The Hillsborough Recorder

In the Senate, on Monday 11th

Mr. Dix reported a bill to provide for an additional military force; and a bill to appoint a Lieutenant General to command the military forces during the war with Mexico.

On Tuesday, Mr. Archer announced the death of Mr. Pennybacker, Senator from Virginia, and after the usual ceremonies, the Senate adjourned.

On Thursday, the bill to increase the army came up, and Mr. Cameron offered an amendment, to grant 160 acres of land to each volunteer or regular who may serve out the war and receive an honorable discharge. Messrs. Clayton, Badger, Corwin and Crittenden advocated, and Mr. Benton opposed the amendment.—

Without taking the question, the bill was laid aside to take up the bill to appoint a Lieutenant General. Mr. Dix advocated this bill.

On Friday, Mr. Badger rose and spoke an hour 'with great ability,' says the Baltimore Patriot, against the passage of the bill to create the office of Lieut. General.

At the close of his speech, Mr. Mangum moved to lay the bill on the table (reject it.) and the question being taken, it received its quietus, by the following vote:

Yeas—Messrs. Archer, Badger, Berrien, Butler, Calhoun, Chiles, Thomas Clayton, John M. Clayton, Corwin, Crittenden, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Greene, Huntington, Jarnagin, Johnson, of Maryland, Johnson, of Louisiana, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Pearce, Phelps, Simmons, Upham, Webster, Woodbridge, and Yulee—28.

Nays—Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Atherton, Bagby, Breese, Bright, Cass, Chalmers, Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston, Niles, Rusk, Sevier, Speight, Sturgeon, Turney and Westcott—21.

In the House of Representatives, on Monday the 11th, the bill to increase the Army was passed, 165 votes to 45. (Both parties contributing to the 45.) The vote on its passage was, however, immediately re-considered, and a substitute offered by Mr. Boyd was adopted, and then the bill passed, 171 to 34.

Mr. McKay reported the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill; and a bill to authorize a Loan, or the issue of Treasury Notes, to the amount of $23,000,000.

On Tuesday, the Oregon bill was debated until a message was received from the Senate announcing the death of Mr. Pennybacker, when resolutions were adopted and the House adjourned.

On Wednesday, neither House did any business, the funeral of Mr. Pennybacker taking place at 12 o'clock.

On Thursday, the Oregon bill was further debated, with reference entirely to the question of slavery in the territory.

On Friday, the Slavery debate, on the Oregon bill, was continued.

On Saturday, the bill was carried, the South being defeated on the Slavery question, 113 votes to 82.