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WASHINGTON. D. G., May %. 1850.
The House resumed The consideration of The
suniry civil bill tbis mcra0g, and is working
at il 20 earnestly that the probabilities nov orc
1t will % passed before the Conclusion Of to
days pfcc2cdil g. Genera: Hooker, who vas
dtltyin2 il yesterday, has discovered that Lis
course vas not approved ov,n by those who
thiDk as he Goes, and tho I'LL, opposition thai
he is ulskog TO tho III to DAP is perfcoly
legitimate. II is said that BY tho limo the
6urdry civil bill is disposed Of tho general de=
ic;cccg, tho ooIy rcmaninc necessary sppropri.
a;ion bill, will he ready for report, and that it
will be pushed through rapidly. Tho Senate is
working along with tho House. 1t vii be
ready TO rercrt the liver ppG hsrbor bill by
IrursG,S. This, it is thought, will bo thl only
bill about Gh.ch there will be aoy trouble, the
lrctc;s' to 1t by the Senate being 90 great thai
nfDy suppose tho aggregate sum will b, too
largo to obtain tho requisite tualtcr Of votes
ADJOURNMENT, however. depends altogether
upon The House, eud 90 Mr.. Randall will return
on TtuIsdSy tho friends OF Cd carly at)urn-
mcnt arc still hopeful that the session wi ter
ml1atu ntHi Mooday, al they thick he has the
happy tscliIy OF Eurrying mp proceedings, and
as thtro IL no doubt no will tx?rt that faculty
if he does POSSESS it. Tho Appropriations Com.
ml.tco Il tho Senate, ct their meeting to day,
did not to ko UP the Ilcuso Adjournment r;so
luton a1d will not do 80 until abou. tho end
OF tho week. whom they will be ahIo to 300 more
clearly whether It will be moro advisable to
cor ar With or to ameuu it.
Tho Senate Committee CD Foreign Rsatiops
agreed 10 day 10 report llvoratly upon a bill
srpIcr!iatlog Sll 0CO for tho rurncs, CT en-
rior'nE X'ra clicks to prepare statistics of the
'rhdo OF iorcign counties and fer printing the
sane. Tho Appropriations Committee com,
nIctod tho Agricultural Appropriation bill,
amendI0g 1t by aprroprlatirg SIS 900 for OK
rctu,cnIicg aud Tor apparatus to DO employed
therein with rcteFonco to tho manufacture OF
sugar irOEi 6trShuEl, corn cano and other SUE ar
pio1uCltE plants; a'Io to IucrcGso the salary Of
the CORNERSTONE Of hgll.ui uiO from 81 COO
[? : V'lo. aud authorizing tho cmpoymoot OF
thee additional chemists Tho EInaLc1 Cam.
nisite eErtcd to report laYoiabiy upon Tie bill
Nnonn az Tho imnodlato transportation ill.,,
@hch a!oaa iinpGrcd articles t. he scut IRON
ports Of cutiy Immediately to ihtir d. sinuIirn
obd Without tho prepayment @! tho custom =
cues a!sl Ii'lJl na y agreed 10 rcrurt favaraLly
upon lGc t.i;i reducing hu Iicopsc tax on deal
els III zeal tobacco to S. when ttcir sales do
net amount 10 mola thun 3j 900 p(unhs an
nual'y.
Tue Srnatc, GurlnE tho cary hour3 CT t.
Hhl S>s aljl. was engaged in RAISING DECISION
hIlia. Gtnuur ihrui was ohe granllGra ucnsion
to Judge I. ). Msocy, OF South Carolina,
who WsI drawing pension bolurc tho war ss n
Mcx.can soldier, but had it stopped by reason
OF hiS participation in tho war. Tho bill that
passed this morning gives him $50 q month fer
actiog as provost MARSHAL immediately after
the close OF Give hostities ard assisting in
qu"!inS dlstulblbcrs in tho Southwest, Ia The
cx' cltirn ot which duty Ia WAS wounded by
stra O. the dIsGandcd Confederate soldiers.
when Tho morning hour is over Mr.. Btyari's
surcivisors bill will be taken w, And strong
elliott VIII DO made 10 pass it ct to days session.
This bll provides that supGrt lSara OF exc Ion
shall 90 appointed 10y tho President, by and
with tho aGvlcJ and consent Ct tho Senate, and
Eat tht IL terms OF flee sh all cuGuro two wars
tcpiIniDG 10 May ul eech evea numbered wears.
Tho posloticI at Ivy Hill, Campbell Co.,
Va, was d.scjntiLuad to-day. Mr.. Ferry
slipped and Tell % his door steps @ Gny or two
ago and skuDcd bis llc,, end beipg .co,ctsIor,
is 50 Annoyed OF tho resuI.iug seas anu bruises
that nc rcmELs 10 bis room unit. they heal,
The heat ct tic Car itol to day WAS rather un-
pleasant, md tho Doolkcopcr Of tho Senate
supplied ctc' mcubcr of that body wi.h palm
Leaf ian. The boat rGci to rorroW is not tho
SUI JIG: OF mitch eminent. Should tho SUI DO
shiuioC brightly it will tot tlko pac, until
about octck.
The republican congressional delegation from
Ohio Tlll icavo here for Chicago TO Light, tax.
ing homo In their way. They are, Of course,
all Sherman Imcr. ond say tho uuit ruo will bc
busted. ES Senator CouoVcr, ard the pres
FinIlda, will reach Zero TO blight.
The csso of Hiram Jchnston, for tho r,urLc,
of c2!orcd man uamod j amos johnson, near
tho tito Of the llrth murder. Was called I'd 10
tho Criminal Court hero yesterday api sat
fer next hlonday.
The GRAFT mcD h,rJ say that iastcad # Tho
rT President having been driven mad. c. the
New IOl Sun snys. Try nmhilion, Mr.. Dana
has b"cu by the chasrin nad tisappoin' mrnt no
cEprllorc3s ut tho certainty Of the G.nerars
nomination q. Chicago.