HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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Some Executive communications were re-
celved in answer 10 various resolutions OF IN
quiry


The House adopted resolution terminating
all debate ia committee on the bill ''to supply
omissions and deficiencies in the general APP
preparation bllo at three O'Clock tins afternoon.
The House then went into committee on that
bill; and during the debate, very warm dis
cussion arose between Messrs. Garrett DAVIS,
DIomgoole, Houston Of Ala, and others rela-
tive 10 the communications received by Mr..
HARRISON, as chairman of the Military Com
mittee, from the heads of departments contain
ing estimates, &c., as is estimated by many.


Mr.. Haralson refused TO communicate their
contents, as being confidential to the commit
tee.


He said that one of the heads of the bureaus
had sand that foreign government was ready
to give any amount Of money TO obtain the IN
formation contained in them.
AT three O'Clock the committee rose.


A motion was made 10 rescind the resolu-
ton OF this morning TO terminate the debate at
this hour, and the yeas and nays were called
on the question OF reconsideration, resulting
yeas Sc nays 96. So the resolution was not
reconsdered


The bill from the Senate relating to Ameri-
can water rotted hemp--the Secretary of the
Navy to give preference to it for the space
of three years-Was read first and second
time.


Some discussion was commenced, but the
Speaker said debate was out of ord er, unless
on motion to recommit the bill. Such mo-
ton was made and lost. A motion to adjourn
was made, and after an Intellectual tempt to
have the yeas and nays called, it was decided
by tellers in the affirmative, yeas 89' nays "a.
So the House adjourned at half-past three.