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Revenue Bill. Ac.
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CENTS for the former nall TINS year I" f'S'-
and the expenditures for the same time sio'ooo'-
6l3.


NJ, SxtrH of CT. pre- sented resolutions q 'ne
Lesi,l.ture Of Connecticut in favor OF 'nc ''P'''
of the Bankrupt and Disuibution Laws IN ia'o'
Of discriminating duties, cash payments ana ''e
rsisin. of the necessary rcren'e io' AZ o'oV
,drninist atien OF Government


The bill regulating defects IN the ro'' O"''e
law. wa. taken W but soon laid over and several
private bills were passed. -,


Tn. Revenue Bill was then taken mp ana VI
F,.x, in mis- Usually clear and concise manner
made an rxpos. thereof. The question o" 'he
,,nendpen,s II i. understood IL 20 be taNeh TO-
morrow. The Senate adjourned.


In Horsy Nh FILLMORE observed mat Inc
lao ,agc of the session and the important pu''-
nos. vet TO be transacted rendered necessaI! u'
sv;nS Of ,time for the termination ot the alread!
nro,racted debate on the Army Bill and offered
resolution 10 terminate debate on thea mendInen''
Of the Senate thereto in Committee oi the "n'''
to-day at one o'clock, wnics was dd0Pted ie"S
| 81. NAYS 80.


The Army bill was then taken up IN Commute
Of the Who'll. oH the Union, Mr. SUMMERS IN ','
| chair the question being concurrence IN the
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proyi,o of the House reducing the number OF nom
| con ns,oned officers and priyates TO the number
| fixed by the act of 1921, and providing thdt none
Of the appropration shall be paid to the r's mehl
of dra,oon. of 1896. Mr.. STASLY. from the Nil
| itarv Committee said that the Senate OH i"t
| the eorganizstion and reducuos ct the Army Wa
under the consideration ot that Sommlitee' al"
would SOON be brought forward tor the action o'
tho House. Mr.. ADAMS advosated the in'i''"s
ON the proyiso for the reduction ot the Army re-
ferring to the want vi revenue oi Government ah'


.ayiue that the President, without any auth"i! oi
| law whatever was levying taxes on our imPotua'


tions and revivng the sy,ten ot Charles l. Oh COZ


ecting shipmoney, for which ne was Drought 10
the block.


He opposed the principle Of standing rrmiss'
and said the increase proposed 10y the Admins


,ration in the Navy and Army would cost fio,ooV'


900 this year. Mr.. EVERETT opposed concur


rem - with the Senate and alluded 70 the present
favorable state of the negotiation with Great brt-
ain. NesH,. HOLMES and W. {. JoHSsos op-


posed and AIR WARREN of Ga. advocated The pro-
po.ed reduction. Mr.. ALLEN OF Me. protested
against raising a cry in advance, before tae Partic


ulars we're known against the arrangement sad To
be effected on the Boundary Question, and d"et
at some length this SUBJECT, eXPressin. regret
that the line had not been run according to the


treaty of 1893, and that the rights ot the Inlted
States and Maine had not been defended. Mr.


BowsE, five minutes before one, got the floor and
raised loud cry Of gag oppression OF the MINOR
itv against the Whig party.


| The hour of one having arrived the COMMITTEE
proceeded to vote. The FIRST amendment OF the
Senate (above giyen) was noH-eoAsurred IN Ayes
49, Noes 100


Amendment No 2 to strike out the proviso OF
the House to the itom for commutaton OF ottcet's
subsistence-lhat no additional ratons shall here
after be allowed to commanding officers OF sePaE-
,t- forts WAS non coacvrred in Ayes AZ, Noe.
not counted.


The amendment for srearages and preservation
Of the public property at several places fl1,VVO'
was concurred in, and that inserting a section tor
carrying OF improvement. IN the Missouri, Silssls-
sippi. Ohio and Arkansas rivers tlOUO Nj.
! Barnard moved to amend by including the ii Idson
| River rej-cted-Ayes ~, Noes not counted -
Several amendments to include other rivers were
made. and reiec,ed-one by Mr. SSrDIR to include
SAT- Rirsr laughter was adopted. The amend
ment of Senate was then rejected


The Cor,rnittre rose and reported the bill 10 the
House. where the action Of the Committce was
confirmed except the appropriation Tor Salt u'er,
which wa, excludcd-rhe Wings, no doubt, con
cluding that they will have occasion 10 nayi-
gate that dircful stream. The vote IN the feJec-
ton OF amendment No. (for the reduction OF the
army, a. above giyen) was iea' %, Nays III and
on the item relstiye To the navigation OF rivers,
Yeas 7j Nays 80 The bill being thu. disposed
| n va, returned 10 the senate.


The bill for the permanent employment Of GER
tain heretofore temporary clerks in the Post Office
Department vas with the Army oil reported I" the
| House, and passed.


Mr.. ARNOLD at lesgth succeed.d in Introducing
hi, bill for the reduction Of the pay sndlmileage OF
| member. of Congress. Me.srs. RlGC. and J. g.
FLOYD obiecting the rules were suspended Yeas
% Nays q.


The bill wa. read through, and Mr.. WlsE OBJ
iscing to il, second reading, the question came up
under tho rule, Shall the bill " rejected -
Mr. ARNOLD advocated thebill asa measure Of re-
,reachment, demanded By the uuiyer'al depression
and embarra.s sment, existing among the people.
Messrs. BRIsGs and CspEnwoOD favored the re-
ference of the BILL and the candid examination Of
the susiect. Mr. WV. Co.r JoHssos opposed
the bill, and gr.vely q gave notice Of an amend
ment which he desired to offer, Authorizing each
member TO draw whatever he considers hi. .cr-
vices worth, not to exceed 81 per diem. He him
self in this case wsuld draw the whole 81. Mr..
WISE opposed the bill, and ayowed his readiness
10 60 TO increase the pay Of Members Of Con-
gress, whom he considered poorer pail, according
10 their services, than any other class Of Govern
ment officers. He said he would vote no more pay
for themselves until they had Appropriated for the
pay of all officers under Government.
Nr. WISE moved to lay the bill on the table
rejected: Yeas 81; Nays l9s.


Without farther action the House adjourned.
ARGUS
u Mr. Clay's Speech at the Festival Al Lening-
ton Ky Mr.. Chief Jusuce RosERrsDS's ADDsZss the
President Of the Meeting, and Mr. GAYS FsREwkLL
SPEECH his retiring from the United States SENATE
publssed ln a Pamphlet and for sale al hi. oc-