Daily National Intelligencer

Among a number of petitions this day presented, was

A petition by Mr. Irving, from the chamber of commerce of New York, praying for the establishment of an uniform system of bankruptcy, throughout the U. States. Also,

A petition by Mr. Crowell, from sundry merchants in the town of Blakely, in Alabama territory, praying that the said town may be established as a port of entry and delivery.

Mr. Rhea, from the committee of pensions and revolutionary claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Thomas Ford, which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Rhea, from the same committee, on the memorial of Cornelius Roosa, reported a resolution "that the memorialist take nothing by his memorial;" which was concurred in by the house.

Mr. Herbert, from the committee to whom was referred the code of jurisprudence for the District of Columbia, prepared and transmitted to Congress by Wm. Cranch, Chief Justice of the District of Columbia, made a report thereon, concluding with a resolution to refer the said code to the Judges of the Circuit Court, and the Attorney of the said District, with a request to examine the same, and report to Congress at their next session such amendments thereto as to them may seem necessary; which resolution was agreed to by the house.

Mr. Herbert, from the same committee, reported a bill for the benefit of Wm. Cranch, Chief Justice of the District of Columbia.

Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, from the committee on military affairs, reported a bill extending the allowance to cadets; which bills were severally twice read and committed.
The house took up for consideration the amendments of the Senate to the bill to establish a separate judicial district in the western part of Virginia. [The principal amendments were, to direct the holding of six sessions in each year, instead of four, (two at Clarksburg, two at Lewisburg, and two at Wythe court house); and authorizing but one clerk for the District, instead of two.]

Mr. McCoy moved that the bill and amendments be indefinitely postponed, which was negatived; and

The amendments were then concurred in by the House; as were also those of the Senate to the bill providing for the payment of lost Treasury notes in certain cases.

The House then proceeded to the consideration of the amendments of the Senate to the military appropriation bill (heretofore stated in the proceedings of the Senate;) when,

On motion of Mr. Smith, of Maryland, the gallery was cleared, and the doors closed; and the House remained in private session about two hours; when the doors were opened, and the House proceeded to the Orders of the Day.

The House accordingly again took up, in committee of the whole, Mr. Herbert in the chair, the report of the military committee on the Seminole war, and the amendments proposed thereto by Mr. Cobb.

Mr. Rhea concluded the remarks which he commenced yesterday in opposition to the report, &c.

The committee then, on motion of Mr. Hopkinson, rose and reported progress; and

The House adjourned.