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February IS.
In the Senate. yesterday, the amendment offered
by Mr.. Foot, to the rules of the Senate. as to the
powers and duties of the Vice President was con.
sidered. A long discussion arose on the subject,
but decision was not made.


In the House of Representatives Mr.. Maarv Of
fered an amendme Mt to the bill to regulate the duties
on mposts which was ordered to be printed The
House, in Committee of the whole, on the state Of
Union took up the Navy Appropriation Bill, and af
ter some discussion, rose without coming to any
decision, and reported progress.


The Chairnanof the Committee on Manufactures
(Mr. Malaryl yesterday submitted to the House Of
Representatives an amendment to the bill lately re.
ported on the subject of the Tariff which be intends
to move in the committee of the whole, when the
bill, as reported, meets the decided disapprobation
of the real friends of the manufacturing and farming
interests, in several of its provisions. and especially
in those relating to wool and wooens The recon-
mendatons of the Harrisburgh Convention. on those
heads, it is believed, gave universal satisfaction
and Mr.. Malary has accordingly suggested those re.
concentrations as substitute for the clause report.
ed by the Committee. There are several other pro.
visions of the bill, the sole tendency of which is to
defeat the whole object sought by the manufacture
ers and farmers, which will hereafter come up for
discussion.