Nineteenth Congress, Second Session
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81 Mr. Dickerson moved TO take up the bill to in


crease the duties on certain manufactured articles OF


xoollens in order to make il the special order OF
3he day for tomorrow.


q After considerable debate, the question on max
ing The bill the special order Of he day for to-mor
8ov, was put and carried. as follows: PPas-25.-
&Nays-2O.


The bill providing for the payment Of interest
due TO the STATE of Prnnsy vapa, was read the third
#ime and passed The bill granting TWO sections Of
3,nd TO the State OF Ohio, in aid of the Columbus
And Sandusky turnpike, was read the third lime and
s5paMed.


II HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
\ On motion Of Mr.. Wright. it was
II Resolved, That the COMMITTEES on Public Expen-
3dures be instructed to inquire into the c1rediency
q Boi reducing the contingent expenses OF the House OF
Representatives.


A Mr.. JVhipple, from the Committee on the Pub
#lic Lands, reported the following resolutions:
y Resolved, That fifteen hundred copies Of the
Compilation of the Land Laws, made by the Clerk
of this House. under resolution thereof a. the Last
session Of Congress-. be printed under his inipec
ton and supefihtendence; and that. when printed,
he cause the same distribution Of them to be made
Mas WAS made OF thr former edition OF the Land
Laws, under the Joint resolution OF the 9Th OF
A March, 1918, except as respects the Comml,soner


of the C. neral Land Office, who shal receive FIFTY
copcs to be by him distributed a. they may DC re-


quired. BY persons connected with the General Land
8Office, and the remaining copies shall be deposited


IN the Library Of Congress, subject to the future
3dispositon OF the House Of Representatives.
find be IL further resotryd, That the expenses


incurred. in the printing, binding, ard ds sibu ion
Of the Land Laws, aforesaid, shall be detiayed out
u Of the cont ngent fund Of this House
Il MIR. Ingham moved to amend the resolution in
such q manner az that the Clerk Of the House
might receive proposals lor the printing, instrsd o


gying it, Of course, TO the printers OF this House
~ After some conversation between MIR InSham
u and Mr.. Whippe, the amendment was agreed TO-
and the resolution, as amended, was adopted
q The House resumed the consideration oil the re
3soution moved by Mr.. Saunders.


q Bills from the Senate oil The following titles, viz
n lst. An act for the gradual improvement OF ths
Navy Of the United States;


n Cd. An act to establish certain Post Offices ane


Post Roads, were read The frs, and second time ane
l8referred; the Ist TO the Committee Oh Naval At
Mfsirs the Cd 10 the Committee on the Post Ofhcs
land Post Roads.


IN The House proceeded to the unfinished bust
mess OF Saturday, being the consderatioa ol ths
8amendmen,s reported by the Committee oi th'
8Whole on the Military Appropriation BILL
Il Tuesday, FEBRUARY 90.
Al IN SENATE.


4 The unfinished business Of yesterday was rcsum


ed. and the bill for the trial Of land claims in sun


h-y States and Territories was taken up, and IN