The Rhode Island Republican

CONGRESS.

The debate on the Missouri Question was resumed yesterday in the Senate, by Mr. Pinkney, of Maryland, who, after the disposition of some minor business, took the floor, and spoke until near 3 o'clock, against the proposed Restriction. Before he had concluded his speech, he gave way for a motion to adjourn, and the Senate adjourned to Monday. Mr. Pinkney will, of course, resume his remarks on Monday morning.

In the House of Representatives, but little business was acted on yesterday. After the presentation and reference of petitions, and the reception of one or two reports on private claims, it was found that the interesting debate in the Senate had attracted so many members from their seats as to leave the House without a quorum. A motion to adjourn was negatived by yeas and nays—54 to 19; after which a call of the House was moved, but it was superseded by another motion to adjourn, which succeeded, and the House adjourned about 1 o'clock.

The deliberations of Congress have never produced a deeper interest, if we may judge from the crowds which every day attend the sittings of the Senate, than the discussion which has occupied that body for the last eight days; and the curiosity of the public has seldom been repaid by a more able debate—certainly a more interesting question could not have formed the subject of it. Not only have the galleries been filled, but the public desire to hear the debate has been so far indulged, that every part of the Chamber, not occupied by the seats of the members, has been crowded by auditors; and the scene has been rendered the more interesting, by the great number of ladies, whom we were glad to see admitted upon the floor.

The continued indisposition of one of our Reporters has prevented us from commencing yet the publication of the Debate of the Senate.