Alexandria Gazette

CONGRESS.

SENATE, THURSDAY, March 26.

Mr. Chalmers presented the credentials of the Hon. Thomas F. Rusk, one of the Senators from the State of Texas, which were read.

Mr. Rusk was qualified and took his seat. He is a fine looking man, apparently about 40 years of age, with a dark complexion, hair of a very dark brown, and a frank open countenance.

The President laid before the Senate a communication from the Treasury Department.

Petitions were presented by Messrs. Atchison, Bagby, Breese and Dix.

Mr. Pearce, on leave, introduced a bill to provide for the final adjustment of the accounts of the several States for advances to the general government. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. Allen recurred to the remarks he had made day before yesterday, in reference to fixing a day upon which to terminate the debate and take the vote upon the Notice resolutions now before the Senate. Since then he had had an opportunity to ascertain the views of several Senators, and he thought that next Friday week would be a day which would meet the views of a majority of the body, and in order to give ample time for gentlemen who may be disposed to give their views upon the question, he would suggest that the Senate continue in session all the week.

Mr. J. M. Clayton said he concurred entirely in the views expressed by the Senator from Ohio. He did not know that a lengthened discussion would at all change the views of Senators upon this question, and he knew that many Senators would be compelled to return to their homes within the next ten days or two weeks. He concurred also in the day named by the Senator from Ohio, and would ask him whether it was his intention to introduce a specific resolution in reference to it.

Mr. Allen said it was not the practice of the Senate to fix upon a day on which to terminate a debate, and he did not propose to offer any resolution. He merely wished to have a tacit understanding among Senators that the vote should be taken to-morrow week.

Mr. Jarnegan and Mr. Woodbridge were opposed to naming any particular day. When the debate was terminated they presumed the vote would be taken. Mr. J. said he was ready to vote now, and had been for three weeks past, but he desired that every Senator who wished, should have an opportunity to express his sentiments.

After some remarks from Mr. Hannegan in favor of the views of the Senator from Ohio, and of the necessity of speedy action upon the question, the subject was dropped.

The following resolution offered some time since by Mr. J. M. Clayton, was taken up for consideration.

Resolved, that the President of the United States be requested to communicate to the Senate, copies of any correspondence that may have taken place between the authorities of the United States and those of Great Britain, since the last documents transmitted in relation to the subject of the Oregon territory, or of so much thereof, as may be communicated without detriment to the public interest.

Mr. Allen hoped the resolution would be passed over for the present.

Mr. J. M. Clayton hoped the resolution would be adopted. There was nothing in it which required the information to be communicated, if it was not proper that it should be. The matter was left to the discretion of the President.

Mr. Allen opposed the resolution, and the incessant calling upon the President for information, as betraying a distrust of the Executive, and implying that he held back information which the Senate ought to be put in possession of. It would have, he thought, a bad effect upon the important question pending, to the successful issue of which "unanimity" was so essential.

Mr. J. M. Clayton rejoined and said his resolution betrayed no distrust of the President but on the contrary, was an evidence, in itself, of confidence in the Executive, and the opposition made to it by the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Relations, rendered its passage more important, as it might give rise to the impression that there had been some recent correspondence which he (Mr. Allen) did not wish to be made public.

Mr. Allen again opposed the resolution at some length, and after some brief remarks from Messrs. Crittenden and Morehead, in favor of its adoption,

On motion of Mr. Phelps the Senate proceeded to the special order of the day, and the Oregon debate was resumed.

Mr. Miller spoke at length upon the question of Notice.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Several executive communications were laid before the House this morning from the Topographical Bureau.

A resolution to close the debate upon the bill providing for deficient Appropriations, this day at 3 o'clock was the first business in order. A motion was made to lay the resolution upon the table and lost. Also, an amendment to extend the time until to-morrow, which was also lost. The resolution was then adopted as offered by Mr. McKay. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr. King of N. Y. in the Chair.

The items in the bill before the Committee related to the provision for paying for books to members of Congress, and for paying for the troops and transports sent to Texas. A debate arose between Messrs. McIlvaine of Pa., Douglas of Ill, and Giddings of Ohio, upon the merits of the Texas question.