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In ~ sExsrE. o. Th<slsy. The bill granting fur
knel Remedies 70 paient3es vas passed.
ne re.olet 81 The Commirfee On Foreign
hslali11s rssPeetirg me right q way across me
ss.nnos O. 1ehaanlrpec, were debated oy Nests.
S Sss and undetEosd, and then postponed III
The HogsE ep1zidered, in Committee of The
noAe on ine state u The Union The bill 70 esiao-
ia ne territorial government Of Colnmeaa,
-lf1 vas subsequently amended 50 as % bear
- .rs 2. HashingtDn,) and The bill % establish
tne Effiiotial government Of Nebraska The
n.s.l ame1 vas fePorted TO the House, buinoi den-
nl.ely acted upon Daring the day, an interesting
message irom The President Of ihe Uniied States,
q NE subject q ~ fisheries and reciprocity, was
sSs..ea ana erred 10 the COMMITTEES on Foreign
1 In accordance Win ! resolution previously a.
SeoP.s1i mere vas night session designed merely
aor IN Iecep Ign " reports Of committees. But
| tnere hot being q quorum in attendance al The
/ une Ine Speaker tbok the chair-at seven o'clock
4 -inele vas sall the House /; and the proceed
! lnss consequent upon this occupied the attention
I Of the botg up % tie time Of adjournment
| The eerii6eIs Of The electors for President and
/ Vice President q The United States were on We'd
nes4as. read coualtS. and registered 10 the House
Of Representative IN lie presence Of the members
| o. thetwo branches Of Ccpgress. The President
pro I'm. Of the Senate who 7resided on the ocea-
sion. announced that YFRAxGIIS PIERcE, o. New
| Hampshire. was duly elected p, seidnet, and WM
X. hiS1, Vice President Of the uciied states. ior
ionr years, commencing on the foqrth GAY o.
Mafen next. In pursuance of joint iesoiuuon,
subsequently, adopted. Mr.. Hunter was APPOINTED
on Inc part OF the Senate, and Messrs. Jones OF
Iennessee, and Hibbatd, on the part Of the House,
Of Representatives as a committee ip wair upon
General Pierce andIinlnrm him Of his election.
In the SENATE, On Taxrsdap, resolutions were
adopted calling FOX Information in reference to
line of mail steamers to China, and 70 the pro-
ceedings of the Mexican. boundary Commission
Several private bills we're passed; and debate fol-
lowed on The Texas debt. i
The House of Representatives passed The bill
70 establish the territorial government 81 Washing
ton, and the billtoIorganize the Territory Of Me-
braska.
In The senate. on Friday. the subjec, Of the debt
Of Texas was further debated by Mr.. Houston, and
then postponed till Thursday next.
In The HOUSE,, Nh Seymour, from the Commit
tee on Commerce. reported bill establishing re-
ciproca trade with TIE British North American
colonies on certain conditions. The Army Approt.
priation bill was passed A
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
The House of Representatives on Friday, wen,
into Committee OF the Whole on the state Of the
Union Mr.. Browh off Mississippi 10 the ehair.)
and resumed the consideration OF the bill making
appropriations for tie support OF the army for the
year ending the 30ih J1ue, 1854.
The Chairman stated the question to be on the
amendment Of Mr. tioftnan 10 insert Ia the bill
proviso that, from add alter the irsr day Of July
next 50 much Of The ACT Of Congress approved Au-
gust % 1872, as places the national armories uns
der the suprriuteIdenee OF officers OF the ortnan9
corps be and the same IL hereby repealed, and YIN
that time said armorieS shall be under the cvYspz
perintendehce which existed prior 10 said act Of
Congress sb
Mr.. Davis of Massachusetts moved a substitute
for the anendment appfopCiating $1,000 for the ex-
penSes oi commission % examine into and report
~ I'll -
artnorieS; and aathbfiEiag the Secretary Of War
10 appoint three civilians, whose duty il shall be 10
report al the mex Cdngress detailed statement Of
the cost Of the Manufacture of arms al said armo-
ries, and TO recommend any system of manage
ment WHICH in their Judgment may BE- required by
The Government. 5
Mr.. y. then concluded his argument in opp.si-
ton TO the amendment pf Mr.. German.
Mr.. Faulkner spoke Az length in favor Of that a
mendment
MIR. Slanly replied; and
Mr.. Gorman followed on the other side
The amendment Of Mr.. Davis was then rejected.
II The question recurring on the amendment OF
Mr.. German il was put and decided iii the affirm
IaliEe Ayes SO, noes 60.
Mr.. Evans moved to add 10 the bin section
hatnothing in this acicontained shall be 50 con-
sirued az 10 authorize al change from the military
and civil SUPERINTENDENT the armories until The
President oiihe United States shall have approved
and directed such change
AflerdebaFe, The Ensndment was rejected Ayes
co. noes so.
On moiion Of Mr. stanly an amendment, was a
d6pted directing the Secretary OF War TO report 10
Congress whether "a Nis opinion il would not be
more economical to caDse al the arms Of the Uni
ted States to be made 5Y contract.
Various other amendments were offered and dis
posed Of; when III
The committee rose and reported The bill 10 the
House.
All the amendments made in committee were
then agreed te the one substituting civil for mill
taFy superintendents Of the armories being adopted
bytyeas 81, mays 50. iFj
The bill was thea read the third Time and pass
ed
In the SENa-e on Saturday, the billto regulate
the fees and costs Of marshas, clerks, attorneys,
and others, in the United States was amended, de-
bated, and passed. Several bills proposing maier-
al changes, 10 the Organization of the army were
considered but not actedon.
The HpUSE passed several private bills, one OF
them for the relief of Col. John Charles Fremont.
In the SENArE, on 1flRdag the joint resolutions
affirming the Monroe .dp.irine aad applying it,
Cdba, was debated BY Messrs. Douglas, Cass,
Badger and Understood!
The Hotss, amer debate, laid upon Inc table The
bill for the adjustment 81 sales and locations CON
dieting with swamp lahd selections, passed two
Senate pryaie bills and Thea adinarned until Tues
day al eleven o'eloekI TO which lime the daily hour
olImeetihg has been changed until otherwise urdst-
selnded,
In the tieess on RfliBg, on motion Of Mr.. An.
defsnn The Speaker was ordered 10 issue writ III
election, 10 supply lhs vacancy III lhe House OF
Delegates, created hy lhe RESIGNATION Of a. J. Crane,
member fFem Itiehmahd Glly=lhe election 10 he
held on Thursday NEXT, The lTlh Inst
IA bin increasing iha capital stock Of the LufaY
and Front Hayal iFnfBpiks Company, fams from
lhs Senate with az amendment lowhieh The House
agreed
"a resolution from the Sehais, was agreed nfhy
tile House aulhofi1iHg and requesting the GQyer-
nor to request the states Of MARYLAND, Delaware
and New Jersey, To take nlp alion the ex.
psdiencv Of granting respectively such tight Of way
Ia 4 railroad or railroads, asmay he neeessarF 10
connect the cities bf Philadelphia, Baltimore, New
York, Of aioi hosocltleb with the North and South
Railroad chartered byihis Commonwealth, through
the Counties of Acdonhc md Northampton.
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THE NATIONAL ARMORtEs.
Tho pending mo,lpn NJ Col Gotman, In the House o.
10 fest6fsthe Civil 0l