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WASHINGTON, March 81.
HOUSE.

ukIs AhhLlI VI I6uubylNhulh1 ITUlu Tut
committee on the bill for the reporting o.
debates, reported that the Senate confer.
ence had agreed topthe efanlendments Of
the House, with D modification Of the
provision advocating and directing ad.
vertlsements for the work for the 43d
44th and 45th Congress, once a week ior
lour weeks, In one newspaper in the
cities Of Washington, Philadelphia, New
York, BoatonG Cniesgo,s ST Louis, Aolis.
VILE and San FranciacO. AN Ss
Z After an explanation thes report was
agreed TO.
The bill designating depot site In
Baltimore for the Potomac Railroad Com.
pShy wlsresumed,
The House spent the day In voting by
yeas and nays on mere formal motions
without making any progress on bills.
or approaching anYgsolutiOn OF the din.
Guilty. 81 3 q &C vkF ~
The SpEAKEH announced The appoint.
ment Of ARCHER, OF Missouri, on select
committee to investigate the affairs Of the
Navy Department, instead Of VOORHEES,,
Iut house tnen aulOurneu.
.'FOlf ~ Y SENATE. .II HsiJ 81
The St. Croix & Bayfield, road bill was
called up, and after some discussion, the
House amendments were rejected; yeas
10, nays 80. ' NJ. wa
Mr.. CAssRRLY offered an amendment pro.
viding that settlers along the line Of the
road shall be eentitle att theiHop optfon, either
to receive back from the United States
monies paid on or for their lands, or to
receive eighty acres iu addition 10 the
amount now held by them. At the expi.
ration of the morning hour, the bill vent
over.
Mr.. HAMLIN offered q resolution to pay
IS 900 from the contingent fund of the
Senatesior the expenses of, the Arms In.
vestigating Committee. Adopted.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. LoaAN-To incorporate a Ma
tional Union Soldiers and Sailors Or
phan Industrial School Association; by
MIR. Misunderstanding entries by
actual settlers on. railway grants, when
the same has been allowed through mis-
takes OF Government officers.
Mr.. WILSON reported, without amend
ment, the House bill prohibiting the en-
listment of minors in the military service
of the United States without the consent
Of their parents or guardians. fL
i1Lr. PooLR reported, without amend
nent, the bill requiring all votes for rep
resentatives in Congress to be by ballot.
Mr.. PRATT reported a bill authorizing
suits in the Court Of Claims for the recov-
cry of money deposited In the banks Of
New Orleans by the Confederate States
authorities, and afterwards seized by order
Of General Butler. 49,.
Mr.. MORTON said, that at the request of
some friends with whom he was accus.
toned to act in the Senate, he had deci-
ded to withdraw his amendment for the
abolition of Internal taxes, intending,
however, TO seek the object by another
bill. r. rasl,' v tI!ira. 1iiE !
The House bill to repeal the duty on
tea and coffee came up. Mr.. SHERMAN
gave notice that he would ask the Senate
to sit to-day until the bill should be dis.
posed Of. sm i"uFg
Mr.. SHERMAN said the adoption Of the
amendments to the tea and coffee bill had
changed somewhat the plan Of tho com.
mittee, and he believed that If the Senate
would now pass the bill with these amend
ments the House would concur, and that
would be the end Of the tariff question.
The bill which had been considered in
COMMITTEES Of the. Whole was reported to
the Senate and the amendment providing
that it shall go into effect the 1st of July
concurred In.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said that having failed
yesterday to get salt put on the free list,
he would now offer an amendment to the
provision in the first section Of the bill as
reported from the COMMITTEE on Finance,
reducing the duty on salt one-half.
Mr.. BLAIR moved to make salt free.
The duty on salt was most unjustifiable.
He spoke at length p!the policy et!re'
ducing the tax.
! Mr.. CoNKL1NG denied the statement
and said the capital invested in the man
ufacture Of salt paid but7 per cent.
Mr.. FENToN stated that he had readthe
sworn statement of the officers of,the On.
ondaga Salt Company, showing that their
profits for the past two years had only
been 81 per cent. V.YE
7 Mr.. BLAIR said that whenever monopo.
lists came to ask Congress for laws that
would enable them to live at the expense
OF the rest Of the people, they were always
ready to make statements Of this kind.
Mr.. CoNKLING asked Mr. BLAIR how
many Of his constituents had petitioned
for a repeal of the duty on salt.
Z Mr.. BLAIR replied that his constituents
and the people Of the West were generally
lessl in the habit Of troubling Congress
about their grievances than any others,
but were more or less conscious OF them.
he said that he did not believe q word of
the statement Of the secretary and treas
urer Of the Onondaga Salt Company, and
argued the question at length.
Mr.. CHANDLER replied to hts argu'
ment. NEG, gE .ti cgagi
Mr.. BUCKINGHAM argued that a pro.
tective system was more beneficial to
labor than 1t was 10 capital. .,. ....
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. SUMNER moved TO amend so as 10
make books in the ancient and foreign
languages free. d,
Mr.. BAYARD moved 10 amend so as to
admit statuary and paintings free, when
imported by the owner, and not for sale.
Lost. 7 p IL I'D Fl ~ N Hi /
Without further action the Senate ad-
journed.
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