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prosecute an" no unlcu'y was experienced at
any time for the want of quorum
Mr. Hunter of Virginia, introduced bill for
cedlng back to that State the county and town
Of A'cxandria, now part of this district lie
moved that II be made the order of the day for
FRIDAY next, which was agreed to-
At the instance Of Mr. Mckay, some other or.
Ger Of business was postponed, and tie House
went into Committee of the Whole ON the bill
Tor the supply OF deficient appropriations Tor the
current financial year.
The Senate had added some clause to this
bill, which Mr. kni Of Massachusetts. moved 10
emend oy adding S21O0O for the support Of
Marine Hospitals. This was agreed to, bu, then
The whole amendment of the Senate was struck
out, and so the appropriation for poor Jacks ben
eft fell with IT,
The Senate had also inserted section, which
had been rejected by the House, for paying to
Dr. Jones, OF this place, S2,25O for supernend
ing some experiments designed 30 test plan
Tor preventing the explosion Of s, Am bolers.-
The committee agreed to this amendment with
out any difficulty.
The Senate had added an item Of 100000
Tor the refunding of duties on British goods lev
led IN contraventoa Of the treaty of 1915. This
was agreed 10, This appropriation, it may be
stated IN passing, is in virtue of an arrangement
". sen the British and American COVE rnnents,
by which our merchants will obtain from the
latter about S3OO,OOO for duties illegally exac.
ted on American rice.
rs--s..-- =" III Iih - 70 ""''~ h~"h ',","s
o! S2O'ooo Tor the mileage and per dem OF the
Iexas and FLORIDA senators and Representa-
t'Ves' and large sum Tor me expenses OF a very
long session OF Tue fIorlud leg'sia'"re'
The bill was reported to the House and pass
ed.
The Speaker laid before the House a com.
municaton from the Secretary of War, in an.
ever 10 reso'a',nn c'','"g Tor statement OF
'he accounts o. yen, iie"uers"h' heao "' 'he
marine CORPS ne c"a'ae "9"i'st 't"' i't"
oefs'' - ''ft ne n'S improperly app"eo' 'ha'
~ t'a' "e "aS Nhe" I" MS own USE '"fee OF
'ou' "tu"sa'u u"''d', =" Puo'H "'""ey'
hr IL '"'''n "o'ed '"d' 'he co'"'"nn''a,'"h ne
tetetreo '" a sc ecu c""'"'',ee. mr 'i"h''h STA
yea wn'' was '''c amount o' 'Ne cnar9es against
t"s "'nter, "he" Mr. A'N'''snH' u, virginia, "h"
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