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NASSISCToS SusuNt Il
In SENATE, to-day, Mr.. EVANS reportea bill
TO extend the time for allowing the importation OF
railroad iron fer Michigan free OF duty.


A Message was received announcing the signa-
ture BY the President of the bill providing for the
armed occupation Of Florida


The Revenue bill was taken up and MIR. BEN
rsS principally occupied the day in offering and
debating numerous amendments, proposing TAX
10 bank notes, exempting salt from duty, &c. &c.
Messrs. WALLER, ALLEN and others proposed a
few amendments: all which were rejected aud
CONTRARY TO the erroneous statement IN my last
the bill remained precisely as it left the House


The enerossmeat was ordered, and Mr CAL
Hovs he's the floor for tomorrow on It's passage.
1t will no doubt be disposed of BY the Senate tins
week.


In the Hos,E, the resolutions reported from the
Committee en- Indian Affairs censurins the secre-
,ary of War for refusing to communicate (or sus
gesting the inproprsty OF communicating on the
ground that the testimony was OF an er earte
charactcr) to Congress the report of Lieut. Col
Hitchcock relative to Cherokee frauds, were
takes up.


Mr. CUSHING opposed the resolutions for the
mainder of his hour, denying the right OF the
House TO pass declaratory resolutions OF The frcsi-
dent or Heads of Departments, alledging that 1t
was unsustancd by precedents, and deprecatins
its consequences as fearful usurpaton OF power
and encroachment of the Legislative on the Exec
utive Department.


Mr.. EVERETT considered this controversy pre-
mature, as the Secretary had not positively refused
to make the communication; and moved an amend
ment declaring that the reasons of the Secretary
were unsatsfactoryt to the House. If, after this the
Secretary should persist in his refusal, more deci.
ded means could be taken by the House.


Mr.. COOPER, of Pa ably advocated the resoil-
tions of the Committee, and replied to Mr. Cush-
ing, maintaining the right OF the House to pass the
resolutions, and contending that it was their duty
to investigate abuses in whatever Department oil
Government.


The resolutions were laid over at ihe expiration
of the morning hour.


Mr. CUSHING, on leave, introduced bill re-
qirng the Secretary of the Tresury annually ic
communicate to Congress the changes that are
made by Foreign Governments, in their CONNER
cial relations.


The bill to re-erganize the Army was taken up
| in the House, the previous question having been
ordered thereon. The amendment of the Com
mittee adopted motion Of fhr. Ma SON OF
| Ohio, disbanding on the 1st October next the
regiment of dragoons of 1886 was agreed To :;
Yeas, 10O Nays So. Mr. ADAMs's amendment
adopted in Committee to reduce the number OF
privates in each company of arillerp and infantry
| from fifty to forty-two was agreed TO.
| Mr.. CALHoUS's amendment to strike out the
section abolishing the Offices of superntendents
| IS tbn Of
officers to $500; of armorcrs 10 $1,000; of pay
master and military store-kccper, at the arnor1es
and arsenals, to $3.50, &c was agreed to; Yeas
| 1O3, Nays II. Mr.. MckAY's amendment to add
to the section aboishing the offices OF three pay
masters, two surgeons and ten assistant surgeons
was agreed to-Ycas 81, Noes 40. MIR. CAL
HouN's amendment TO strike out the provision tor
the employ of superintendent of the manufacture
of cannon was rejected-Yeas 85, Nays 80.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and passed
Yeas 1913; Nays 81.


The House then resolved itself into Comittee
of the Whole on the Union, MIR. BRIGGS in the
Chair) and after desperate struggle for priority
Of business, in which Mr.. ARNoLD's attempt TO
take up his bill to reduce the pay Of Members OF
Congress, &c., was unsuccessful, the bill to regu-
late the takisg of testimony in of contested
elections was taken up and debated in the august
presence of large majority OF empty benches,
until adjournment. ARGUS.


BROUGHT up WITH THEM.-"Good morning,
Mr.. Smith, and what do you bring to market to-
day, eh'"


i:The finest, freshest pork, sir the handsomest,
reckon, that you ever laid your eyes on. Let me
sell you that little grunter yonder--you shall have
it cheap" said Smith.


xoo1 you say-eh ~


eyes, sir, if I'm any judge of hogs, and | reck-