: - Militttilst„ gic*otrat, A. J. O.RitRIT SON , . Editor. - 7" a s T ria 13 - - • Thursday, January 211+1118510.- paper sent to ,a distance upless paid! - for strictly in advance. Yotiee• - will 10 1 given atien the_krns of pre payment expires, when the paper will be discontinued, finless-a remittance be rectiivil,: • N Matazines foi ISAS. W 4 would , say to those wishing to subscribe , r for the Mowing named Magazines; that we bare- atnuzgements with the Publish :erit hy which we can furnish them (in ion nc:etion with the Democrat.),at the lowest club ,, -lisle's: For ash iniaavance we send . Godcw's-Lady's•Dook and' Democrat for $3,50. Peterion's Mametine " 2.75' • Home Magazine ".- cy" " -gar The lower branch of the, N. T. State Asseinbly is not yet organizel. a , pateni beelive Ali to:do- Inpp - AikpCdbneu may be seen (1110 , it ;his voice. , tfr seci new time tibia .f -the Dei. L. et W. R. R., en-fourth page. Also the time to .s:retiton. & .Dlopmsburg R. R., on tbird page. - W e are - indebted to - President Bn :_chanai for a ra!nplilet copy of_his Annual ifeWne.. - uodor . -his owsr - Well known frank. Also to Mott Of the Canal Board, Miller, Clerk of the Sate Senate, and Chase of the House :far intidin doeutnents. PURR.—;•TbiS the' title - of 'a eery Itand.kome week l y ,pulication, of eight lotto pages, pnblisl4 by 13acarrt & Co., 333" Bretidway - , New York, at t 2 it year, the prcspectus of which may be fount in,our ad• vertising columns. It, k got up in a very finetrtyle, is handsomely illustrated, and it -devoted to liteature and .6wpics that will in lerest the family circh.. rich as_novelett!, 'short sketches. Toetry, humorous- articles, ,gossip; entertaining Miscellancy, and a brief .. - abstract of the news of-the day.. By reference iotheproapietna, it will he-seen. that the pub - Richert) offer_y:ery tempting inducements to those destrir ri vy to-beconiii s_uhscribere to a strictly literary paper. A. - The Natio:lei Era remarks: "We 'ire constantly inquired of concerning our subscriptions.- ft ie just as well to be frank . with our friends.. From present appearances, we expect to lose about one-third of our list. Our subsd t ribers ,plead "bar times.;" and • all 'we havie to sa y , ia, they are still harder There may bet_ Other catl• ticn4:, which operate to,lesse scription iist. - 2 "' , :r we judge the future by !Ile past,our list will still continue to increase instead of dimin ishing. Aside from this, howeyer, we shall still adhere to our policy of striking from our list thom - who prove to be non-paying sub scribers. We have 1 this way lopped of yereral 4utntired names since our connection with The pernt*tat, tiellisirtk It 10 Us op. 1y o f t is paper. • lair V e haye received three copies of the- Daily Ltw o ri' il 'slativ' e Record from Mr. Chase, one containir..-late_Golvernoes.Messag . e ; from the otheis we learn that on the 13th Mr. Chase, from the Committee on Judiciary re ported authorizing administrators and executort - to adriiinister oaths and affirmations in certain cases. Reported upon negatively by-tin Commiftee , on the 15th. On the 14th _Mr, Chase 'presented a petition I from Sung P.. Carmait and 110 o - thers, for a State toad from Little Meadows to - Le Raysville; also a ikt tion from Dr. B. Richaidson and 46 .otitri for -the repeal -of "Levox Road . -lales," in the.township of Brooklyn. On the 45th Mr. Chase submitted a resolution to the - *Sect that the Hall of the House be hereaQer aimed on the Sabbath. I.l..sraf postponed it .defraltely ley a Tote of 54 to 3S. Misiepreseutativa. We notice that the "Rppublicau" papers are circulaiing s ' a report that the Dernoe4tic State Convention Nor Indiana repudiated 'tbe National Adininistration: Nye do not •ez ; pect to follow . up and prove the utter falsity of all the etaleruents these organs are making in regard to the endorsement of the Adminis tration by' the'Demoerac: of rarious sections, but itis well occasionally to 4bow the facts in the case, least stich storitf, although wilfully "" . ht taken fur 'truth, because not tne L.. - IN'e iippentl the resolUtion of ~ contradicted. ''lracy; it, convicts the tie the Indiana Dem - ted wilful falt.ehood, or - _gr. organs of-gross i....''toraa tcifthe fsc'ts:, ' Pecris- 11 PM 441 Incral.Le of Indiana fop ':' -11 1 1 1 _ ..hal"..o4lepublte .it the . fir st choice of- ale J./ewer/lA:Re, 1856 and of . the Chief Magistracy ofthic e bnliot.ixa in Dominating convention iii. - A nothin g u , hic . h. the people- of the State al pro to the' high " the. ensuing November; 81 spies has abated he has done gince.7us eleei4i„ his perition which he- now r atesmail ii ke q •i nnii. •or dithinidted Our COnfid prove,and endorse tegrity,attiotism, a • - ties, and we card' ' 1 his administratio _ Testi m ony. . • ' - -;-- iiis claimed together with other • , -. _ journals," that the Tritune reports • Weil •••• • „et evaii‘its were base misrepresentations of Diu - ' nets,-and unruitigated falsehootls. We have -gtveu, from time to time, extmets from the free State papers - 'of Kansas showing that such was the ease,. We clip a few lines from The . Kaidiai — Leader, a rabid antitlavery (and - a:Ai-Democratic) paper, -which sneaks for it self._lt ibows bow the - free State papers - look • urn this Abolition Scotch hireling, and we - - may add - that James liopath who Rites for the Missotiri Democrat, belongs in the same class of _falsifiers., together with "other letter for - writer o eastern papers: .. • • '''.The Herald ;?I•Freedant has - been for a long time attempting to teach Wm.A.Phillips, " vutteresporeleot of the New. York "Tiqurte• to. ten the truth. We advise our ,entelDP=TY . ' to give it up as a bad job; we-hood Its - soon think of stayiu;2- the, tnetitileit Curieirtitif. the; alad. Missouri with qtriclk-Sand tisi'ef - egreeet. .;.,..ing- the erroneousis habits of this hiselinr, • seritiblerllt . • . 1 . Tv further-evidence needed to coevid.,,the I. _ „ - riieftkr , yl-14111,!Nlong Icnnsirsralftirtrode I • J Our neighbor is greatly dissatisfied be cause he did not succeed iu getting the P.o> ad vertiring after so long a struggle for it. He of feet» to doubt that we have 2.50 bona fide sub. .p - cribers within the range of the P. O. delivery.— ' If his disbelief of the , amount of the eircuW rtion of the Dernkrat s is expressed mrreiy tol give him a chance to say something, weaiity Ihis anxiety for a controversy, if it be really intended to doubt our:affidavit, he is guilty of an act that no fespeetable man would stoop 14 io 'either case we care nothing for it; our affidavit sets fOrth the facts, if illy gentleman wishes fur ther evidence we • wilt devote a leisure hour to Showing him the narnefi. We shall not furnish our neighbor with any published list whatever; and for varidus reasOns3 first, it is of no interest to the public, and - of cause should not be done for that reason alone. We know the object of asking us to publish uames, and shall not give our enemies a list, as a guide in canvassing, with a view to curtail tfie circulation of the DM aerate and to introduce the Republicch in its stead. "And finally aftiir charging the Post Mao. ter with adOpting an Unfair basis for us, (which is false) and. pretending to doubt the truth of our affidavit, we inform A the editor of the Repub. /icon that we can find better business to attend to, thin gratifying his ayes. Our teadeMwill patilon us for occmpying this, ru s ileh space-in - replying to GO ungenth manly a thing as the kepublican's article ;- In futumwe shall endeaior to leave him to the silent cton'empt of those he vainly en4avors to tar Gov. Puming if , Utah has issued a proclamation dectaringiUtakto be in a state of rebellion. lia:sent a opy _9f his proclama tion 4 to ex-Governor B ham Young, - togther witl . a letter tcol4..fol4wirrireffeet : "On the Ilth July P . 347, I was appointed by . the Bresidekt to be , Governor of this Ter ritor.r. *pee my arrival within the limits of the Territory, I regret to find that many acts . of violence have been cornm4ted on the high ways,in the destr uction and robbery of proper ty belonging to the United States. These acts, which indicate that the Territory is in a, state of rebellion', are ascribed, bow frilly I do not know, to yourself. • "A proclamation purporting to here issued from you, antl passes signed by your authori ty, found upon the person of JosepliTaylbr, have been submitted to my: inspection. The matter contained in these papers authorizes and comrnendi violent and treasobable acts tending to the disruption of the peace of the Territory, and which subject4lreir ac tors to the penalties accorded to traitors. If these papers are not authentic, I trust you will promptly disown them \ - ' "I herewith enclose a copy of my procla mation. to the people of Utah. You will oblige me by acknowledging the receipt of this by the returning meseenzen:' ilU t " Putmits 7 .Nsi-s LETTER, is the title Of a neat • little sheet published by C. E. Chi • cbester & Co, 241 Dock -street, Philadelphia. It is designed, as its name implies, to keep publishers posted on all matters of interest to their profession, and bids fair to supply that which has been lobg needed., than the hard the Era's sub- AV" A telegraphic dispatch, dated,Scran toll, Jan'. 18., says :—A destructive fire is raging here this evening. It is feared -a steam flour mill, store house, -hotel and several dwelling houses, wiil be destroyed. /far The OrnaLa Nebraskian of the Bth contains an account of a split in the Nebraska Legislature. : - Twenty:one:;tnetnbers of the Asserobly.and eight of .h. th_eiPors,willistba-nons., 1. —4ll ~..4 ....-456 6 C.: -''' ' - lilt lc, iviirr - ni uy main at °nths 1 in possesion of the journal. , ' - Pursuait to notice, the Democracy of Susi quebanna County held a Mass Convention at the Court House in Montrose, on Monday evening, Jan'ry 18th, 1858. \ Dr. CALVIN LEET was called to the Chair, Tuos. Jonxsou and Isaac Rtmunow, Esqs., were chosen 'Vice Presidents, F. X. and A. J_ Gcrritson, Se.retaties,' - b committe consisting of rsaac Bickhosv, Esq., COL John Blanding, J. b. Bullard, R. T. Stephens, Otis Ross, Azor Lathrop, and John - Smiley, E'lrs., were appointed to draft resolutions. During the,absence of the committee the meeting was addressed by Peter Byrne, Esq., Orearbotdale, Dr. Leet and R. B. Little, Esq. While Mr.-Little \was speaking, the commit tee on resolutions. entered, whereupon Mr.. R. yielded the floor and the following resolutions were read : Residred,That the Administration of James Buchanan thus far meets the most sanguine expectations of the Vemocraey ofSusquehanna County, and the principles laid down in his annual message, to Congress, upon which he . proposes to adult-roster the governMent have our entire approbation, . particularly those parts in religion to Kansas and the Currency. Resolved, That We have seen with much , satisfaction, - the patriotic, wise and national I course of our worthy Senator, Wm. Bigler. Resolved, That it is.lbe,policy of the Dem ocratic party to hand over to Kansas the en tire control of her own affairs, - While ,The aim ' -.... 0 .--- -..ir.. open (or partisan purposes a cOlittb , sottswas..b.,..•l. of Kansas - Ind the - -ot-the 44100, [ "Revolved, That we: Knit in the triumph of 4§ r , I our principles io - the•last State electi©n over that wild spirit of Black-Know-Nothing-Re 'publicanism that discharged its poison upon the country and then died. Gov. Packer s unprecedented majority justlientitles Penn- I•sylyania to the proud appellation of the Key gtone of 114 Federal, Arch. Resotraf, Tbst-sre:recommend the establish ment of au Imiepentient Trtasury for the safe keepirs, of the public: money of the State of Pennsylvania.. The reigiutionii; on motion - were adopted, without a dissenting voice. The convention then proceeded to - select one person for Representative delegate to repreient Susquehanna County in the next Democratic State Converition. ThOs. Johnson, Esq.,ivas on motion elected delegate. R. T. Stephens, Egg., was amen for Sena ? Oriel delegate, subject 10 the decision of the Senatorial Conference. " . 11. Hill, Lathrop mild J. N. 16125, Jr., were selected-as Senatcmisi Conferees. Mr. Little was again called for, and pro ceeded with his speteh,. : at the conclusion of which, J. B. McCollum, EN., addrissed the Meeting. .. (Signed l i ty the officers.) . tar- We,hayelio hesitation in saying that • Consumption can allays be-alleyiated, and in *great many cases aired, simply by the use of Dr. Wistar's Wild Cherry Balsam. - Its fielding infivence over tbe, diseased organs is truly wonderful. No is genuine =item sign -4u Butte. I=l=l Democratic Meeting. 4ffr- PENNS.YLPAICIA LEGISLATURE. ---- Hanntenunal Jan, 12. SEN.Ts.—A few unimportant petitions were presented. 1 `Mr. Buck.alevr,F from time committee on the subject, reported a contract made with J. Haldeman, for the publication of the daily legislative record, similar to last session. Adopted. Mr. Tiuckalew repOrted against the recom mendation in th I Governor's Message for the erection of an recutive mansion, accom panied with a b l appropr,i)lting $ll,OOO for the purchase o a house sind lot on Front street, in this lit y, for the Governor's resi• dence. The bill nee taken up immediately, and passed finally without opposition. The bill relative to the slay of execution under the aection of the Relief Law of the extra aes-io was reported from the Com mittee on the . udiciary and ordered to be printed. :,.. , Mr. Randall read a bill relative to the Bank of Pennty i lvania to_ enable it to make :anlassignment,end transfer its charter to new pat ties. On motion, that part of the Governor's mes sage which refers to the erection of a monu ment to !lie deCeased soldiers of the Mexican war, was refd,red to a ipecial committee cote's:tact' of Messrs. Brewer, Harris and Taney. A - special committee of three, (Moms. Brewer, Gregg. and Craig.) '1 appointed .oa - ibe part of•tbal Serrate, tc.:lo--tee GO vsinorelectitol ott Tusisday eaxi, tte occasion of his togengumtion. The Senam . then adjdurned. Speaker announced the Standing Cominittees. Mr.LasvrenCe read in place a bill to erect an Executive mansion. Also, a bill to repeal the act consolidating the Lebanon Valley 'and Reading Railroad Companies. A Joint Convention of.thelwo Rouses met to count the votes cast on the propoied amendments to the Constitution. 11ARRI611:CRO, Jan. 13 SNNATE.—The Speaker presented the an nual reports of the Commissioners of the Sin king Fund and the Surveyor General, which were ordered to be printed. A few petitions were presented. Mr. Steele submitted the resolutions reque aging the Governor to transmit to the Senate a c opy of the report of the Commissioners ap pointed by him to invesigate the affairs of the Bank of Itennsylvams. Mr. Gregg said that the report bad not yet been made. .e Mr. Steele Said he bad been informed - that it was made, and presented a bad appearance. It was, therefore, important that the public should know its character. The consideration was postponed - for the present. _ - Ilorsz.—The report of the Slate Treasurer, in response tO the resolutions requiring him to state where the State moneys are deposi ted. was pre4nted by the-Speaker and read The fellowingis an abstract of:thia dccu -A. ment : i Balance in ftie Treasury, Janu• nry 1.4.!1.958 a 5751,215 Payments f' , -om the Ist to the I . 2th 45.073 Bala= now in Treasury....s7o9,l4l Total Dorm Sits in Banks 1t487.( 63 Housa.—The Spniker . laid 'before the Cash in Treasury - 165,051 Uouse a Message;froin the. President in re -1 • l) rafts 19,621 , n , ,to the . r , <4 ion calling for informs-, Special Deposits in the Girar4 Bank 6„; - ,45 - ,71 .- ,ir n i gits. Q --4 1 a14.01.., Ar... Al•1.-...,30:...,..-...y.;.secto • • .rr 11- ... , --s ~ --- .r. Cliarma It ed that that part of th 0 - Eleauttarno,Jan. 15. 1858. , President's rece t stage and accompanying Swam —The programme of the ceremo- i documents relating•to Commodore Paulding nies to attend the inaguration of Gov. Packer, and having reference to the orders of the Na fin Tuesday next„ was reported. vy Ddpartment, be referred to the Committee The folloWinz nominations for State Tree- on Naval Affairs, and the• other- portion to surer were atle : . the Committee on Foreign AtLirs. U. S. M. grave, of Lancaster ; Henry S. A Message was received from the President, Mott, of Monroe ; 'John C. Meany, of Phila. stating that he had- received a copy of the delphia; Perry N; hunter, of Montgomery; Constitution of Minnesota, together with an Peter A. Johns, of Lafayette ; Thomas Ross, abstract of the votes polled for and against of Bucks; Geo. W Hamer*, of PhiladelPhis, the same, and he now !aid the Constitution and a number of others. - ' before Con g ress in the manner prescribed by (A caucult of Democratic members will be th at . i nstrument. .. held to-nigiit to nominate a candidate. A message was=also received from the Prcs- Hocsn.--The two Houses meet in joint ident in response to the resoltitiN N inquiring Convention Ito\ count the" vote, for Governor. whether the Goverment of Nicalugua had The official vote was announced as follows : made any comelaist on account °NI ° arrest • Wm. F. Packer, 188,846 of Gen. Walker 14 Com. Paulding on it soil. David i Wilmot, -. 146,1:19 The President.threugh the Secretary of State Isaac Oszlehurst, 28,096 says that no such complaint has reached the Department. 1 The House Went nto Committe of the Whole on the state of the Union, and took up_ the President's annua Message. HARRISBURG, Jan. IG. 185 R. -1-T SsNstc.he Speaker laid before the Se nate a me morial from the Judges of the Su preme Court , praying the Legislature to abo lish the several distrillts of the Supreme Court, and Si" the sessions for the whole State at some convenient point; which was read, and, On motion of Mr. Shaffer, ordered to be -published in the Legitdative Record. The Secretary of the Commonwealth pre sented a message from the Governor stating that be had transmitted to theJlonse of Re• presentaaes the seventh annual report of the Trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital, toge ther with the reports of the Superintendent and Treastire of the Institution. Ntr. Elyi, from the Committee on Canals, Szc-., as committed, the bill relative to the North Braiich extension of the Pensylvanig Canal. Mr. Budkalaw read in place a bill to make better pro Visions for the punishment of frauds committed by bankers, truste e s . , and other persons, eotrusted with property, which, on y*F- il - asli4adAsi..,ke_published in the Lebislittir l e Record - • 11*Tsx.. 1 -31rAttiPp dembeffrom Lehigh county, esetted, hiinself at the • Speakers desk, an d , , was regularly sworn in. Mr. B. has been letained at home on account of sick ness in hi family. On motion of Mr. Wilcox, the House pro ceeded tO nominate candidates for State Treasurer. l i M Wilcox nominated IL- S. Margraw. Mr. McClure nominated J. 11. Benson. - Mr. LaTence nominated G. W. flamersly, Mr. Sh w nominated J. B. G. Babcock. Mr. Eibtams was appointed-as teller on the part of the Hotise to act at tle election. ~ Mr. McClure moved that the House tenon sider-theyoie given yesterday, by which the bill providing for her manse of on execu tive manSion w)ti - defeittej, 'which - was agreed to—yeas 149; nays 439. . . Mr. McClure then moved - that the prolUsion which _provided for the. ; .appointtnent of a committee of one (roil_ each bolise, to act In conjunction with the gentlemen named in the bill, be increased to three members from each body ; which was agreed to, and the House went kali Committee of the Whole for the \ purpose cif inserting that provision. The re port of the committee was adopted. Mr. Williston' moved to postpone the whale subject 'for the present; which was not agreedtcfr t i: The q estion on the final paseage of the bill agai coming up, the bill WOW defeated a recond ; rote. . Mr. DOnoavan offered the following raw lution ; I - . Resoh, The Pater the_expintioa of the term of the present-Governor, the salary of the Govefnor of this Commonwealth shall be tive thotrattd , Jullsrs per annum; and all , . laws inbmisitrit licreiith are hereby re pealed. The house *fused to toad the resolution a second time. Mr. Strutheis,offered the following resolu tion, which the House refused .to, reed a se cond time: Resolved, Tat the salary of•the Governor be $OOO, and all laws inconsistent therewiTh be and are hereby repealed. The Secretary of the Commonwealth pre sented two messages, in writing, from the Governor ~ ions enclosing the annual state ment of the affairs of the-Pennsylvania Lunk tic Hospital, -ind the other the report of thre CommissiOnest appointed toexamme the con dition of the Bank of Pennsylvania, the latter of which was read, and ordered to be publi shed in the iicord. JIM 18 : The Senate passed -the bill, - with the amendments of the House, for the purchase of an -executiva,mansion. Adjourned to meet the House in joint Conventtion. HousE.—On. motion, the House, for the second time, reconsidered the vote on the bill to purchase a*Executive mansion. The bill was then put on its finel passage, and adop, ted,'yeas 43. nays 38. t_ The two Houses meat in joint Convention for the purposel4 electing, a State Treasurer. On the first ballett• the vote showed : H. S. Mag& " 84 J. 11. Den sorvi • 39 J. B. G. Ilatclek • 1 On the resule or tng reported to the Houle that body adj ed. . _ XXIVIh COUgress—First Session. rABUINGTON„ Jan. 12, 1858 Saks - ft.—Mr. Douglas presented the peti tion from Henry O'Rielly in favor of estab lishing a telegraphic - line from the western borders of Missoari to Fort Laramie and the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains. Refer red to the Military Committee. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill explanatory of -the act granting bounty lands to officers BO soldiers, passed March, 1855, so as to se. cure claims to the heir of persons making claims,- who haie died before the land war \ rants wire issued. The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill to repeal the act of March, 1856, authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to change the names 7 of vessels in certain caws. • Mr. Benjamin. ip showing the necessity of the pas:otge of - the ill, said that he had a list of ninety two vessels, the names of which bad been changed within eighteen months. Thir ty one of them had either been lost at sea, of the means of loss oT life and property. . The names were changed to decieve the .public, when the vessels were rotten and un seaworthy. He instanced the Central Amer ica, whose name was changed from Geo-ge lAw. One vessel had -been condemned and her name changed three times, and she went to sea and -was never heard , of after ward. • The bilrwas passed. - 'rho joint resolution to extend the time for the restoration of naval oflieerk affeetett try the Retiring Board, to April next, was pas sed. After an Executive Session the Senate ad , learned. Mr. Doolittle i . roduced a joint resolution directing the preintation of a medal to Com mOdore Paulding/ The Senate deted the • motion to re-con sider the vote ad ling the amendment to the resolution resolutio xim7ding and defining the 1 power of the PrWident in regard to the . nomi nation of officer? who are affected by the ac tion of the M r tval Retiring Board, which amendment pr .ribed that here shall be no such construct' i as will allow an increase of the number of cers on active service I ist,as now anthoriie y law. - - After a loti debate the amendment was rejected and 4 int resolution passed with another amen*.nt limiting the power of the President to nOninate to six mouthsafter'the passage of tliiirct. _ i . Boum—TM Douse went into, Committee of the- Whole or the state of the. nion on the Prosident!alial - Message. \' • , -, —. 1 SexATs; :an. 14. ' On motion ','Mr. Bell, a resolution was adopted requesi g_th4 sec•retary_ of the Inte rior to commutt r ate and estimate of the quan tity of land what will enure, under the act of Match, 1857., granting land to Afinnesota ;-...,--- for Railroad pit poses. , f _ _ On moticg of Mr. Davis a resolution was adopted wiling on the Secretarfof War for the repot; of the commission on war claims in Wa*ington and Oregon Territo ries. Mr.,Houstoigave notice of his intention to introduce a iII to provide for the admis- sion of Kansastnto the Union . as a State: The joint repletion directing the,presenta tion of a medao to Commodore Paulding was made the spe fl order for Wednesday next. Iloyaz.— Kelly presented the petitions of Benjamin ice and five other citizens of New % York, -'ng Congress to pass a lasy giving the pu i s lands to actual Riders. • The resolu x heretofore offered referring various parts f tho President's Message to the appropria c ommittees , having been tak en up foactil t e. 1 Mr. Stanteiq endeavored to engraft an amendment, edering thanks to Paniding for_his patrio , c and spirited conduct. It was rul out of order. The resolu on to refer the subject of milita ry expeditio, to\ the Judiciary Committee was amended with instructions to inquire in• to the expedi ncy of amending the neutrality laws. The proposition by Mr. Phelps to refer the subject of the Pacific Railroad to the select Committee ofThirteen, was debited but not concluded. The Senate is not id seseion. llousr..—Mr. Pocock asked the House to take)ip the j6int resolution of the Senate r the whole effect of wblch•is this : An act welPassed by Cengress at the last session, authorizing the nav:d Officers whO were affected by the Retiring Boird, to apply within one year to have their cases qx:unlned the action of the Naval Conics of Inquiry be ibg the growl on which the President might nominate forrestoration. Mr. Burnett offered a resolution which was - pissed authorizing a Special Commitiee to investigate the facts attending the sale of For Snelling, and to employ a stenographer. Me - remarked that this was a case which the public Soteteits required shottld have a close examination. On motion - Mr:llou'iton from the Commit tee on the Judiciary, reported ft resolution, which was adopted, authorizing the said Com mittee to send for persons and papers in rela tion to the charges against Judge Watruueo Texas. Mr. Stanton offered a preamble setting forth that: Whereas, It appears by the published report. of the Committee appointed to investi gate the affairs of the Middlesex, Mantifactus mg Company, that $87.000 were paid to se; cure the-passage of the tariff act of 1857, and that as no satisfactory explanation has 'been given in relation to the application of it,,with the exceptionlllVoo, t sheeld be an no~o •., . ... -.' 1 ' The. eha iv' tending ' ry seriously to I. iof prejudice there &teflon abd character of the members of the hist Mouse who voted for the Tariff Act. Therefore, he proposed the ap pointment of a select committee of five to in= vestigate the charges, and inquire whether any member or:officer of the House received any part of the money, with - power to send fur perions and paPers. If the committee find that any part cf the money was paid for the use or benefit, directly or indirectly, of any officer or member of the House, the Commit tee shall present, Ppecifie charge., in which case another committee of-five shall be appoin ted to investigate such charges, the accused to be informed of the place and -time of the meeting, in order for a defense, examination of witnesses, Am. Mr. Harris, of Illinois—The gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Grow) says I and others are like the men of old. \ If he means to al.sert , that I thank God I am not as some other men, he is correct. If the gentleman will put him self in the position of the other man mention ed in the Scriptnre, - by way of contradiction, and exclaim "God be merciful to me a sin ner," I have no doubt the exclamation would meet with a hearty amen from every gentle man on this floor. [Laughter.] Mr. Letcher, of Virginia wanted to know why Mr. Stanton and Mr. Grow sat quietly in their seats when resolutions were introduced . proposing an investigation ,into the conduct of the late Clerk of the House, and itrrelatibn to the sale of Fort Mr. Stanton replied that the Fort Snelling 'case involved nobody by name. • " Mr. Leteher, resuming—Nor do these pro ceedings involve the name of any member, of Congress. When the case of the late Clerk was taken op, why did not the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Grow) protest. Now, he said, a great outrage was to be "committed rights to he viohtted, and the accused arraign ed and prosecuted in secret, and biennia le is\ (m4E:le House for judgment. Mr. Stanton said the Clerk of the House was the person named. The Fort Shelling case did qot involve the rights of any mem t.,,,,, 7.4.... , - iinori r ,-.Zitas 0 ; - P I CVas a not -of, the. Executive and as the Muse ha, no power to try him--:. they could not pass censure. Letcher 7 Your explanation amounts to this. You did . not rise on one occasion be. cause nobody was named, and you did not rise on the other, because somebody was nam ed. So'far as Secretary Floyd was concerned, a more unfounded charge was never made on the reputation of a public officer. Several votes were taken on the amendment to Mr. Stanton's proposition. when - the House adopted the aub*titute offered by Mr. Letcher that a_select. committee of five members - be appointed, with power to send fur petons and papers, to investigate the charges preferred against members and officerstf the last House glowing out of the disburiement of any sums of money by Liiwrenee, Stone' Az Company or other persons, and report the facts to the House with such : recommendation as they deem proper. Mr. Stanton withdrew his preamble. Mr. Harris of Illinois, \ rising to a question otspriyilege. offered a preamble and resolutit n propofsing that Mr. Matteson's case be inves tigated, looking to his expulsion from the House'. - As Mr. Mattson was not present, he moved the subject be postponed until Monday week'. Mr. Hen -y Bennett stated that Mr. Matteson had gone home iu consequence of sickness in his family. Mr. Harris would call up the subject. on Monday week, unless there was a good reason shown for further postponement. . The House took from the speaker's table the senate bill making appropriations for in demnity for slaves carried from the Southern States by the British during the last War.— The reading of their names caused excessive merriment. SENATE, J2O. 13 Mr. Giddings obtained the floor. but gave wey for a motion to adjourn till Monday, which prevailed. Mr. Seward presented a petition praying for the extinction of Slevery at. the, expense of Abe trublin TrAasury. 'Atteled... .7. _ A hill was ~passed authbrizino certain offi cers and men who were engage', in the Arc tic Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin to receive the gold medals presented them by the British Government. Mr. Hale said he agreed with Mr. Douglas in opposing the Lecontpton Constitution, but not because it was in contravention_of the or ganic act. He opposed it because it was in con formity with that act. In,the controversy between Mr. D. and the President, the palm of victory should be awarded to the latter. llovsE,Tbe Speaker announced the fol lowing special committee, appointed to inves tigate the charges against s merubfus or officers of the House growing out of the expenditures by the Middlesex Manufacturing Company in relation to- the_ tariff of 1857 : Messrs. Stan ton,