NEr. B. then moved to amend the bill,
1fAts ASs t4-S21 AtiON S0 tO AAA( OliA4 by adding to it another section. lie wished to keep the appropriations sepa- rate; and that contained in the section he proposed to add to the bill, was ex- clusiyely confined to forage, &c.

 The amendment was agreed to, and the several blanks in the bill were filled. on motion of Mir. Begtoa.

 Mir. Smith, of Md. said he had no ob- Ieetions to the passage of the bill, as 1t confined the number of soldiers to ten companies, which it was Jeff to the dis cretion of the President to employ, as necessity may demand. The principle Of ;iiiiaTdliIis this protection 10 tine fur traders in Mexico, was the same as that of protecting our merchant ships on the l high seas.

 The bill was ordered to be engrossed for third reading.

 Mae6 26.-1'he bill, from the House ef Representatives, entitled 4 An act supplementary to the act, entitled an act to authorize the citizens of the Territo- ries of Arkansas and Florida to elect their officers, and for other purposes,n was read a first time and ordered to a second reading.

 The engrossed bill to authorize the mounting and equipment of part of the Army of the United States, was read the third time, passed, and sent to the House of Representatives for con currenee.

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. l March l8.-Mr. Hunt, from the Se- lect Committee to which tine subject had been referred, reported the follow ing bill:

 A BILL appropriating the nett proceeds of l the public lands to the use of the several l States and Territories.

 Be t enacted, &.c. That, from and after the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, the nett proceeds of all sales of the public land paid into the l Treasury of the United States shall be, and hereby are, appropriated to the use of l the several States within this Union, and the Territories of the United States, for 1 the purpose of education.

 sec.2. .Aadb II further enncted, That the said nett proceeds shall, on the first day oi July, annually thereafter, be apportioned a- mong, and paid to, the said several States and Territories, according to their re- spective numbers, which shall be deter mined byadding to the whole number offree persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and including Indians not taxed, three-ffths of all other persons l Sec. ?. Be a5 .tfa5fher enacted, That the numbers aforesaid shall be determined by the enumeration made in pursuance of the Constitution, and also, by an enumeration to be taken in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-fiye, and in every sub. lsequent term of ten years in the States e Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, II. linois, Alabama, and Missouri, and in such new States as shall be formed out of the Territories of the United States 1 Which bill was twice read and com. mitted to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.

 March 20.--A bill, from the Senate, for the payment of Sundry citizens el l Arkansas, for Indian depredations il 1916, lSI7, and 1923, was considered in committee, reported without amend met, and ordered to a third reading This bill was read a third time anc PASSED, on the 22d.

 .Moreh 22.---Mr. Hunt from the committee on Public Lands, made ar unfavorable report on the petition O Bernard Smith and Benjamin Desha Register and Receiver of the Land-of flee at Little Rock, A. T. .Mareh 23.--Mr. Buchanaa, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill, viz:

 A BILL supplementary to the act, enti

 tied " An act to authorize the citizens Q the Territories of Arkansas and rlorid;

 to elect their Officers, and for other pur poses"

 Be 1 enacted, &c. That in case any va cancy has occurred, or shall occur, in any , office to which any person has been, ol shall be, elected by the citizens of Arkan. sas, under the provisions ofthe act to whlcf this is supplement, either by refusal te accept the same, or by death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor of the sail Territory is hereby authorized and re quired to supply such vacancy, until thu next general election: And in case any va cancy shall occur, in the offices of Justice of the Peace, Auditor, or Treasurerfor thu said Territory, either by refusal to ac cept the same, or by death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor thereof, i hereby authorized and required to suppl, such vacancy until the next meeting o the Legislature. Which bill was twice read, and or dered to be engrossed aud read thirt