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fORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Mr. Sevense
presented the res olutions of the Cincinna
Chamber Of Commerce against change
the present law tor drawbr0ges over the Obi
River.
After q long debate the bill authorizip
New Mexico to form State Oonstitutio
passed by vote of IS to Is.
The House bill removing the political dii
abilities of Samuel Cooper, Of Virgins
passed.
The Senate went into executive session an,
adjourned to Monday.
No Southern combinations.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The bill extend
ing patents on sewing machines was tabled.
MI. Cox, of New York, offered q resolution
reciting from the reports Of the Secretary O.
the Treasury, that between the 31st Of Janu
airy and Gath of February there was an in
crease of coin and bullion in the treasury, tc
the amount Of over SIS, 900. 600, and that be.
tween the Oath and 10Th of February there
was reduction Of over $50, 900, 900.
That these great fluctuations within 50
short time required explanation, and in
structing' the Committee on Ways and Means
to examine the books Of the Treasury De-
partment ii necessary, and the officers thereof.
to ascertain the cause Of such Auctuation, and
also to ascertain whether the legal tender
notes received for the redemption Of national
bank notes are kept as special fund, or
whether a. other money. Referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Appropriation bill
MI. Bass, member Of the Committee on
Naval Expenditures, made personal explana-
ton. He had opposed the discharge Of the
witness Marsh by the committee, because he
was the sole witness against Belknap.
Mr.. Clymer replied that the recollection of
his colleague differs essentially and thorough.
y from the rest Of the committee. He read
from the statement of Danford, Blackburn
and himself and from the records of the com-
mittee to refute Mr.. Bass's statement No
objection was made to the departure of
Marth, and to say that he more than any
other member Of the committee was RESPONSE
BILE for his discharge was unfair.
Mr.. Blackburn had no doubt the gentleman
from New York (BAss) intended to tell the
truth and was sorry the gentleman was not
corroborated by the Committee, or the re-
cords.
The colloquy continued very bitterly with
ont eliciting any new facts.
Mr.. Bass insisted that the record of the
committee bore out his original statement;
that the committee held only two meetings
prior to teleenphing for Marsh; those meet
ings being on the I'd and 10Th Of February; as
TO the suggestion about his adviaing the At
torney General or the President to stop the
escape Of Marsh he regarded it a. too absurd
TO require an answer.
The only tribunal in the world that
had jurisdiction Of Marsh was the Committee
on Expenditures in the War Department,
subordinate to the authority of the House.
The witness had been discharged before any
Republican member of the committee had
any knowledge Of 1t. How could the Repub-
ican members Of the committee have known
when the chairman left the committee room
with the witness what directions were to be
given to him?
Denunciations had been hurled in this
House BY the gentleman from Kentucky at
the head Of the Secretary Of War, and the
charge made that he had sought to shield
himself behind the dishonor of bis family,
whereas every other member of the commit.
tee knew that the struggle had been made on
his part TO avoid their dishonor and to shout
der the burden himself
Mr.. Blackburn said he was glad to know that
that sentence had gone ON record, and that
he (Black burn) stood before the House and
country - one who had done all that an hon. |
orable man could do, to shield from criticism |
and censure an innocent woman. The gen.
tleman from New York was welcome to stand |
before the country as he did now, striving to |
shield from punishment guilty man. ZAP |
plause from the galleries and sneers from the |
side Of the House.