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Show HOUSE. Theru was a good deal of confusion, ! this morning, in regard to the order ot business. Atkins asked whether it would bi. in oplr to suspend the mles and dis cldrg-i the comonltee of the whole I from further consideration of the suEniry civil bill, and put the bill on in passage. TIip speaker answer"d that it would. Cox (N. Y.) said he would filibuster aguinst that motion. Finally the houe went into , committee of the whole on the tmi-;Uy tmi-;Uy civl appropriation bill. The up- pri'pri.tion for the Albany poatn trice j win increased from $50,000 to $195,-UlL'O $195,-UlL'O j Al.lrich moved to increase tiie appropriation ap-propriation fur the Cnicaco cu-'o-n iiou?c from $300, 000 to $050,000. it would Bave to the government in the j matter ot rents, etc , at least $1,000, -!000 within the next two vears. Mr. Foster moved to fix the amount P.l $400,000. Mr. Atkins eaid that he h;td no lnt"M heating any of the propsi jlion !'ir the incretse of appropria- t'orn. since he had learned tuat laet li'vining Mr. Page had cone around itMrryin a Int of uatUf's afcimj eo- t!. 'iiion to attend a meet ins; fir the purpice. he supposed, of forming a cnmiin:uioQ to put tho-e apprnpri i-; i-; ti nn through. I Mfsrs. HanifOn and S iyler denial 'all knowledge of ?uch a meeting. J Mr. Dunham said he hid hoard ofj I ji co'nbin-ition. I j Mr. Rice gaid that if a combination , ' did exif t, its members wfth alive and 1 should be trotted out and invLeti-1 igatpd. j Aftrr further discussion Mr. F- s l t' i proposition was ayri't-d In, arrl j Mr A d rich's motion, tbin ii-nt'ndfd, w-w d.:ptcd-S4 to 75. The committee refused to nu-reaup tho approp'intion for the Cincinnati cus'om house. Tiie Evansviilo and Grand Rapids government build inps nppropriations were increased. Atkins, stating that the houc had indicated that it desired to finish all nearly completed buildings, moved an increase far the St. Louis custom honqfi from $00,000 to $400,000. R.j -rted. The committee then rose and the house took a recess, and will consider the naval committee's reports in the eiening. |