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WAsHINGToN, Aug Go' The fortifcatsn bill was calledup,bm owing to the ahsenee of the Chairman on Military Affairs, Mr. Preston. was passed over. The same thing has hap pened three times.

 Tho tarif bill was taken up. Mir. Clay of ken- ,,cky offered amendments-the lst to increase the ,lutv on watches, iewelry, Sc. from l2s to ZO per rent. This was opposed by Messrs. Calhoun, Wright ana King on the ground that it would induce snug ;no drive the far trader from the market, and im- ,,;r tho revenue The amendment was carried. The Senate then went into Executive session. IL is understood that the nominations of Col. Todd as Minister to Russia, Mir. Jenifer as Minister to Aus ,ri,. and of Col Wool as Brigadier Gene al were confirmed.

 The correspondent of the Charleston Patriot of this date, says;

 In case of resignation of the present Cabinet, il ,s said that the President would select C. Calhoun as Secretary of War; Mir Jones, of Va. as Secretary of inc Treasury; Mir. Wright for the State Depart Inent, and Major Hobbie, as Postmaster General. We are truly m very unenylabe state of affairs and il has been well said that the present IS crsls m our political history.

 In tue House the bill providing for the salaries and outfits of foreign Ministers, Sc. was taken up It IS as follows:

 For outfits of Ministers to Russia, Spain, Mexico and Brazil, and of charges d'aiares to Portugal, Denmark, Sardinia, Naples, Ch aud Texas, sixty three thousand dollars.

 For saIeries to ministers to Spain and Brazil foI the residue of the current year, eight thousand dol lars.

 For salaries of the secretaries of legation t' ,h- same places one thousand eight hundred dollars Mr. Ingerso moved to strike out the items fol Sardinia and Naples. He said these missions ori rinated in the House without Executive recommen fion and were useless. No return minister had eve come from Naples. He considered the mission a having been created more for the beneht ol person than for the country.