Richmond Enquirer

(Debate to be continued.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. In the Senate, yesterday, several petitions were presented on the subject of a renewal of the bank charter, and two for the reduction of postage on newspapers, periodical and literary works. The debate on the tariff was not resumed, in consequence of the Senate's being engaged with the discussion of the joint resolution reported by the select committee, appointed to consider the subject, for celebrating the Centennial Birth-day of General Washington. After a debate, in which Messrs. Clay, Forsyth, Webster, Tazewell, Tyler, Bell, and Holmes took part the resolution was passed,—ayes 29, noes 15—and the Senate went into executive session. In the House of Representatives, Monday being petition day, numerous resolutions and petitions were presented, and referred to the appropriate committees. Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana, from the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, appointed to make arrangements for the celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Birthday of George Washington, submitted a report, accompanied by two resolutions, on the subject. The resolutions authorized the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to make an application to John A. Washington, of Mount Vernon, for the remains of George Washington, for the purpose of their solemn interment, in the Capitol, and to prescribe the order of the procession, in which the two Houses of Congress were to attend. The report stated that the committee intended to propose, hereafter, by a joint resolution, that Congress should adjourn over the 22d of February; that an oration should be delivered by Chief Justice Marshall, but that gentlemen had been compelled to decline on account of his various duties and the state of his health; and, thirdly, that Congress should provide the necessary means for carrying the arrangements into effect. A long. animated, and interesting debate followed upon the resolutions. Messrs. Mercer, Wilde, Dearborn, Everett of Massachusetts, Hunt, Doddridge, Wickliffe, Drayton, Sutherland, Burges, Wayne, Adams, Archer, and Howard addressed the House in support of the resolutions; and Messrs. McCoy, Gordon, Coke, Thompson of Georgia, McDuffie, Alexander, Clayton, Johnston of Virginia, Carson, Cambreleng, Root, Collier, and Clay, of Alabama, in opposition to them. They were finally concurred in by the House, on a division by yeas and nays, by a vote of ayes 109, noes 76. The House then, at half past five o'clock, adjourned.—U. S Tel.