March 7th, Mr. Sumner asked the Senate to take up the bill, with a view to make it the special order for a future day. This motion was agreed to, and then, on his further motion, it was made the special order for March 9th. The disposition to delay showed itself the next day, when Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, proposed to make another question a special order for the same time. Mr. Sumner reminded him that the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act was a special order at that time. Mr. Davis replied, “I suppose that can wait a little.” Mr. Sumner: “I do not wish to have that wait at all. It is a disgrace to the country and the statute-book which we want to get rid of.” When it was called up at the appointed time, Mr. Davis expressed a desire for postponement, and then, on motion of Mr. Sumner, at the suggestion of Mr. Hendricks, of Indiana, it was made the special order for March 16th, at one o’clock. Owing to the pendency of an Appropriation Bill, as unfinished business, on this day, it lost its place. March 18th, Mr. Sumner, finding that Mr. Davis was not ready to proceed with his remarks, moved to make the bill the special order for March 22d, at one o’clock. This motion was lost,--Yeas 19, Nays 20. Mr. Sumner then said: “I now deem it my duty to give notice that I shall take every proper occasion to call the bill up, and press its consideration upon the Senate.” Meanwhile the attention of the Senate was occupied by other things, especially by the Constitutional Amendment abolishing Slavery.