Congressional

Üuc. 17, 1844. The most in'eresting business which occu pieJ the altention of the Senate to day, wa the subject of a modificalion of the naturaliza - 'ion eystem, uhich was opa in brought 1Ip or ihe presmitation of octitions from Philndelphia nity and county, proying-fWthe extensión of the probaticnary residence of foreigners t.otwonty-one yeara befi.re they shall be -ermitted to cnjoy the blessings of Tree governmenl to the sume degree as nntive bom citizens Mr. Buchanan, on presenting one of tliose petiiions, declnred that hls opinión waa unchanged, that the poriod of probation now fix ed by kw, óf five yenrs, wis ampie. HQ was followed by Mr. Archer, who expicsse much solicitiide that the prnyers of the "nativo AmericmiH," for the extensión to twenlyoiie yoars f the probntionary prriod, should meet tho favorable action of Congres. : December Iff. The Senhté todny passed a resolulion at thy instance of Mr. Benton. insiructing the com-' mittee of Foreign Relations lo nquire wheth'. erany provisions are necëssary, ín providing' for the nnnexalion of Texas, to protcct tbe' United States from t-'peculating operations irr Texas Innds or scrip, and whetlier any persons om iloyed by the government nre connectd with such speciilations: tin.d nlso'émpowering the commiltee to epnd for persons and papers to answer in connectiou with ibis und othor matters ombraced in the résoüuion. or any nihëta that may be necess&rv to proino'.e, in the Inngiiao ot' the rrsoluüon, the safef speedy, peaocable. nnd honorable' nrtnoiation óf Texas tó the Ümtérf States." A resolulion was ateo passed, nt the instance of Mr. Nifee, npon theTreasury Department to report ap to the management of the public funde. TheSjéiiate tben'passéd the b'illaffording relief to certai coniractor's with tho trovernmetit; the bill coneerning ftiflonglis ii the nnval service; and the bill aüowirig T6j000 to the heirB of Rebert Fulion. Thé laiter bill was passed on yea nnd naysjby a vote of 26 to 14; In the house, the first business taken tipwas the bill to provide fjr the remismon of the duty on rsilroad ron in certwin ens'e;' w hen Mr. Foster of Pa., who had the floor frrmye8t6rrlay,uddreísed thé House in opposition to it. Uorrespondcnce of the American Republicana Washington, Dec. 18, 1844. There bas been mticl) excilement here pinco noon to-day, (ivlli'cfi is still unabated) cau.sed1 by an outracreoup nltüdc upüh ibe pers-on of' the veneraljle Ex-Prpsidpnt Adams, in th lobby of the House of 'Reprosentatives, by u persen named Tjomas Sangstt'r n native f fVirginia, who koeps a Lottery nnd Exchangé' office on Penhsylvania Avenue. This individniil, who, it seems, hws takun'a political disüke to Mr. Adame, nnd espeoially tö' bis Cource in the ma'ter of abolltioii peMtióris, werit to tbe House at noon and rpqnestpd one of ihe messenf(ers to cali Mr. Adams from hia seat and tf;ll h i in tbat a gentleman' in the lobby wished to f peuk to him; The mëisage being ddivered, tiie Ex-Presidebt left hir eeat and! tvent in'.othe lobby, where Sartgster wbb lyini in waii. Tbe bitter no sooner saw Mr.Adoms, than he sníd, "Mr. Adams, yoiTart' in the wrfing," and tben attempted lolay bold of bim. Mr. Adams pot hold of the mari'sr' wrists and triedl bilt in' vain, fo secure Him;' the lattpr eoon éxtricated himself and madev an atlémpt to get hold of M'r. Adams' nose. Two witnesses of this outrageous ns.ault, icnmediately iiitorposed and prevrnted the iü- tended indignitv. Sfincrster Was arrested nnd' reqtiirrd in give bnil to keep the peoce nnd for' 'lis appearnnce at the Criminal Conrt. The' . reqniied security not being found, be wos committed tö jnil. Sarigsier appetirod to hnv'e1 boen under the influenceof intoxication when" he commitled ibis ou'tfnge. WashInöton, Dec. 1'9. The Post Office Committee reportod n biV to day reducing the raies of postnge to 5 centsfor 500 milpp, 10 cents for ony greater die-tance;nd grèatly rediicing the rateff on uewapaper? nnd periotiicals. The TreaRiiry iu to' pay 750,000 anrtually for five year8 as an1 t;qtiivalont for the transportation of tbe public" corresponderse, afler which it is to pay tbc .snuie postnge as private letters. Ithink tho" öill will paes the House without any difficulty It ncopts the penal bill of last session.Mr. Giddings gave noiice of a ihotiow hereafter to1 be made. for leave to introduce a bill to repeal all acts of Congres heretofore' passed for tbe nupport of slavory ond the slave trade in the District of Coiutnbia. I't woiild seem that eome of the 6laveHoldingr mrnibers think there is datlger of the passage' of such a bill; for justa little wbilë beforo,Mr. Campbell of South Carolina, moved Tesolulion which was instructing tbo committee for the District of Gblunobia, tö inquire inlo the inexpediency of retroceding ta ihe States of Virginia nnd Maryland, reapectivcly, such parts of tbe EÍ6tnet of Colnmbia,. ns nre not occupied By tJic public building and giound, and not necessary lo tbe public business. Congrrss, H. of R. Dec 25t ftfr. A. V. chairmnivof tbe EO mittee on Terrkories, by general consent, re' ported nnd bill to organize Uie'territoria governmént of OregomThe bill establishes a government over iV the country lying west of the sttmmit of thi Rocky monntains, and bonnded on tliesouthby latitude 42, nnd otbe-north by 44 degree and 49 minutes of latitude. It provides for the nppointnient of a governor to reside iir said Territory, and aleo to act e Indion agent, witb asalary of - dollars: aleo' for the appoinlmenf of a. judge,. secretary of the Territory, attorney and marshal, witb salaries of dollars. It organizee a legislative department, loconsist of a couhcil of five, and aswmbly no to exceed fifty in number, Each flve hun-dred inhabitants to'be cntitWto one repreeentative; No person to be entiiled to for representative or to be eligible as euch, unlew he shall huve been a citizeu of on of tbe Lnited States or some Territory threof„ or