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thsm an sPpropriating $55s.ooo for the
purchase OF buildings for an Assay Office
a. New York. Without concluding the
bill, Committee rose.
House adjourned.

FusOusSo VI ouuuinKS LOT an Assay Ofhce
at New York. Without concluding the
bill, Committee rose.
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
SENATE.-Mr. Hamln presented a me.
mortal in favor Of reducing the duty on all
imported iron to $l2 and on charcoal iron
to 8l5 per ton.
The Michigan Railroad Bill was taken
up and passed.
The bill granting land to the State OF
Louisiana to aid in the con struc,ion of
Railroad from the city Of New Orleans to
the Sabine River was passed.
The French Spoliation Bill was taken
up, read. and postponed.
The Nebraska Bill was taken up. Mr..
Everett delivered an able speech.
UoUsE.-The House went into Commit.
tee on the Deficiency Bill. An appropria.
tion Of $4,000 TO defray the expenses Of
Commission. appointed at the last ses.
sion, to examine and report in regard to
the Armory at Springfield, was passed.
Committee then rose and reported the
bill TO the House, when without any further
actions Hsuse adjourned.
yjas. ss.5s WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
HousE.-The Deficiency Bill was taken
Up. the question being as to agreeing on
the amendments made in committee. The
following were concurred in among 9TH
crs:
For Custom Houses at Cincinnati and
Louisville $4O0 900 each; st. Louis $780,
900; and at Mobile S65,OOO.
The. amendment appropiating $50 900
for an Assay Office at New York was
agrsed to.ssi 3saset
The House then proceeded to vote on
the bill. when it was rejected by vote Of
93.nays, 81 ayes.
Thsrejeciion Of the bill produced much
excitement. A member from Philadelphia
announced that he had voted against it
because II was one of abomin atoms, and
contained nest egg for a Mint at New
York.
Mr.. Clingman moved for a reconsidera.
iion Of the vote, and then moved to lay
thatimotion Oh the table; the design being
soikill the bill beyond the possibility Of a
reaurEection.
Altar various ineffectual efforts for a
call Of the House, and for adjournment,
thessote was announced 88 to 88, and the
SPEAKER gave the casting vote in the af.
fi1mative; thus clinching the nail that kill.
cd the bill.
House then. amid much confusion. ad-
joarned. 5
SsNArR.-Aitsr Mr.. Everett had conclu-
ddd yssterday, Senate adjourned. With-
out coming to any vote to-day. the French
SPoliaiion Bill Was taken up and ordered
to be sngrossed. Afer which the Nebras.
ka hill was taken up, and Mr.. Smith, OF
Connecsicut. spoke against it.
81 gfEai.s - WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
GENArE.-Private bills from the House
exasndihg time for fling certain land
claimsi in California. and confirming pri.
vate land claims in Wisconsin.
They passed, also, . bill for the relief
Of rLisut. Wickliff.
The Nebraska bin was then taken up.
and Mr. Smith resumed his speech.
HoUsE.-An attempt was made to get
up : deficiency bill again, by motion, 10
reconsider. Chair decided that it was
out Of order. q.
Mr.. Jones, Of Tennessee, appealed, but
The appeal was laid on the table by vote
Of l34, to So.
The House acted on private bills, after
which adjourned until Monday.
Several unsuocessfu attempts were made
TO introduce q new deficiency bill.
rstst.sass WAsmNGroN, Feb. 10.
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