CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

WAsurssros. Jan. g, 1916.
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seyA7r.-aEr. BAGnY presented the restitution
Of the >ena.e ard House ol Representatives OF
AiabalIia praying that ,ha postage oa mar mat
| ter he 30 modified as 10 CONFORM 10 the ni;onai
csueDcy. Oeaer.d to be printed. and rffaTfcd
70 the Comm ttec 81 the Post Office and f0s'
| Rasds.


Nr. PHELPS presen' cd petition ron the STATE
OF Vermont against iha Annexation of Texas !;
and one also. praying or the abolition Of Slavery
IN tle District Of Columbia. The first was re
fered TO the Committee on Foreign Ahalrs-lae
second was LAID OF the table.
Mr.. HuNTNGToy presented a memorial against
the Annexation Of TexiG. from citizens OF Con,
recticut.


~. Dickinson introduced Z bill concerning
| the District and Circuit Courts OF The Northern
part Of New-Y,rk


s'r. HEaDERsos said the Committee on the
Pubc Lands Fad Instructed bin to report favor
abIy in regar 10 the retroccsslon Of CERTAIN amos
granted u Gen. Lafayette
Nr. BAGsY presented The credentials OF Han.
DIXON H. LEWIS. from the State of Alabama,
who vas elected to serve as a Senator for SIX
years from the 4th ef March next


Mr.. BREFsE presented ;Sc cred ntisls OF don
JsMEs SEMPEs, alec'ed &C. serve as Senator rom
The State OF Illinois, FOR SIX years rom the -lth OF
March ext.


Tie bill fir the modification Of the passage on
letters came up for consideration till the Senate
adjourned.


House OF RerREssvrArlyEs.-Tno Senate hill
far The Establishment Of tne Smithsonian tnsii-
tute. or the ditiu ion Of knowIetge among men,
ws read twice and referred to The COMMITTEE ri
the Whoc on tho State Of the Union and ordered
TO be pri1;cc


The morning hour was devoted to ti!cEeceaton
ii Reports from Committees.


Mr r. McCLELLAND from the Committee or
Commerce. reported bill m king appropriation
lor cartain Eastern and a'eatcrn harbors


Mr.. HoLMgs, from tie same committee. SUD-
m;tted resolution. when vas agreed to. ciract
ia the printing OF FIVE Thousand copies Of the
Report oi inc Secretary of State IN relation 10
tba imports tar is, etc. Of foreign counties
nir. Marsh, from the Committee on Naval Al
fairs, reported bill to discontinue hs spi1' por
ton of the navy ratioa, and provide compease-
tjon IN lieu therecf: winch was referred 70 the
Committee o the Whole on The state Of the
! Union.


Mr.. G. J. TyG2Rso11 from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. submitted . resolution. which
was agreed to, requesting the President Of the
United Stats to rstruct our Minister to EnC-
| !and t. interfe.e IN behalf OF American prisoners
III Van Diemans Land.
4 large number Of reports were made from ,hc
other Stancinp Committees
The States were then called foc resolutions.
MIR BURKE submitted resolution, instructing
the Committee on the Expenditures nf the Navy
Department TO inquire whether ]. . Zabriskin Of
New Jersey, rad obtained contract lrom the
Navy Department since lS4l, and whsfber any
officer o. the Government had any participation
in the profits, and what order had been given by
the Secretary OF The Nav, and recommend such
course nf proceedings as Tho nature Of the case
may reGuire; an0 that the Committse have power
to serd to7 persons and papers


Mir. PAaMEHTER said thar it was (rue Nj IN.
brisitie obtained contract for the Navy Depart
ment; bet that he transferred IL 10 house IN
New. p dfo-d for consideration of thousand
o: twelve hundred dollars. The p7e,ent r:ecfs.
tsry. however, refused 20 receive from this house
the live OAK timber for whch Mr. Zab:iskie con-
trac,ed on ,he ground ,ha. the contract wes
tered into contrary 10 law--n6t hgviDg en- ad-
veriised


Undcr tic operation of the previous question,
'ha sglu;icn was agreed to.


Mr.. ADAMS submitted resolution, calling
npon :he President of The United States. if not
Incompatible Wltn lie pDnilc Interests, 20 U m.
mpnicals 10 tha House copies of any insfruc-
tons given By him to our Minister IN Eng
land, N relation 10 Oregon, snce March 4,
1871 also, copy of any correspondence which
MAJ have taken place between this Government
and Great Britain, or one Nliniser to the other,
since that time.


The resolution wac adopted-Yc4ys l66,
Nays4


FIR. R.rnguH Submitted q rcsola,ion. which
was agreed 20, instruciing the Committee on
Commerce 10 inquire into the expediency of au-
thorzing The Secretary ofthc Treasury to publish
monthly statements Of imports and exports IN the
several collection districts including billion, n,
| goods wares ana merchandise.


a large number OF resolutions of inquiry were
! submitted.


Mr MURPHY of Newly offered a resolution
,bat the Military Commute be instructed to in
quire into the propriety Of erecting proper Sc
| pulch-c for the bones now living at Inc 'valla-
bout, ofthose soldiers Gf ihe Revolution wto died
by by rsason OF British cruelty on board Of the
jersey Prison ship, and for the erection of en-
appropriate Monument over lhem. The Com.
mittee Ia report by bill or otherwise.


Mr.. HopKES Of Virginia moved that The Re
porters be furnished with documents Passed


Nr Hopkins deserves praise for this-Rcporters
afc but poorly cared for
