10Th Congress-. 1st Session
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| In the Senate. on the 18th inst. motion was
made for the institution of measures for The entire
| abolition OF the StIre fradp--which after being
opposed by several members, was finally agreed to-
| Ire biiifyom the House, lxing The compensation
oil tile members, was then taken IN and after some
conversation, was ordered to third reading. and
has since passed lbc Senate


On the 18th, a memorial from the President and
Cashier Of the Us Bank, praying to be exempted
from signing all the notes issued by tie several
branches, was committed.


Resolutions forinstitu,ing enquiries into the ex
ped'ency ofpfoyidiag hy law for the attendance o.
m1tneSseS before Courts III arial-and wbethe- any
further provisions are necessary to secure the heir.
OF deceased soldiers of the late armv the bounty to
which they are entitled, were Submitted.
On the t4ih, bill to divide Pennsylvania into
two l,niicia districts, was the only public business
acted upon


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Jan 12th. was spent in debating the case oil
Col. Anderson.


On the 18th, the prayer, OF sundry emigrants
from switzerland was rejected.


A bill providing for half pay pensions. invalid
pensioners, sc. making the following provisions
was read twice.


The first sections gives TO the Secretary of War
the pow mer OF placing opon the pension list all Off
GERS and soldiers OF the revolutionary war; who are
entitled to such by the provisions of Ike act. ma
kiug provision on this subject, in the yeae 1916
Rues and regulations in force, or hereafter 10 be
made aud put in force as to the admission of The
officers and soldiers oE the militia and the regular
soldiers, on the peisinn roli OF the United States
aie made applicable 10 the inv Aids Of the revou
ton, and OF the Indian wars, placing all entitled 10
pcnsioDs.on All e9naIity.s


Seeti,n second extends he half nav pensions orI
live years 70 the widows aud orphans of the officers
aud soldiers OF the militia and others now entitled
by laN for further term III five additional years
which will make the pension, If adopted, equal to
half pay pensions 10 widows and orphans of ten
years.
Section third provides halfpay pensions, for tie
,eru oI i've years, for the widows Of tie soldiers OF
the regular army, who were killed in battle. or
y ho uied in The service, during the late war;


Section fourth extends half pay pensions 10 all /
such widows as lost their husbands after their re-
turn home from the military service of the United
States provided they died within six months after
such return, aud Vi diseases contracted in Tue SER
vice.
BY the fifth section, l',digent mothers who Eave /
lost an only son in the military service OF tie Uni
ted states, provided such a son died without wife !
or chieren are TO be provided for
Section sixth provides that every widow. whose /
husband was killed. in battle or died in the service
Of his country, during the revolutionary war, shall
receive a half pay peasion loriive years.


