Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-03-28

The question on diSagreeing TO the
senate's amendments was divided, on
motion of MIR. Taylor, so as TO take hrst
the sense of the house, substantially, on
the question of disagreeing to the union
of the Missouri bill with that of Maine,
and the question was decided in the at
firmatve, as follows:
For disagreeing %
Against it II
The other amendments were subse-
quently disagreed to.
THURSDAY, FEB. "a.
MIR. MeigS made motion that the
Journal of the House should be amend
ed, SO as to place his name in the affirm
alive on the vote taken yesterday, upon
disagrceing with the Senate in their
amendment connecting Missouri with
Maine, the same having been erroneous
ly stated in the Journal the other way.
But the motion was declared not to be
in order, as the Yeas and Nays cannot
be altered, after they have been once re-
corded.
The Speaker laid before tie House, a
report from the Secretary Of the Ireasu-
ny made in obedience to the resolution
of the House of Representative of the
LIST of March, 1919, directing him to
transmit to Congress- at an early period
in the next session, general statement
of the condition of the Bank Of the
United States, and its offices, similar to
the return made to. him by the Bank :
and statement exhibiting as nearly as
may be practicable, the amount of CAPT
tai invested in the different chartered
Banks in the several states, and the Dis
trict of Colnmbia; the amount ofnotcs
issued and ia circulation; the public
and private deposits in them; the amount
of loans and discounts. made by them
and remaining unpaid, and the total
quantity Of specie they possess; and al
so, to report such measures as, in his
opinion, may be expedient to procure
and retain a sufficient quantity Of gold
and silver coin in the United States, or
to supply circulating medium, in place
of specie, adapted to the cxigencies OF
the country and within the power of the
government J" which was ordered to lie
on the table.
The Speaker also laid before the
House letter from the Secretary of
War, inclosing report of the third Au-
|ditor of the Treasury and of the Com
missary General of Subsistence, in re-
lation to g the expense of furnishing the
army with rations for one year ending on
the 18th Of April 1918, exhibiting the
average cost per ration, and also the
average cost per ration for one year, I'M
der the provisions of the act Of the l4th
April, 1918, entitled " an act to regulate
the staff of the army" rendered in ODE
dience to the resolution of this House
of the 18th day OF December last; which
was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Lowndcs, from the committee OH
foreign relations, reported bill desig-
mating the ports within which only
foreign armed vessels shall be permitted
to enter; which was twice read.
Mr.. Storrs, from the committee to
whom was referred the petition of
Muhheconnuck, or Stockbridgc nation
of Indians, made report thereon, &C
compapied by bill confirming the title
of Mohiccan, or Stockbridge nation of
Indians, to certain lands; which was
twice read and committed.
Mr.. &lsbee, from the committee on
naval affairs, made an unEavorable re-
port on the petition of Abigail Fer
nauld; which wasread and ordered to lie
on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. &txother, it was
ResolUed, That committee be appointed to
inquire into the circumstances under which
powder and lead have been loaned by the
War Department, or by any of the officers of
the United States army, to certain Individuals !;
and into the causes and extent of delincuen-
cies in the paymasters' and quartz rlnasters'
departments; and that they be authorized to
report by bill or otherwise.
FRIDAY, FEB. 2s.
Mr.. Cook, of Illinois, submitted the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the committee on the Public
Lands be instructed to inquire into the OK
pediency of enabling those soldiers Of the
late war who are entitled to land bounty,
and have not received the same, to obtain GER
tificates in lieu thereof, for such sum as may
be deemed reasonable, making such certf-
Gates receivable in payment for public lands
offered for sale by the United States.
The question was then put whether
the House would now consider the reso-
luton, and it was determined in the
negative.
MISSOURI BILL.
The Speaker having announced the
orders of the day,
Mr.. Hill, of Massachusetts,, rose, and
said he did NOT wish To cnnsnr,,e the