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oninions of the committee. Caught IN the
act he endeavored 10 show that the vetoes
had been considered by the committee on
June % Bur here he was stopped again.
for Mr.. Camden proved that he had gone to
the committee room on that day and found
mo- one there. il being stated by Mr.. BLAIR 5
clerk that the New Hampshire statesman
was otherwise engaged. At the end OF Mr..
Camden's ruthless exposure the Senate con-
CONTINUOUSLY tossed back Blair's report to
him. Not one of his fellow partisans had
an excuse for him.
The senate on Friday, by vote of 81 to
is. adopted am amendment TO the river and
harbor appropriation bill suggested by the
committee on commerce reducing all the
items Of the appropriations passed in COM
mittee of the whole % per cent, and, as
amended. the bin finally passed the Senate
b, a vote of ~ TO Il Under this horizon
tai process the worthy items, such as the
anpropriation for the Baltimore harbor,
and the unworthy ones, composed of eX-
travagaut appropriations for rivers and
harbors of less national Importance, all
come IN for pairing down Of % per cent.
As the bin passed the House it appropria-
ted about Sl5.OOO,0OO, but as amended in
committee of the whole in the Senate it
called for SlS.6O0.O 600. The - per cent.
reduction now leaves the figures at some
thing like Sl40OOOOO or 100000 less
than proposed by the House The bill now
goes back to the latter body, which will
perhaps concur in the amendment.
A special telegram to the Wheeling Reg
ita- says:
Congressman Wilson feels no little an
moved 40 the attempt of his opponents TO
use the appointment of George Huntington
to a place i'm the Government Printing Of
fee. against him. The Register representa-
tive ascertaiued to-day, July 18th, that
Mr.. Wilson had nothing whatever to do
with Duunington's appointment. His
name is not even on any of Dunnington's
papers of Endorsement. asked Dunning-
ton himself how me got the place. He
pointcdly but politely replied that 1t was
none OH lny uuslue's D'u ~. .tl.. p" -
.', ' a,, 7 ,sts5 ..No sir none whatever
o.o Ioi t .Te 5 1,I; 10 do ' ~ answered
bennington. It Is generally understood
chat Ed Moore secured the place for Dun
niuEton through the influence OF Gen. Con
ana = ID. I'.o'l'S'
upusmncc ofthe Democratic County En-
eu,ive Committee decree there will oe Mas
Meeting Do OaaF.'s''"n q, II % e-''N Oh J. IT.
' o.. '' ....' ~ pm -, w.,
-.. ... ~, ,,... ,-r,,..eront Rnt we
v.rrl Pr, -e.r..nt d, 51tv # wedid not remind
Tie Executive Committee that the people want
either Precinct Meetings or Primary Elections
,, ,,''.,.' 20 ,''' .', T, 90 -,
'.-...t1.- r,e cogn-y crs4r,v indicate that
..s precinct. want a voice I'm this matter. and
s.. they DO NOT iu the preliminaries they may
mark their displca~Ure at the polls or 10y stay
Ing away from them. A word to the wise is
inherent. ie''I'' meetings ''',. d. 0on' en-. en-,
..... -,. ''' ~ I...;.l.,;,.o mi.
49,. ,.- ,.,.-r,.snb,.,,,,oi =,
The republicans of the L. 5. Senate to-
day with degree of petty partisan malig-
''s ''i'iS C'''J' INV. '''.' ''''' AZ -, ~. ~
cru P,sS''' D." o'-' " '.s''u - - NJ
nv 80 - J - ,, -. - NO
49,, l..,t.,...-. .-.l L., -. ,,tor
,f -.i.i;.- ..l', l;....l 81 ho Sortb
during The civil war. Ut course 'heir oo-
Tee. wa, Co make DC SO Objectionable TO
-or-barn member, of the House that il
...,i ~. .l.s....l ,l..., tl..,,.y.;., c,.-
.s.
me death OIL NoI'l O-'o.'"a Prioeu
'""''' '''- DINER rope o' N"'u COUNTY
'-' WAS '' anu whose ''e' lo lucne' o'
pare u.'' anu o'ue "e,sueu only = nos
recalls ihe case OF ln't olner AT Heel ireak'
Miles Daraen' VINO diea IN henderson
.''n'' Ienn- ln IS'' al 'ne Respectable
.-e oil 49, Miles stood exactly seven feet
iN inches DID his yarn SOCKS. In lo49 he
.rar me tipped the beam Mt an even 600
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