NINETEENTH CONGRESS.--2d SESSION.


coMriLkp rnoN THE SArIo3AL iorrNhL.
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| In the Senate, January 4, Mr. Harrison, OF
| Ohio. introduced a bill tor the establishment
Of collection districts in the States ol ONO,
! Indiana and Illinois, Mr.. Rowan of Ken
tucky. gave notice of his intentions TO intro
J luce bill to restrict the powers Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States in certain
cases. 4 bill to authorize the sale of the
reserved salt springs, aud the land adjacent
\ thereto, in the State Of Missouri, was order
ed to third reading. 4 bill for the relief
/ of Ebrnr2cr Oliver, and others, directors OF
m ASSOCIATION called "the New England Mis-
sissippi Land Company" was considered.
Mr.. Robbins spoke brit Wy in favor OF the bill,
and Mr.. Kane at some length against It.
\ The bill WAS laid on tie table, and made the
order OF the day for Monday next.


\ in the House Of Representatives on
] Tharsd1v, resolution was laid on the ta-
bic, by Mr.. FORSYTH, ctlIing On the Prrsid-
cu, of the Iuitcd states tor copy of tie
convention (t not Inconsistent With the pub
\ ne intere st y between the United States and
Glrat Britain relative tnthc niXed commits
sion now sitting under the first article OF the
Treaty ot (ihCnt. On motion n! Mr. Dray
ton, tho subject Of extending tho time for
the allowance OF drawbacks oi duties, WAS
referred to tue Committee of Commerce.
% motion uf Alr Curley, the proprietv Of
tcyisng and amending the present law on
tie subject OF surveying and patcntirB pub
lie lands. WaS referred to thc Commute On
Public l.nUt,s. So much ,f the Presidents 5
Mcssasu q, refers To the Public Buildings.
MAS referred to tGc s,siect committee on that
subject. Mr.. VI hitc submitted resolution
on the subject of til" rev oval Of the Florida
Indians. On motioa ot Mr. Wright, the ex-
l,eulencr q diqpnsing st unapLroprlatrd
lanA,ia Ohio, called the United States mi!-
itary tract, to satisfy claims for ryvnutlond- a.
rs services vas referred TO Tic Committee
~ puHlic lau Mr.. I.ittic, flor, the S,lcct
Committee ON the suhcct, reported a Lil
IiSing the ratio ii representation, after the
81 Of March 1873, thcrt'l9 IL the bin is one
representative t1r cvcrr 10000 inhabitants,
which 1t is presumed. w.,l Keep the number
nt Eept ascntatives ahant III" same MS At this
time. j i,l Was also rcported bg MIR.
Drai toa, g alla~ lavTastcrs " emplov
citizens TO ill ihcm.--- nc I'm rs provide
f1r the tialN Of the Giij, crs .! thr army OF
heRcy1tution was consdctrd ii coNuittee.
ah n,o'ion Of Mr. Burgess 70 made an cl-
nlpvnt appeal e tac iiuuse II iatur Of these
veterans.


/ ~ the Senate, on fra ), Mr. Rowan, Of
krutuS ~, introduced hil t. limit and re-





C0mts, IN CERTAIN lScs. l'he bll authDr2
ins tie sale of the reserved salt springs in
tne o,atc Of Missouri, wp, pas4etl.--rhc bill
tar diminishing tHt ddty on imported SAT-,
Vas road seeoad time, and postponed to
Monday. Mr. Read submitted n resolution
proro,in5 atsinquiry into the expectancy oi
inlrcaSing the salary Of the l'ost Master
( General.


he iIousa Of Representatives was, OF
Friday engaged on the bill tn provide f,r
the slryivlng Giiicers ofthe army Of the rev
nlutiar which WAS acted ~ il enmmltte Of
the Wnolc. the amcni tnry bin, r. ported
bv Mr. BurGce, anA moved ~ Inn Us ~ 4
iucudncnt to the original hiii, prov idns f,n.
tle officers ouiy, was rejected; ana the Oh
biil which cn,hlalcs both officers and sol
tllcls passed through the Committee, and
was rcpcrtcd t. The House With the blank,
hlcd. lis day the fate Of the bill viii
probably b" decided, rs thcrc appears Ia be
- vcri proper disposition on the part Of the
llansr not 10 waste time in tic discussion ot
d bill on wl,lch every member must have
made W hi, mind long sinrc.


The Senate did not sit on SATURDAY,


In the iinNse Of Representatives tho Res
alutian Ct Mn Canbcrlenr, calling tor the
correspondence with the Netherlands, in
~ N'Nh''l W N!l' IHll'fR-H 'itiNo, WIGS at.'IAL-
ed, Resolutions were ALSO adopted, Calling
uion the Mar Department for a Statement
90 tAc uuGber Of the surviy, ,Ht; officers OF the
continental cstAE'ismcnt not on the Pension
List; upon tho Commissioners ut Naval Hos
pitals, for the amount of the sums they have
rccoivcd and expended. and the balance m
expended; upon the Treasury Department.
for statements Of the compensation allowed
to surveyor, Of the United States. y Res
olGtipn. calling Tor statement ofthe amount
auuualip received and expended flr The re-
lief of sick and disabled seauen, from 1919
to 1926, Was offered bv ~ Thompson a
Resolution offered bv Mr., Halle. rcl,tiye to
the removal Of the Choctaw ana Ghichasaw
Indians, to the vest ot the Mississippi, after
somc discussion, WIS laid on tho table: and
Il Resolution offered BY Mr. Wccms to IN
qutrc into the eXpcdiency of assisting such
free people Of Colour rs wish to be sent to
Liberia, rejected. The House adjourned
without taking up the bill for Revolutionary
Clains.


\ IL the Senate on MonIay. the "Bill au-
thori4ing the President 10 cause road to be
Opened between Fort Smith, in Arkansas,
ana NAtchitnches, in Louisiana" whlah was
+, rc jcctcd on Friday, MAS rccOnsIdered. Mr..
Reed resolution proposing an ingniry into
The necessity nF increasing the salary of the
Post Master General, Was agreed to. The
Fill entitled cav act to regulate process il