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In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, to-day
| the Select Committee, raised on motion of Mr.
ADAMS, on the Presidents Veto, was announced
to consist of the following members: Messrs.
ADAMS, Morrow, GRANGER, SMITH Of Conn,
BerTs, PElRcE, RAYNER, COOPER of Pa, 7. J.
CAMPBELL of Tenn, GILMER, w. w. IRWIN,
ROOSEVELT, and C. j. lscERsoLL.
| The report of Mr.. ADAMS is expected Saturday,
which with the vetoed bill will probably be taken
up Monday.


A resolution was adopted on motion of Mr..
CAVE JOHNSON, amended by Mr.. STANLY inquir-
ing of the Secretary of War the number of resis-
nations of officers of the array since 1884 what
proportion thereof graduated at West Point, &c.


The bill from the Senate for the reorganization
of the Judicial Courts of the U. States, was taken
up, and after some debate was passed: Yeas I15,
Nays GS.


Mr. PROFIT moved to take up from the table
the vetoed Revenue Bill, that they might dispose
of it, and pass another bill!- to be met forsooth
with another vetol


The motion failed Yeas 90, Nays l04
Mr. ADAMS moved 30 refer TO the Committee OF
the Whole on the Union the report made some





his signature to the Apportionment Bill. Mr.
CUSHING objected to the motion. Mr. ADAMS
moved suspend the rules for its reception, mega
tived Yeas 95 Nays sS-two-thirds not voting
therefor.


The House then in Comnuttee of the Whole on
the Union (Nir. HOPKINS in the Chair) took up the
bill making appropriations for fortihcations for
1912


Mr.. FILLMORE herePorted the bill from the Com
| mittee OF Ways and Means briefly explained that
the bill appropriated the lowest possible amounts
compatible with the public interests for necessary
repairs and preservation Of the various forss =
The amount asked for by the Department was
81 ,102,0 ,0G0; the Committee had reduced it and
the bill only appropriated $258, 1000.


After debate at some length on details the
Committee rose and reported progress on this bill,
and reported several other bills previously passed
IN Committee TO the House.
Mr.. W. w. IRWIN asked to be excused from
| serving on the Select Committee on the Veto, and
proceeded, the House being in state OF considefa-
Die excitement, to state his reasons therefor-the
principal OF which was that the Committee was
unconstitutional, the Heuse having no power TO
appoint 1t. but being bound under the Constitution
| Immediately to proceed to reconsider the bill.
The SPEAKER called him 20 order on the ground
that in giving his reasons he had no right to I'M
pugn the action of the House
An excited conversation followed on the point
OF order, IN which words of an unpleasant nature
passed between MIR. WISE and the Speaker.
MIR. IRwn was dnally excused


The House adjourned.


In SENATE, second Conmirfsce of Reference
was appointed On the bill to re-organise ;he Army
and message sent to the House asking the ap-
pointment OF a similar committee on their part.


On motion OF Mr.. WoopBsRY, the bill to regs-
late tie pay Of officers in the Revenue Gutter SER