RELAY.

IN Senate
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WASHINGTON, "wednesday, March -, 1916.
on motion OF Mr.. WEBSTER, it was resolved lhs I
me President officially inform the Executive OF
m m ,ssachusetts OF the decease of the Hon J..C.
BATES, late Senator from that State.
;, On motion OF MI. SPEIGHr, the Secretary of the
treasury was required to report to Congress at the
aeXtsesslon the quantity of vacant public lands on
eacn side Pearl river, In the States OF Mississippi
asd Louisiana. &c


message was reported from the President 81
me ohiseo states In writing, by his private Secre
tary.


report was presented from the War Depart
snent relating 20 surveys, maps, &c of the mine
raj lands near Lake Superior.


Mr.. BRKEsR moved q resolution for the prntipo
of this report


Mr.. BENTON objected. No legislative business
could be done IN Executive session.


Mr.. WOODBURY. recap,ulaed several precedens
10 the contrary. Resolution agreed to
VMr. WOODBRIDGE offered a resolution that the
Secretary OF the Treasury be required to furnish
maps OF the public lands Of the several States IN
which they lie, distinguishing by coloring the SOLD
from the unsod lands, &c.


But MIR. ALLEN objected, and moved that the Sc
nate go into Executive session, which was agreed
to-


In the Executive session, we are informed that
the nomination of


-PaENTIss as Marshal of the Northern Dis
trlcl OF New York was rejected. And that


w. Is. SHALRR, nominated as Consul to Honr
Kong, was also rejected.


- CARPENTER for COl'ecto at Providence, II
l., and HUNTINGTON for Collector at Sag Harbor,
N. Y, were confirmed.


The Senate will probably hold its last session to-
morrow.