The Telegraph

Congressional.

Neither House did any business on Thursday.

In Senate, Friday, Dec. 9.

A resolution was submitted for appointing a committee of three, to be joined by three from the House, to regulate the disposition of money appropriated for books and maps for the use of Congress.

Mr. Hayne, offered a resolution for the establishment of an uniform system of Bankruptcy.

A resolution for appointing a distinct committee on agriculture was taken up. Messrs. Findly and Woodbury advocated the measure, which was opposed and ridiculed by Mr. Holmes, of Maine, as altogether useless. The resolution however prevailed, 22 in the affirmative, including Messrs. Robbins and Knight, and 14 in the negative.

HOUSE.

Mr. Hemphill presented a petition of sundry Delegates from the States of Rhode-Island, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, and S. Carolina, convened in the city of Philadelphia, praying that Congress would provide by law for settling the claims of the officers of the Revolutionary Army upon principles of justice and equity.

Mr. M'Duffie offered for consideration the following resolution; which was referred to a Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union:

"Resolved, That, for the purpose of electing the President and Vice President of the U. States, the Constitution ought to be so amended that a uniform system of voting by Districts shall be established in all the States: and that the Constitution ought to be further amended in such manner as will prevent the election of the aforesaid officers from devolving upon the respective Houses of Congress."

"Resolved. That a Select Committee be appointed, with instructions to prepare and report a joint resolution embracing the aforesaid objects."

The House then proceeded to elect a Chaplain. Eight gentlemen were nominated, and on the first ballot Rev. Reuben Post was elected.

SENATE, Monday, Dec. 12.

A resolution was submitted for a Select Committee of five on the subject of Roads and Canals.

The resolution on the subject of an uniform system of Bankruptcy was taken up, but ordered to lie on the table.

A resolution was offered relative to amending the processes in U.S. Courts; so as to place the citizens of states admitted into the Union since 1789, upon equal footing in those Courts with citizens of the original states.

The senate proceeded to elect its officers and on the third ballot, Walter Lowrie, late member from Pennsylvania, was chosen Secretary. Mountjoy Bailey, the present incumbent, was chosen Sergeant at Arms and Door Keeper, on the 1st ballot and Henry Tims assistant do.

In the House, the same day: Mr. Pearce, of Rhode-Island, appeared and took his seat.

A resolution was adopted relative to procuring a site for establishing an armory in Kentucky.

The resolution calling for papers and documents in the trial of Commodore Stewart, &c. which the mover had proposed with a view to counteract any impression which might still remain with the public unfavourable to the Commodore was agreed to nem con.

Several resolutions of a local nature were agreed to.

The House went into a Committee of the whole on the bill of appropriation for compensation to members, which subsequently passed to a third reading.

In the Senate, the 13th. the various subjects of the Message of the President were referred to their appropriate Committees. Some discussion took place on a resolution offered the day previous, relative to the existing Judiciary system. A message was received from the President relating to executive business, upon which the Senate acted with closed doors.

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Webster presented the petition of the surviving officers of the revolutionary army, residing in the State of Massachusetts, which was read and referred to the select Committee on the Claims of Revolutionary officers. A series of resolutions were introduced by Mr. Bailey, of Mass. the object of which is to amend the Constitution, by conferring on Congress a specific power to appropriate money for roads and canals, a National University, and the encouragement of the useful and liberal arts. A Committee on the Territories was ordered on motion of Mr. Strong, to be added to the list of Standing Committees, and a change was made in the names of the revolutionary Committees, so as to give them more extensive cognizances, and to prevent those errors and difficulties which have heretofore arisen in the reference of petitions of this character.

On motion of Mr. Webster the name of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims was changed from that of Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to Military Pensions, the last of which is to consider all matters relating to military and invalid pensions.