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etary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from J B DeBow, relative to the cotton loan. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. A joint resolution to refund to John D Sutherland a sum of money taken from him by the enemy was taken up and discussed, and the question being upon ordering it to its third reading, was decided in the negative — ayes 24, noes 39. So the resolution was lost. Mr. Perkins, of La., from the Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the resolution of Mr. Foote, that hereafter all proceedings of the House shall be in open session, unless it be otherwise ordered by a two thirds vote of the body, or they refer to military movements or diplomatic questions, submitted a report in favor of giving as much publicity to the proceedings of the House as circumstances will admit, but in opposition to changing the existing rule of the House on the subject, and recommending that the resolution do not pass. The question being taken upon the passage of the res