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From the Nationa Journal, Feb. 27.

from the Nati0ns Journal, Feb. II.
In the Senate. Yesterday. five thou
sand copies of the document stating the
amount of money expended by the go
vernment within the respective States.
for the purposes of Internal Improve
msntsincs the year 1889, vas ordered TO
be printed. The bill from the House of
Representatives, providing for certain
persons engaged in The land and naval
service OF the confederated States dur
ing the Revolut onsry War. &c. was
read and laid on the table, for the reason
tina, there was not time for acting upon
il this Session The vote on the pas
sage OF the bill for The relief of Thomas
l.. Winthrop and others. directors of an
association called ''the New England
Mississippi Land Company" was re
considered After some discussion, the
question was taken on the passage of
the bill and decided 10 the negative, by
the casting vote Of the Vie President
he bill for the relief OF sundry revolu-
tionary and other officers and soldiers
OF the Revolution, &c. was considered;
after scene discussion and the adoption
of some anne ndments the Senate ad
journed without disp"sing of the bill -
10 the early part Of the slItiog, MIR. Syy.
o1our moved that the SENATE proceed to
Executive business, which motion was
negasiyed by vote of2I to 20
inthe House OF Representatives. yes
terday, the debate On The report of the
Resolution relative 90 the rspsjRting Of
the scarce Documents was resumed,
when MIR Baringer concluded bis re
marks. and was succeeded by Mr. Ham
'iion, who, in few words. stated that
he had substitute to offer, the etie ct
Of which was 20 require from the Clerk
list, 70 be presented at the beginning Of
the next Session, of the Documents re i.
CURED ia be printed, bu. as be could
not oiter this pending the amendment of
Mr. Ward, who was not in his seat. be
moved ior the present. to lay the Teso-
luton and amendment on the table, and
asked for the ayes and uoes, Which
were ordered. The House then retus.
ed TO lay The resolution on the table -
Ayes. SIS, Noes 81 Mr.. Hg6man then
occupied the short residae oi tie hour
in some remarks against the report
Mr.. Sprsgue moved tie suspend the rule,
in ORDER to bring the discussion TO a
close, but the House refused The
House then ordered various bills on the
table TO third reading. MIR. Sp'"gus
then moved the House to consider the
bill to repea al the tonnage duties on A
merican vessels, Sc. which was carrie d
in tue affirmative, snd the previous
question having been demsnded. the
bill was passed by vote OF 1910 rs
The House then resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole on the state
Of the Union, and took up the bill 20
provide q government, sc for the PEN
itentiary 10 the District of Coluu bia,
which w as passed through, as also we're
two bills on the subject of lndian trsa,
ties. sc The bills were then reported
t, the House and ordered to be engross
ed and read thlrd time to day, with
the exception OF Bill making appropri
atoms for holding a treaty with the
WinnNbagoes, SC. and before the ques
tien was taken ON that bill the House
adjourned
From the same, Feb. %.
The Senste, yesterday, proceeded 10
consider the bills originating in the Sc
nate. that being the last day for sending
bills to the other House. A great nun
Der of private bills were passed and sent
to the other House for concurrence
The bill repeating so much Of the laws
relative to breyet rank as 20 authorize
the President to confer that rank on
officers who have served ten years
in any one grade was passed. The
Senate took a recess from four TO six
o'clock. In the evening session, several
private bills were considered, among
which was the bill for tie relief Of the