Reported for the Columbian Fountain


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In the Senate, Mr.. Bagby asked leave to in
troduce joint resolution to amend the Constitu-
tion of the United States in relation to the cleo
tion of President and Vice President The re-
solution provides six years for the term of office.
make the President Ineligible after one term
Members of Congress ineligible during their term
of office, and ineligible to posts in the Cabinet
during their term of Office, four years afterwards.


Mr.. Fairfeld's bill in relation to building 10
additional steam vessels for the Navy, was taken
up, and motion to lay it upon the table was re-
iected-yeas l2, nays 2S.


MIR. Sewer then moved postponement to
the ominous 10th of February.


Upon this, debate of exceeding interest
sprung up, in which the notice the claiming Of
Oregon and war with England, were discussed
by Messrs Wescott, Hannegan, Allen, Yulee,
Calhoun, Clayton, Sewer, &c., as part and par
GELS af the matter under consideration.


The bill was finally postponed until Tuesday
next.


The bill to establish post routes in Texas, was
ordered to be engrossed for third reading and
then the Senate went into Executive session.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, JAN. 81, 1916.


After prayer by the Chaplain, and the reading
of the Journal, three communications from the
Navy Department were presented by the Speaker
and read.


MIR. Jones, of Georgia, obtaining the floor, next
addressed the House respecting the claims of Mr.
Brockenborough to the seat of Mr. Cabell, of
Florida, the right Of which was contested by Mr..
B.


Mr. Jones was followed successively by Messrs
McGaughey, of Indiana, Chase, of Tenn, Sims,
OF South Carolina. Mr.. Sims closed by offering
the resolution That in want Of full returns, (cer-
tain counties and precincts having made no re-
turns,) the contested election be referred to the
Committee on Elections. No action taken upon it.


The discussion was continued sometime longer
between Messrs. J. @. Adams, Hamin, of Maine,
and members from Florida and Ohio, when the
yeas and nays were taken to suspend The two hour
rule, that both the sitting and contesting member
might fully present their cases to the House :.yeas
80, nays IA. Two-thirds being necessary for the
suspension, the vote was lost


After which, the House adjourned