CONGRESS-.
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The Senate did not sit to-day.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
= A memorial was presented by Mr.. Storrs
from Mrs. Dccature, widow of the late Capt.
Stephen Decatur, on behalf OF herself and
rhe surviving officers and crew who were
associated with.Captain Decatur in the de-
struction of the frigate Philadelphia. pray
ing that Congress would make some recon-
pense for this gallant achievement.


FORTIFICArIONS.


Mr.. M'Eane, reported Il bill making ap-
preparations for certain Notifications for the
year 1926, which was read twice and COM
mitted, and made the order of the day for to-
morrow.


The following is an abstract of the bill:
Abstract of the bill reported this day by the


Committe of Ways and Means, making
appropriations for Fortihcations for the


year 1926:


For Fort Adams, at Brcnton's Point, 500, 900
Fort Hamilton at Utrecht Point, IS 900
Fort Monroe. Old Point Comfort, lis 900
Fort Calhoun, Rip Raps, ON Ches-


apea.e, 10000
Fort at B0gue Point, North Carolina, 5000
Fort at Oak Island, North Carolina, 10000
Fort at Mobile Point, 10000
Fort at Fort Chef Menteur, $4,000
Fort Jackson, at Plaquemiue, 10000
Fort at Bayou Bienvcnue, Louisiana, 10000
Repairs and contingencies, $4,000
