taken up and the Senate proeeeded to the conside
ration of the Colonial Trade Bill


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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Mr. snetcdJe, from the Commttcc on The Mill
tia, to which referred much Of the Presidents
Message relates the organization and discipline
Of the Militia Of the United States, made report
thereon which was ordered TO lie on the table.


Mr.. Mitchell, OF Tennessee, after few observa-
tions on the importance and value Of this report,
moved the printing of 10000 copies. II was also
moved that 6O00 be printed


The latter motion prevailed, and 5000 copies were
ordered accordingly.


mittee on Revolutionary Claims was discharged
from the consideration OF all such memorials, peti
tions, resolutions, and other documents, as have
been referred to that Committee at the present
sion. and upon which it has not reported


Mr.. Drtght after leave obtained, moved the con-
sdera.lon Of the following resolution, offered by him
yesterdays


Resolved, That the Secretary Of the Treasury
be directed TO inform this House whether the ac-
counts of John Quincy Adams, Envoy Extraordina
ry and Minister Plenipotentary to St. Petersburgh,
Client, and London, contained any charge made by
him for travelling back from Client to St. Peters
burg and WHETHER in any oil his accounts rendered
to said Department, while Minister aforesaid, any
charge was made by him for his travelling expenses
from ST Peiersburgh to Amsterdam, from thence to
Client, Paris, and Havre, seeking a passage to the
United States. And that the Secretary be directed
to transmit to this House copy Of the account Of
said Minister rendered by him to the Department,
covering charge Tor one thousand dollars paid his
Secretary; and the travelling expenses OF his fami
ly from ST. Petersburgh to Paris"
The motion prevailed--ayes rs. Noes IS,


Mr.. Ingham offered the following amendment:
| ..Also, what Sum was received by him from the
United States, for his services and for his personal
expenses from the date Of his appointment to the
Client Mission, until the 2lst day OF February. 1917
designating the respective accounts separately AL
so, statement OF the items comprising the sum OF
83 06l oil purporting TO have been allowed for his
contingencies at Chent and, also, whether any, and
| if any, what, sum has been received by any public
Minister of the United States, for Office rent, under
the head Of contingencies and when and to whom
such charge was first allowed.


4 Mr.. Di0ght said, he could not consent to adopt.
as his own the amendment of his resolution, offered
by the gentleman from Pennsylvania He had, him.
self specific object in view and he feared that the
amendment Of the gentleman, SO lar from enabling
him to OBJ ain his object. would conound that with the
various objects embraced by the amendment and,
at this period OF The Session. prevent the correction
OF msstatement which had gone forth TO the coun-
try in the remarks the gentleman HIMSELF as pub


shed the other day.


His object, he confessed, by the resolution he had
submitted, was 10 ascertain among other things, wha,
foundation there might be, IN fact for the assertion
of the gentleman, that the late Minister TO ST. Pc
tersburgh had, as the gentleman asserted, made q
charge for the expenses Of journey from Ghent
10 ST. Petersburgh, which journey was confessedly
never made by that Minister. He had not him
self owing to The pressure Of business in the House
al that time, heard the remarks OF the gentleman,
bot upon observing them in the report OF the sue
ceedng day, they had produced upon his mind .
strong mpr essicn, which required an investigation
into facts affecting The reputation oil distinguished
; public servant.


He had made that investigation as far as became
AZ hsr o,.ld pnye fhn
! House, that the answer to the call which he had
laid upon the table, would demonstrate that no
such charge as the gentleman had alluded to,
had been made by the individual to whom the gen
tIeman had alluded.


The debate was continued by Messrs. Dwight,
Ingham and Webster, until the hour allotted TO res
oluions having expired, the consideration OF this
subject for the day terminated.


The bill for the adjustment of certain claims under the
Florida Treaty. (being the bill for the relief of r. w.
Mead read third time passed, and sent to the
Senate for concurrence.


Florida the right of voting at elections, and to alter the
time of holding the Legislative Council therein; were


cvera read the third me assed and sent to the Senate


The General Appropriation Bill having come back from


the Senate with sundry amendments, the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the State OF the Union, Mr
Powell in the Chair


The several amendments taken up in order, and
after desutory discussion, all negaved except


The bill amendment was then re
and the disagreement the several amendments was con-
Cured in.


The House them on motion of Mr.. Tonhnson went into
Committee of the Whole on the state Of the Unon Mr.


Bartlett in the Chair and took up the bill TO regulate the
: commercial intercourse between the United States and
Great Britain.


: EYENING SESSION.


1t was some time before quorum of the House appear
ed and before the fact Of quorum being was as
cer,ained two Intellectual motions made for adjourn
: ment, and one for call of the House.
. Mr. Burgess moved to postpone the Orders OF the Day,
with view to take up the bill for the relief of the officers