Congressional

In the Senate, Mr. Bates presented the resolution of the Legislature of Massat ihusetts, in favor of aholishing slave representation. Mr. King and Mr. Bagby jssailed the procecding. when the resolution was receivcd and laid on the table. Scveral movernents have been made r respecting postage. Mr. Merrick's bilí, nowbefore the Senate, charges 5 cents under 100 miles for single letters, and 10 cents as the highest rate. Newspapers to be sent free within the county in which they are published, ( and out of the county a half a cent. i l phlets and other printed matter, two and ] a. half cents per ounce. F ranking ! ished exceptingtothe President, and hcads of Departments, and Members of gress. A le-tter from Washington says the President and Senat-e have ratifica a trcaty with Frañce, similar in one clause to the recent treaty made between this ' ernment and England, for giving up crimináis eseaping from one country to the other.. In the House, the com. on elections reportei in favor of the persons clecied by general ticket from the four states of N. Hampshire, Georgia, Mississippi and Missouri, to the House. Mr. Davis gave notice that a minority counter report would be submiltcd in a few days. Araong the petitions presented was one asking Congress to pass a law to prohüqjjfe all officers of the U. S. from arrestingany persons eseaping from slavery - all of these thingswere supposed to come within the 21st.rule, but thechair decided otherwise. Mr. Saunders of N. C. raised the question of reception. The result of the matter was, that the House refused to receive the petition by a vote of 86 to 85. The morning hour has been appropriated for sometime to the discussion of the 21st rule, by Messrs. Saunders of N. C, W'inthrop of Mass. Belser of Alabama, Rhett of S. C, Cobb of Georgia, Beardsley of N. Y., Hudson of Mass. and others. It is pretty generally agreed that the rule wil! be abolished, many of the Northern Democracy choosing rather to displease the overseers than to lose their seats through the growing antislavery influence at home. On the 13lh. the House refused to permit Mr. Giddings to reply to an article in the Globe impngning bis honor and integrity, and stating that he had read C. M. Clay's letter at Oberlin. palming it off as the letter of Henry Clay. He denies it. Mr. Wilkins reported a bilí to repen] the oíd provincial law, of Virginia and Maryland in the District relating to the arrest of runaway blacks, and extend to it the provisions of the act of 1793; ihrowing the prooi" on the claimant. Mr. Black, of Ga. on the 15tb, gave notice that when the Oregon bilí carne up, he should move an amendment io annex Texas io the TJnioiú The President, in a communication to the House relative to Oregon;onthe 18th, states that ':a Minister was expected every day from England to open negotiations" upon that subject. In the Senate the Finance Committee had reported in favor of the indefinite psotponement of Mr. M'Duffie's AntirEariff bil!. The disposition of the report was under discussion. It is now pretty generally agreed that Í the Tariff will not be essentially altered . at the present session, nor will the tax , on Tea and Coffee be imposed, the Democrats being unwillingto take any stand on these rnatters till after the Presidential . election.