Congressional

The bill to pay the Militia of Maine for their services whea called out to defend the N. E. boundary by Gov. Fairfleld, passed the Senate, and will become a law. In the House, June 8, Mr. Roosevelt, of N. Y. moved to repeal the bankrupt act. Th is was postponed till the next day, and the Tariff bill was nadat length. A proposition to reduce the army to 6000 men was carried, 106 to 62. Tbis is a good move, and Mr. Adams deserves the thanks of the country for his efforts to secure its adoption, even thoügh it should ultimately be defeated in the Senate. The war establishment consumes two thirds of the national revenue, while it accomplishes little real good. QjA large army ajid navy, and heavy taxation are inseparable. It appears that Mr. Giddings is again on his feet, and defends the sentiments embraced in his fnmous resolutions with impunity. The following is from a correspondent of a N. Y. paper."On Friday, Mr. Giddings made a very able speech, in the conree of which, he introduced and defended, with a logical and legal forcé that made a powerful impression, the doctrines of his Creóle resol ves. for merely oflering which he was censured, a few months ago. A few slaveholilers interrupted him, now and then, with some impertí nence. But the majonty meantto hear him. and they did, with deep interest. Strange it is to see how all men, nearly, now almit the truth of his views. Gov. Pope of Ky., took essentially the same positions in a subsequent speech. I venture to say, that there is no man of any note in the House, who would risk his reputation as a Constitutional 1; wyer, by an attempt to controvert them. Mr. Botts happened to be absent at a horse race. He has been pone to a similar scènes for 6everal weeks, drawing his per diem, ho wever, as usual!" Mr. Fillmore brought in a bilí ío extend the revenne system to the first of Augnst, which was read twice and ref'erred. The object of this is lo give a longe.' time for the discussion of the tariff, and it will doubtless be adopted.1 he arniy bilí has at length been acted upon by the House, and has resulted in a great reduction of the estimates. The House voted, by a majority oí 33, to reduce the army tothe standard ÚF 1821, about six thousand men. They have also voted, by a majority of 29, to disband the regiment of dragoons on the SOth of September next. We cannot but doubt the propriety of this course, and presume it will be reclified in the Senatek It seems that the reduction ia mainly owing to the exeriions and influenceof J. Q,. Adams. The correspondent of the N. Y. Commercial gives thé followihg synopsis of his views: Mr. John Quincy Adams took the broad ground that il had ever been the principie upon which this government had acted, to keep up only euch an arcny as was demanded by existing exigencies, and, at the removal of these, at once lo disband or reduce it. This was the case at the close of the revolutionary war, when General Washington magrtanimously resigned his military command. it was the case at the termination of the late War, when tlie virtual legislation of General Jackson out of his military command, after all his valuable services in those eventful campaigns, was the consequence of the reduction of the army at that time. Mr. Adams considered the principie adopted by the law of 18L1 to be the true one, and to that principie he thought a return shnuld novv be made; contending that the present position of affairs was parallel withthose, at which reductions of the army had ever taken place. He maintained that a standing army, in time of peace, was abhorrent to the principies of our institutions and government He went for preserving such a skeleton of an army ascould, upon the occurrence of an emergency, be clothed upon bytiewenlisttnents. This speech was deeraed one of t!ie most important, (coming from the sourtíe it did, and urged as it was with all that eloquent fervor which characterizes the eflbrts of the venerable speaker,) of all to which the pending propositan has given rise. It was Hstened lo with great attention by a full committee, and had a marked, ifnot indeed a decisivo effect