CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

WA.HIScro~, March 20 1911
{"character_count": 4456, "word_count": 760, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9510999917984009], "ccnet_perplexity": [875.0999755859375], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
Wl.HIScTox, March 20 1911


In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, the motion
submitted by Mr.. ScHENcK, suspending the rules
for the purpose of taking up and considering the
JOINT Resolution on the Speakers table fixing q
day for the adjournment OF Congress (pending
which the House had adjourned on the previous
evening" was taken up and Mr.. ScHENcK asked
the Yeas and Nays on the motion, which were
ordered, and the motion rejected, Yeas 81, Nays
60, mot two thirds.)


The House proceeded TO the consideration
Of a resolution reported yesterday by Mr..
CoBE, from the Select Committee or the estab-
l!shment Of Bureau Of Statistics, providing for
the printing Of 5000 extra copies of the report Of
that committee. The number Of extra copies
was subsequently changed to LOCO, and the re-
solution adopted


The House proceeded to the consideration Of
the resolution, reported yesterday, providing that
10000 extra copies Of the report of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, with the letter OF the
Secretary of the Treasury appended thereto ac-
conpanying the Joint resolution on the subjectof
Treasury notes, be printed.


This Joint resolution, the reader will rccollect,
asserts that 'the issues OF Treasury notes, made
payable on their face one year after day, bearing
merely nominal rate OF interest," and by en-
dorsemcnt thereon made payable at any time on
presentation at the repositories Of the Treasury,
is without authority of law"


The previous question being demanded by Mr..
McCLERSAND, the resolution was adopted-S9
to 81.


On motion Of Mr. HUNGERroRD $500 extra
copies of the report heretofore made by the Com
mittee on Ret-enchment in relation to the reduc-
ton of the pay of officers ofthc navy, were order
ed TO be printed.


Mr.. Preston, from the Committee on Com
merce, made report upon the subject of the ap-
pentment of an assistant collector at Brooklyn
in New York. accompanied by a bill to provide
for the appointment of such assistant.


Mr.. HuBAID, from the Committee on Public
Lands, to which the subject was referred by re-
solution of the House on the 18th January last,
reported bill to amend the act entitled " An act
granting to the counties parishes OF each State
and Territory of the United States in which the
public lands arc situated, the right OF preGmpton
TO quarter sections of land for seats OF justice
within the same" approved the -, lo42.


Two Reports from the COMMITTEE on Naval
Affairs were made on the subject OF Dry Dock
at Philadelphia, one in favor and one against


Mr. McCLELLAYD, under instructions from the





would, on Thursday next, move that the House
90 into Committee on the Bill making approprla-
ton for the improvement of the Western waters.


The House, having resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole on the State of the Union,
resumed the consideration OF the bill TO regulate
the paw of the Army and Navy. The question
being upon the motion of Mr. DAVIS of Ia 10 abol-
ish the Office of Major General, long and inter-


cd h,,t no re-
lection ofthe amendment


Mr.. DAVIS moved further to amend the bill IN
the same item, by striking out 'threc" and inser-
ting otwo;" so as to read for the monthly pay OF
the commander chief $3.50, instead OF S3oo,
as in the BILL which was promptly rejected


The bill was then further discussed by sections
until the House ad dlourned.


In the SENATE Mr.. TALLMADGE presented sew
eral petitions against any modification OF the
present Tariff, Messrs. PEARcE, BUCHANAN and
BAYARp also presented similar petitions.


Mr. PEARcG from the Committee on Naval Al
fairs reported bill for the relief of the heirs Of
Robert Fulton


The following Joint Resolution was unanimous
ly adopted:


Be il resolped DC That The Secretary of State be directed
10 purchase OF Hiram Power OF ohc busts marble. OF
such of the edeGts OF the United States as he may have
not exceeding five hundred dollars each.


Mr.. MERRIcK moved to postpone the previous
orders, to take up the bill to amend the act enti-
tied "An act to incorporate the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company which motion prevailed,
and the bill, after having been explained by MIR.
NJ, was ordered to be engrosscd for third read
ing.


On motion of Mr.. MeRRicK, the bill on the
subject of Postage was taken up, and, after some
remarks from Mr.. NJ, and the offering of several
its further consideration postponed;
and shortly after, the Senate adjourned.


Dr.. BucHASAY.-A correspondent Of the Boston