Nineteenth Congress, Second ses,o

Wednesday, JAsuAnY s.
IN SENATE.
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in SENATE.
! The bill. granting certain lands for N. e,a
ment OF seminaries in the State OF Misso,r; y.
read third time, and passed.
| Mr.. .Mares asked and obtained leave to H..
duce bill for the payment OF the interest du, ~
State Of Pennsylvania; which was read


MIR. johnson, of Kentucky, from the Selec,c,.
mi,ee, upon the bill 10 abolish imprsonmep, T.,
debt, reported the bill and great number Of am.,,
ments mostly verbal, but Including two or ,h,
new sections. The bill was read by sections ,ndN
amendments scyerally consider cd, and apts,an
| in Committee Of the Whole.


Mr.. johnson then moved that the bill De- MAJ,
the order OF the day for this day week, and ma,
be printed; which was agreed 20.
| Mr.. Woodbary, from the Committee on Com
merce, made report in lavor Of the memorial
the Chamber of Commerce OF Philadelphs: NJ,
tive TO a Breakwater at the mouth Of the Uetaum.
accompanied by bill making an appropriation Z,
that purpose which was read.
The report was ordered TO be printed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


The House proceeded TO the cons liberation Of ii,
following resolution, submitted by Mr.. Rires :,
the 29lh oil December


g nResolued, That the Committee on Wa,, a.
Means be instructed TO inquire into the expedlenr
Of disseminating the annual appropriation hrreoto.
made for defrayng the expense Of such survey, 4
routes for roads and canals as may be dreclee by
the Executive, and Of substituting therefor distna
and specific appropriations for surveying sucl
routes only as shall be aulhorized by Congress-


Mr.. Bartlett withdrew his amendment, proposed
on the same day, and Mr.. Riress resolution wa
then agreed to.


The bill to establish the office Of Commissions,
Of the Customs, reported at the last session, was On
motion, re-commit.ed TO The Committee OF Wap
and Means.


he engrossed bill to authorize the importation oI
andy IN casks OF capacity not less hab fifteen
gallons, and the exportstlon thereof with benefit Of
drawbs k, was read third time ard the ques,ioa
beng, "Sha the ill pass Pa very long dsba,.
ensued when, on motion o Mr.. KrYmer the qves,
lion was taken by yeas and nays, aud decided i,
iollows--yess. l06-nays C7.


81 The bill was passed aid sent TO the Senate fsr
concurrence.


fhe Stpoher laid before the House q lells.
from the Postmaster General, transmitting slate.
tnt OF the nett smount Of postage accruing al each
Posi- Ofiite in the Unnrd States fof The year end.
lng Isl March, 1926, and shewine the nett amount
accrung in each State and Territory. Referred 10
the Commute on The Post Office and Post Roads


The following is the recapiiula,ion OF the state
men, referred to in the preceding entry, and exhS
its the nett amount Of Postage which accrued in each
State and Territory, for the year which ended Oh
The SIS, March, 1896.