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FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
On the 10th in the Senate, Mr. Cuthber. of
Georgia appeared and took his seat. Mr. Wright
presented memorial and papers from the New
York Custom House against the bill from the
House reducing the number of clerks, which
were ordered to be printed. The Madisonian
says that the memorial represents that the num-
Der of persons now employed is not much great.
er than is demanded by the usual business of
the port Of New. York, and by a proper attention
TO the convenience and facilities which ought to
be extended to the merchants from whom the rev.
enue is collected.
The report of the Committee on Commerce
against the performance Of the revenue cutter
service by naval vessels, was adopted
Several private bills were also passed during
the morning hour.
The bill to repay General Jackson's fine was
debated for a short time, and then the Senate
adjourned.
In the House of Representatives., the Army
bill was under consideration in Committee Of the
Whole the most Of the day, and was taken out
of the Committees hands, but not finally acted
upon. Mr. Fillmore reported bill from the
Committee of Ways and Means making appro.
priations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of
the government, and then the House adjourned
FRIDAY, Feb. II.
House. Mr.. VIM. Cost Johnson delivered
speech in opposition to the adverse report Of
the Committee of Ways and Means on the me-
MORALS which had been referred to it, asking
for an issue of two hundred millions of gov
eminent stock. He said that, however gentle
men might try to avoid the matter, it was inevi-
table that the great contest and Struggle in this
nation ,oould be on the question Of RELIEF or
REPUTATION. This he declared to be the nat
ural tendency Of events In certain sections
of the country the doctrine of virtual Repuda-
ton is evidently gaining strength, and sooner or
later the question of Relief must come up to
meet it. The Committee, he said had treated
the question improperly; they had spoken of
the memorials referred TO them az if they ask.
ed the issue OF two hundred millions Of cur.
rencN whereas in fact the issue Of stock only
was proposed, out Of which a good currency
might grow.
SATURDAY, Feb. Is.
Senate. Mr.. Rives' resolutions relating TO
the finances, adverse to the assumption of the
state debts, &c. came up. Mr. Barrow moved
to lay the whole subject on the table; negativ-
ed, 90 to %.
Mr. McDufie proposed further amendments
to the resolutions asserting the inexpedency
and denying the power of the General Govern
ment to assume the States debts.
Mr. Conrad moved to postpone the whole sub
ject till the first Monday in December next
Mr. Calhoun deemed the subject of the high.
est importance, and thought response should
be given to the petitions on the subject, decar-
ing the unconstitutionaity and impossibility OF
assumption.
The question was taken, and the subject was
postponed ~ to 22-[a party vote, the Wings
| voting in the affirmative.
NJ Nc nufio rapowob hio vounufionu vyh n
lie over.
House. The bill for the relief Of the heirs
Of Robert Fulton-appropriating $4,000
was read third time and passed-yeas 80, nays
SO.
MONDAY, Feb. 90.
A significant communication was made by the
Secretary Of the Treasury to the Senate last
week, in answer to a call from that body for
statement showing the amount Of accrulng du
ties during the third and fourth quarters Of the
past year, and the value OF imports and export:
for the last quarter. | cannot now recollec
whether or not sent you a copy OF it as inten
ded to do. therefore send you copy at this
| time. 1t certainly shows well for the operation
of the Tariff SO far, and if the doctrine which
we have ever believed in o!d-iashioned times
that an excess of exports beyond the amount o
imports is TO be regarded as favorable lndica
tluIl, tnlS bldlelilcul spcdho Solutics' ~ 10
to be expected that multitude of foreign agent,
engaged in importing goods into this countr.
will be pleased with measure which stops thu
drain Of specie that has been made from thu
country for years past TO pay for goods of foreig
manufacture, but it will certainly please thos
who look to the interest of the whole country.
send you the statement, as follows, withou
farther comment:
statement erhibting the duties irhich accrued O.
merchandise imported during The third and fourt
quarters Of The year 1872.
Accrung duties during the third quarter 80 3O5 507
Accruing duties during the fourth garter 2,5795S9
: $685., O96 6
Value Of imports and exports during hetourtt qua'
Imports Tree ofduty- 80 a5uoOI
Paying duty. ..-....-. Hl9I, 495
"-Sl3,64S ,0s
Exports of foreign goods
, Free OF duty. Isl 023 500
Paying duty..-... l,2l9,532
!, Expor, Of domestic produce. .25, 229,slS
n It has been an active day in the House, as YOU
G reports will show you.
l have generally avoided repeating to you tn
, multitude of reports and runners which have pre-
/ vailed here in regard to anticipated changes
g the Cabinet, &C., because they are not general
$ worthy Of notice. 1t seems, however, to be gel
# orally believed, that Mr. Spencer will take
E Forwards place soon after Congress adjourn
u | am inclined to believe this to be correct-ar
+ that Cushing will go into the State Department
J. The Bankrupt bill was not taken up in Il
c Senate to-day, but it will be acted on present.
!, and most probably the amendments Of the con
" mittee will be rejected, and the law repealed
If have of late so firmly believed that this resu
/. would take place, that did not deem il eyped
= ent to burden your columns with the repor: al
II amended bill.
i. On the meeting Of the House this morning, all ey
!. were once attracted towards the desk Of John Qu
"a cy Adams, upon which stood ponderous wheel
10 roller, supported SUI stantial frame work-ha
!, ing very much the appearance Of reduced speclm
ar Of fisherman's reel" such as we often see alo
- our shores, used for winding up and drying lar
~ ish-neis or senes. The whole height Of the fraI
4. and roller, with its burden nearly three feet
"a Upon it was wound an immense roll Of paper, abe
ht two feet broad and nearly two feet in diameter
in viewed at the end This curious object is petit
)" from Massachusetts signed by 81 1863 citizens frs
a, that State, praying Congress TO pass such acts
N propose such amendments to the Constitution as v
separate the petitioners from all connection with
n, institution Of domestic savery!' The names of IN,
ar ffiy-one thousand eight hundred and siriy-th
81 signers written in the ordinary form and size oc
Of pied the whole extent of this immense roll, which