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Of al obligationsf With such q provision, he would
vote for the bill.
The committee here rose.
Pending the consideration Of q resolution to close the
debate on the French spohation bill in two hours, the
House adjourned

debate the French spolaon bill in hours the
House adjourned.
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS
Correspondence Of the Courier ano Enqurer1
Another attempt al Duel.
further iliS,trstion from oranosna h,e
has been going on here during the last few days. be-
tween the Hon; VIM smit, and one Mr. Nat Tyler,
democratic editor up among the hills this side of the
Blue Ridge Tylers paper recently contained article
on the topics pertinent to the existing In vir
ginia upon which the member felt 1t his privilege
comment with something less Of that urbanity and
amabty which the sensitive chvary Of the editor
quiTed from the cr tics his professional labors As
IN duty bound he hurried down TO Washington and pro-
ceeded to call the governor to account in the
prescribed by thu code The result challenge from
the editor TO the member which the latter refused
receive AT this stage OF the proceedings the police in
tervened but their services were not required for Mr.
Smith had peIemptoriy declined the honor Of an invita-
ton to the field He had little disposition to present
himself as mark for the editors pistol, as to submit
brain which had the difference between them
Correspondence Of the North American.
WASHINGTON, JAn. Il, 1855.
Commodore Perry-Increase Of the Navy and Army
General WOOL Fdlting 10 in the Repenue.
Commodore Perry has been In sshiugton during the
period he has rendered service to the country which x
identify his name with its history He has been received
with the most gratifying attention lie will present to
Congress- claim for diplomatic services in the negoa
ton OF the treaty tn Japan, and for expenditures in
Cured in the objects Of the mission about equal to the
amount which would have paid TO fun minister
for the time during which he has been employed
The last ndation Of the Secretary Of the Navy
for the building Of sloops-of war ha, not
been received with so much favor as the aecesty for
prompt increase of the navy renders desirable does
not seem probable that any oil in accordance with II
noticed on Saturday. that the House had refused to
allow bill for raising three THOUSAND volunteers to be-
duced printed 1t pointed rebuke of the Secre-
ary Of War; and slight to the President for both had
another effect Of great Importance The action Of the
House endsngers the bill for the Increase OF tbs army
BY raising three or four additional dragon regiments
This much needed increase OF mounted troops would
have been promptly sanctioned by both Houses had IT
not been trammeed with the political schemes for
Organizing the army upon plan which would have
placed nearly all the superior officers at the mercy OF
General Pierce and Colonel Davis The quarrel which
Wool not at all DOE uary OF the War
Department with Congress.
Mr. Guthrie is engaged in close calculation OF the
losses and gains of the year He has ascertanei that
the losses up to November, compared with the
months Of last year, only 81 ooc. But 10 appears
August 1858. The real decline commenced Ia sep
tember, and the dimnution Of customs has been, In
rouLd numbers, as folows:-
october. ........ 3vo,009
november. IboO,oOo
december. ............ 2ooo,ooo
Total decrease in four months s..... q, $50, 600
Correspondence OF the Pernsylyanianl
WAsHIS6roS Jan ~, 1856.
The Pacific Raaroad- General Harney and the Ne,o
Orleans Volunteers.
bill takes place 10 the House to-day When the House
adjourned Saturday the feeling decidedly in favor
o. The grand na1k Snot Grand Turk pr9po '9n with
kbows what day viii bring forth The day which has
n'ervned has given rise to much talk aud meditation;
and the bill in its present SHAPE may he construed
into work many who acted With it's fre
Saturday the preliminary votes feel disposed this
track" However there not much ~. in spseuat.ng
at the present time thcrs must be end Of suspense
| in the coUrse OF a few hours,
i mo w he ma in tieu uoraey tis
veek 70 pass MIR. Fausners bill authorizing the calling
out OF three Thousand volunteers for the of the
western frontiers In OF the passage OF this II
unferstood that the nd will he given ga
liant Gen Harvey who will organize the volunteers into
battalions ana not regiments
Pefore adiournng the House re.comtted the Pacific
Railroad bill to the committee OF thirteen. This
equivalent TO death blow.
The New Pension BilI.
At the request Of several Delegates of the ata Soldiers
Convention we reputlsh the following BILL introduced
into the House OF Representatives By Mr. Wentworth Of
Illinois
b granting pensions all persons enoaged in the tc1r
1872 and the indian 'odrs prior thereto, and 70 her
lie il eusct.d, &c That each OF the com .soned AMI
non comm ssiobed officers, musicians, aud priyates,
whether of regulars, volunteers rangers militia who
performed military naval service in any regiment
company, or detachment board vessel Of the
United states, ary of the States mustered
received MO the service and regularly ds.
charged, In The with Great Britain declared
18th OF June. 1872 any Indian since $780, sn, II
be placed the pension roll OF the United States during
hir natural lfe commencing this 4th day OF March
Dext after the passsge Of this act and payable sent
annually at the same rate month whicn he received
or was entitled 10 receive according TO h rank la the
service aforesaid.
Sec 2 And be 4 further enacted That in case OF the
death OF any such officer ssionei officer mu
srisn private before after the passage OF this act
WHO sliall have served as Aforesaid leaving widow
such widow shall be placed the pension roll for life
at the same rate of monthly pay her husband received
for such service would have been entitled receive
II he has not been placed on the pension roll.
FEC. g. Ana be II further enacted, That in OF the
M In r,yie zoft
during the peroi intervening between the mi annual
meDts herein directed 10 be the proportonate
amount between the last semi annual payment and
death OF such person shall be paid n he he officer
soldier TO his widow II there be and IL not 10 his
children II IL be widow TO her children legal rep
resentatiyes