NO. I3.

'tUNCoNFiRMED SPANISH CLAIMS ;,

 ERInAY May IG 1908,
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'sGNCONFIKMlSD SPANISH CLAIMS I,

 FRIDAY, May l6, 1928,

 Tho Senate resumed, as in Committee of tine Whole; tho bill to continue in force, for limited time, and to amend all net; entitled "An hei to enable claimants to lands within the limits of the State of Missouri aud Ter ritory of Arkansas, to institute proceedings to try the validity of their claims;" and,

 On motion by MT. VAN BUREN,

 To amend the bill, by striking out of the first section the following words: And all claims authorized by that act 10 be heard and decided, shall be ratified and confirmed to the same extent that the same would be valid, if the country in which they lie had remained under the dominioii of the soyes reignty in which said claims orignated;' II was determined in the negative. Yeas l5. nays 23-Mr. VAN BUREN voting in the affirmative.

 And next Us 10 the

 CUMBERLAND ROAD.

 WEDNESDAY,, January 2S, 1928.

 Ire Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill making an appropriation for the construction of the Cumberland Road, from Bridgeport to Zanesviiie, iH the State of Ohio. and for continuing and completing the surveys of the Cumberland Road from Zanesvlllc to tie Seat of Gov ernment, in the State of Missouri; and no artiendment having been made thereto, it was feP6rted 10 the Senate; and on the question, "Shall this bill be engtossed and read third time?. 1t passed in the aiiirma- tive. Yeas 25, nays is-Mr. VAN BU1 REIN voting against the bill. THURSDAY, April 10, 1928.

 The Senate having under consideration; as in Committed of the Whole. the bill, enti- tied "An act making appropriations for in- ternal improvements, as amended;" on tho follows:

 "si,ike oat of the first section the follow ing words: .For the completion of the Cumberland Road, continued to Zancsville in the State of Ohio, one hundred and se. venty-hve thousand dollars; which said sunf of money shall be replaced from the fund reserved for laying out and making roads, under the direction of Congress, by the 30 vera acts passed for the admission of the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Mis- souri into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States;" if was determiped in the negative. Yeas IS, nays 29--Mr. VAN BUREN voting in the aflirmatives

 TUESDAY, April 22, 1928. The Senate resumed, us in Committed of. the Whole, the bill for the continuation of the Cumberland Road, together with .th6 amendments reported thereto by the Select Committee on Roads and Canals the said amendments having been agreed to, the bill was reported 10 the Senate and the amend- ments being concurrcd in, on the dnesiions 'sSiiaIl this bill be expressed and read third timei" fl was determined lrl the affirma ative. Yeas 26, nays 15--Mr. VAN BUs REIN voting in the negative.

 Next, as to the duty upon

 IRON FOR RAILROADS.

 THURSDAY, April 24, 1e2ss

 The Senate resumed, as in C6mmiitec of the Whole, the bill to admit iron and fnachi- nery necessary for railroads, duty free, as amended; and it having been further amend ed, was reported to the Senate; and the amendments being concurred in; on ths question ssShall this bill be engrossed and read third timel" it was determined in the affirmative. Yeas 26, nays l9--Mr. VAN BUREN voting against tie bill.

 MONDAY, May 5, 1928. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill, entitled "An act in al- teration of the several acts imposing duties on imports" together with the amendments reported thereto by the Committee on Ma nufactures, and on motion by Mir. SMITH of Maryland to amend the first amendment by inserting, after the word accordingly, er- cept iron for railroads, it was determined in tho affirmative. Yeas 23s nays 22--Mr. VAN BUREN voting in the negatives

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