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WAsHtSGToS. 23l Nav. 1910

motion was made 10 reconsider The vie by
which bill for The relief of The heirs Of The laIe
Matthew Lyon was on yesterday postponed until
Friday next. The yea. and nays we,e ordered
and stood, ayes 79-noes 46 So The vote 10 post
pnne wrs reconsdered. This presented the qucs.
lion shall the bin he postponed Lost,
the House having refused yesterday TO recon.
nit he PIE empIon bill, II came up this morning
IN the regular order OF business.
Mr.. Tutney moved 10 postpone the further con.
sde,a,inn of thl, bin until a er The .b,easury hill
,a. fn.ly d sposrd OF, and the yeas aud ua,s were
O. lr,-J. The vote slood-a>cs % noes 1861
After some lurher proceed NJ ON tins sui jrcr, the
bill was pe,mliled 10 30 over without final acton
the,e0n.
he house proceeded to The consideration Of the
bIb reported Yesterday afernoon, by The Commit
tee Of the whole. aud enumerated III my letter Of
I,i evening which bills amount IN number to 1923.
They were se,e,ally o,de,e 10 be engru,sed for
tn, ii reading !; were 'ead and finally passed.
yhu. on FRIDAY and Salu,dsy nearly POO private
bi,s have been taken up, considered an'! passed
dep te the efforts of the Loco Focos the
rary. On Friday next anO,her Struggle viii en-ne
between The two s1ea; poiiIca parties this same
question.
The f lends Of The administration will make an
e(I,r to chea, the honest creditors Of the govern.
mpn,, by putin. aside their claims "unt,i - mp,e
con\ enipn, season. The wings will contend h,t
prov sinn ought 10 be, (and 70 far ia they
coucrrnedl -haIl he made, 10 pay the debts Of The
government. honestly due. ] his 10 now the dvId.
inn line between the Two parties IN Congress, and
| the people ough, 10 understand 1t.
| The administration party is opposed 10 the pas.
sage Of bills in favor Of private cizens who have
homes, cauls but furious in favor Of paying the
Office holders.
The Wig party ia for Laying every honest
claimant against the Government, whether IN or
out Of office.
The bin 10 refund he fine imposed lin the year
1851 on the l.re Matthew Nv o. under The sedion
law, To his heirs and legal representatives" was
next taken up.
A motion was made 10 lay the bill on the table
aud The yeas aud va 9 ordered The vote stood
a,esl II. noes l25. SO The House refused TO lay on
the ia lie.
! A motion was made TO strike out The words 'hers
and :" 80 AZ to make it read illegal representatives.
The yeas and na,s were ordered, aud stood ayes
11-noes o.. So the proposed amendment was
losi.
This presented the queslion-shall the bill be
cngrosseh and read thnd time warm de-
bate ensued, but II was finally determined in The
affirmative.
/, was then moved that it be read third time on
Friday next and on this proposition deba'e en-
sued, aud continued until half past two O'Clock
when the House took recess.
) ATE, noon Session, A O'Clock The debaewa'
resumed on The proposition 10 read the bill on ~
, d,y mex, and it was moved that no,phe cad The
NJ ~ ous question was demanded aud ordered. he
chair pronounced the question shall the bIii b,
: read on Friday next Lost wnhoui II count
5 This presented The Ques ion--s hall the Nl re
ceiye its third reading al Tins time TIL" vas an'
NAYS wee ordered, and stood ayes l24, Dies 10
: So tho bill was passed, and The House ad su'ued