Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-14

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confidential bill to the House Of Representas
ives J." place "f VIZ 4" dey, absent.
Tuesday he5ruay1, or, 1913
conndentlal message was received from
the Hnuse OF Representatives, bv Mr.. Tr,nn
and Mr. Robertson. two of their members
MIR Iroup, chairman:
Mr.. President-The House of Represen.
tatives have passed the bill sent from he
senate, entitled "AD act authorship the
PRESIDENT OF the United States TO take pos
session OF tract of,countrv lying south of
the MISSISSIPPI territory and west Of the ri
yer Perdido.''
And they withdrew.
Thursday, February lin. 1918.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, from the commits
tee, reported the bill, entitled g An act anu.
thorising the President of the UriteJ St stes
10 take poss sslon of a tract of country |, ire
soutn OF the Mississippi, territory and wesr
OF the rivet Perdido," dulv enrolled
A message from the HoHs- ofRepre ,enta.
tive", by Mr.. Crawford and Mr. Goodwia.
two OF their members--Mr Crawford, chair.
man:
r President--The Speaker Of the
House OF Representative having signed an
enrolled oil, we are directed To bring il 10
the Senate for the signature of their Presi.
dent. And they withdrew.
The President signed the enrolled hill
last reported to have been sxaniaed. and il
was delivered to the comn,i es a ne laid
before the President of the Un,ted States,
Saturday. February 10
Mr., Campbei, ofOhi' 'r>u the commits
tee reported rho- he, ..,t..r,lay laid heCnr.
the PIesiden' oe the United Stare the en-
rolled b'H enti led A. {, autha,isinp- tn.
president of the Uni.ed 5ta,esto take nos
sessic, IT 2 rac' of country lying -. of
the vi sS'ssippi territory and esJ of the RI
yer PerdidC'
A nrsyagr FROM the Pre-idett az the JIr
nited States, by Mr. Coles, his secretary
Mr.. Presid -nt--The esd ~, of 9 u
nited States id, on the u instan- aprrove
and sign An act au'h0ri ing the Presidtnt
Of tte UpiteN States TO K possession of a
tract cf counrry wing south # he NJ siysip
pi territory and Yves " the liver Perdido.,>
Ordered, That ne Secrerarv conmnni-
cate his information to he Ho.,se of Repre-
ssntatives.
Tuesday February is.
The Senate resumed he CO.. liberation of
the uotion submitted by Mr. Horsev On the
9Th January, TO remove &c injunction OF
secrecy IRON cerain papers; aud
On motion,
It was agreed to amend he same to read
Resoiped. Tn the iiorc;ioa # errecy
in elation 20 the paper MARI cammu.
nicated in the Presidents message OF the
goth instant be, AID same is hereby reno,
we'd.
On the question to agree to the motion as
amended
! he Senate being equally divided it was
determined in the negative, yeas is, nays
10.
YEAS.-Messrs. Bayard. Bradley, lana,
Gaillard, German, Gilman, Goodrich,
Gregg, Horsey, Hunter, Lambcr, Lsib,
Lloyd, Pope, Reed, Smith Of New Ysrk-5
is
NAYS-Messrs Bib, Brent. z vn.
Campbell ofOhio, Crawford. CUTS, F,ankr
in, Giles, Howell, Robinson Smith Of New
York, TAFT, Taylor Turner, Varnun, Wor
thlngton-16
Ihrsday, February 10.
The following written message was re
ceivtd from the President of the u States,
6y M. Coles, his secretary
J transmit 10 he Senate report nf the
Secretary If stare, complying with heir Sc
ISOLATION Of the 19,h of Jaruary, 1913
JAMES MADl ON.
February 18Th, 1913.
TIE message and documents thereto re-
terred t were read.
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