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Day
5
Month
May
Year
1848
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Public Domain
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Washington, April 00, 1848. Senate. - Mr. Hale introduced i bilí making the corpomtions of tho District liable fordamagesdone by mob violence within their limits. A warm and personal dobate sprung up on the motiou turecieve it. A part of which we shall endeavov to give next woeU, We will heve stato that the congressional newa which was collected for ourlast week's paper was omittod through a mistake. We do not mean it shull occur aguin. April 24, 1648. Senate. - Mr. Borland, nppointed Senator in the place of Mr. Seviev, appenred, and took his seat. Liitle business was done, and the Senate adjourried, haring received au invitalion to tend the celebratioQ of the Frencli Revolution. House. - No business was done. Motions tosuspend the rules were made and lost, and the House niljourned, on account of the celebration of the French Revolution. April 25. Senate. - An eflort was made to take up Mr. Hale's bill to suppress riots, &c, bntit failed. The Senato theii proceeded to the discussion of the bill relating to the California claims. Housk. - The question of privilege coming up, Mr. Wiek. of Indiana, read a speech from the Clerk's desk, discussing the slavery question at large ; and he was followed by Mr. Giddings, who occupied his liour on the sanie subject, Op motion of A. ü. Brown, pf Misaisaippi, the whole subject was then laid upon the table. The House roso.'ved itself iato Coinmitteeof the Whole on the state of the Union, and took up the bill to timend the act to raise for a time an additional military force.

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