Congressional

Washington, April o'. Tlie Senate suspended the prior orders, 8o ns to take up these resolutions, and tliut sulnuitted by Mr. Alien Mr. Mnngu m moved to subslitnte tho report of the comniiltee for the resolution of Mr. Allen. A lona; debato tollowcd, in which Messrs Foote, Allen, Niles, Dickinson, Halo, Hannegan, Downs, Dayton, Johnson, of Georgia, Phelps, Housron, Undorwood, Butler, Davis, ol" Mississippi, Crittendon and Cass paiticipatod. The quection was taken first on tho amendmrnt mnde by Mr. Hale - " evincing their sincerity by the abolition of slavery in their colonies" - and the voto stood - naya 28. yeas 1. The yea wns given by Mr. Phelps, Mr. Hale being iibsent. [The; muver oí' the amendment ought to hnve taken better care of it thnn this.] motion of Mr. Mnnguin's was lost - yeai 13 DBT8 19. The resolütion of Mr. Alien was then passed unniiimously, as follows : Ykas - Messrs. Allon, Ashley, Atchison, Atherton, Coll, Bradbury, Bréete, Butler, Cass, Clarke, Crittenden, Davis, of Mississippi, Dicknnson, Dix, Douglass, Downs, Felch, Foote, Hale, Hannogan, Ilouston, Johnson, of Marylimd, Johnson, oí' Ga , Lewis. Masón, Moor, Niles, Rusk, Spruance, Turney, Underwood, Westcott - 32. Nays - Nono. The following are tho resoltitions, ns pnssetl - Resolved, te., Thut, in tbe Dame and behalf of tbe American people. the cnngratulations of Congress aro hereby tendered to the people nf Francu upon the success of their recent eiïbrts to consolidóte the principies of liberty in a republican form of governniont. And be it further resolved, Thnt the President of the United States be, nnd he is herebv requested to transmit this resolution to the American minister in Pnris, with instructions to present it to the French Government. Twenty-four mombers wero absent or did not vote; only six Whig inembers are recorded as having voted. At linlf six o'clock the Senate adjourned. HorsF.. - The bilí relating to foreign muil service was made the special order for next Wednesday. The bounty land bill was made the special order for Tuesday next. Mr. Slingerland introduced n bilí to give to actual settlers and cultivators the benefit of liinited quantities of the public lands for a nominal corapensation, and to prevent speculation in the same. Mr. Kaufman presented a rebolution frotn the Stiito of Texas, in favor of a law to incorpórate the navy of Texas in that of the Unitod States. Senatk. - Tho Señale then procfioded to the consideration of the bill to relieve the Jtidgea of the Supreme Bencli from circuit duty for one yettr. - Lost, 17 to 19. Various Communications vrere received from tlie President. Mr. Hale presented severa] petitiona from different States and Territorios, in iv-lation to I the prohibition of slavery in the District rif I bia, tho slave trade therein, and against the introduction of slavery into auy territory that may hereafter be acquired. Mr. Badger submitted a resolution that the committee on printing be instructed to inquire inte the expediency of repealing the Joint Resolution of 1846, directing tho manner of procuring the public printing. Tlie Sennte proceeded to the consideraron of tlie bilí reliiting to the California claims, on wtaich Mr. Benton addrrssed tlio Sonate till a late liour, givingan accurate hiatory of theorininof the claims. The Seríate then went iato Executive session, and soon after adjourned. House. - Mr. J3oyd hoped that by general consent the bilis froni the Sennte, now on the Spenker's table, would be taken up; his object being to cali up the Ten Regiment Bill. Objections being made, he moved a suspension of the rules, and nskked the yeas and nays. The vote stood - yeas 93, nays 79. Two-thirds not voting in the affimiative, the rulos were not suspended. On inotion of Mr. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, the House voted to take up the resolution from the Sennte, concerning the French Revolution. An Etttempt mi made to cali the previous queslion, but Mr. Ashmun, of Massachusetts, anticipated it by obtaining the floor. Ho occupied his hour in a reply to the remarks of Mr. Bayly, of Virginia. Mr. Bayly followed, the slavery question being the themo of his speech. The resolution was then passcd- 174 yeas; 2 nays, Messrs. Cranston and Root. The House adjourned. Washington, April 11. Senate. - The subject of consideralion to-day was the bilí in relation to the California clíims growing out of the services rendered in the acquisition of that territory. Mr. Dayton, of New Jersey, addressed the Senate at length, on thn subject of territorial acquisition, defending his position,s a friend of the Treáty, ngainst tho speech of Mr. Webster, delivered soine time since. He introduced the slnvery queslion in the course of his speech, argued lliat slavery could not flourish in the territory acquired from Mexico - that it was purely a local institution, existing solely by virtue of local law - that the slaveholdcr of South Carolina, or any other slave State, emigrating to California, could not carry with him the local laws of his State - that the tenure of slave property would, therefore nt once cease - that the people of a territory had no independent legislativo power - that Congress was the solé sovereignty over territory, and could not introduce slavery therein, whilo it had full power to impose a prohibition to its entrance. Mixed up wilh this argument, were severe denunciations of Abolilionism. The Senate adjourned without taking any questioii. House. - Mr. Palfrey, at the beginning of the session, moved a reconsideration of the resolutions in regard to tlie French Revolution, ndonted yesterduy, and on this inotion addressed the House for half an hour, specially on the subject of Slavery, vvhich had bucome complicated with the queslion. Mr. Bayly followed as the chsmpion of tho peculior institution of the South, and in an nttack on Mr. Asbmun. Mr. Giddings made a few remarks. Mr. Ashmun replied with great severity to the attack of Mr. Bayly. Mr. Bayly rojoined, and was followed by Mr. Pendleton, in a few remarks, after which, the motion to reconsider was laid upon tho table.