Congress

December 15.- The senate, after the ntroduction of several bilis, took up the bilí lo devoto a part of the sales of public lands to pu olie sducation. Speeches in its favor were made Dy Messrs. Burnside (liep.. R. L), Monill (Kcp., Vt.) and Brown (Dem., Ga). The latler spoke at length, and earnestly favorcd the education of the southern blacks. Mr. Cockrell (Dein., Mo.) called up a bilí for the relief of Samuel A. Lowe, clerk of the territorial lesislature of Kan8as in 1855, appropriating for hiin f 4,7".0. Debate ensued and without reaching a vote on the bil!, the senate went iuto executive sessiou and adjourned. In the house of representatives the senate bijl iranting a pension of $100 a month to the wiiluw of President Tyler was passed. The house went into coininiüee of the whole on the forüficatiou appropriation I il 1. Mr. Ellis (DemLa,) spoke of our unprotected sea-coast, and the danser of foreign invasión. Mr. Johnston (Dein., Va.) moved tlu ameudment to the first section increasing the appropriation for harbor detenees to $500,000. Sjieaker Randall opposed the amendment in a vigorous speech, and, after furthor debate, the amendment was rejected, yeas 5(i, nays 90. The bill was tlien passed. Mr. (iibson (l)em., La.), from th8 Comnüttee on Mississippi levees, reported a bill approprialiuR $1,800,000 for that purpose, and the house adjourned. December 16. - In the senate, Mr. Hoar(Rep. Mass.) presentid a petition for woman Buffrage in the territories. The educational bill was taken up and was advocated by Messrs. Pugh (Dein., Ala.). Garland (Dem. Ark.) Hill (Dem. (ia.) Maxey (Dein. Texas), Morgan(Dein. Ala.) anl otiléis. Mr. Morgan suggested an amendini'iit providiug for the education of girls and wotuen in all schools and colleges benefited by the act. Mr. Vest 1 Dem., Mo.] approved the object of tho bill butelaimed that it was a matter for state and not national legislation. The house passed a concurrent resolution for a holiday adjournmeut from December 22 to Januarj' 5. It then went into comniittee of tlie whole on tbe pension bill. Mr. Hubftep., Mich.) stated that the bill approprirtteit $50.000,000, and that the total amount of snearagea jet to be paid wasestimated at $ÜI7.uuO,nuO. An aniinated debate sprung up as io who was entitled to the credit of originating the bill to pay arreare of pensions, and it was attributed to three or four persons. The pending bill was fiually passed. The house then took a recess to greet Gen. Grant, who had appeared on the floor. Dec. 17.- The senate passed the educational bill, 41 to 6. The house passed bilis limiting the sessions of territorial legislation to 60 days, and granting a pension to the widow of Major (eneral Heintzelman. Dec. 18.- The senate was not in sesión. The house spent the day in coumiittee of the whole, Bed and passed the military appropriatioii blll, and discussed the diplomatic appropriation bill. December 20. - In the senate the house joint cesoluUon to take a holiday recessfrom December 22 to January 5 was afreed to, yeas 33, nays 26. A petition from the Oklahoma colonists was presenled and laid on the table. A comïnuuication was received from the secretar}' of war tacloelng the Schofield-fiarduer letters in regard to the Forter court-martial. Mr. Hoar (Rep., Mass.) presented a fully signed petition from business men of New Eugland in favor of a bankrupt law. The house bill authorizLag the New York chamber of commerce to erect a Btatue of George WashlDgton in front of the sub-treasury building, New York city, was passed. Tbe bill to relieve tht; United States treasurer of the amount Charged to hiin and deposited wilh tbe several staten under the act of 1836 was laken iip. Mr. Kirkwood (Kep., la.) moved to add the five per :nt. bill (giving the state five per cent. on the value of the lands granted witliin tlieir limits by the military bouuty warrante) as a second section. A lengthy debate eusued on the bill and amendment, hut without action the senate went into executive ses"■'iii and subscciutmtly adjourned. In the house of representativ. s a number of bilis and resolutions were intnifluced and retened, among them one by Mr. Dam [Dim., Ark.) opening certaln portions of tlie Iadian territory tosettlers. Toe consolar and diplomatic appropriatiOD bill was passed. The commlttee on electious reported in the case of Jioyuton V8. Lorini; in favor of Loring, the sitttng nieinlier. Mr. l'rice (Rep., Ia.) from the commlttee on kmkintiaud curreucy, moved to suupend the rules and pass the bill aliolishing the stamp tax on bank checks. The point of order was raised that the committw had no jurisdiction on tliia question, Imt it was uot pressed to a decisión. The motion to suspend the rules was lost, 129 to 68 not tlie necessary twothinls in the afürmative The speaker appointed to the vacancies on coininttees caused by Mr. Garfield's resignation, ir. Mi'Kinley tothat on way and inrans, M r. ( 'onger to that on rules, and Mr. Taylor. (Ohloi to that on judiciary. Several bilis were, passed uuder suspension of the rules, aud the house adjourned. December 21. - In th sepatea Qnmber of , bit] wère iitroiinn'i!, amoDg tbem i! i.v Mr. ; Intrall (Rt-p., Ka.) tor the adinisston of New Mexico as;i Mate. Mr. Wliyte (Dein., Md.) introduced a resolution 10 ameod the couBtitution I))' fixlng tli' uurober oí (he jmlges of the y.uprenie court. The liiil extendiug tho liiuitsi tion Of Besslooa of trritorial legislatures froni forty to sixt.y (taya wiis passei; also tho house liill apprepriating f 0,000 to inervase the belgbt of the Furragut uionuineot; also a liill remittinu ihilii's ou objectB Ol art awaided by the llorliii fislieiy exhibition tothe Hon. Spencer F. Baird. In the house of representatires Mr. Hawley (Rep., mn.) presented to the house, in behaíf of the Comiecticut legislatura, a picture of Jonathan Trnmbull, fonnerlj speaker of the Iiousp. The house wuot into coiniuittee of the vvhoJe on Uu1 foncüiig hill, afterascenp of confusión, in wbich it rpfused t limit the time of debate. In the discussion wliich followed, and wUiCh was princtpally hetween Mr. Woaver i N,;t l(iv;i and a mnnber of other ineniter8, iiiiii-h feelini; wa kIkiwd, wliich culminated in Mr. Wcaver auJ .'.;.. Sparks (I)em III.' cali ing ach ottier liiui and vijlians, and moveMicnts towards a personal euemmter. The ü!U''iint-at-ariii8 made his appearaaee, quiet was K'sioreil and the bouae adjnurned.