Mr. WOODBRIDGE, by unanimous consent, from the ComJudiciary, reported back Senate bill No. 5!), to provide for the revision and consolidation of the statutes of the U.S., with the recommendation that it do‘pass. The bill is as follows: Br: it enacted$,0., That the POTUS be and he is hereby authorized by and with the advice and consent o the Senate. to appoint in the law. as cominissioners, to revise simpliiy, arrange and consolidateall stat utesof the U.S.general and permanent in their iiatiiro. which shall be in forceat the time such 30in ssiouers may make the final report of their owns. SF. 2. Abife: Thathin performing this duty, the commissioners shall bring together all statutes andparts of statutes which. from simi larity of subject. oufiiit to be brought together, ornit tin redundantor o solcte enactments, and making sue i alterations asmay be necessary to reconcile the contradictions. supply the omissions and amend the imperfgctions'of the original text; and they shall arrange thosame under titles, chapters and sections or other suitable divisions and subdivisions. with head notesbrieflyexpressiveof the matter contained in such divisions: alsoWith Side ‘notes.sodrawn as to point to the contentsof the text and with reference! to the original text from which each section is compiled, and to the decisions of the Federal courts, explaining or exnounding the same and alsoto such decisionsof the Statecourtsas they may deemexpe dient; and they shall provide bya temporaryindex, oerveortyher expedient ineans.for an easy referenceto portion of their report. Sac. 3. Abife: That when the commissionershave completed therevision and consolidation of the statutes. as aforesaid. they shall causea copy of the some.in print. to be submitted to Congress. that the statutesso revisedand consol idatedmay be re'cnactedi.f Congress shall sodeter mine; and at the some time they shall also s goat to Congress such contradictions omissions, an imperfectiousas may appear in the t)fil lllltltext. with the mode in which they have reconciled snpplied and amended the same: and they mayalso esiq uato such statutes or parts of statutes as. in their ifldfflllt‘nl, ought to be repealed, with their reasons or such repeal. Slio. 4. Abife: That the minissiouers shall be out (mud to causetheir wor to be printed in parts. so fast as it may be ready for the I do not insist ress and to distribute copiesof the same to memers of Congress, and to such other persons.in lim ited numbers.as they may seefit. for the purpose of obtaining their suggestions; and they s all, from time to time. report to Congresstheir progressand damn. SEC.5. Abife: That the statutes so revised and consolidatedshall be reportedto congress caution as practiepble and the whole work clopped Without unneocsmirydelay. bEC. 6. Abife: That the commasioners shall cac receive as compensation for his servicesatthe rate of $5,000 a year for 3 years. i with the amenable expensesof clerical service and oatllhyo oinr csiudcehnetaxlpmenastetesr.s, not to exceed $2,000annu The bill was ordered to be reada 3rd time; and it was accordingly read the 3rd time and passed.