Il CON GRESS . SENATE, Feb. 0.4-Several ; financial schemes were brought forward, among them the Finance C mmittee's substi tute for Mr. Sherma 's bill, . It author izes the issue of five der cent forty year gold bonds (redeemable, however, in ten years) to an amount covering all Government obligations except the five - r cents, and to be exchanged for such ..,, . 01 , igations at, not less than par. The new bonds, and the interest and in come therefrom, are to be exempt from taxation, save the ordinary income tax. HousE, Feb..o.- , ,The first busine.E. .was the bill for the protection of Ameri can citizens abroad, which, was discuss ed by Messrs. ghanter, foyer, and Woodward until expiration of the morning hour. The Army Appropriation bill was re ported. It foots up $33,000,000, and pro vides for such reduction as to bring the army to 25 tegiments of infantry, 7 cav alry and 5 artillery.- It was stated that the'old army of 10 regiments under Bu chanan cost about $1,000,000 in gold for 'each regiment annually, while the pres ent bill puts the expense at about one half the figure in currency. The bill was made the'special order for tho 13th inst. -In Committee, the House took up the Military Academy Appropriation bill.— Mr. Eldridge moved that only white cadets shoultd share in the benefits of the Acadenhy, but his resolution was de feated—Yeas, 28; Nays, 70.6 The bill was briefly discussed and adopted. • Then came up the Legislhive, Exe cutive, anil Judicial Appropriation bill, which arignally asked for narly $24, 000,000, but has been cut (Joun to Sl7;- 217,480. There was a long discussion, but no real action upon the bill. SENATE, Feb. 7.—A bill in addition to the present Batikruptc - law was re ferred. " The new Tenure-of-Office bill W' taken up, and a long discusSion fqow ed 'upon the employuient of secret agents in the civil service. After scant ainendment.4, the bill (so we understand the repbrt) way adopted. It authorizes 25 special agents,each to be appointed by the Secretary if the Treasury and PoStinaster-General, and 23 additional in the Treasury DepartiVent, with fire by the Secretary of State. HoCsr, Feb. 7.—A bill was adopted restoring to intutet public lands along the lines of the Pacific Railrdad and it'i• branches. A bill granting certain pension - a b. the widows; and orphans of c;iltliers paF•sed. The Pensign Appropriation bill Wil‘ reported and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petitions were offered for the repeal of the income tax, and then the House adjourned. 13ENATE, Feb, 10.- 7 -A petition was offered asking for the admission of Col orado as a State. A bill was introduced to make a new Territory, to be called Novato. HOUSE, Feb. 10.—Among the resolu tions and bills introduced were these : To aid the Eastern Division of the Pa cific Railroad ; to investigate claims for Itulian depredations ; to allow respon dents in criminal cases to testify in their own behalf-; to provide for tho exportation of distilled spirits in bond. Mr. Cplield proposed a bill fof a grad ual return to specie payments. It is a sliding s ale, the Treasury to exchange on the Is of December next $1 in gold for $1 30 burreney, and reduce the rate one cent 0 month until he reaches par, and after Ally, 1871, gold - Shall be paid foy all legal-tender notes, dollar for dol `Mr. . - Another bill wits offered for tearing circulating notes of the Government, and to favor free banking. There was some talk about referring certain evidence In relation Offinpeach tOnt to the reconstruction Committee. it being s a question of printing, the matter was referred to the Printing Committee. Another (resolution) that it is inex pedientlo elm it,,c - e the banking system. Regulating ditties on lumber, wood, and manufacturers of wood, abolishing. specific duties. A bill to tkmend the Rink mist solar . as to compel involuntary ' bankruptcy. Resolution referred to print 10,000 ex tra copies of the Johneon-Urant cor respondence, , A resolution to remove the scat of Government was offered, but a motion to refer was rejected, 71 to 02. The lion , :e went into Committee on the Legislative Appropriation bill, and a few amendments were made. SE - gATE, Feb. f.2.—A bill for the im mediate admidsion of Alabama to the Union was oll'Oed and referred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill to adiiiit Colorado as a State was offered, with notice that it will soon be called up for action. The bill to regulate the promulgation of thelaWs by the public printer was adopted. . House, Feb. 12.—A 1)111 was intro duced enacting that no person who may have been duly convicted and ad judged guilty of murder, piracy, assass ination, arson, robbery, or forgery, and where conviction has n t been revers ed, shall ,be allowed to liter or remain in the United State, and authorizes the President, upon the vrqdtietion of eatis factory prom that a 4)er.son so convicted of either of such crimes has entered, or is about to enter, the United Statse, to Cause him to be sent back to the coun try whence he came, or in which he may have been so convicted. The morning hour was spent in dis cussing, the subject of the protection of naturalized effizens abroad. The Legislative Appropriatip l n bill was discused, in Legislative, until the hour of adjournment. GOOD STORIES.—PART 3; just issued by Ticknor & Fields, furnishes a collec tion of capital stories specially suited for reading on Winter evenings. The. contents are as follows : Christmas with the' Baron ; Stephen Yitrrol._,v —by the Author'of "Waiting for the Verdict ;" "A Family Christmas in' Germany ;" The Christmas Banquet). by NATHAN IEL HAWTHORN I •Thri.ce . of a Trade, or Bed Little Kriss Krintre- by FITZ JAMES 0 1 .1.3111ENA AdveuX.Wsof FlNew Year's Eve, by HEDTRIC - H