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IR Senate, the Vice President communicated a let. ter from the Secretary of the Treasury, dsavowing any construction the minimum cotton duty contrary to ihasof April 90, 1883.

 Mir. Clay sad he glad to see that the error that

 had been committed ln the interpretation of the law o( tue iasl FessD", was now iD be corrected by the Instructions which were 4orkwnh to lie issued. h appeared that the Compiroller aud the Secretary of the Treasury hadb wrong interpretation of the act undertaken dispense with three-E,urtls of the duty on r"ons instead of one-icnth Uf the excess beyond ~ per cent 1ai such was the interpretation put up. on the law, and wheh about he carried into practical operation, there he dnmb for he had received large number of letters the subject, and among the rest, from officer concerned in col ecng the of the U States stating his surprse at the construction which had been put upon it. and enclosing copy of the instructions he had re ceived He tMr c lwould again repeat, Ina, he was glad .o hear that the error which had been committed was acknowledged, and about io be rectifed. He trusted that instructions would speedily be sent forth to avert the inpenling mischief, which threatened and n. oui to siy the to the 0i of the most im. poriant branches of manufacture in the country.

 Aher a few more remarks, the letter was laid upon the table.

 Not much other business heinz brought forth, the Deposi,c Question came up the order of, the day, wiicn Mir. Calhoun addressed the Senate ia opposition |" tie course os te Secretary of the Treasury, Sc.- On motion of Mir. Shepley, adjourned:

 In the House. the Memorial of Noah Fletcher, one of the dismissed clerks of that body, coming np as the unfinished business of the Monday previous, conside raie debate arose, in which Messrs. Davis, Chiffon Clay, Speigh, Pinckney. Wbulesey and Mercer par. Iicipaied, when the whole subject was laid upon the table. 5y Soie of l20to s3.

 Tae remainder oi the day was devoted io the consi iteration of private business.

 .* 1'aesddy, Jan. IA. In Sennte after the presentation of a memorial or two, snd one or two resolutions, Mir. Shepey of Me- addressed the Senate ai eng'h upon the subject of the deposi,es, without concI"ding-~hen Mir. Webster in. ,roduced the following resolutions: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury lay before the copy of the official order Or drec

 on for changing the place oi he deposie of the pub

 Received. That ;he Secretary ofihe Treasury cause be laid before ihe Senate copy o the ofcial bond l of the Treasurer of the United States.

 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury cause be laid before the copies of all drafts, check or orders issued by the Treasursr of .he U Sta,es in order to transfer ,he pubiic moneys from the Bank of the United States and it's branches, to fife ] Stase Banks, selected as banks of deposte. l Ia Lae House, a few resoluiions were proposed when Mr. Cambseleng addressed the house until lhs hour of adjournmeni. upon tho deposiie Guesiion. l "Wednesday, Jan. l5. I ln Senate-The Vice President comm usicaied { couple of letters from the Secretary ofths Treasury one relative to imports. the other respecting the trad, between the United States and the West Indies--or dered to be printed.

 l Mr. Shep,ey resumed, and continued his spsecl | UpOn the depOsiles till o'clock. Adj.

 fR the House, the Speaker presented letter srou Mir. Davis of Mass. (who has recently been eleclet Gosernos,l resigning hs seat in this body. | A communication from the Secretary of the Trea suEy. Of similar import ahe presented io the Sc nate on Monday, respecting the minimum dusy oI cotton cloths, was presented.

 short iisBe was spent upon resolution 10 squir'

 into the expedieney OfsO extending the pension law as Co embrace those persons engaged in the Inda' wars previous 10 I79t, &e.-whsa Sir. Moore ofVa