Reported for the Columbian Fountain.
Tw enty- ninth Congress
FIRST SESSION.


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SENATE.


SATURDAY, May 9, 1916.
The Senate were not in session e-day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr. Garret Davis asked leave TO introduce
three resolutions


!. Calling on the President TO inform the
House whether any portions or detachments
oi 'he American army on the Rio Grande
nave attacked, or been attacked by the Mexi-
can iorces or people? Whether any Ameri-
can olncers or soldiers have been killed in any
such attack; and, if so, the name or names
OF such officers or soldiers; and whether thew
were kilied IN the American or Mexican ter
ritory


2. Whether any supplies for the American
army nave been captured by the Mexican
forces and, 1t so, what amount of supplies
were thus captured. What force had been de.
tailed to guard them, and what efforts were
made TO retake them.


s. Whether any naval commander of tho
United States has blockaded the month of ,he
lilo Grande, or Matamoras. Whether sncb
commander has ordered off. or cantnrod -,
American, English, or Mexican sbns fron,
Matamoras, or the mouth of the Rio Grande /,
and, II so, what ships have been thus ordered
on or captured, and also to communicate -
.his House copy Of any order or orders nm
oer winch any such commander NAV have
acted. 'y nave
| Objections having been made to tho ;r,ro
ductlon OF the resolutions.


MI. DAVIS moved suspension Of tbe ,rleo.
sut the motion did not prevail yeas "a. nsys