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with that INSTITUTION. Ordered to prin.


ted and referred 10 the Committee OF the


Whole.


The rules were then suspended and the


House resolved itself into a COMMITTEE OF
t The Whole SIR. Hopkins IN the Char.


Mr. Mckay moved then The bill making
appropriations il support ofthe Army be
taken up Iieh was adopted. and tIe Dill


was accordingly takeaup.


SIR Duncan spoke IN fsyor Of reducing


he expenses of the Army generally


and particularly the pay Of Msjofs Genef-
ais, and other officers Of he higer grades
/ lie moved an alnenjmeat proposing a re
d1ciion OF salary Of the Commander-in-
+ Chief to $4,000 per AMMAN, and also OF the
I sala les Of oiaer officers


Mr. Mckay contenIed that The salaris $
+ Of the officers ol the Army were regulated
/ by laws already In existence. The Com


mi,tee Ct Ways anu Means were therefore
bound 10 make toe appropriations cootofm
10 those laws If Mr. ID wished to effect
reduction oflhe salaries of the officers Of
the A nv. l. WAS not proper to do IL IN this
way, but by retfenehment bill.


Messrs, HARRISON, Dfomgooie, and other
members took the same view OF the subject


Nlt>Ss - - Ottlitit. tlilt jules Vi L
nessee. spoke Ia favor Of Mr.. DUncan's
amendment.


Air. Black, OF Georgia. moved that the
bill under Consideration be laid ASIDE, aud
that the bill to regulate aud reduce the pay
OF the Army be taken up.


The question was then taken by tellers
on ne Ii st branch Of the motion. when no
quorum voled-ayes ~, noes 81. The
vote was i gam taken. and stood-aves g.,
noes 81. SO the Army appropriation bill
was laid ASIDE.


The question was then put on taking up
The Army Re;renctment till. and the decis
ION. was N the aIiirulalive-ayes 63.roes 40
The Clerk then read the blll


Oue Of the Sections contained an appro-
o-istion for "a Chaplain and professor OF
E hics'


NJ Petit moved to strike out the words
s'Chaptqja ami" ard proceeded to make
some remarks. The amendment was re-
iacted


Various amendments were adopted.
when the Committee rose, and the bill as a
mended was reported TO the House. After
IN the amsadments Of the Coon
mittee of The Whole, the House without
coming to vote on the bill ITSELF at Eve
minutes past o'clock. adjourned.


CoNCERT-LAsr N.GHT THE lovers
of vocal music wall see by the card of Mr.
WEBB, published in another column, that /!
OH Monday night nest, he will give his last
Concert in this place. 1t is hoped that all
who can conveniently attend, will do so on
Monday night, as we think it due TO Ms. |
Webb to make hin some better compensa-
100, than he has yet received, for the la
Dor and expense he has been al, in iinpro> |
vpg the maaIca. talent of our citizens.


HoLD HoLD Last week, at the So
icitalion of an old Bachelor friend of ours, |
" no had just returned from the Concert, /
we published an article. that handled the /
bid MaIda rather unciviily. We, of course, /
oeing particular friend 10 that independent
and numerous class Of individuals, ycleped
'Id maids, OBI cted to the article, until
lie were told that # there was any fighting
0 do, be would take the res ponsibilny,' ana
uend to that pa.t OF The matter, WnIch be
eIiI nave to 60 pfett5 soon, from the nu-
nefvuS walhhe messages ftceIved since
lie appea ai.ce Of ouf lass paper. Nc Aopo
.ur o!d Alnden fneuds wIA pasdou Us Ioa
ne iaull committed las. week, aud We Wi.
somise 10 make tle old Bachelois treat
aem vita more ciyihty III future.


New PosT OFFICE BILL.-Below will
e found tAe main provisions in the new
POST Office Bill as passed by The Senate:


l. Al single latgors. waaout regard to {
islance shaI pay the uniform rate OF pos ,
ige OF cents c
2 Every letter weighing not more than Z
a,f an ounce Shall b. deemed single lei a
r, no matter how ma ny pieces 1t may cgn- L
lin, end II Weighing one ounce Shall BE- a
eemed doubl., and so On. n
3 Members Of Congress 10 receive and
md iet'ers newspa pers. packages g.. not il