour, MT. Archer, MT. Mitchell, MT. Storrs, MT. M'Dufie, &c. After which the Committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again, but the House re- fused to grant leave by vote of v to 69. MT. Randolph then moved to discharge the Committee from the further consider ation of the said bill, which was also a. greed. MT. Randolph then moved to re- commit the bill, but before the question was put, the House adjourned.

 THURSDAY, Jan. 17.

 In the Senate yesterday the considera- ton of the bill for the abolition of Im- prisonment for Debt was resumed. A. mendments were offered by MT. Noble & Mr. Eaton. MT. Berrien opposed the a. mendments, and advocated the bill, in a speech about an hour and half long, a sketch of which will be found in our re- port and, on motion of Mr. Smith of S. c. who wished to have an opportunity of delivering his views in opposition to the bill, the House adjourned.

 In the House of Representatives, tho Resolution offered by MT. Sloane, re- specting the Court Martial at Mobile in 1874, and the whole affair of the six militia men, twas taken up. MT. Sloane accepted all the amendments. which were offe.ed, and after some discussion in which Messrs. Bell, Wickliffe, Sprague, Polk, Randolph, Weems, Wright, Floyd and Burges, took part, the resolution as a. mended was adopted. Pending the dis cussion motion was made by Mir. Ran dolph to lay the resolution on the table, but it was rejected, Ayes 42-Noes 15O

 The House on Wednesday the 10th, re- sumed the consideration of the resolution. moved by MT. Sloane of Ohio, on the llth inst. on the subject of the Tennessee Mi- litia-meu, which being modified by the va- rious amendments that occasioned much discussion, was read as follows, and adopt ed without a division:

 Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to furnish this House with a copy of the proceedings of a Court Mar tial, which commenced its sittings at or near Mobile, on the 5th day of Decem- Der, one thousand eight hundred and four teen, for the trial of certain Tennessee