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Notice to Bidders for Furnishing Army
Supplies and Materials.

OFFICE OF ARaY CLOTHING AND EoUIPAGE,
Corner Of Ho,pard and Mercer Streets,
New YoRK, July 25, 1861
MY advertisement of the 18th instant, for
lVl proposals for furnishing Army Supplies and
Materials, is so modified as to receive bids for
any portion less than one. fourth OF tte number
of articles advertised for,
D. H. VlNTON,
july 3O-t6aug Major and Quartermaster
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HJ- The Post Office Department givrs the

Ha- The Post Office Department gives tne
following notice:
Postmasters will take notice, tbat all pre-.
paid letters to soldiers in any regiment in the
service Of the United States, and directed to
them at q point where they have been sta
toned, may be forwarded, whenever practica.
BILE, to any other point to which they may have
been ordered, without further charge thereon
for forwarding. JOHN A. KAssoN;
First Assistant Postmaster General,
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THE sTAF- OF GENERAL FREMONT.

St. Louis, July 26.-The following officers
are officially announced as comprising the staff
OF General Fremont: Captain j. c. Kelton, as.
sistant adjutant general and acting commissary.
Brevet Major John McKinstry, assistant guar.
termaster. Surgeon 8. G. }. Decampt, medical
director. Lieutenant Colonel l. P. Andrews,
assistant paymaster.
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CHASE GUARDS.
VOLUNTEERS HOi

OUR army has suffered reyerse-Washi9F-
~ ton is threatened. Troops are wanted 20
save the honor of our country. Let Washing
toniaus hy to the erescue, and uphold the stars and
stripes
Fellow soldiers and citizens: Railey at Icz.-
perauce Hall on Saturday night to be enrolled
In the cause of your country
MARION FENWICK,
juiy 26-3tTbST* Capt. Of Chase GUARDS
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GUn-Boafg.
GrAnrEnMAsTER GENERALS OreIcy,

Washington City, July ls, 1891.
DLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS for hulls Of
l. Gun Boats for the Western rivers Nre on ex-
hibition at thiS office, and at Offices at Quarter.
masters at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, ST. Louis, and
Alton.
Boats to be dcli7orcd at Cairo. Bids should
be sent to Quartcrmaster General Of the United
States Army, at Washington, By lst of August,
at noon. NJ. y. MElGS,
Brig. Gea. and QuGrtormaster General
july 2:
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ATTENTION COMPANY A, PUTNAM RIFLES
All those who willing 10 their country
In this, the hour Of danger, and willing TO form
pany for the war, will meet at Armory Hail. between
street and Maryland avenue organize company. By
order GEO. THISTLETON, Capt.
p S-Iniornaton in regard their discharges can be
obtained at the rendezvous. july 30--u
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"a The regiments for the war, which have
arrived here since July ri, are equal in mum.
bers to the three months men who have gone
home, and in few days our army here will be
larger and better appointed than before,
The national Republican., 1861-07-30
A sEIRMIsR IN MISSOURI

Rolia, July y29-Fiheen of the Homo Guards,
On Lanes Prairie, were attacked by sixty.fvc
Confederates, and the latter we're dispersed.
A first lieutenant and three privates we're killed
on the Confederate side, and q lieutenant and
two privates slightly wounded on our side.
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MARTIN Van Rurer, Thcmnr Ewing. lamC,,
Guthrie, and Reverdy johnson, and sn equal
number also to be appointed on the part OF the
Confederate States-to meet at Louisville, Ken.
tucky, in September next to agree upon terms
of settlement for the present. difficulty. Lost.
On motion, the House adjourned
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in the rear of the Maryland Heights, to which
point his pckets will extend. He is being rap
idly reinforced, aud will soon have large army
under his command.
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~ Gov. Stevens, of Washington Territory,
is reported to have been appointed to the com.
mand Of the New York Highland regiment.
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DIED.

On the 29th instant, HENRY LEE NoRrH1No.
TON, in the 18th year of his age.
The funeral will take place this TUESDAY
evening, at 4 o'clock, from his fathers resi-.
dence, on NJ street, between Eighth and Ninth
streets. The friends and acquaintance Of the
family are invited to attend.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
S U " d A I TRAIN.

( IN and after Sunday, 2sth July, there will ba
~ but one Sunday daily train
Leave WASHINGTON at 2.3o P. NJ. fo1 NEW
YORK and PHILADELPHIA.
From New York and Philadeiphia, arriving il
Washi. gton at 6.l0 A. N.
J. A. SCOTT,
july 2s General Manager.
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- There will be public reception at the
Executive Mansion, this Tuesday, evening, be
tween the hours Of 81 and IL P. M.
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pIsTINC UIsHEp ARRITALs.

NeW York, July 29.-Priuce Napoleon and
Princess Clotide have arrived here They ex
pect soon to visit Washington.
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EREIGHT per steam propelers BEVERLY
4 and JEROME, 10 Philadelphia and New
York, Tin inland route, will be received till
Thursday next. at Western Whar7cs, foot of G
street.
Freight engagements I'.do py ARMY EA-
PRESS COMPANY, 366 Pennaylvania avenue,
National Hotel Building. july 30-3t
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TIE STAR AND THE ARNY.-The Star Of yes.
terday says that "ouI army lost the battle of
Boil Run mainly through its lack O fdiscipline.'
Never was there q more baseless slander
against brave men, led up against superior
numbers entrenched behind endless batteries
and fatigued BY @ long march, without food and
without water. At the proper time, we shall
discuss this question freely but justice to our
noble and sacrificed troops will not allow us to
lose moment in repelling this wanton attack
upon them by the Star.
The national Republican., 1861-07-30
FROM CAINC

rROh CAiHN-
Caro-, July 27.-The trains coming no.th O.
the Mobile and Ohio railroad were stopped OF
the 23d, By order Of General Polk. The Coz.
federates are gathering in large numbers IL
Southern Mississippi, and their camp at Point
Pleasant is reported 1000 strong, and rein,
forcements daily arriving.
The national Republican., 1861-07-30

~ We are indebted to Shillington for an
early copy Of Dickens's last novel, entitled
"Great Expectations"
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STEAMER PURCHASED ny THE GOVERNMENT

Bosiod, Juy 29- .fhe e'on'n,r C,u5rdge
has ugt Ieen poreIagpd 'y lie H.,. ,a-,ert,
and is being ftt.A n"t w;'h heavy "u. ',eot
al the Char, s'own rlyy.yard.
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SCHOOL MASTERS ABRoAD.-A regiment Of
teachers and students, rendered by President
Hovey, Of the Illinois Normal University, has
been accepted, and will be raised without de.
lay.
The national Republican., 1861-07-30

DROF. SWEETS TlGHT ROPE PERFORM
L ANCE, which was to come of on the 18th
instant, and on account Of the movement of the
regiment was postponed, will come off on We'd
nesday, the slst instant, at .clock. The public
are respectfully invited to attend. A committee
will take up collection to defray the expenses,
and may be distinguished BY badges bearing the
likeness of Prof. Sweet, on red ribbon
july 3o-2t
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REBELS ON THE MARCH.

Cairo, July ga deserter from the rebel
army at Union City reports that the rebels
there, and at Randolph and Memphis, have re.
ceived marching orders, their destination being
Birds Point. They are to rendezvous at New
Madrid, Missouri.
1t is reported that the steamer Prince of
Wales arrived at New Madrid, on Saturday,
with load Of horses.
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Tuesday, July 80, 1851

- No advertisements or notices. except to regular ad'
-srtisers will be inserted without payment in advance
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Louisville, July 29-The Montgomery Con.
federation publishes a Norfolk letter, of the 23d
instant, which reports that nightly riots occur
between the soldiers and the citizens, and that
the former hare committed the most horrible
depredations upon private homes.
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GENERAL FREMoNrs STAFF.-Governor Nor.
ton has appointed the following officers, in the
Indiana legion, who will receive commissions
from the President as members of General
Fremont's staff
A. Ashboth, colonel.
Henry Charles De Alma, lieutenant colonel,
Antonio Cattaneo, captain.
Ajace Saccipp, captain.
Dominica Oddone, lieutenant.
All OF these officers have seen seTTice in Eu-
rope, and all, we believe, with Garibaldi. They
are experienced military men, and will repre-,
sent Indiana, in part, in the expedition down
the Mississippi, which is TO stop only when
New Orleans and the Gulf coast shall resume
loyalty to the stars and stripes
Hon. James H. Lane, who is also to accom-.
psny Fremont's expedition, has been commits.
stoned as a brigadier general in the Indiana
legion, and the following gentlemen have been
placed on his staff, each ranking as second
lieutenant: Lowell M. Ewing, W. G. White.
Ebenezer White.-ladianapolts Journal.
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MIR. FENWICK is to have special meeting
1N1 on Tuesday evening, the 3oth instant, at
Temperance Hall. july 30-Tn&Th
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WESTERN WAR NEWS.

Cairo, Illinois, July 2s.-The rebels are
gathering in large numbers in Southern Mis-.
souri,. Their camp at Point Pleasant is re-
ported to contain 1000 strong, and reinforce.
ment, ere daily arriving. General Watkins, the
rebel chief at camp Girardeau County, is at
West Prairie and at Swamp road with an ag.
gregate force of 5000 men. Old Abe Hunter,
another big gun of South Missouri, with 1850
Missouri and Kansas rebels, are encamped in
the fork of the river, opposite island No. 6.
Kitchell Watkins, sdjutant, is within few
miles of Bloomfield, on Caster Run, in CON.
mand of 5000 men. The Union camp, at
Hamburg, is under command of Major Abbey,
and about 800 loyal Missourians are mastering
into the service.
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ARMY ORDER.

ARMY ORDER.
The first Of the following paragraphs, ex.
tracted from "General Order No. A." is of
special interest to the citizens of this District
and the neigbboring counties Of Maryland and
Virginia. The second paragraph gives notice
Of the adoption of very important regulation
in reference to the appointment Of officers in
the volunteer regiments now coming into the
United States service:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJuTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, July 25, 1861.
There will be added to the Department Of
the shenandoah the counties Of Washington and
Allegheny, in MARYLAND, and such other parts
Of Virginia as may be covered by the army in
its operations. And there will be added to the
Department Of Washington the counties Of
Prince George, Montgomery, and Frederick.
The remainder Of Maryland, and all Pennsyl.
vania and Delaware, will constitute the Depart.
ment of Pennsylvania, headquarters Balti.
more. The Department Of Washington and the
Department of Northeastern Virginia will con.
sttute geographical division under Major
General Mcclellan, United States army, head.
quarters Washington.
All officers Of volunteer regiments will be
subject to examination by a military board, to
be appointed by this department, with the con.
currence of the Generalin Chief as to their fit.
ness for the positions assigned them. Those
officers found to be incompetent will be reject
ed, and the vacancies thus occasioned will be
filled BY the appointment Of such persons as
may have passed the examination before the
board.
By order L. THOMAS, Ad,utant General.
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SOLDIERS
SIGHT-DPAFTS

SIGHT DRAFTS
ON The NORTH
POUGHT AND SOLD, in sums to suit amy
~ officers and soldiers.
Uncurrent money wanted
SWEENY, ,RITTENHOUSE, FAINT, & CO,
Bankers, Pennsylvania avenue,
july 2a-tf Near Browns Hotel.
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DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
nNHE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing be-
/ tween G. L. Sheriff and J. B. Dawson, is this
day dissolved, by mutual consent. G. L. Sheriff
will continue the business and settle all accounts
G. L. SHERIFF,
July 27, 1861, ]. B. DAWSON,
July 30-3t
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News FROM MAEAssAs.-Edva.d P. Dohe5ty,
Of company A, seventy.frst New York reg-
rnent, With Capt. Allen, of tie cleTcnth regi-
ment Of Massachusetts, arrived here this morn
ing, having made their escape from Bull Run.
where they had been held as prisoners. They
walked all the way, getting past the enemy's
sentries by various devices.
The most important information which they
bring, is denial Of the report of the burning
by the rebels Of hospital building containing
our wounded. They say that our wounded are
well taken care Of.
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ARRIVAL OF rKENca Wac atr..iEh.

Ne~ York, Jn'y 29.--The French guabost
Jerome Napoleon has arrived here iron Touion
gid Halifax and Nova Scotia
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from WESTERN VIRGINIA..

Cincinnati, July 26.-General Coz occupied
Charleston on the Kanawha with his Union
forces yesterday. The Confederates, on his aF.
proach, retreated, burning the bridges and threw.
ing in his way every obstacle to his pursuit q
Confederate steamer on the Kanawba was burn
ed to prevent its falling into the hands of the
Union forces. 1t is believed here that the re.
Rosecranz's column, sent some days aso tc i'll
tercept it,
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WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM HAMPToT -oSE
THOUSAND SLAVES AT THE FORTRESS Az.
PRoACH OF THE CoHFEDERATEs, ETC.
Fortress Monroe, July 27.-Three remaining
companies of the four regiments ordered to
Washington will leave Old Point b.; the Balti-
more boat. Thirty sick 90 with them to Wash.
ington, in charge Of DR.. Wainw right of tbs
Scott Life Guard,
1t became apparent early last evening thai
the Confederates meditated All attack upon
Hampton. The Troy and Max Weber, reg.
ments, four Massachusetts companies, and the
naval brigade, constituted Our entire available
force outside the walls of The Fortress. Gen.
Butler determined to abandon The tow IN case
of formidable advance, and at o'clock the
order was given fof families snd goods to be
removed within one hour,
Orders were also issrei rC h.lr the towD,
rather than bave il h.ii = The herls Of the
enemy. The General well understands hat tie
possession oi HAMPTON by the Cpnfederates
will be Of no particular Importance. A STAN.
pede CT the colored population tolk place, aud
during all hast night 4nA 'o.jsy rLc road has
been linsd with refugees IN the Fortress, and
army wagons and carts, bringing in goods
from Hampton. The road has presented q
most interesting and picturesque appearance.
Nearly thousand contrsband men, women
and children must have come in during the
last twenty four hours. For the present, those
not employed in the Fortress will be quartered
in and around the Seminary Building, lately
headquarters Of Col. Duryea.
About P. M. the naval brigade and Massa.
chusetts companies came in and encamped
near the Fortress.
Max Weber's regiment came in during the
morning, and will occupy Camp Hamilton.
An alarm occurred this morning, and several
buildings in Hampton we're fred by our troops.
The secessionists will doubtless occupy the
place tomorrow, unless it should be burned
A flag Of truce came in from the Confederates,
proposing to exchange Shurtlif for Captain
jenkins.
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FLATTERIHG INDUcENESTs.-It is stated that
the rebel commissioners in Europe, in their eff
forts to make headway among capitalists, have
offered to recognise the repudisted debts Of
Mississippi and other Southern States, about
million of which are held in France, besides
large amounts in England. The proposition
is to include these debts, and paJ them when
they pay the rest. Ter5 promising this. Nous
cerrons.
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S% The steam propeller Beverly arrived
yesterday morning from New York with quick
dispatch of forty.eight hours, loaded by the
"Army Express Company with full cargo to
the Government, consisting Of 5000 barrels
and boxes Of supplies and ordnance stores !;
and other packages to the troops. The Bereriy
is the pioneer of q line of steam propellers to
run tri.weekly between New York and Wash
ington, established by the "Army Express
Company" of New York and this city. The
route is inland, ria Delaware and Raritan, and
Delaware and Chesapeake canals. Messrs.
Davis, Belden Co., IL Barclay street, New
York, and 3ss Pennsylvania avenue, Washing
ton, managers.
The national Republican., 1861-07-30

Ia The Baltimore Ancertcan of yesterday
says:
FRox HAErcas FEE.T.-Gcncrci BcnI:s
mas retired, nth lis command, 10 Frederick
county.-We learn that General Banks, imme-
diately on taking command at Harper's Ferry,
commenced the removal Of the army stores
and provisions to the Maryland side, at n point,
in Frederick county, about three miles from
Sandy Hook. The construction of the bridge
Was also stopped, and preparations made Tor
eyacuating the place, which is by no means de.
fensible from attack, either from the Virginia
or Maryland side
By the cars from the Ferry yesterday, We
learn that General Banks, on Saturday and yes-
.srday, withdrew his troops to the Maryland
side, and formed his camp in strong position
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TIE DEaockAci OF IOWA ON TRE war.

InE DEdoCkACi OF IOWA ON InE van
Chicago, July 2s.-The Democratic State
Convention of Iowa met at Des Moines, on the
oath instant, and nominated Charles Mason fo1
Governor.
Resolutions we're adopted, declaring the cir
repressible conflict the cause of the war; cen
suring the South for resorting to arms to redress
their grievances; denominating secession a
political heresy; and also censuring the Pres
ident for assuming and exercising military
power, but pledging the support of the Democ-
racy Of Iowa to the Government in the exer-
else of its legitimate functions in constitu
tional manner; and also favoring National
Convention to settle the pending difficulties,
THE MISSOURI CONVENTION,
Jefferson City, July 29.-In the Convention,
committee of seven, moved that its report be
recommited to the committee. The reason
assigned was, that since it had been made, the
Hon. Hamilton R. Gamble had, by consent of
the Convention, been added to that committee,
and that, in Difference to his ability and patriot.
ism, the com mittee wish to have his advice on
the report.
After some unimportant debate, the motion
of Mr.. Brodhead to recommit was adopted.
Some slight notifications will be made in the
report, but none that will materially change it's
original features. The report, in the main, will
be carried by very large majority.
The committee of seven (now eight) are in
session.
On motion, the Convention adjourned till
Monday morning.
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GEN. McCLELLAN.-The presence here Of
the heroic young liberator of Western Virginia,
inspires the universal hope that the policy of
the Administration, which is to lberate the
whole Of Virginia at the earliest possible mo-
ment will be triumphantly carried out. The
country may rely upon President Lincoln, that
he will take no step backward. His summons
10 Gen. Mcclellan to take command on the
Potomac is already justified by public senti.
ment, and will be justified by the event. We
say to-day, what we have never said before
Forward to Richmond.
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DIERS,

HORRIBLE covDvcT OF THE CONFEDERATE SOL
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HEwPoRT.NEws POINT THREATENED BY I
ENEMY.

Fortress Monroe, July 2s, Uid Baltimore, July
2s.-At NewportNews Point flag of truce was
received from the Confederates, announcing
that they would give our troops days notice
to quit the place. This; however, would not
be done, as Colonel Phelps has four large regi.
ments at that place, and it is pretty we'll forti.
fed. Soon as the notice to quit was received,
information was given to the feet and the Al.
batross, Penguin, and half dozen gunboats,
went up the river ready for action. The Con.
federates with the flag Of truce state that their
army is concentrating at Yorktown and vicini.
ty, and that they are determined to fight at all
hazards. Another flag Of truce was brought
in to the pickets near Hampton, proposing to
exchange prisoners and obtain the baggage Of
several prisoners, but it was refused by Gen.
eral Butler,
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BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, July 29.--On Saturday night the
buildings known AS Roach's Mills, four miles
out Oh the Loudoun and Hampshire railroad,
we're burned. Ten members Of the twenty
ninth New York regiment are under arrests
charged with being the incendiaries.
A scouting party Of the New York thirty.
second regiment on Saturday night, encounter.
cd FIVE secession cavalry, eight miles out on the
Fairfax road. A man, supposed to be the cap
tain, was killed, as also his horse, They made
good their escape with his body.
A member of the New York twenty ninth was
killed yesterday by one of his own regiment,
while robbing potato patch in violation OF
order.
The tampering with the soldiers by the seces'
sion residents here has become so bold within
the last few days, that General Runyon has is.
sued an order to-day for the arrest Of all parties
so suspected.
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description have been sent or ordered 10 be
sent by the War Department into the State of
Delaware since the lst inst and If so, for what
purpose, OF what kind and description, iu what
number and quantity, upon what application
sent or ordered to be sent, and to whom sent
and ordered to be sent. Laid over.
On motion of Mr.. KING, the Senate consid
cred bill introduced by Mr.. Ten Eyck from
the Committee on the Judiciary. Passed.
Mr.. TRUMBULL, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, asked to be discharged from the fnr.
ther consideration Of q memorial Of Charles
Howard, W. H. Gatchell, and John ". Davis,
police commissioners Of the city of Baltimore,
who were arrested and confined as prisoners in
Fort McHenry, under an order of Major General
Banks, commander Of that military department,
praying an investigation Of that matter BY Con.
gress or the remission Of it to the tribunals of
justice, to be lawfully heard and determined
upon.
Also, a memorial Of the mayor and city coun.
ellis Of Baltimore, in relation to the recent sus.
of that city by the military authority Of the Uni
ted States.
Mr.. BAYARD moved to amend the report
Of the committee.
Laid over until to morrow.
On motion Of Mr.. FESSENDEN, the Senate
proceeded to consider the tariff bill.
Mr.. POWELL, by consent, gave notice that
at some future day be would move to recommit
the memorial of the police commissioners OF
Baltimore to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. SUMNER moved 10 strike out that por.
ton which adds ten per cent. to the tariff.
Disagreed to-yeas I, nays 20.
The amendments Of the committee we're con.
Cured in, and the bill further amended was laid
over until to. morrow, in consequence of the Sen,
ate finding itself without quorum.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
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