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Show The House refused to suspenilthe rules to mako an amendment to the same bill prohibiting the payment of mileage to members of Congress, but in lieu thereof their actual travelling expenses. The House hulructcd tho Ways and Means committee to inquire into tho expediency of repealing the stamp tax on matches and bank checks, and of a revising instead of an internal revenue tax on lotteries, theatres, &c, ! The House non-concurred in the Senate amendment to thu bankruptcy bill. Adjourned. |