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Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, l2th November, 1911.


rREpoRTEp FOR THIS GAZETTE.
Mr.. Smile said, that it was high time-the
presidents message should be taken into con-
sideration. He therefore moved that the
house resolve itself into committee of the
whole on the state of the union, for the pur-
pose of taking it up. The house accordingly
went into committee of the whole, MIR. Bib in
the chair.
Mr.. Smile then offered the following re-
solutions:
/. Resolved, That so much of the presi-
dents message as relates to our foreign rela-
tons, be referred 10 select committee.
2. Resolved, That so much OF the presi-
dents message as relates to the measures OF
public defence demanded by the present cri-
sis, be referred to select committee.
8. Resolved, That so much of the presi-
dents message as relates to the revenue, and
to the provisions necessary for the ensuing
year, be referred to the committee of ways &
means.
L. Resolved, That so much of the presi-
dents message as relates to evasions and in
fractions of the non-intcrcourse law, be re-
ferred to the committee Of commerce and ma
nuactures.
S. Resolved, That so much of the presi-
dents message as relates to foreign licences,
and to the protection of manufactures and na-
yigation, be referred to the committee Of COM
mcrce and manufactures.
6. Resolved, That so much of the presi-
dents message as relates to the Spanish Anne
rican colonies, be referred 10 a select CON-
naittee
Mr.. Dawson thought the second resolution
embraced too much, He wished to know
whether the gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Nr. Smiiie) intended to place every subject
connected with military and naval defence be-
fore one committee?
Mr.. Smile said it was. All those subjects
had been before one committee during the
revolutionary war.
Alter some debate, the resolutions were a.
greed to, and the committee rose and re-
ported them. AGer the committee rose,
Nj. D. R, Williams moved to amend the
second resolution, so as to refer that part of
the presidents message relative to filing ups
the ranks, prolonging the enlistment ofresu-
lar troops, and to an auxiliary force, be re-
ferred to select colnmittee.-Agreed to-.
Mr.. Bibb moved further to amend the re-
solution, so as to embrace the subject of the
militia generally.
Mr.. Dawson proposed the following add.
tional resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved. That those parts of the Presi-
dents message relative to the naval force
and to the defence of our maritime frontiers,
be referred to select committee.
Tue two following resolutions were also
offered by Mr.. Bacon, and adopted.
Resolved, That SO much of the presidents
message as relates 10 the manufacture of can
non and small arms, and providing munitions
Of war, be referred to select committee.
Resolved, That SO much of the presidents
message as relates 20 Indian affairs, be rsfer- |
ted to a select committee. IS
After considerable eoafasion, the house then
adjourned, 6 O'Clock =
> FROM VINCENNES.
We learn that Mr.. Debois, was sent on a |
MISSION 20 the Shawanie prophet, bur who |
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