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 HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIVEs. The naval appropriation bill having heen passed and sent to the Senate, the House took up the army appropriation bill and passed thai also. The bill authorsing new post routes was next con- sidered in committee of Ihe whole reported and passed.

 The bill granting to the State of Indiana portion of the public lands aid in the construction of the Wabash and Erie canal. was after debate, likewise passed.

 The post office reform bill was received from the Senate. that body having concurred m the amend of the House, and made two additional amend ments ot an unimportant character. These were agreed to by the House So the bill awaits only the signature of the President 10 becoHe law. | Ire amendments of the Senate to the general Np- propriation bill were then considered committee of the whole.

 | The amendment striking out $l60,000 of the new war and navy departments. was cOncurred in. The next item was the amendment reducing .he | Austrian mission 10 Charge de Affares. | Mir. Holmes, of South Carolina, made il spirited speech, full of vii and sarcasm, against the amend ment He denounced It mean beral policy Some sharp shooting irok place between him and MT. C. lngersoll, which caused roars Of laughter. Mr. H. is an excellent political rienan. His balls always tell.

 | In ihe course of a debate which followed, Mr. Pat terson took the floor and commenced a speech on the | post office bill, amidst roars ol laughter. | Mr c. J. lngeTso called 10 order on the ground ot irreevancy but the chair being overruled by the committee, decided Mir. P. 10 he in order. Mr Ingerso protested, but he was answered by ruars of laughter, with cries of "Palterson ge | on !''

 Mir lngersoll said at the top of his voice, 'Ah! you may shout till throats are split, but 1 will be heard" Here followed the most dealening peals | of laughter.

 | Mi. Patterson then went on, talking about post roads, the good old times of Mir. Barry. etc., when he was agan called order by other members, who, tappeared preferred little fun anything else.- | The Chair huudered with the mace, but members shouled laughed and took large appropriation of to- bacco. IL was just like Bedam. Al length, on a very sensible appeal from Mir. Mckay, the intended | speech of Mir. Patterson relinQushed. The | amendment of the Senate then agleed to- The amendment reducing the outfit and salary of Commissioner 10 China, was also agreed to. liter disagreeng to other amendments, the committee rose and reported. The amendments of the commit lee were then concurred in by the House. and the bill returned to the Senate. A committee of confe renee must settle The difficulty The amendments of the Senate to the West Polnt Academy bill were agreed to. The Senate, after warm debate, passed the bill for the admission of Florida and Iowa. The vote | was 36 to 9.