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% The Washington correspondent Of the
Charleston Courier says:


"The House is diligently and efficiently
engaged in the "great work Of retrenchmeut."
They passed the bill to-day, reducing the pay
Of the Army, by vote Of 100 to SO. This
bill discharges from the service the Second
Lieutenants; it restricts the appointment of
Cadets; it allows promotion from the ranks
of The army cuts down the pay Of all the Of
6cers aud soldiers cuts off all extra allow
ances, aud puts out the supplies to the loves,
bidder. The amount Of saving is more than
half million.


The Navy is 10 be reirenched in like man.
| ner, and the whole civil list. The public SER
| wants are to he brought down to -pa,tan broth.
These bills may pass the Senate 1t has
been supposed that they would not. But the
Presidential election IS to be put by the de-
,nocra,ic party on this issue, and if the whig.
in the Senate reject the bills. they will have
to meet it before the people. Thei, refusal
may not effect any object hut to defsa, the
entire appropriations for, il the House is in
earnest, they will reject any attempt to in
crease appropriations. Mr. Evans has al
ready stated in the Senate, that he has been
adm onished that THE will be the result"