An auempt was made to go into committee,
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An auempt was Hauc W ~ in'o coAAtaAis'Sc,
but failed.


Notice was given Of bill 70 amend the Ju-
dicial system of the United States Courts; simi-
lar TO that of Mr.. Johnson's OF La, In the Se-
nate. some weeks ago. Some bills from the
Senate were referred, and the standing commit
tees called on for reports.


A bill from the judiciary committee amenda-
tory of the law of 1874, in relation TO the selz
ure OF goods, &c. illegally imported into tie Y.
! S. was ordered to be engrossed.


| A resolution was adopted asking the Presi-
dent to inform the House of the purport OF the
correspondence of the 9Th of October last, in
relation TO the Mexican indemnity.
| A bill was passed legalizing the acts of the
chief clerk Of the Patent Office, in absence
of the Commissioner.


A Joint resolution from the committee on
the library, relative to the painting for the Ro-
tunda by the late H. Inman, recently deceased
and authorizing it to be FINISHED, if expense
will not exceed the sum originally appropriat-
ed. After an attempt TO refer it to the comittee
of the whole. il was re- committed to the library
committee.


Some unimportant busines was disposed OF
and the House went into committee on the
Pension appropriation bill. Points and butt
ends of questions OF order were discussed un-
ill two. o. M, when the committee rose and
reported no quorum. A motion to ADJOURN
failed, and the House went again into commit
tee, and rose again for want of a quorum. "A
cali Of the House was ordered after much con-
tradictory action and reversal of action. Dur
ing the call Mr.. Thibcdeux OF La, who was
caught fagrante delicto in the ladies gallery,
slid down like Mercury from heaven kissing
hill, into the floor Of the House by one OF the
porphyry pillars. Mr.. Barclay caught him IN
his extended arms; and the loud laughter which
proclaimed his advent, also announced that ne
was unhurt, either from his excursion in the
Elysian fields or from his dangerous descent
to common earth again.


The call of the House was finally suspended
and the pension bill again taken up In COM
mittee, and after some amendments it was re-
ported to the House, and the House adjourned
at halfpa'two.


The DIFFERENcE.-A preacher at Nash
vile, the other day, made the following dis
tinction between a coquette and 'Airt: !" "a
firt is creature with heart but without
brains a coquette is a creature with brains,
but without heart"


| The difference would be better stated thus
A rum -drinker is creature with heart
whose brains have been stolen by the license
system; a rum seller is an animal with brains,
but aDithoat heart.
We learn from person who was on the
ground, that the Irishmen employed on the
railroad at Fitehburg, Mass. got into row on
the evening Of the Cd inst. which resulted in
the death of one of the number.
A comparison Of the receipts for letters at the
Rochester post Office, for the quarter ending
Dec. 3lst l845, with the corresponding quar-
ter of the previous year shows falling off Of
ST. ,055 20. The following are the receipts OF
he two quartz rs: ,f


Quarter ending Dec 81, 1874, $4,435 rs
| Z" g .I l845, 1881 55
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