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I'M the Senate, on Tuesday, The ApppfHonment
bill was further. considered, and MI. Wrighps
aipsndmen, (in effect defeating the district sy'1
lem was rejected BY avoie Of 10 TO 20 slrlci
parry vote, with the exception Of Mr. Smilhlof
Conn who voted with the Wings i3i
Mr. Walker proposed a proviso, modified at
The suggestion OF Mr.. Linn, shat the provisions
Of lhiSseciion (relating 10 distrcts) shall not EFF
feet the elections of Representatives, 70 the 2Sgh
Congress" ,sX
The question was not taken HI II
In The House, on Tuesday, Mr.. Fillmore re-
Porteda bill 10 exiepd, for limited period, lihe
present laws for laying and collecting duties o.
imports H5H
The Agmy appropriation bill was then conrri-
dered, and several amendments Of the committees
of HE whole concuIred in-lhe effect Of WHICH
win be 10 cut down the Army to INC standard n
1891, (about 5000 men, and ia This reduction
tlfsUundrng me regiment al drasN--- ----...st--
BY the aet Of 1886. E IH#
The bill was then passed, BY vote Of IEs3
10 %.
On "wednesday. the Senate further discussed
the Appcrtiopmen. bill. and the Army approPta
mon bill from the House was referred 10 the com.
miitee or finance. ".
10 he House cd Wednesday, the subject 81
our commercial relations with Great Britain wa,
discussed, in the fern Of resolution from The
cohmitlee on foreign affairs. by Nessrs Gushing
Pickens, Kennedy Of Md, Flessenden. and Ad
ans. Mr., Gushing stated the disadvantages un.
def which American vessels traded /; and all The
speakers concurred in he propriety of legislation
rather than negotiation.
Mr.. Adams said that negotiations upon hi.
subject had been going on for years, but none o.
them had led to any treaty. He was now fol
legislation, perempsory legislation on our part,ir
opposition 10 legislation on the part o: Great BTi
tain. He would make legislation preliminary
70 negotiation FOR the reason that negotiation
had failed to produce any effect. When Mr.
Adams closed, the subjec, passed from tho House
for the day.
The subjects of Mr.. Pein iexter's Report on ihs
New York Custom House, was debated Alb
expression of opinion, was voted that The Presi
dent had no power 10 institute suoh i Commits
sion oEany Of like character, The matter va,
then laid on the sable.
The Tariff bill was then taken up, in commit
tee Of lhe whole, As feperted BY the ccmmities Of
Ways aud Means and after being read through
Occupying an honr.l the committee rose. Hi
On Friday, the Senate passed the Appprion
ment bill with amendmenis-ayes %, noes 49,
and then adjourned over to Monday, after ia ses
sion Of eight hours. r. f
In Tie House, on Friday, Mr. Mason on Nd
reported bill 10 authorize sale ard transfer o
he stock or tie United States 10 The Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal to tho State Of Maryland. The
bin vas ordered 10 be referred 70 a commilses Of
4 tnr wnUIe ncuse n TTf
I The House. after The despatch Of some other
n f~st - ~ Il. u
Peiisd The present laws for laying and collecting
dnliee ON ar.-.- -, riIe debate on this sub
ject occupied the remainder OF The day. To
yards evening, much en- fusin6 prevailed.
On Monday, the Senate reserved many me-
MORALS on the subject Of the TarG--oecupied
some time on bill Tor The relief Of SiIas Dsune
-considersd for a short time bill for The
armed oeeuPaiion Or Florida, and thsn vent
into Executive session. "
10 tbs House. on Monday, Mr.. cowel Of
Ohio Introduced a resolution limiting speeches
70 one hour for zach mrmber-which was
passed BY vote Of lS0to "a.
A resolution % report bill 10 refund General
Jackson hoe a New Orleans was introduced
BIZ Mr. MedilI Of Ohio. and laid over for dis
eussi0n. The House then took up the A por-
tiDnnsnt pill, with The sepaieis amendment, and
discussed il ;ill the adjournment. Sir. Adams
opposes the large ratio Of the Senate.