aoth coNGREss--FIRST SESSION.
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MONDAY, Dec. 20.-In the Senate, there was
some skirmishing on the subject of the war.
Mr. Calhoun and Mr.. Cass said just enough
to make it certain that more will follow. Mr..
Cass denied that the complete conquest of
Mexico was desired by the Executive or any
body else, but Mr.. Calhoun showed as to the
"any body else," the Senator from Michigan
should know better, and referred to the pro-
ceedings of meetings applauded by the official
paper, where the conquest OF Mexico was
avowed. All the present evil in regard to
Mexico, Mr.. Calhoun argued, had arisen from
acting without declaration of war, or dec
laration of some sort. Action upon his reso-
lutions, he contended, should precede action
upon the war bills, as Congress ought to know
what was designed before money was appro-
priated, or more men allowed.


In the House, Mr.. G.. ]. Ingersoll has propos-
ed to carry out the wishes of the Executive in
regard to the Italian States, by abolishing the
office of Charge des Affaires to Naples.:and
Sardinia and substituting full mission to the
Papal States. The Committee pm Fol eign Af-
fairs are charged with reporting upon this
resolution.


Mr.. Holmes, of S. C. started new idea for
the time, by embodying resolution calling
upon the States to pay over to General Gov
ernment the amount of money deposited with
them under the act of 1886. This mouey is
called for in lieu of the loan now demanded
by the Secretary of the Treasury.


There was something like show of hands
upon the internal improvement question. Mr..
Petit, of Ia., introduced Resolves going only
to the question of the power of Congress over
public highways, upon which munitions of
war are carried, and over lake Improvements.
The Administration members were disposed to
resist them as going too far, and the majority
thought they did not go far enough. They
were laid by for amendment and debate.


Mr.. Richardson of Ill.,, introduced a series
of Resolutions, declaring the war to be just
in its origin, and to have been prosecuted in
the spirit of justice, and only with the view
of obtaining an honorable peace. The prevl-
Gus question was at once sprung upon the
House, with view of forcing action in the
absence of Whig members. Two motions
were made to adjourn, and lost-the one by the
close vote of SO to SO, and it was not until
call of the house was moved on the Whig side
and carried by the close vote of of l04 to 81,
that the Administration members abandoned
the fight at late hour in the afternoon.