'FwENTY-FIRs1' CONGRESS.

 SENATE-
lnef 10 pTOnlDit the transportation oI the mail on that day. was resumed, and an interesting debate arose, in which Mir. F5efnghayseY advocated, and Mir. Livirsgstoa opposed, the fesolu- ton; after which it was laid on the ta- ble, on motion of Mir. Bibb.

 .dSoy H.-At i2o'clock. the Senate resolved itselfinto High Court of Inn peaehment.

 Proclamation was then made that James Fl. Peck appear and answer the article of impeachment, and he accord ingly appeared, attended by Mir. Wirt, as his counsel and heinz seated within within the bar,

 The Vicc President informed Judge l Peck that the Court was ready to re- eeiye his answer.

 Judge Peck arose and addressed the Senate as follows:

 Mir. President: l appear in obedience to a summons from this honorable Court, to answer an article of impeachment exhibited against me by the honorable the House of Representatives; and have motion to make which request may be done by my counsel.

 The Vice President having signifed the willingness ofthe Court to receive the motion,

 Mir. Wsrt rose, and having read req sons therefore, submitted the following motion in behalf of Judge Peck.

 l. That a reasonable time may be allow ed mo 6 prepare my answer and piea; and for this purpose, I ask until the 18th day of the present month.

 ,. That after my answer and plea shall be flied, process for witnesses may be awarded to me, and 3 reasonable time may be allowed to collect my witnesses and proof from the State of Missouri.

 Mr. Webster then submitted the fol lowing order.

 Ordered, That James II. Peck file his answer and plea with the Secretary of the Senate, to the article of Impeachment ex- hibited against him by the House of Re- presentatives, oa or before tbe secoad .iHon- dag of tise aert Session of Congress.

 9&cftees Hdi ttiC ApENlCLdlJ Aplliy tHc foregoing order to the House of F prasosi- tatives, and to James II. Peck.

 Mir. Bidb moved to amend the order, by striking out the ssecond Monday of the next Session ofCongress,' and in- serting the tscentyJBM doy of tae present naoatb, which was agreed to and the or der was then made as amended.

 On motion by Mir. Chanabeys, the Court adjourned, to meet on Thursday, the 25th inst. at l2 o'clock.

 I'm conversation had with Col SEVER, few days since, we learn that the trial of Judge Peck has been postponed until the next session of Congress.l

 yMay 2S.-HF'he Committee on Militia " Affairs reported, withoutamendment, the bill to exempt deserters, in time of peace, from the punishment of death.

 The bills, from the H. of k. entitled z An act to authorize the selection of certain school lands in the Territory of Arkansas and " An act to provide for surveying certain lands in the Territory of Arkansas, :, were severally twice read, and referred to appropriate committees.

 HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.

 .Iay l0.--Mr. lsaocs, from the ecofn- mittee on the public lands, reported, without amendment, the bill from the Senate @ to reduce the price of q portion of the public lands heretofore in market and to grant a preference to actual set tiers. tiers ?

 Mir. l. remarked that this bill was a mere remnant of a system familiar to the House: that the provisions of the bill were simple, and easy to be under stood, and contained nothing which re- quired reference of 1t to a committee of the whole House. He, therefore, would not move its commitment, which would only tend to delay the. biil, but that it ke postponed to Monday next, for consideration in the House.

 Mfr. 4. II. shepperd, of North Caroli- na, differed from Mr. 1. He suspected that this bill was not the remnant of an old system, but the stepping stone to new one. A any rate t proposed q measure ofa very grave and important character, and he hoped it would take the ordinary course, by going to com mittee of the whole House, where 1t could be examined and discussed. He made that motion.

 Mr. Vsaton, of Ohio, made few re- marks to show the necessity of passing on this bill before the close of the pre- sent session. The bill proposed to re-