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ALEXANDRIA:
TRURSD1Y, DECEMBER II, 1917
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
ScS
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

II would he diihCut to mark oct dav
on which so many subjects of internal
national Importance we're propounded 10
the shape OF resolutions in Congress, and,
at the same time, So few words were
said 10 the way of modification, opposi
ton, or exception, to them, as yesterday.
Ia the House of Representatives no few
er than fifteen passed the Hsuse on SUBJ.
yects of great national iatcresr, besides
others of less consequence to the public.
From the committee TO which that part
of the Presidents Message relating TO
the revenue was referred, bill was re-
ported by Mr.. Lowndes 10 reheal the in
ternat fures, which was read twice, re
ferred to committe of the whole House,
and ordered TO be printed. After which,
MIR. johnson, Of Kentucky, in few
words presented the sketch ef military
establishment he proposed to introduce,
and the main parts of which he now laid
before the House in the following eight
sepaI ate resolutions:
/. 70 make provision fer the widows OF
soldiers who we,e killed in battle or
died in the service.
2. To provide for disbanded military Of
fCers by donations Of land.
! s. To establish three additional military
academies-one at Fort Dearborn in S.
Caroina-a second at Newport in
Kentucky, and the third at IlarPer's
ferry. One third of the cadets admit
ted into these 20 be the sons OF officers
Or soldiers who died il The service Of
the United States.
4. 80 organize corps of lnvalids.
5. To repea. so much of the act OF Con-
| gress, of the 9th Of July, 1912, as au-
thorises additional pay and emoluments
to brevet rank in our army
6. That the military peace establishment
shall consist Of 5000 men, including
the corps Of invalidS Provided that
the corps of engineers, The general
staff. ard the ordnance department,
shall be retained as at present estab-
li,hed-Ployided, also, that no part Of
the army shall be disbanded in cOnse-
uuepce OF said reduction, but the same
shall be effected by permitting yacan
cics as they occur to remain.
7. To provide by law for an additional
ration for each Of the commissioned o.
icers, and
s,-proyidcs that the committee on mill
tary affairs shall be instructed to re-
port rules embracing the objects Of the
foregoing resolutions.
These resolutions were, on motion Of
| Mr.. johnson, referred to committee of
the whole House, made the order of the
day for Monday next, and ordered to be
printed.
On motion Of Mr.. Tucker, the follow
ing resolutions passed without opposition /:
Resolved, That the President be re-
quested TO lay before the House an &C
count Of what roads have been made,
What roads are in progress, and in what
parts of the U. States, and how far they
have been executed.
RESOLVED, That the secretary of war do
lay before the house an account Of the
number Of warrants issued under any
laws, for military bounty lands-of the
qeantiiy Of, land included ip those war
rants-and Of the quantity that will be
necessary TO satisfy the claims under
those laws.
| Resolved, That ii be expedient to pro-
vide by law that all minors regularly en-
| listed in The army in the last war, who
have served twelve months, and were ho-
narabIy discharged, shall receive bounty
in land Or in money committed for land.
Resotred, That the committee Of COM
meree and manufactures do enquire into
the expediency of providing by law for