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drawn their salaries for the full session is ut
te'Iy untrue. They were paid up tC the time n
SeIFice' ana no more. Besides, according to th,
law, every member has pro rata reduction in hi
salary for every DAYS absence
Inc rumOr Is gaining ground that the President
VIII set aside the award of Hon. Cave johnson The
Commissioner selected by him to abudicate the
Paraguay claims. 1t will be recollected thai Mr.
j.. decided against these claims, notwithstanding
the advocacy Of John Appleton, who left the State
department to manage them before the Commits
| sioner.
The Seward men claim that he is now firmly in
the saddle, and cannot be uStled out of his place
They assert, with equal confidence, that there will
De harmonious cabinet in the interest of peace
| ana conclliaticn. The fight on him is still bitter
Mr., Dawes, of Massachusetts,, in the House Sc
W .ect COMMITTEE on Treason, is preparing report
| on the conduct of the Secretary of the NAVY. II
VIII probably BE- accompanied by a resolution of
censure. "
The conference between the two houses over the
~ DDenclency Dill is still pending. 1t is understood
on Monday. F'' 'eP'''
The executive session of Friday was upon the
nomination of Senator Kennedy's son for a naval
appointment appointment, which, after being confirmed, was
discussed on motion to reconsider.
AFFAIRS IN CHARLESTON.
from ON the charleston papers of Thursday we COM
pie the following summary of affairs in and about
that city: "''1'
m yALoR vs.. VEGETABLES.
AHe sudI u ooat, with detachment of volunteers
on special service, was fired at on last Tuesday
night by sentinel on Fort Sumter. We sunpose
TINS Federal soldier decided in his own mind tha,
steamers had no business in that neiehborhood: or
perhaps he intended it as quiet reminder that at
any moment "vessels would not be permitted to
pass within range of the guns of ma fort.''
N:B.-A fine srloin of beef, a leg of pork. with
poultry, vegetables, &C., &C., several bbls smear
ana sundries, three cans sperm oil ito light the
lamps IN the casemates from sunset to sunrise)
were duly delivered the same day to the cousignre
MAJOR Robert Anderson, Fort Sumter. ."-Cou-
rier. O0
G; NJ. Furman, Esq, President of the Bank of
the state OF South Carolina, officially announces
tne readiness OF that institution to ISSUE in comp
ahce with an act of the late Legislature bonds to
.ne amount OF S675,OOO, bearing an interest of
per cent. They issued in sums of $50. SlOO and
5000, and those taking them NAV, it is intimated
nave them converted into stock by the next Lepis
lature The funds thus to be raised are intend
attitude. u 'e'sn
LINCOLN SPEAKS.
mat our readers may not fail to under stand the
views and policy of Lincoln, as regards the Con
iederate States, we call attention to his remarks
inalanap polls. In his opinion, the United States
holalng those forts which have not vet been cap
tured, and retakng those which have been can
tured oy the Confederate States, and the collection
uutles in their harbors,i neither coercion nor in
Vaslon, but gentle exercise of legitimate power
towards so many rebeous counties, to bring them
10 thelr senses Lincoln is a cool man; an able
mdh; determined man; man not of words but
OF action, who says what he means and means what
ne says; an earnest man withal, and no politician
Nerc,yu ~