Washington Correspondents OF tAsN. Y Tribune
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Washington Correspondents of tAe N. Y. Tribune.


WEDNESDAY,. Sept. :, lsil.
In the Senate to-day the House b making aPPrOPr-
tiou for the repair OF fort. Staten Island Ne"-i0rN
having been reported from the Military Committee by Mr.
PRrsrox taken up an after debate, some amend
nents having been adopted postponed, on motion Of
Mr. HryrlyeroS till mex: session, BY vote Of "a Yeas to
81 Nays.


Mr. Evays from the Committee Finance reported ne
House bill for the repeal Of The 9Th OF tie act of 1888
tor the oppor of the Military Acadsmy West Point and
:. prohibit the investment of Trust Funds in State Stocks
I, taken up and after debate, an auacndmen' nav
ing been adopted providing the investment Of the annua
n,eres; on the Smithsonian beques and other similar funds
in Stocks OF the United States bearing less OF IN
rcres than FIVE per cent cnsvossed read ;hird iS
and passed


The cnt resolution directing the purchase of American
hemp Tor the OF the Navy WIKI reference TO
s cost ard quality after conversation. adopted
The bill from the HousN, making appropriation OF
$500 600 or purchase OF ordnance ordnance stores &c
or the use c the Navy with amendment applying part
of the appropriation for experiment and Improvement by
means OF steam vessels and otherwise, after de-
bate read third time and passcda motion BY Mr. Cal
bo to POSTPONE it til, next session avng failed By SO Na
to Yeas Mcssrs Calhoun and Nicholson only yons in the
affirmative


40 business being the table Of the Senate, went n''
Executives Session.


In the Horsr OF REPRESENTATIVES, motion BY slr
EyEEE1T to ay the table the resolution relative 10 the
Americans British prisoners At Van Dieman Land
having failed was discussed b. Mesors. WOOD and Nc
Ksoy, aad then laid over.


The Diplomatic Appropriation, The Choc,aw reservation
and he Reverue bills received roz the Senate and ~
ferred TO ,hc appropriate Comm,tees


The Revenue ill having been reported taken up in
Committee Of the Whole for in the Sena;es
amendments (Mr. Brn>Erl in the Char) Mr. WIss
rsoycd to nse: sal: among the free articles Negaved
Yeas So Nays SO Nr. IRwlS moved insert among the
free articles sugar cot-s and tobacco This motion he
withdrew. Mes,rs FILLMORE, CEsHlSG and TILLScHAsr
opposed and Messrs. WIss and DAWSON advocated the
amendment of the which provides that duty under
the bill shall exceed twenty per On motion OF Mr.
FILLMORE this stricken and provision inserted
that nothing in this Act shall interfere the Distribution
Act, by go Yeas SO NAYS.


The remaining amendments of The Senate agreed
and the bill reported to the House. where the amend
rscnts were adopted.


Mr. WISE renewed his motion exempt from duty salt.
Mr. SrASLY moved add sugar cotton, tobacco and iron
The questions taken separately, and that excnpting
salt carried, by Yeas "a Nays SO; ron ost 80 to
OO sugar and cotton carricd; los U.s. tobacco lost
S2 TO 9G.


A motion to adjourn here made and failed by 80 to
83 Mr. BlRDsEYE meyed reconsider the with re-
spect to Salt Mr.. WISE moved reconsideration on
{. Cotton and Mr. MopGAS on Iron Much confusion
here prevailed and Mr. ANDREWS of KY, moved 20 lay he
bill on tie table ronding these motions the House, mo
ton OF ilr. FlLLMoRE, adjourned. ARGUS.


J The Bank of the Metropolis Washington has bser
selected by the Secretary Of the Treasury depository
the Public Funds.


r. There were fifteen deaths a, New Orleans from yellow