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ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
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ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.


Mr. M'Lane reported bill prescribing
the time within which the annual estimates
Of appropriations shall De transmitted to the
House of Representatives; which was read
twice and committed, and made the order of
the day for tomorrow.
The bill provides that the annual esti- |
mates shall hereafter be sent to the House
within one week after the meeting Of Con-
Sress.
Mr.. Mime, in Introducing thi, bill, re-
minded tat House that resolution had been
referred to tine Committee Of Ways and
Means on the subject Of the fiscal year, with
view to make its determination and that Of
the natural wear the same The CON nittcc
had considered this subject and had come
TO conclusion that any change in that re-
spect was not necessary. 1t was owing to
the late period in the session At which the
annual estimates were sent to the House that
the appropriation bill was DELAYED until so
late in the session. With a view to remedy
this evil, which he admitted TO be the source
Of great inconvenience, he was instructed ,y
the Committe Of Way, and Ieans to report
this bill.


THURSDAY, December, %.


The resolutions offered by NIr. Van Blu
rem in the Senate, on Tuesday, in relation
to the power of Congress to make Roads md
Canals, were laid on the table, ut his sugges-
ton, to be acted on at some future dav. a
resolution was offered by MIR. Hendricks, Of
Indiana, asking for the state the aid Of the
government in opening canal communica
tion between Lake Erie and the Wabash,
by grant of public lands contiguous. And
t,rN Nol.1A fo,,1 ~ tl~
tin when called into the service Of the
Omitted States. Mr.. Eaton offered resolu-
zion, calling for information in relation to the
appropriations made at the last session for
removing obstructions in the navigation Of
the Ohio river. About half an hour was
spent in the consideration of executive bu-
siness.-Messrs. Mills, Smith, Macon and
Harrison, were appointed the select commit
tee on the petition Of the surviving veterans
of the revolutionary army.


In the House of representations / bill 10
extepd the time allowed for the redemption
of lands sold for direct taxes; a Bill to altei
the times for holding the terms of Supreme
Court; Bill to amend the Judiciary syste 81
and bill for the relief of the Kentucky in
stitut,on for the Deaf and Dumb. An
m:ndment was offered 70 the Resolution Of
fered IN Wednesday by Mr.. Dwight, ,ela-
tive to losses IN the collection of the Gus
toms. and IN ,nendent was also offered Ia
Mr.. Campbeil's resolution re- ,tvc to de
serters from he arm; NJ. Owen tlso nod
ihel MS + 'soutlou, rel iv" - tn" treaty
with the Greeks It F Fort Jackson; Mr.. Tat
nal OF Georsia, ,ftrc1 resolution calling
for the details IT the syste OF fnrtihc 4tinns
required far the national defence; Mr.
WRIGHT, Of Onio. offered i resolution on tie
su Vi ct of Military Land War, ants; resolu-
tions were also offered by Mr.. Mitchell, ot
South h-Carolina, on the subject Of the bes,
plan of completing the survey of the Allan
tic sea coast; and Mr.. Stewart, Of pennsyl-
vania, relative to the Dismal Swamp canal
to obtain an opinion of its military and com
nercial Importance; and by Mr.. Mangum
of North Carolina, calling forinformation OF
the subject of the treaty with the Chcrokces
in 1919, by which the Cherokee titles i
North Carolina we're extnguishcd. On mo
ton of Mr.. Stewart, copies oi the maps an;
plans of the canals and roads executed un
der the Act Of 3Oth April, 1924, were order
ed; on motion of Mr. Aston, of North Car
olna. it was resolye ed to inquire into the ex
pediency of altering the election of laws c
the States, 80 that members of Congress
should BE reelected before the expiration
their trrps--anh committe was appointed
The annual Treasury Report, and Repol
from the Comptroller, were received. TIL
bill. making appropriations for the paymer
of the Revolutionary and other Pcnsioner
and the bill to authorize the Legislature
Dnia to sell the lands reserved for school
were passed. The house was taken Ii
some time with the discussion of r. priva'
bill granting land IN Florida to two individ,
rsls.


FRIDAY December .23.


In the Senate, two OF three resolution
submitted the previous day, were adopte,
and the bills If which notice had been gi,
en-, were introduced and read. Among
the new business proposed, was resoll
tion bv Mr.. Eaton, calling on the Secreta,
of WNr 'or INFORMATION as to the disburs,
my of me appropriation, for clearing IL
M s-lp1i and On" Rivers OF snsgs Se
NJ J'azepcU, Of virginia, wl,sc arriy
.ha'i aithers>> been ltlavri 1y inii,,.ositio
took his seat in the Senate yesterday.