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The consideration Of the Deficiency Bill has de
As by the House originally it con-
tanned appropriations amounting to million half of
dollars the Senate has added three millions by way of
amendment and has returned the House adop-
ton and perhaps for still further amendment The usual
process OF loading the bill in the Senate faithfully
carried out and renewal Of the process will attempted
the House. The amendments some things necessary
to carry on certain branches of The govern
ment but the deficiency bill offers good opportunity
for irregular appropriations Of the pubic money special
purposes that hundred Objects BY Indispensable,
that this bill win totally break down in the House In this
event. thcb will be introduced anew perhaps be pass
ed in more acceptable shape.
The consideration this bill in the Senate gave rise to
long discussion upon abuses and corutons in The
beasts Birds fishes, reptiles &c., for pretty thor
Ongh overaung The fact is, Congress has large
publishing house, spending from three millions
delight, of course The public printers and binders and
als Of such and navy officers have time and oppor-
ness has grown be abuse, and, strange
may seem. remedy reach it. As exampleoit
report Of the Wilkes Expedition had cost The government
million and quaer and it is not yet completed Congress
has ana tine @ out Of which
Houses had applied the knife for their removal
It is probable that Mr. James bill. changing the rate of
Duties will not be considered in the Senate being bill
raise and the constitution requiring that such bills
shall originate in the House Of Representatives. intro
duced into the latter body will be referred the commit
tee of Ways and Means, where it will doubtless undergo
considerable modification before reports made upon
Under the plea that protection exploded dea and that
the bill step in advance towards free trade, MIR. James
has made for the protection of interests
presenting precisely the urged by the tariff
fifteen twenty years ago. favor of general system of
protective duties is matter OF first importance to devise
the rates Of duties should established as to accomplish this
result II the classification Of articles is defective,
let it be corrected but arrange the rates that every in
terest shall bear fair proportion Of the public burdens
Mr. Butler has introduced into the Senate resolution d.
rectpg the Committee Post Offices enquire the pro-
Congress- allowing them lieu thereof certain sum of
money, four hundred dollars The adoption Of this idea
members themselves The of mail carried
free under the franks of members Of Congress- would then
that extent enable il to increase the mail facilities in thuy
settled portions of the country Members Of Congress
fully appreciate the relief afforded themselves personally
by the abolition of the Thanking privilege
The Senate Committee Finance have reported in favor
Of the bill to drive out of the old cons
representing quarter an eighth and sixteenth Of dollar
They made tenders for twenty and five cents
respectively and to b. taken at the mint by weight for
reconac As they will BIZ worth the mint than the
value fixed upon them the passage Of the
would soon them to disappear from culaon. The
bill proposes also the coinage Of piece, consist
of of silver and "copper" and of be much
smalles in size than the present copper COINS
The commission to conduct the OF affairs
Kansas of Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, Mr. Howard of
Michigan Mr. Oliver of Missouri-one Nebraska and
ally acceptable to The Southern members being The me
date representative c. the District adjacent the Territory
of Kansas and of course representing border
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continued maledicfons Of the Two clerks,
money complete the organization Of the commission, which
to leave here in day two and rendezvous Jefferson
with regard the money, contingent
being nearly quite but the black Republicans
investigation MIR. Whitfield, the delegate from Kansas
and Gov Reeder, the contestant will accompany the
mission.
In the meantime, appears the bogus State authorities
Kansas have become frightened their tenery, and
backed out from their bold defiance of the local Territorial
authorities. The Legislature has adopted resolution declar-
ing that the passed by shall 60 into effect until
declarator resolution shall be adopted hereafter and Gov
had been issued for his apprehension
The impression prevails tina, all the individuals implicated
Not only they organized
without legal authority but they have even levied
| and rifles to resist its authority.
The Kansas having been disposed of for the present.
the House has been fnvored with number Of Know Nothing
speeches. amendment OF the election laws in the District
Of Comba being the subject under consideration Several
the existing that
but Know Nothing leaders of this City fear their adop
tion will lead to the defeat of that party the election
June Hence their anxiety defeat the bill altogether
but that cannot be done they propose that hereafter for
cgn born citizen shall not be entitled TO vote here until
after he has been naurazed pom this proposition
Northern Southern Know Nohings
and probably be carried through the House. The
black Republican Know Nothngs of the North, will aid
their Southern brethren in altering the ma laws
but the the slavery question touched that
they desert and fight under their proper banner CT Adolf
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paragraph the Union of yesterday morning
the Withdrawal OF COL Forney from that paper, and the
transfer of his therein Judge Nicholson, who will
have entire control thereof hereafter Col Forney occupies
the position Of Chairman Of the Executive Committee of
Pennsy and with the Democracy of his State,
position he regarded incompatible with the editorial
neutrality marked by the Union its proper
The black Republicans Of the two Houses OF Congress
tnue their weekly meetings. aud carefully maturing Aer
Among them found politicians of the greatest expe-
and shrewdncss the country and strong and solid
organization begins TO make its appearance The National
Executive Committee has been session here during the
week. and the 18th of June next has been CHOSEN the
time for holding the Convention. Every Congressional Dis
invited send three delegates. Francis p Blair fig
ured of the leading spirits Of this meeting The ns
taoa all those opposed TO the repeal OF the Missouri
Compromise and favor Of the exclusion Of slavery from
the Territories and also of the admission of Kansas free
State only. The Wilmot Provso shape there
fore the real sue and the Southern people again driven
defence of their equal rights under the constitution The
will the consideration Of the Kansas question
in few days. the majority and minority reports Of the
committee Territories the whether the bill Of
Judge Douglass providing for Convention Of the people of
Kansas form Constitution and its admiss State
shall contain the requisite population shall prevail
the amendment Mr. to offer, admitting
Kansas State under the bogus constitution framed by the
Free State party. And this issue is to be carried before the
people the black Republicans and used to elect Abol
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