Mr. MAYNARD, from the ComDistCol, reported back, with sundry amendments, House bill No. 907, to amend the law of the DistCol, with a recommendation that the same do pass. The bill was read at length. The 1st section provides that no appeal shall be allowed from the judgment of a justice of the peace unless the appellant, with sufficient surety or sureties, approved by the justice, enter into an undertaking to satisfy and pay the final judgment of the appellate court. The 2nd section provides that when such undertaking has been entered into the justice shall immediately file the original papers, including a copy of his docket entries, in the office of the clerk of the supreme court of the DistCol; and thereupon, as soon as the appellant shall have made the deposit for costs required by law or obtained leave from one of the justices or from the court to prosecute his appeal without a deposit, the clerk shall docket the cause and shall issue a summons for the appellee to appear at the next trial term of the court, and thereafter the cause shall be proceeded with in the manner prescribed by the act of March 1, 1823, to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in the recovery of debts in the DistCol, except that the appellant need not file a petition as directed by said act. The 3rd section provides that if the appel lant fails to prosecute his appeal the appellee may, upon making the aforesaid deposit for costs, have the cause docketed and move for affirmance of the justice's judgment, or he may have a trial of the case upon its merits. The 4th section provides that there shall be no supersedeas or stay of execution of the judgments of the supreme court of the DistCol otherwise than by injunction. The 5th section provides that mutual debts between the parties to an action, or between the testator or intestate of both parties, or either party, may be set off against each other by plea in bar, whether the said debts be of the same or a different nature; and if either debt arose by reason of a penalty, the exact sum to be set off shall be stated in the plea. The 6th section provides that the plea of set off may be: “That the plaintiff, at the commencement of the suit, was, and still is indebted to the defendant in the sum of dollars, for as appears by the particulars of the said debt, hereiro annexed; and he is willing that the same may be set off against the plain. tiff’s demand.” And upon the trial of an issue upon said I'. judgment shall be for the balance found due, whether to the plaintiff or defendant, with costs. Mutual judgments recovered in said court may be set off against each other, on motion of either party; and the coourt shall award execution, for the balance due against the party chargeable there With. The 7th section provides that publication may be substituted for personal service of process upon any defendant who cannot be found, in suits for partition, divorce, by attachment, for the foreclosure of mortgages and deeds of trust, and for the enforcement of mechanics' liens and all other liens against real or personal property, and in all actions at law or in equity which have for their immediate object the enforcement or establishment of any lawful right, claim, or demand to or against any real or personal property within the jurisdiction of the court. The 8th section provides that no order for the substitution of . lication for personal service shall be made till a summons for the defendant shall have been issued and returned “not to be found.” And when an order for publication shall be made, it shall be in the following or equivalent form: In the supreme court of the DistCol, o day of, 18–. A B, plaintiff, vs. C. D. defendant. [(At law.). (In, equity,) No. ] On motion of the plaintiff, by Mr., his attorney, it is orièred that the defendant cause his appearance to be entered herein on or before the 1st rule day occurring 40 days after this day; otherwise the cause will be proceededwith as in case of default. The 9th section provides that all sales duly made in cases in. publication is substituted for personal service of process, shall be good and valid, and shall vest any purchaser with a perfect title. The 10th section provides that the proceeding to enforce any lien shall be by bill or petition in equity, and the decree, besides subjecting the thing upon which the lien has attached to the satisfaction of the plaintiff's demand.the defendant, shall adjudge that the plaintiff recover his demand against the defendant, and that he may have execution thereof as at law. The 11th section provides that in actions against foreign corporations doing business in the DistCol all process may be served on the agent of such corporation or person conducting its business aforesaid, and such service shall be effectual to bring the corporation before the court. The 12th section provides that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with these provisions are repealed. The 1st amendment reported from the committee was to add to section 4 “ or upon proceedings in error to the SCOTUS ” So that the section as amended, would read as follows: SEC. 4. Abife: That there shall be no supersedeasor stay of execution of the judgments of the supreme court of the District of bia, Colum otherwise than by injunction, or upon proceedings in error to the SCOTUS.