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 The following IS an extract of letter from Washington city to the Editor of the New York Evening Star, dated-F Februa- Try 2s, 1881.

 "io day being private business day, noth- ing of public importance transpired in the House. Perhaps should except one cu- rious incident ill the carly part of the morn- ing. Mir. Hall, of North Carolina, ob- tained the unanimous consent of the House to offer resolution. It was merely, he said, one of inquiry. On reading, it turned cut to be resolution of no trifling eharae- ter. It was a resolution to instruct the Committee Of Ways and Means to inquire into the expediency of devising plan and reporting bill to regulate the revenue by the wants of the government. It would have produced a tremendous fariG debate, but this was prevented by MT. Stewart, of Pa. who moved the question of considera- tion. motion which, like the previous question, has the effect of precluding de- bate. On this motion, Mir. Connor, of N. c. called for the ayes and noes. The re- suit was, ayes 70-nees Ills. So the House refused 10 consider the resolution. which of consequence feii to tine ground. v There are various opinions about this reso- lution. Some are of opinion that it was a mere YqIse 10 get what might appear to be an administration majority, for those maio- rites arc beginning 10 get not only scant but scarce. Iii quite mistake, however, fer any one to suppose .hat the majority of to-day was an administration majority whole of the taritiites of course voting against the resolution. But what shall We say of the vote on the preceding days, by which two bills reported by the Committee of Ways and Means were re-commiited for amendment--ay and those bills appro- priation bills, (she Fertilization and Indian Appropriation Bilisl) There is something oil,inous iii tsiis. It was neither more nss less tban a defeat of the administration party. itis neither more nor less than !