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uoou The bill, making alterations In the cIsimposini
8dues on imports.


II is now little more than six weeks until The


cose of the session, and every gentleman can decide
Tor himself, whether there IS prospect, within that


perod Of doing any thing elcien, upon the subject


It is of importance that this question should be spec


IDLY decided.


Mr.. B. said, his opinions upon the subject OF the
&tarif had undergone no change. He was as deci-


dedy friendly as he ever had been 10 The policy oi


our domestic industry, by protecting du-
&tes. When the proper time should arrive. he would


manifest this friendship in the proper manner. He
by moving that the Committee Of the
&NVhole on the state OF the Union should be dis


chsrred from the further consideration oI the bill
y and, If that motion should succeed, he svowed his
Of moving to lay the bill upon the table.
n The debate was proceeding, when
III MIR. Mercer, adverng to the conflagraon al
kAlexsndria, and his own inability 10 sit there in
y grave debate while such scene was within view
q Mr.. Dicight, who was speaking, gave way for a
s. motion OF djoufnment-(but sill retaining his
tight to the foor.)


n And the House adjourned.
n Friday, JANUARY 19.
IN SENATE.
The President communicated the credsntials
Il Of Henry NJ Ridgley, elec'ed by the Legislature Of


Delasare to fill the seat in the Senate, vacated by the
= death OF Nicholas Pan Dyke; and those Of Loris


.HcLane, for the term Of six years, from and aIlei


the Sd OF March next.


Mr.. Harrison asked and obtained leave 10 intro
duce bill TO appropriate the SUM OF 10000 dollars


for the relief of the indlgen sufferers by the la


fire in Alexandria. be placed in the hands Of the
Mayor OF that City, 10 be disposed of by him ;
which was read twice, by unanimous consent, and
referred to the Committee The District Of Colon
bia.


The Seas.e adjourned TO Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR. Dwight. from the Committee OF Ways and
| Means. reported bill making appropriations for
certain For6cetions Of the United States, fnr the
year 1897 which was twice read, and referred to
4 tho COMMITTEES Of the Whole on the state OF the
Union


Mr. Ceoh, from the Committee Of Ways and
Means, reported the bill from the Senate. to 10.
crease the salary OF the Postmaster Genersl with
out amendment The bill was then committed,
anG made the order Of the day Tor to morrow.
letter from Mr. M'Lane. resignisg his stus
ton as Chairman of the Committee Of Ways and
Means, read and accepted, and The Speaker
directed to fill the vacancy in the Commtee Of
Ways and Means, occasioned by the resignation.
Alter very long debate bill appropraiine
1treny Thousand Dollars for the relief Of the indi
giant sufferers by the hie in Alexandria. to be dis
trbutsd under the direction OF the Mayor and Com
mon Council OF that City, passed Ayes, lo9.
Nays 67. A letter from a respectable inhabitant
OF Alexandra was read stating ha, the number OF
Houses destroyed was between sixty aud seventy.
Saturday. JANUARY 90.
The Senate did MOI sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Bassett moved 10 postpone all orders Of the
day preceding the bill Tor erecting ment 10
the memory OF General Washington.
Mr.. Brent observed that this day was Sc,


apart for the consideration Of private bills, the bill
in question could not be considered as one Of ht


orders Of the day.


The Chair decided that the bill in question was


of,he orders Of the days but that private bills had


the preference. The ma!ion, however, was in order


Mr.. Bassett sa,d, he had moved the cnnsidsra


tion OF this bill because he thought this lims


at which the House appeared as little pressed with


business as he hoped TO see ii but, as ohjec