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Show Tho Houso then took up the, hilt for tho gradual rot! notion of the army, lliirllmrt spoke in its opposition characterizing tho mcasuro ns unwise, inexpedient, disgraceful to thc country and false economy. llawley, of Ills, member of the I Military Committee, supported the bill in a speech of son 10 length. He ollbrcd an amendment as a now see 1 tion repealing the law prohibiting promotion in tho staff corps: agreed to. Several other anKiuhnonU were offered and rejected, including one by Butler, of Mass., that the headquarters head-quarters of tho army shall novor bo removed from tho capital except in time of war, which was rejected without with-out a division. Dunnd mnvnd to Ublo lho bill; lost. Tho bill was lien passed. Burchard preuentcd the report of tho Conference Committee on the bill . to focilitatc the exportation of distilled spirits and amendatory acts relating thereto. The com mitt no reported a iub,ti(utcor fie bill which v as agreed to. The House- then resumed consideration con-sideration of tho Senate amendments amend-ments to tho legislative appropriation appro-priation bill. The amendments affecting thc State department providing for a Third Assistant Secretary Secre-tary of State and reclassifying thc clerical force was agreed to. All Other amendments were concurred in except those increasing tho clerical force of the Treasury Department, and thc amendment striking out the provisions, excepting the appropriations appropria-tions for river harbors, light-houses and public buildings, from the requirements re-quirements as to tho unexpected balances bal-ances being covered into the Treasury within two years of tho date of the appropriation, and making the exception ex-ception apply to the appropriation for tho extension of the treaty with Ureal Britain, of May 8th, 1K71, Tho bill was then sent to thu Committee of Conference. Houso adjourned till Monday. |