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TIME FOLLOWING CHARTS have been pub
IL lished under act Of Congress, at the Coast Sur
csy Office and are for saleby agents IN the prnci-
pal ports of the United States:
New York Bay and Harbor, and its Environs, in
six sheets, completes scale about two inches and
one tenth TO a mile Price 70 cents per sheet
Delaware Bay and River, in three sheets. Price
40 cents per sheet.
New York Bay and Harbor, and its Environs,
one sheet. Price rs cents.
lT The Western Coast of the United States from
Monterey to the mouth of the Columbia River, three
sheets, at 30 cents per sheet.
Cat and Ship Island Harbors. Price 25 cents per
sheet.
The charts of the following small Harbors and
Harbors of Refuge, are sold at 10 cents per copy,
Harbor of New Bedford, Fishers Island Sound,
Harbor of Annapolis and the Severn River, Harbor
of New Haven, Little Egg Farhor, Harbors of
Holmcs's Hole and Tarpauiin Cove Harbor OF Oys-
ter Bay or Syopet, Harbor of New London, Harbors
Of Black Rock and bridgeport Harbor of Edgar
town, Harbor of Sheffield and Cawkin's Islands,
Nantucket Harbor, Harbors of Captains Islands,
East and West, Huntington Bay, Mouth of Chester
River, Hyannis Harbor, Pasquotank River.
The following sketches may be had gratuitous,
on application to agents and at the Coast Sur
vey office, viz; Survey of the New South Shoal,
Nantucket, with the shoals lately discovered !;
Hatteras Cove, Hatteras Inlet, BulPs Bay, Seacoast
Of Delaware and Maryland, &C.; Cape Carnaveral
Shoals St. Andrews Shoals, Beaufort Harbor, &c.
The above Charts contain sailing directions,
views of the land, and of lighthouses, and ranges
By direction of the Treasury Department, the
dsbursng officer of the Coast Survey is authorized
"to sell The charts at the wholesale price to persons Gp
plying for number Of not less than ten of SET the
payment to be made to him an cash"
According to the above authority, the under
signed is ready TO sell the charts, Indicated, at
discount of twenty per cent. from the prices above
stated, application to him, in person, or by let
ter, (under cover TO the Secretary OF the Trea-
sury,) at the Coast Survey Office.
SAMUEL Helm,
Mar 2l--u Diabursing Agent, Coast Survey.
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WEBsTER'S DICTIONARY.
prtce Redneed IN Sly naIIars.

YTyHE entire work, unabridged, in | volume,
Il Crown Quarto, of ,452 pages-"Contaning e
three times the matter found in any other English
Dictionary complied in this country, or any
abrdgment of this work, and yet 'its definitions
are models of condensation and purity. .''-Hon.
W. c.. Calhoun. Revised by Professor c. A.
GooDRIcH of Yale College,
'sWc believe shall be certain of doing service
to the people of the State, if we say word two
upon the unabridged Quarto Dictionary of the
English Language, by Noah Webster. The word
unabridged has been purposely employed, because
if such work is wanted for any but the very
lowest uses--those of mere photography or or
thoepy-it cannot be too copious and comprehen-
sive. When one is ignorant of the proper and
turned over to abridgment that gives him
synonym, instead of defnition; but he demands
to know as much as anybody knows of its history
etymology, and all its different shades of mean
ing Then only can he employ it with confidence
and effect, mighty weapon for the expression
of intellect or passion.
'tln the vital department of lexicon, its deini-
tions, for which, more than any and all other
sons put together, we consult such work, DR..
Webster's work stands unrivalled. Their copious-
ness satisfies the wants of the inquirer, and their
nice analysis and acumen crafty his taste and re-
ward research. The vocabulary is interspersed
with terms in science, which it is very convenient
oftento have explained with pruiuptness, without
the trouble of reference to the shelves Of the Ii
brary. .',-Ns,oark Daily 4dvertiser, March %, 1851.
ga Dictionary ia the last book which scholar
to cut off THE VERY MATTER WHICH HE
MOST VALUES. p Ohronotype.
For sale in Washington for the publishers by
FRANCK TAYLOR.
Also, all the various abridgments of the same.
June IL
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By the Presldent or the united states.

tSy the l~Teeluenb Oh inc OhtteU StRtes.
TN pursuance of the act of Congress entitled San
Il act to authorize the President of the United
States to sell the reserved mineral lands in the
Statcs of Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of
Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead
ore," approved 1lth July, lS46, i, MILLARD
FILLMORE, President of the United States of
public sales will be held at the aforementioned
Land Offices in the States of Illinois and Wiscon-
sin, at the periods hereinafter designated, to wit
At the Land Office at MINERAL POINT, WIS
CONSIN, commencing on Monday, the third day
of November next, for the disposal Of the following
tracts containing lead mines, which were withheld
from the public sale of the gath of May, 1877,
dered by the President's proclamation of the Goth
November, 1876, viz
North of the base lire and east of the fourth principal
The east half of the southwest quarter OF section
ninc; the northwest quarter of nineteen; and the
east half OF the northeast quarter of twenty in
township one, Of range one.
The east half the east half of the northwest quar-
ter and the enst half of the southwest quarter of
section two; the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter OF seven the southeast quarter of the south
east quarter OF section twelve, and the southeast
quarter OF thirty-two, in township one; the south
east quarter OF the southeast quarter of twenty
and the east hall OF the northeast quarter of thirty
sx in township two; and the west half of the south
west quarter Of twenty four, in township FIVE, of
range two
The east half and northwest quarter of tho north
west quarter of section twenty-one. the southeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter of twcntyv the
south half of the southwest quarter of thirty; the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, and
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TURNER tl NUDGE.

Commission Paper Warehouse, No. z soutb
Charles street, Baltimore
uAVE for sale AMES'S fine and super6ne r et
Ii ter Paper, blue and white, ruled and plain:
fine and superfine Foolscap, blue and white ruled
and plain; Folio Post, Packet Post Cap donble
Cap, Envelope Paper, &c.
BUTLERS fine, superiine and first class Letter
Papers; blue-wo whitc-wove, and blue-laid
Folio Post, Foolscap, blue-wove, and white wove'
and blue-laid; fiat Cap, DENY, Medium, and Royal
Ledger Papers, Banknote Paper, &C.
HUBBARD'S fine and superfne Letter Paner
blue, white, and assorted coors fine and superfSne
fiat Cap, blue and white DENY, Medium. Roval.
and Super-royal Ledger Papers Medium, Super
royal, and double Cap Cover papers: glazed Me-
dium, Folio Post, Envelope Paper, Blotting Paper.
Packet Post, SC.
HUDSON'S fine and superfine Foolscap blue
and white, ruled and plain; fine and superfnc Let.
ter Papers, blue-wove, whtc-wove, and blue-la,d
Packet Post, (hand -madc,) Note Paper, sc.
KINGS superhnc Letter Papers blue and white.
ruled and plain; Nos. . and Foolscap, blue and
white, ruled and plain; fiat Cap Nos. and 4, De-
my and Medium Ledger Papers, blue and white.
Folio Post, sc.
OWEN & HURLBUT'S fine and superfine Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; fine
and superfne Foolscap, blue and white, ruled and
plain, hat Cap Envelope Paper, &C.
PLATNER & SMITHS fine and superfine Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; Com
mcrcial Post, Packet Post, Folio Post SC
GRAMS g. Co.'s, Dickcy & Lyslc's, Cutters.
Jones K Bro. Is, Kendall'sSouthworth Manufactm-
ing Co., Green & Flemming's, and other Writing
Papers; Binders, Trunk and Bonnet Boards; Hard
ware Paper; Patent Envelope, Cloth, Tea, Tissue,
and Printing Paper; Printing, Writing, and In
delible INK; Bleaching Powders; Enamelled,
Ivory surface and colored CARDS; Letterand Note
Envelopes, sc.
Aug. 23-tf
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THE CHRISTIAN STATESMAN.

Devoted TO African Colonization and Ciriiixatit
TO Literature and General Intelligence

Devoted to african Coonir cation and Ciriiiration,
TO Literature and General Intelligence.
rTNHE undersigned propose TO publish in the city
II OF Washington weekly newspaper, bearing
the above title, and dedicated to sound morality
in politics, to the Union of the States TO the cause
OF African colonization and civilization, and TO all
topics OF high and general interest to their coun
try and mankind. They will endeavor TO impress
upon the People and Governments of the United
States and of the several States the importance of
colonizing in Africa, with their own consent, the
free people of color of this country, and such as
may become free. They will communicate to the
public all important information they may obtain
in regard to the geography, exploration. resources
commerce, and population OF Africa; the state of
the slave trade, and the best adapted for
its suppression; and will enforce the duty of union
among all Christian denominations in efforts to
diffuse the knowledge of our arts, liberty, and
Christianity among the barbarous people of that
continent.
They will aim to render the journal an instruc-
tive and useful Family Newspaper, and to secure
for its columns, as the public favor shall enable
them, contributions, literary and scientific, of de-
cided merit
The CHRISTIAN SrArEsmAN will be of the size Of
the Home Journal or National Efa and exceed in
sze the Inteligencsr the Union of this city; and
with but few advertisements, will be nearly filed
with matter designed to be Of interest to its readers
IL will be printed with new type, on fine white
paper, and in mechanical execution be equal to the
best newspapers in the country.
TERMs.-The Chrisaan Statesman will be two dol.
lars year, payable in advance,
Postinasters or others. who may be pleased to act
asvountary agents, will be responsible those who
may pay over to them subscriptions; and to the or
der Of such agents, or to any who may make re-
mittances for the Chrisfidn S.afesman it will be
supplied on the following terms:
Single copy for one year. .........-$2 90
Single copy for six months. $500. 90
Three copies for year. 90
Six copies for one year. ..... 10 90
Twenty copies for one year. 80 90
Twenty copies for ak months. - I5 90
The fret number of this paper may be expected
to appear early in August, and it is desired that
those who are disposed to further it's great Objects
by their patronage, should indicate their wishes
before that time. Orders and communications.
| addressed (post paid) to Gurley & Goodloe,
willreceive immediate attention.
r. X. GURLEY
ID. r. GOODLOE
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j. BUTTERFiELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO pRE-EMpTIoN CLAIMANTS

NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pro-emp-
ton to any of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated, is required
to establish the to the satisfaction of the regis
ter and receiver of the proper Land Office, and
make payment therefor practicable after
seeing as notice, and before the day appointed for
embracing the tracts claimed; otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner ofthe General Land Office.
Nav 2-lawl3w
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AGENCY FOR LOCATING BOUNTY LAND
WARRANTS.

AGENCY FOR LOCATING BOUNTY LAND
WARRANTS.
Established IN IS47.)
EnENEzER Cook GEORGE d. SARGENT,
Attorney at Law. Late u. 3. Dep. Surv'r
COOK & SARGENT,
Exchange & Collection Office and Land Agency,
Davenport, Iowa,
OFFER their services as agents for the selection
" of lands and location of Bounty Land War
rants All locations and selections made from ac-
tual inspection Of each tract of land. Charges
moderate.
Refer to-
JOHN o. SARGENT, csq., Washington, ID. G.
Hon. G. s. MoREHEAD, Frankfort, KY.
Hon. GEORGE W. JONES' Dubuque, Iowa.
Arthur G. COFFIN, esq, Philadelphia.
E. w. CLARK, DoDGE & Co., New York.
GEORGE FISHER, esq, President N. w. Ins. Co.,
Oswego, N. Y.
EPEs SARGENT, esq. Boston, Mass.
HATCH & LANopoN, Cincinnati.
j. w. CLARK & BRos., st. Louis.
GEoRoE SMITH s Co., Chicago, Ill.
Mar Scott
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STIMsoN & CO.'S NEW YORK, NEW Or

STIMSON & CO.'S NEW YORK, NEW Or
~ leans, and Mobile Express, connecting withthe
switest and most responsible expresses between the
principal towns in Maine, New Hampshire, Ver-
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
Lower Canada, New York State, Delaware, Penn
syvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, Indiana
Ohio, Illinois, the western States generally, the
Mississippiand Alabama river towns, and the prom
inent places in Georgia and the Carolinas.
Our facilities extensive and perfect that we
can secure the safe and speedy transportation of
freight, trunks, packages, and valuable parcels,
from one end of the country TO the other, and be-
tween the most remote points.
From our many years experience in the express
business, while connected with Messrs. Adams &
Co., and our advantages other respects,
(not the least of which is the confidence and pa
tronage of the New York community we feel as.
sured that we shall never to give the most en-
tire satisfaction TO friends, the jewellers, bank
ers, and merchants generally.
We beg leave TO call attention TO our California
express from New Orleans, and our exprcss be-
tween New Orleans and Mobile
Offices, Camp street, New Orleans and l9 Wall
street, New York. Feb
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Of the bids under the estimate contained in the ad-
vertisen.it, and of rejecting alt the bids il the
prices named in all deemed extravagant.
Proposals should be marked on the outside OF the
envelope, Proposals for Printing Blanks, I" and d-
rected to the "Second Assistant Postmaster Gene
ral" N. X. HALL,
June 23-law4w Postmaster General.
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BY tho pre.,dent Of tho United States.

TN pursuance Of law, l WILLARD FILLMORE,
Il President of the United States of America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public salcs
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, TO wit:
Atthe Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday the fourth day of August next. for the dis
posa OF the public lands situated in the following
, sections and parts OF sections, to wit
North Of he base line and icesi of The fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
of islands in the Mississippi lying west of the
east bank Of slough, being parts of fractional
tion three in township eleven, and of frac .onal
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen twenty
two, twontythrce, twonty six, twenty -seven thir-
ty-four, and thirty five, in township twelve, of
range FIVE.
Sections eight. nine; the west half the west half
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CoLoNIzATIoN Rooms,

WAsniNeToN, June IL, 1851.
AT n meeting OF the Executive Committee of the
American Colonization Society, held on the 10th
instant, the Secretary laid before the committee
the prospectus of newspaper, to be called the
Christian Statesman, and to be devoted I" TO sound
morality in Politics. TO the Union of the States to
the cause of African Colonization and Civilization
and to all topics of high and general interest to
their country" to be published In this city by the
Rev r. r. Gurley and ID. r. Goodloe After the
reading of which, il was
Resoiced, That we cordially and earnestly re-
commend the Christian Statesmen to the patronage
of the friends of African Colonization throurbout
the United States.
Iune LIZ -
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ALEXANDRIA, ACADEMY.
ALEXANDRIA, vIRoINIA.

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
VNHEcourse OF study embraces the Ancient and
a the Modern Languages, Mathematics, and
Natural Science. Courses of Lectures Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, and Astronomy, are dc
hvered during the year. The school-roo recita-
ton, and lecture-rooms are all handsomely fur
nished- The Institution is supplied with complete
other requisite for thorough and extensive study.
Terms, for board, washing fuel and lights with
tuition in Latin, Greek, and Mathematics, $50
per annum. For further information address
Oct. l-H r. L. BR0CKETT, Principal.
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CAMPBELL'S LIVES OF THE CHIEF JUS
~ TlCES, 2 vols American Edition.
Gregory's Letters on Animal Magnetism.
Kaltschmidts Latin Dictionary.
The Young Goyerness, or the Education OF Cir
cumstances. FRANCK TAYLOR.
June III
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ELECTRO -BloLoGY; OR THE DOCTRINE
IL of Impressions, considered upon the teue prin-
ciples Of Reason, Nature, and Philosophy; by John
A.Wroe, M d., and John Reid, Nj. b.
For sale by TAYLOR & MAURY,
MayA Booksellers, near 9th street.
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GOPYlNG PRESSES of the most approved con-
~ struction, several different sizes and kinda.
Aiso- English and French copying paper, copy
ing inks, brushes, oiled paper, &C.. &c.
May 30 FRANCK TAYLOR
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The tracts embraced in the above proclamation
of the President comprise all the residue of the
lead mines yet to be brought into market south
of the Wisconsin river. They cover those mines
(particularly the portion situated in Iinos) work
ed under former leases from the Government which
had not expired at the date of the sale of the ada
cent mines and therefore possess the advantage of
being prepared for immediate operations, without
mourning the increased expenses incidental to
opening new mines, and most of them are believed
to be very productive They all more or less
conveniently situated in reference to the navigable
rivers and other cheap means of transportation Of
their products to St. Louis, and in the midst of
country yielding abundantly all the agricultural
products of the latitude in which they are located
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
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EMPIRE STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE.
COMPANY,
OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.

EMPIRE STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE.
COMPANY,
OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.
Capital, S2OO,0OO.
THIS company was organized under the General
il Insurance law of New York, passed April 10,
1S49, and has been doing a very successful busi-
| ness, and will insure dwelling houses, stores,
household furniture, and other property, ia
vorable terms as any other responsible Company in
this country.
The public are referred to the following letter
of the Hon. ID. S. Dickinson, Senator from the
State of New York, for the standing of the Com
pany:
WAsHINGToN, Mach 5, 1851.
am acquainted with some of the officers of the
Empire Mutual Insurance Company, located at
Saratoga Springs, New York. and know others by
character. The Company is in the hands of gen
tlemen of high character for integrity and busi-
ness capacity, and cannot doubt that ii will be
prudently and successfully conducted.
d. S. DICKINSON.
Directors
Isaac Fowler, Samuel Pitkin,
Geo. Young, jr., Hermon Thomas,
III. II. Hathorn, VIM. III. Fleeman,
Q. M. Dawson, Samuel Corning,
Theo. W. Sanders, Joseph Daniels,
r. nj. Moriarty, George Clements.
Hon. John III. Boyd,
ISAAC FOWLER, President.
III. II. HATHORN, Vice President
GEO. YOUNG, JR., Secretary.
VIM. III. FLEEMAN, Treasurer
Applications for insurance may be made to E. c.
WEED, agent, North street, Capitol Hill.
March Off
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LyOX'S BOOK OF MARTYRS, history of their
IL Lives, Sutferings, and Deaths, from the com.
mencement of Christianity to the lntest periods of
Pagan and Popish prosecutions one volume of 5l5
pages, with very numerous engravings. Price,
bound, 81 cents. FRANCK TAYLOR.
May %
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LvRENCH BOOKS, now and old; a large case
IL this day opened, direct from Paris. ~
May 20 FRANCK TAYLOR
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-03
TT HEATRE.-MA Mr.. JOHN S. POT

VENHEATRE.-MANAG Mr.. JOHN S. POT
BENEFIT OF MR. DUFF.
THIS EVENING, March Sd, will be presented
the thrilling drama of
THE SEASIDE MURDER.
Ned Grazing. Mr. Duff Lucy. Mrs M Jones
After which, the ballet of
OCSIX OvERRUX.
In which Miss Carlne and Mons Szollosy will APP
pear.
Song, by. .............M Miss Anna Sinclair.
To be followed by the pathetic drama of
THE OLD GUARD.
Haversac. :. Mr. Diff Meanie Mrs Sloan.
Favorite Song Miss Sinclair Dance. Miss Carline.
To conclude with the new farce of
MY WIFE'S OUT.
Mr. Scumble Mr. Weaver Mrs Scumble, Miss Sinclair
Augustus. Mr. Walcot Betty. ....... m ISIS Clarke
ADMISSION-Boxes so cts; Pit 25 cts; Centre
Gallery so cts; Side Eastern Gallery l2k cts Co.
lored Gallery 25 cts.
Seats can be secured from 10 to 2, and from to
O'clock. NH 3-lt
NLDDON'S PANORAMA OF THE
IN NILE, EGYPTIAN, MUMMIES, &C.
Last six Exhibitions, on Monday evening, Sd March;
Wednesday 5lh; Friday 7th; Monday 10Th; Wednes.
day. 18th; and Friday 18th March at Odd Fellows Hall
at II o'clock. Dsors open hour before
Admission, Is cents NH l.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-03
CONGRESS-SATURDAY

In the Sente message of an executive character
received from the resident ofthe United States. "A
communication was received from the President
hitting in reply TO call from the Senate correspond
relative to difficulties between the British thor
tiles and st. Salvador.
Mr.. Badger moved to postpone all the orders pre-
ceding the River ard Harbor bill in order take up
that bill, which motion opposed by Mr.. Hunter,
Mr. Foote, Mr. Dickinson, MIR. Rusk and Others
Mr. Turney moved to lay the motion the table;
which was disagreed to by the following vote-yeas
3d. nays 80 The bill was taken up and general dis.
cussion arose upon it, in which Mr.. Badger, Mr.. Ham
lin, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Douglas, Mr. Butler, Mr.. Dawson
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, Mir John Davis Mir. Cas-, Mr..
Borland and others took part. Without coming any
conclusion, the Senate took recess.
AT O'Clock, p. NJ, the Senate met, and several
communications from the departments were presented
by the chair. Mr. Foote asked leave to offer resou.
ton calling the President for correspondence be-
tween this government and that OF Turkey relative
the release OF KosSu tn and his companions; objection
made. Several bills were referred, and among
them the army bill. Mr. Clemens moved - lay the
river and harbor bill the table for the present. with
view to the passage Of the bounty land act Mr. John
Davis called for the yeas and Nays and the motion
lost-yeas Is, nays 30. The river and harbor bill was
debated, and all amendments rejected. On motion by.
MIR. Mangum, the bill was laid on the table, Temporal
ly in order to enable him to lay on tie table
luton that the rule OF the Senate providing that bill
or JOINT resolution cannot be read twice the same day
1t an objection be made, be suspended The resolution
was Offered, and lies over one day. The river and
harbor bill was again taken up, and after IL o'clock the
Senate adjourned.
In the House the question was taken on Mr. Julians
motion TO suspend the rules enable him to offer
resolution for the appointment of committee to in
vestigate. allegations against Mr.. Webster; and the
motion was rejected-yeas 80, nays ll9. The amend
ments of the Senate to the Navy. Pension bill were
,concurred in. The amendments of the Senate to the
Post Office Appropriation bill were taken up and
Nejecteas and Others agreed to. Tne Navy Applopria
tivn hi was taken up in Committee OF the Whole, and
several amend ments discussed. Alter a recess,
the House mex at O'Clock, and The Navy bill was
finally reported, the amendments concurred in,
nate amendments 70 the Cheap Postage bill, with some
amendments, and they concurred in by the House
The additional amendments go to the Senate for
eurrence. The House then, being after II o'clock,
adjourned.