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SATURDAY, Jan %.
Mu"-On motion of Mr. Burnell resolution
was adopted requiring the Secretary of the Treasury
TO report to the House, annually, all wherein
any officer Of the Government has failed to settle
his accounts for the current year, the of the
sane SAM and what proceedings have been directed in
have taken place during the current year, and the
proceedings in relation thereto.
Jan. 30-Senatc.-Mr Merricl called up the bill
to prohibit maable matter from being transported
on Railroads. out of the mail Z; but after some CONVEX
sation the bill was postponed.
Mr. Merrck's bill for the reduction of tho rates of
Postage for single letters viz; five cents for distances
not exceeding thirty miles, and ten cents for dstan.
these rates and triple letters triple these rates.
House.-Mr J. r. lngerso, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, made report on certain me-
MORALS heretofore referred to them, asking Congress
TO create two hundred millions of Government stock
to be dst buted among the several States and Terri
tories, and the District of Columbia, according to
their respective populations. The report, he said
concluded with resolution, declaring that it was in
expedent TO grant the prayer of the memoriasts
and that the Committee be discharged from the con-
slderatlon of the subject. He remarked that the mi
norlty OF the Committee also had report which
they would make, concluding that it would not only
be inexpedent, but unconstitutional, 10 grant the
PRAYER of the memOralists.
Jan. 3l.-House-The bill making appropriation.
| for The support of the army taken up and the
| following amendments concurred in:
| /. Hereafter in all cases of appointment of Cadets
the individuals shall be actually residents of the dis
trict of the State or Territory from which the ap
! polntment purpors TO be made
| 2. Hereafter Board of Visitors to West Poin
shall not be appointed, unless otherwise ordered b,
| Congress. The yeas and nays on the amendment
stood-yeas l09, nays 81.
3. The number of Cadets shall be limited to tn,
number of delegates and Representatives in Con
gress, and each Congressional and Territorial dis
| lrict shall be entitled to one Cadet
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
Feb. LIN Senate to-day, the bill TO prevent tn
employment Of private expresses regular mail
routes, &c. was discussed during the morning hou
by Messrs. Henderson, Merrck, Porter, and Wood
bridge, and after some slight amendments was lat
| over.
The Oregon Bill was again taken up.
Mr. Rives favored the general features of the bill
and urged the necessity Of the adoption of measures
consistent with our relations to Great Britain for tn
| immediate occupation and settlement of that terrific
ry. Considering the provision for grants of land Il
settlers, however, n violation of the Convention O
1918 and 25 he advocated the recommital of the bill
to the Committee on Foreign Relations for amend
ment.
After some conversation by Messrs Linn, Buchan
an, Archer Calhoun, Benton and others, as to tn
proprlety OF re- commlttal to the Select Committee oil
the subject, IN preference 10 another without takn
the question the Senate went into Executive Session
| In the House, Hon. Mr. Crawford (Whig) Repre-
sentative elect from Ga, rice Hon. r. w. Haber
sham, deceased, appeared was qualified and took hi
seat.
| Ir w. DaVlS OF NY, on leave offered q resolution
which was adopted, directing the Secretary of tn
Treasury to report the number, standing and com
pensaton Of all officers and other persons in the EN-
ploy of Government, at Portland Boston, Salem
| Newburyport, New London, Baltimore, Charleston
and New Orleans on the LIST January of 1913 an
1929 respectively, the gross amount of revenue col
lected at those ports for the three years preceding
respectively, &c.
| A bill was reported from the Naval Committee L
authorize the purchase of lands adjoining the Nav
Yard at Brooklyn.
Mr. Cushing from the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs, reported resolution to terminate debate, an
bring vote in Committee of the Whole on III
union on the bill making indemnity for Frenc
Spoiations prior to 1900, on Tuesday next at tw
/ o'clock.
After considerable confusion on points of orde
Messrs. Hopkins and Cave Johnson moved to la
the resolution on the table, rejected: Yeas 92 Nay
l0e.
r The previous question, moved BY Mr. Cushing wa
seconded, and the House refusing to order the mai
question: yeas &c. Nays 95) the resolution lies ovel
Mr. Adams from the same Committee reported
resolution calling on the Secretary of War for nfor
nation relative to taking possession of Monterey b
! Com. Jones.
, Feb 2.-In the Senate the bill to abolish pryat
expresses was again taken up. Mr. Merrck stated i
the course Of his remarks, that in New York aon
the Department was deprived Of $4,000 BY III
transmission of newspapers by private express. II
supposed that two or three hundred thousand dollar
were lost by this mode Of carriage; and what wa
O0 O( New York. true Of other cities tlsou al