Congressional Summary


ElGHTEENrH CONGRESS.
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MONDAY, Jan. D,
The annual Treasury report was received froml
the Department, and 500 copies were ordered
TO be printed.
Agrceaby 10 notice given, Mr. Holmes, of
Maine, asked, and obtained, leave, to introduced
a bin, better to secure the accountability OF pub
lc officers which was read twice, and REFEREED
to tie committee on Finances.


Mr. Lowrie presented the memorial OF s'lndrl
citizens cf Philadelphia praying for the estab-
Iishment Of an uniform system OF Bankruptcy.
TUESDAY, Jan. E.


Mr. Dckerson presented petition from sun
dry citizens of New jersey and Pennsylvania
praying for an increase Of the Tariii.
In pursuance TO previous notice, Mr.. Eaton IN
Itroduced a bill to regulate the manner of choos'
ling the officers OF the Senate, and OF The house
lof Representatives


WEDNESDAY, Jan. z
I A communication was received from the Secre-
Itary Of the Navy, accompanied by an abstract ex-
Ii biting the expenditures, under the head ct Con
thgent Expenses as appears by accounts settled
and rportc in that department, from the lst Of
October, 1872 TO the 30ih OF September, 1925
mounting 10 S203 67S 50.


The hill from the House of Represt natives
: for constructing road from Memphis, IN Ten
Inessec, to Little Rock, in the territory of Arkan
sas, was tw !ce read and referred to the Commit
tee on Roads and Canals.


!, 1'nuRsnAy, Jan. g.
J The following resolution offered by Mr.. Bar
hour, was again real tor consideration
)l Resolved, That the Presden, Of the u. state
,be requested to lay before the Senate, (it in HI
iopnon it can he done without injury to the put
'lic interest such information as will shew til
7 state of the relations between Spain and the |
/ States from the ratification ot the Florida Treat.
nIup to the present time, and the effect produce
= Oh those relations, by the u. States having es,
;, blished diplomatic intercourse with the gover
lmen,s Of south and North America.


MIR. Buhour stated in few words the reaso
= that induced him 10 offer this resolution; and
p was then agreed 10.


FRIDAY; Jan. 9.
Mr.. johnson of Kentucky, from the select con
~ mi.tee TO which was referred resolution CO
al cerning the aboiishing Of imprisonment for deb
)eIreportcd bill for that purpose; which was rea
and passed to a second reading