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government for the southern part Of the
! territory oil Missouri, was read twice.


A bill concerning the Military Establish
men |, was read twice, and committed
Tbs biz merely hrohoses neg nlodifca-
non ef she stat of the armyl


The House in committee, MIR. Holmes
in the chair, took UP the 1915 Navy Ap-
preparation bill, which contains the follow
Tag items


For pay Of officers and seamen. f,370,SSS so
Provisions, 504,531 so
Medicines and all expenses Of sick, $4,000
Repairs of vessels, S50,O3O
Contingent expenses, 800 600
Repairs OF navy yards, docks, &c. 400 600
Completing medals aud swords, z 500
Pay and subsistence Of Marine Corps f@9.S98
Clothing the same, 2,0S8 10
For military stores Tor do. 1857 5U
Contingent expenses, f9 $50
The bill was then reported and passed To
ba engrosed. Siace fa8sed and sent 10 Me
Senate.


TUESDAY, DEC %.
bill making the Army App.opriatioh
Tor 1919, was read twice, and com mitted.
WEDNESDAY,, DEC. %


MIR. Smith reported a b.ll 10 inciease
the duty 90 cotton imported into The Uni
ted States, aud TO prohibit the allowance |
drawbacs on the expectation of gunpoa
! der (which was twice read.
THURSDAY, DEC. "a.
bill supplementary to the act admi
ting Indiana into the Union, was read twice


The Committee of Ways and Mean,
were instructed 10 Inquire into the exped
encg OF authorising, by law The Commis
siouer of the Revenue to appoint an agen
in each county of the several States, to re-
ceive the lax due thereon 20 The genersi
government, on Lands which are or may
be sold for the nonpayment of said tax.
Naval Timber.


On motion of MIR. PLEAsANrs, the Navai
Committee was instructed TO report on the
expedlency OF purchasing imber, paiticu
larly AUe oak, necessary for building twenty
sloops Of war,


On mo,ion OF Mr.. LINCOLN, the Commit
tee on Indian affairs was instructed to in
quire into the expediency OF providing, by
law, that l. be the duty of the several public
agents employed by The United States to
transact business with the Indian tribes to
obtain all inlo1 nation in their power ri latise
to the population, manners, and customs,
history, languages, or any thing peculiar 10
said tribes, and report the same annually te
the Secretary of War.


On motion OF MrGAGE, a Committee
was instructed 10 report on the expedienc,
of making compensation to Reuben Coldavn
Tor boats and other Supplies, furnished, by
the authority of Gen Washington, TO the
expedition under the command OF Col Ar
| mold, at The time it ascended the Kennebs OK
| liver, in l775.


On motion of Mr.. CoBB, it was
Resolved, That the Pre- sident Of the Uni
| led ). be requested TO cause to be laid before
this House, ii in his opinion the same should
not be inconsistent with the public interest,
copies OF the correspondence, If any bet ween
the Department of Wa, and the Governor
oil Georgia, IN answer to Tie letter oil the
latter to the former, dated on The FIRST of
June IN the present year communicated to
this House on The 18th instant, and also the
correspondence, if any, b=,ween he Depart
ment of " ar asd Gen Andrew Jackson, in
answer to the letter of the latter. of'the date
f7th May 1918, also communicated 10 this
House On the l2;h instant.


bill TO authorize the payment, in GER
tain cases, of lost or destroyed Treasury
Noles, passed.


SVAsHINCTcE, DEC. 90.


There was yesterday transmitted 10 The