{"newspaper_name": "The Arkansas banner.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
{"character_count": 2293, "word_count": 414, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9549999833106995], "ccnet_perplexity": [772.5], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
papers of her late husband; which were or dered1to be printed and referred to the Joint Committee on the Library.

 Mir. SEWER, Chairman of the Committed on Indian Affairs, reported bill for the re- lIeI oi the legal representatives of George Duval, Cherokee Indian; which was read and passed to second reading.

 Mr. FAIRFIELD, from the committee on Naval Affairs, in answer to a resolution of inquiry, adopted by the Senate in relation to the state of the Navy of the United States, reported the following bill; which was read d lst and End time

 BILL providing for the augmentation of the naval force of the United States, and for other purposes:

 SEC. l. Provides that the President cause to be built, equipped, and employed in the na- val service the U. 5. TEN STEAM SHIPS or vessels.oi war, constructed oflron, practca- ble to wit: three of the class of frigates, five of the class of loops of war, and two ofa small er class.

 SEC. , Provides that the President be au thorlzed, fl, in his opinion, the exigencles of the public service should require t, before the meeting of next Congress, to cause all lrigaes and sIoops of war now upon the stocks, and 10 repair and put into active seryise all the sloops or vessels ot war now in ordinary.

 SEC 5 Provides that the President be au- thofizcd to purchase or collect such naval supplies, ordinances, materials &c., as in lis l judgment may be necessary S>G.

 SEe. 1 Provides lhut the President cause the vessels, Slc to be built under contract, fl i'll his opinion the public interest would be i thereby promoted.

 Sge. , Places at the disposal of the Presi dent, for carrying this act into effect, the sum of t55,625000.

 S4e. $ Bcpeals act of 3rd March 1915, so far as the same limits the whole number oi petty officers, seamen, Sc, in the naval ser vice of the U. 5. to 7500.

 Mf ASHLEY from the committee on Pub lic Lands, to whom was referred resolution passed by the legislature of Arkansas, ask ing for a law to authorize sale of the public lands in half quearlef sections to actual set tiers, reported an act to repeal part oi the act entitled ''an act supplementary to the se- yefal laws fer the sale of the public lands, approved 9th April, l8i2 and for other pur- Poses;" which was read and passed to se- coHd reading.