Congressional

j Great Britain !ms paid nto the Nationul TreasJ 'iry L7,000 to compénsate tlicowuers of certnin slnves ship%vrecked and libcratcd in the West Judies. No money can be ilrawn from the treasnry but hy Jaw. The bi!l to authoriethepaymentfor tliese slaves cuno up n course. but was objeoted to by Mr. Giddings. Someofthc Southcniers were ijidiynaiitas usual, but upon mukintr application to Mr. G. to withdraw hs objection, lie a.sentod, provideó (hey would alter it to "A Bill íor the relief of the Treasurer of the U. States,'1 the effect of which would be to leave ilie Presidpjit, Treasurer, and slave owners to disposeOí tiie money as they plensed. Tlie offer was accepted, and the abolihonists enjoyed a heurty laugh at the readinesa of the slaveholders tosubmit to aboliticn dictation. The anti6lavery members took this course, because they were unwilüng to risica vote on the question of mnking compensation fortlavea in this particular case, being assured the catse would go against them. Mr. ferriwether, of Ga. callod upthebill for pnying one Watson $21,000 for slaves lost in the Florida War. Our readers will reniemuer Mr. Giddings speech on this matter. Mr. Giddings objected. Mr. M. moved a suspension of the rules, which was lost by a vote offourto one; o that Mr. Watson's claim lies over to walt its turn, whicli wil] probably not come till next aession.Cost Jolinson's project for !be nssumption of the Stnte debta, by the national governmejit has been discussed in the Senate. It finds many fricnds in al! parts of the Union. The vast army of speculators, whose mighty genius figured so largely in '35 and 'S6, would rejoice to come out Trom the narrow quarters mto which poverty lias forced them, and have the fingering of two hundred millions of Government paper. We tuist tliegood sense of the nation will frown upon the whole sclieme. Mr. Adams has reported adversely lo the Oregon bill. Mr. Arnold, of Tennessee, callcd up his retrenchment bill, infroduced at the Jast scsfiion. He estimated its adoption weaid save the nation ubout $1,000,000. It was lubsequcntly omended in vhhous ways, nnd finally pafsed the House substantially os follows: The bil! is lo take effect from and after its passage. The pay of members of Congress is fixed thus: For the first five months of any sesssion, $8 per düv.For the ensuing two months, (f Congress símil be so long in session,) $SG per day. Fur the time Congrcss ghñll remnin in 6es .sion aficr the first eeven month?, $-f per day. Members are to be paid only when in octunl attendance tipun their respective Houses; nnless their absence be occasioned by sickness of themselves or their families, o; öy leave of either House. The mileage is fixed at SJ for every 20 nües of travel. Distances nre to be cunpucd occording to the Post Office book, rcckon" ng from the post office nearest the residence of each member, by the usnal route to the ent of Govrrnment. Mileage is not to be !allowed, unless members have actually (ravelcci tïie dista-ice charged in their accounts All officers and agents of the Government who are allowed travelling expendes are subjected to the same regnlations. Tlie salaries of varions oter officers of the United State?, whose pay s no( prolected bv the Constitution, such, for mstance, as Iho President nnd the Judges - are al.o brotight down. Officers in the civil fcrid militaiy departn.ents (army end navy inckided) of ihe Governmenr, whoae salary now exceeds $3,000, are reduced 20 per cent, on their present pay. Office! s and agenfs recciviug salaries rnnghg from $1,000 to 83,000, are rediiced 12J per cent, on their present pny. No reduction, howevcr, is to bring down the salary of any one now receiving more tlian $1.000 belowtliat sum. üiplomatic agents serving nbroad are oxempted from the reduction; also, r]J persons whose salarics are now nol rnore tlian $l,OOo per nnnum. The officers of Recorder and Solic:tr of the General Land Office nre abolished. In the Senate the resoliúiona relative lo the Slate debts were refused to bc taken up by a lie vote, and it is doubtful whether they will be again disturbed.