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as read and passed 10 a second

which was read and passed 10 a second
reading.
The Senate resumed the consideration
OF the resolution, proposing an amend
mentto the constitutions, SO as 10 provide
tor an uniform mode throughout The uni
on, (by dis,ricts) of eleciing Representa-
tlves IN Congress, and Electors of Presi-
dent and Wee President of the United
States; and, on The question of engross-
ing the resolution for a third reading, il
Was decided in the affirmative as follows:
fEAS.-MessrS. Bnrrill. Campbell, Decker
son, Fromentin, Gaillard ds6Slourh, Hum
Ter. johnson, King, Lacock, Macon, Morrow,
SIN IN: Stokes, Talbot lichenor, Williams, of
Miss. Williams, ofTeu.-iS.
NAYS-Messrs. Barbour, Daygett, Eppes,
nor:ey; Leake, Morril, OTIS, Roberts, Rusyles,
Sanford, Storer, TAFT, Van Dyke.-is
The Senate then resumed the consi-
derntion OF the bill providing for The re-
coverv offugitive slaves, apprentices, &c.
escaping from one state TO auother state
or territory.
The debate on this bill had not termi-
mated, nor any question been taken on il,
when, about4 o'clock,
The Senate adjourned.
10 tie Senate aud House IF Representatives
ofthe United .Statss.
He commissioners of the Two govern
ments, under the 4th article of the treaty.
OF Client, having cone To decision M
on the questions submitted TO them. |
lay before Congress copies of that deci-
slou, together with copies of the declara-
ton signed and reported by the commits.
sioners 10 this government.
JAMES MONROE.
Washington, Feb. IS 1918.
Decisioa of the commissioners under the atb
article ofthe treaty of Client.
By ihomuS BdrCtay and John Holiness EsJuires
commissioners, appointed by virtue OF the
ith article OF the treaty of peace and amty
between his Britannia majesty and the United
states OF America, concluded at Client on the
ilth day OF Deccmber, 1911, to decide TO which
OF me Two contracting parties 10 the said trea-
~ Tie several islands in the Bay of Pas
samafuoddy. which is part of the Bay of Fun.
dny, and the ISLAND OF Grand Menan, i'm the said
Day or FuaGy, 90 respectively belong, in con.
Iolmity with the true intent of the I'd article
OF the ireai! OF peace of I7S3, between his said
Britannic majesty aud The aforesaid United
States of America.
:, We, the said Thomas Barclay and John
i1oimes, commissioners, as aforesaid having
been duly sworn impartially to examine aud
decide upon the said claim, according 10 such
evidence as should be laid before us on the
part OF MS Britannia majesty, aud the United
states, respectively have decided and do dc
eide, that Moose Island, Dudley Island. and
Frederick Island, in the Bay of Pdssama
qu0ddy, which spart of the Bay of Fundv do
and each of them does belong to the United
States of America, and we have also decided
and do decide, that all the otaer islands, and
each, and every of them, i'll the said BAY of
Passamaquoddy, which is part of the Bay of
Fnndy, and the Island of Grand Menan i'm the
SAID Bay OF Fnndy, do belong to his Britannia
Majesty,in conformity with the true intent of
the said second article of said treaty of 1853.
In faith and testimony whereof we have SET
our hands and affixed our seals at the CITY of
New York in the state of New York, i'm tile
United States, this 2ith day of November. in
the year of our Lord, 1917.
JOHN HOLMES.
THOS. BARCLAY,