PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.

EXTRACTS FROM OUR DAILY REPORTS OF THE


PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES.
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By Mr.. DICKINSON A bin to amend the act entitled
An act for the regulation of board the public and
private armed vessels of the United States passed March g.
1919.


BY Mr.. SEMPLE A bill TO remodel the consular esiab
lishment of the United States.


By Mr. BREESE bill to create a Surveyor General Of
the public lands in the Territory of Oregon, and to grant do
nation rights 10 settlers thereon and for other purposes


BY Mr. BARROW bill to provide for the survey Of the
mouth Of Red river, in the State of Louisiana


BY Mr.. ArCHISON A bill for the relief Of the heirs Of
John Paul Jones'


BY Mr.. JOHNSON of Louisiana bill to authorize the
REIMBURSEMENT of the 10Th section in certain and the
selection Of other lands in lieu thereof


BY MIR, DIX A bill for the relief OF Ihos. Brownell.
BY Mr.. BAGBY A bill authorizing the payment of in
upon the advances made by the State of Alabama for
the Of the United States Government in the suppression
of the Creek Indian hosies of 1886 and 1897 in Alabama.
BY Mr. CAsS bill for the relief of John Stockton, late
lieutenant in the Army of the United States


By Mr.. SEMPLE bill for the relief of the heirs of
James Ramsey.


Of the Constitution of the United States which read and
ordered TO lie on the table


The resolution says in effect that nothing the Constitu
ton shall be construed empower the judicial department
the Government to declare void any Of Congress State
Legislature the ground that il contrary the Consitu
ton OF the United States contrary the Constitution Of
any particular State.


BY Mr.. DICKINSON A bill in relation TO the District
Court of the United States in the State of New York


BY Mr.. BREESE bill TO organize Territorial Gov
eminent in the Oregon Territory, and for other purposes



lanny.


BY Mr. MOREHEAD A bill to extend the time Of selling
the lands granted 10 the State of Kentucky for asylum for
the deaf and dumb


By Mr. BAGBY joint resolution explanatory of the act
for the relief of Mary Ann Linton.


By Mr. ASHLEY: bill to grant quantity Of the pub
lie land 10 the State Of Arkansas for purposes OF internal i'm
provement.


REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES


BY Mr.. PEARCE, from the Committee on the Library
bill for the relief of Elizabeth Hamilton, widow of Alexan
der Hamilton.


By Mr. JOHNSON, of Louisiana A bill 10 amend the
act approved June 49, 1884, entitled An provide for
the adjustment of land claims within the States of Missouri
Arkansas and Louisiana, and in those parts the States of
Mississippi and Alabama south Of the 3lst degree of north
latitude and between the Mississippi and Perddo rivers
BY Mr.. DIX, from the Committee Military Affairs
The bill for the relief Of Mary McRae widow of Lieut. COL
McRae, without amendment


By Mr.. ARCHER, from the Committee Foreign Re
latlons A bill for the relief Of Joshua Dodge


By Mr.. BREEsE, from the Committee the Public
Lands The bill to reduce and graduate the price Of the pub
hc lands, without amendment


By Mr. ASHLEY, from the Committee on Public Lands
The bl to establish general permanent preempon system
IN favor OF actual settlers the public ands without amend



BY Mr. WOODBRIDGE, from the Committee on Public
Lands The following bills without amendment, and recon-
mending their passage:


The bill apply certain sections of the public
domain toward the completion OF works OF internal i'm
provement in the State Of Michigan and for other purposes
The bill TO establish land office in the northern part of
Michigan and provide for the sale OF the mineral lands in
the State of Michigan and Territory of Wisconsin
By Mr. SEMPLE, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims bill for the relief of the legal representatives Of
John Rice Jones'


Also, from the Committee Roads and Canals A bill to
provide for completing the Cumberland road in and cedng
the same TO the States Of Ohio, Indiana Illinois, and Missouri
Also, from the Committee Revolutionary Claims:
bill for the relief Of the heirs of Crocker Sampson deceased
BY Mr.. YULEE, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims bill for the relief Of VIM. b. Keene.


BY Mr.. DIX from the Committee on Commerce A bill
to repeal the act of ID March, 1897 relating pilots
BY Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee the Judiciary
bill for the relief of Richard s. Coke.
BY Mr.. WOODBRIDGE, from the Committee the Pub
lie Lands: House hi for tho rlef sf julius Biisd sj
others, without amendment
By Mr.. BREESE, from the Committee on the Public
Lands bill TO create the Office of surveyor general Of pub
hc lands in the Territory Of Oregon, and grant donation
rights to settlers thereon and for other purposes with amend
ments.


Also, bill declaring the of Congress certain
States to impose tax upon all lands hereafter sold by the
United States therein from and after the day Of SALE
panied by report which ordered TO be printed


By Mr. WESTC0TT, from the Committee on the Judi
ciay bill for the relief Of Thomas Douglass late United
States attorney for East Florida


BY Mr.. ATHERTON, from the Committee Printing
Recommending that The map Of the peninsula Of Florida be
engraved


On the adoption Of this report brief discussion ensued
which ended in ordering the subject be laid the table
Mr.. ATHERTON, from the committee, 10 whom
referred the memorial Of the Representatives Of the
cety Of Friends Of New England asking Congress advise
and adopt bring the with Mexico speedy
close, reported "rhat the same be printed"


After debate the yeas and nays taken upon motion
strike out the word not from the report Of the Committee
Printing, and resulted follows


iEAS-Messrs. Archer Badger, Barrow, Berrien, John
NJ Clayton. T. Clayton Corwin, Crienden Davis Evans,
Greene Jarnagn johnson, Of louisiana Johnson OF Mary
land, Mangum Morehead, Miles, Phelps Simmons Upham,
and w Woodbridge-2l.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Ashley Atchisou Atherton, Bag
by Benton, Breese Bright, Butler, Cas Chalmers Diekn
Dix Houson Lewis Semple Sewer Sturgeon, Turney,
Wescott, and lulee-2l.
The PaEsIDISe OFFICER voted with the nays and the
motion being thus negatived-
Mr. MANGUM moved that the memorial be laid upon the
table which motion agreed 10 without division, and
the memorial was laid upon the table.
by Mr. LEWIS from the Committee Finance The
bill 10 establish branch mint Of the United States the city
Of New York, without amendment, and giving notice Of his
intention to call il up early day


BY Mr.. SPElGHT, from the Committee Finance The
bill TO establish branch mint Of hs United States the city
OF Charleston, > c. without amendment, and giving notice
~ his intention TO call il up early day.


BY Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Louisiana from the Committee on
Pensions The following bills without amendment


bill granting a pension 10 Joseph Morrison and


a bill granting pension 10 John Clark.


BY Mr. ATCHISON, from the Committee Pensions
bill for the relief Of Hugh w Dobbn officer in the last



BY Mr.. NILES, from the Committee Post Offices and
Post Roads, joint resolution for the relief Of David Shaw
and Solomon Corson.


ADMISSION OF THE STATE OF IOWA.


BY Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee the Judiciary
The bill 10 admit Iowa into the Union a State without
amendment, and recommending its immediate passage


Mr. A. said he had been instructed by the committee ask
the immediate action Of the Senate the bill 1t had been