The committee of elections will not attempt to decide upon Mr. Harris's or any other cost until after the holidays. The opinion of good lawyers in the House is, that the President's reprieve left Senator Harris criminal in the eye of the law; therefore he has no legal claim to his seat.

The Committee on Appropriations had an other protracted session to-dayjon the navnlap propriation bill, and cnt down estimates one half. The same course wUI be pursued with j army appropriations..