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teered or may volunteer fo period less than during the
and who shall have gone 80 into the seiee and have
an honorable discharge, shall be entitled 70 three
months additional and To for hundred and
sixty acres OF land belonging the United States


Sec indde further enacted That there shall be allow
ed ana PAID TO each noneommssioned officer musician and
private who SHALL after he passage this act enlist
lunteer in the service Of the United States or period of FIVE
years. or during the With Mexico, bounty fifteen dol
lar but the payment dollars of bounty shall be
deferred until the soldier nlistng shall join the regiment
corps which he serve until the soldier volunteer
ing shall be mustered ntothe the United States


Sec .andbeH further enacted That
ed officer musician or prate in The army Of the United states
who has enlisted volunteered who shall enlist army
or volunteer in the seryceof the United States for period
five years, during the with Mexico shall be each
ued his receiving honorable discharge from the army
warrant for three hundred and twenty of land
located on any land belonging to the United States and which
| was subject to entry at the late OF said warrant.


Sec. l. .3ndbe further enacted That the widow if there
DC If there be widow then the child children if there
be any and if there be hd then the father mother Of
any non-commissioned officer, musician private of the
army OF the United States militia volunteers the same
who has been may be killed in battle has died may die
IN service during the With Mexico shall be entitled
warrant for the quaU ofad to which such
officer muscan private would have been entitled
had he have received honorable discharge and shall be en-
Titled TO locate the any land in the United States
subject TO entry


Mr. BRODHEAD novel to suspend the rules to enable
him to offer the following resolution


Resolved That the Secretary the Treasury be directed 10
report TO this House hal articles embraced in the tariff
OF 1870 the duties can be augmented beyond the existing rates.
so to increase the said duties
can be increased and what additional would
therefrom


The yeas and nays were taken, and are as follows
ea srna ASoS sarsngs James BLACK BsT an
Campbell, j. IT, Campbell, Carroll, j. g. Chapman Cooke
EGS,isr ES,, rrmsa GTssr n cH%"s G"agh pano Dixon
Giddings Graham, Grder Griunell Hampton Harper John
W. Houston Samuel ID. Hubbard, Washington Hunt James
King Lei5, Levin, Mscean Msenaghy "0"a MeIpane p'e'
Marsh, MoseIey, Pendleton, Perr Perry Pollock, Ram.
sey, Ritter, julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell, Root Sea-
man, Truman smith, Caleb B. Smith, Stewart Strohm,
IhbodeaaS' Ihomasson, JAS Thompson, Tibbat Trmbo,
'saS W.h.rop MGoaluf young fostI6y
tom Bggs James A. Black Bowdon Boyd, Burlington, Burt,
augustus A. Chapman, Reuben Chapman, Chase, Chman,
Dargan, Garrett Davis DE Mott Dunlap, Faran Ficklin
Foot, Fries Goodyear, Gordon, Grover, Hale IIamln,
S. Houston Edmund W. Hubad Hungerford Hunter James
H. Johnson, Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson, George w.
Ies ssso 1"es ksnsy pGsaoa Kin"
Mcdaniel, JosephJ Mcdowell james Mcdowell Mclenry
Mckay, Barclay Martin Morse, Moulton, Norris Owen,
Parish Petit, Reid, Relie, Rhet Roberts, Runk Sawee
Sawyer Scammon, Schenck Seddon Severance, Alexander
Sims, Albert Smith rhos smith, Robert Smith, Stanton,
Tredway, Wentworth, White, Williams Woodwortli-96.


Twohirds not voting in the affirmative, the rules not
suspended, and the resolution was not received.


Mr.. SAWYER (prevous notice having been given) in
oduced bill reduce and graduate the price Of the public
lands actual settlers and other purposes which was
twice read and referred to the Committee Public Lands


Mr. SEAMAN (prevous notice having been given) intro
uuced Dill Tor the ascertanment and satisfaction OF spoa
tons by the French prior to the 3st day of July, 1901
which bill twice read and referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.


Mr. RATHBUN, by leave, offered the following resolutions


ReSoueA That the Secretary Of the Treasury be required
to report to this House whether any money
have been paid, authorized by him by any officer in


Treasury Department to be paid person persons
the services OF such person for the expenses
such person persons aiding assisting draugtng or
peresg @ ,e Ss r c II sh G me- T Of the Urea
OF Congress the names of the person persons paid the
amount paid TO each; the services expenses for which such
payment made out of what fund.- and in what
payment made whether such person persons
the time officers under the General
ed with the collection the revenue the salary or nav of
per annum and the authority under which payment
made for the services first above mentioned.


the Secretary of the Treasury be required
inform this House whether the weghers gauger and
heretofore employed at the various Ia
went into sd # for what nd nn,
what authority they so retained.


The resolutions were read and agreed to.


Mr.. TIBBATTS, on leave, introduced bills of the follow
ing titles, viz


bill making appropriations for the improvement of the
navigation of the Mississippi, Onio and Missouri rivers 1t
approprates S24OO00 to be expended the Ohio, be-
low the falls the Mississippi, and Missouri rivers, and
500 600 to be expended on the Ohio, above the falls


bill making appropriation for the improvement Of the
navigation of the Arkansas river Approprates $50 900
that purpose.
of the navigation of the Mississippi river. Appropraes
900 to be expended In vicinity city of st Louis


A bill making further appropriation for the improvement
OF the navigation of the Mississippi river. Appropiaes
$50 900 to he expended above the mouth of the Missouri


Which bills severay referred TO the Committee on
Commerce, and ordered to be printed. |
On motion of Mr.. PRESTON KING, the Committee of |
the Whole House discharged from the consideration of
the bill for the relief Of Patrick Kelly and the bill being
crossed was read n third time and passed.
Mr. THOS. BUTLER KING (of which previous notice |
had been given) introduced bills of the following titles


bill making appropriation the wrecks and other
distractions from the Savannah river
bill making appropriation to build cusom-house in the
city of Savannah
Tee on Commerce.


Mr. THOMASSON asked leave to offer the following pre-
amble and joint resolution:


Whereas the acquisition territory by conquest
uiey for seprotecon repugnant the genius
OF the United States Government and dangerous in its
dencies upon the minds Of the people:


And whereas It IS mpoc TO acquire any portion Of the
Mexican territory without fair compensation therefor
and the inhabitants Of the country be thus acquired should
give their free the change before jurisdiction
over them is assumed:
And whereas require conquered nation pay the
peses OF war; because happens to be the weaker Power
opposition TO the impulses of mans nature
such rule be made applicable in all would be the
nation OF desposm, aud unworthy great Republic whose
citizens love liberty:


And whereas the Of ayowed be wagcd for prin
cpe alone should not be the of its continuance There
fore


BE reS0ped Jy The Senate and House of Representatives.
Of The United States Of d1eicd Congress assembhd That
when Mexico shall make ample remuneration for acknow-
ledged Indebtedness aud establish the Rio Grande the
boundary for the two nations the peace between the Re-
pubcs so unhappiiy disturbed ought to be restored.


Objection being made 10 the reception of the preamble and


Mr.. THOMASSON moved 10 suspenJ the rules /, on