HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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aa HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


.tag After some unimportant business, the House
went into Committee on the bill for raising
two new rife regiments.


The committee, after adopting some amend
ments, rose and reported the bill to the House


Mr.. Mckay offered substitute for the bill !;
VIZ, authorizing the President to increase the
several companies of the Army proper to 100
privates. o5 at9l.4.,.


Mr.. Boyd moved to re-commit the bill to
the committee on Military Affairs. 1t failed ;
yeas 90, nays 81. The question then recurred
on MIR. McKay's amendment, and al


MI Haralson addressed the House in favor
. OF The bill as reported. After considerable de-
bate ,'


Mr.. Boyd moved the previous question on
4 ( Mr. Mckay's amendment, and il was rejected
by 76to los. U7 T-'.'-''. !. i


ne question was then taken on substi-
TUE OF Mr. Hungerford, authorizing the Pres
ldent 70 increase by voluntary enlistment each
company of the regular army to 80 men-the
eIn oi service TO be for three years. 1t was
adopted yeas ll2, nays rs.


mouon 10 lay the whole bill on the table
was then dtssclslvely nega,ved by large vote,
l64, nays Is. f


The title of the bill was ,hen amended -
"A Dill 10 increase the rank and file Of the
Amy of the United States.o If this hi he,


comes law. il will increase the files Of the


army BY about 29O0 additional priva,es: but


none OF the ranks Of officers or their numbers
VIII be increased or extended, notwithstanding
| its title. tteit AEEE' ''' ''i'o'ns -
The House went into committee (Mr. Pres
ton king OF N. Y. in the Chair, on the bill
ior supplying certain deficiencies in the Cen
| eral Appropriation Bill and after sometime
spent therein, without coming TO any conclu.
| SION, the Committee rose, and the House adj
| journed at 10 minutes past A.
SAD AND FATAL AccrDnrr-A little boy, named


John Loury, was accidentally killed at Batimore IN