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 MT Meredith's speech occupied the House throughout the day.

 The House of Representative did but little yesterday. There was some Bills reported from the various committees, and among them d bill to extend the relief now given to officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War. The House then went into the Senate to attend the trial of Judge Peck. .'

 January 21.--Reheal of duties OF Silks, sTc.-ln Senate, yesterday, MT Smith, of Md from the committee on Finance, to whom was referred that part of the Presidents Mes sage which relates to the reduction of duties, reported, Ca bill to repeal the duties on cer- tain imported articles" This bill enacts, that from and after a day yet to be designat- ed, the duties arc to be discontinued and en- tirely repealed on silks of all kinds, except sewing silk; on cochlneal, yellow berries, madder and madder root, sumack, argel, gall nuts, lac dye, wood or pastel, nlastich, olive oil, bristles, tortoise shell, unmanufactured; elephants, sea-cow's and other teeth, OK horns, and all other horns and tips; corks, tin foil, tamarinds, almonds, ol ve oil, cur rants, prunes, grapes, plums, figs, raisins, capers, dates, hlberts, lemons, lImes, pne- apples, cocoa nuts, and shells; camphor, gum arabic, and all other gums; quicksilver, man ganeSe, crude Saltpetre, cream Of tartar, car bonate of soda, essence of burgamot, and all other essenses used as perfumes; juniper ber- ries, and oil of jumper; saffron, safflower, sago, orris root, otto of roses, bole ammoni- ac, cantharides, columbo root, cologne water, coriander seed, cosmetics, dragon blood, ar row root, anbergris, annotto, anniseed, and oil of annlseed, arsenic, assafetida, ava root, aiarnoque, canella alba, cascarilla, and peru vian barks; cnamomile flowers, oil of clnna- mon, fennel, and oil of fennel, frankincense, Harlem oil, ,hartshom, ippicacuanna, iris root, mama, senna, and leaves of senna, musk, peppermint, rhubarb, tapioca, varllla, vanil- la beans, oil of cloves, nux vomica, amber; on coffee, cocoa, teas of all kinds imported in A merican vessels, from beyond the cape of Good Hope, mats of straw, grass or flags; bamboos unmanufactured; china and porce- lain; pearl, mother of pearl, and precious stonesnot set; parts of clocks and watches; sextants, chronomcters; on lace of every kind other than coach lace; paintings, drawings, bolting cloths, linen cambrics, handkerchiefs of cambric included; laun, gauge, cashmere shawls, and Canton crapes from beyond the cape of Good Hope; Italian or French black crape for mourning; ribbons, ostrich feath- CTS or plumes; on wines, the produce of all such nations as will grant equivalent advan- tages to the United States; on wools, the ac-