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WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 1872.
The SENATE met at ten o'clock to-day.
Mr.. BAYARp from the Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia reported the bill to suppress the
sale of lottery tickets in the District, which was
taken up and the amendments of the House were
non-concurred in.
Mr.. MERRIcK called up his resolution of yester-
day calling on the President for any estimate he
may have caused to be prepared at the Treasury
Department of the probable amount that would
have been collected under Revenue bill No. 2, in
case it had not been vetoed Mr.. HUNTINGTON
said they had already report from the legitimate
officer, the Secretary Of the Treasury, and moved
to lay the resolution on the table; rejected-Yeas
10, Nays 2l.
Mr. EVANS moved to amend the resolution so
as to make the call on the Secretary cf the Treas
uIy.
Mr. MERR1ck hoped the amendment would not
be adopted, as it would defeat the object of the
resolution, which was to obtain the counter est
mate Of the President. They had already that of
the Secretary of the Treasury. This resolution
Nation-relatiye to public business, and nothing
could be more legitimate and proper. Messrs
EVANS and ARCHER offered the original resolu-
ton. contending that the Secretary Of the Treas
urv was the proper officer on whom to make this
call, who was responsible to Congress. They
| wanted not an estimate that might have been pre-
pared under the direction of the President suit
| his wishes, &c.
The question was laid over at the expiration of
| the morning hour.
The Revenue bill was taken up as the special
order the question first being concurring in the
! amendments of the Finance Committee, ali OF
which were disposed of and NEST of them agreed
to. Gas in Committee of the Whole, but have
again to be voted for.
The amendment making the law take effect
| from the day of its passage. was agreed to.
The amendment to reduce tho duty or gunny-
| bags from FIVE to four cents per square yard was
| amended, on motion of Mr.. WALKER, so as to Tx
the duty at three and half cents Yeas 70 {;
Nays %, and then adopted.
The amendment reducing the duty on bar or
bolt iron, unrolled, from SIT to SIS per ton, was
rejected: Yeas 81; Nays %. The duty on the
rolled article was fixed at $25 per ton. Pig lion
was subjected to a duty of SO per ton, aid plate
or sheet copper made free.
back coal with other articles was rejected Yeas
g. Nays 80. A duty of 81 cents per 10. on brown
clayed sugar was agreed to. Watches and parts
of watches were subjected to a duty of seven and
g kali, and gems and pearls to seven per cent. ad
valorem.
Tea and coffee imported in American vessels
from the place of their production were made duty
free: Yeas 90, Nays Is.
Several other amendments OF the Committee
were agreed to.
Mr.. ALLEN moved to make salt duty free /: mega
| lived Yeas II, Nays 81.
The bill wa. laid aside with the understanding
that all the amendments were gone through and
that it should be passed tomorrow, at the sugges
ton of Mr.. Evans, who spoke favorably with re-
| ference to adjournment Monday.
The resolution from the House with reference
| to the pay of Members Noticed bef0re) was re-
| ceived and the question, on the second reading,
| {Mr. BARROW objectins thereto,) nega,ived,
| Yeas 10 Nays Is, but the vote was re-considered
| and the resolution read second time.
The Senate adjourned.
| Ii the House, Mr.. FILLMORE suggested that
| the bills from the Senate, to which Ne objection
was made, should be taken up and acted On. II
| was evident that except in case of most urgent
necessity, il was useless for them originate any
moro bills at this late stage of the Session. There
were now IS bills from the Senate TO be acted on.
Mr.. FILLMORE called up ms molten to recon-
slider the vote by which, some time sEce the For
| LITIGATION bill was laid on the table. A motion by
Mr.. STEWART Of III. TO lay the motion of recon-
sideration on the table was rejected: Yeas 60
Nays "a. The bill was then passed: Yeas 81
Nays 20.
The vote BY which the resolution aushsrising
the Secretary of the Navy apply, from exist
ing appropriations To make experiments to test the
efficacy of Colts submarine batteries, was laid on
the table, was reconsidered on motion of MIR.
CowEs. Mr.. ADAMS opposed appropriations for
these experiments. 1t was but throwing money
into the sea. Cor the PotomacD as he was fully
convinced it would result in no practical good
besides, if it were to be found efeetual, it would
no doubt be used quite much against US as for
US. If it were necessary TO blow up an enemy's
vessels, he hoped it would be dene In more
manly way, and in fair fight!
MIR. ADAMS moved the suspension of the rules
for the reception Of resolution objection having
been made) providing that. after the present sss-
sion, the members of the House shall receive no
pay for those days on which they are voluntarily
absent from the House, except In case of sick.
ness. The rules were suspended: Yeas liz
Nays 25.
Mr.. RAYsER moved an amendment to make il
joint resolution, and apply i. also to Senator's
Mr. ARNOLD moved an amendment 10 the amend
ment to reduce the per diem to S..
After hrisf discussion, Mr.. THOMPSON Of La.
.