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the heirs of Anthony Buck, also passed
through committee ofthe whole, Mr.. Smith,
of n. c. in the chair.
! The bill for the relief of the representa-
tiyes Of Col Daniel Appling, also passed
througha committee of the whole, MIR. II.
Nelson in the chair, which bills were seve-
rally ordered to be engrossed ; and
The House adjourned.
Wednesday,, Jan. s.
| IN SENATE.
Mr. Lowrie presented to the Senate GER
tain resolutions Of the Legislature of Penn
! sylvania; requesting the Senators and Re
F.! representatives. from that state, in Congress,
to propose, and use their exertions to obtain
an amendment 10 the constitution OF the
. United States, to prohibit Congress from
making any law to erect or incorporate a
nv bank or other monied institution, except
within the District Of Columbia ; and that "a
ny bank established by congress shall, with
lis branches. be confined to the said District;
| and which resolutions were read and laid on
the table.
The bill to provide for obtaining accurate
statements of the foreign commerce of the
United States the bill for the relief Of the
heirs of Nicholas vreeland aud the bill es-
tablishing circuit court within, and for the
district of Maine, were severally considered,
and ordered to third reading.
Mr.. Van Dyke, from the committee on
pensions, made the following report, which
was read.
referred a resolution of the Senate. of Dec.
90, 1919, instructing the said committee to
enquire into the eXpediency OF reviying the
act Of 1906, entitled An act to provide for
persons who were'disabIed by known wounds
received in the revolutionary war" which
expired at the close Of the last session of
congress, report:
That they have examined the subject en-
braced in the said resolution, and, finding
that persons placed on the pension list, in
pursuance OF the act Of 1906, may continue
to receive their pensions as heretofore, by
complying with the provisions Of the act,
entitled IAN act regulating the payments of
invalid pensioners" approved Sd March,
1919 and believing that most, if not all, the
cases would come within the act of 1906. if
revived, may be relieved under the more Ii
beral provisions of the act of 9Th March,
1918, the committee are, therefore, of OPT
revive the act in the said resolution mention
ed.
Mr.. Roberts presented to the senate a pre-
amble and resolution of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, requesting the Senators and
Representatives in Congsess from that state,
to vote against the admission of any terrific
ry, as state, into the Union, unless the in
PRODUCTION OF slaves for life be prohibited
therein which resolution, &c. was read.
The bill from the other house making
partial appropriation tor the military service
OF the year 1920, was, on motion of Mr.. Will
liams, OF Tenn. re committed 10 the military
committee. who subsequently reported two
amendments apPropriaing for the national
armories hfty-six thousand dollars, and Tor
arrearages on the settlement of outstanding
claims fifty thousand dollars) which amend
ments were agreed 10, and the bill, thus a.
mended, was ordered to third reading.
Mr.. TIechnor, according to notice given,
aud having obtained leave, introduced bill
providing for the better organization of the
Treasury department, which was read
MIR Dena presented 10 the Senate sundry
resolutions, transmitted to him. of meeting
of citizens in the town of New Haven, icon.
necticut,) declaring their opinion of the right
of Congress to prohibit the further extension
of slavery in the United States, and praying
that its extension may be prohibited (which
resolutions were read.
The Senate then, according to the order
of the day, took up the bill declaring the con.
sent of Congress 10 the admission of the state
of Maine into the Union; when,
On the motion of Mr.. Mellen, the said bill
was postponed for four weeks.
Though nothing was said on this motion,
it may be proper to explain that the reason
of the mover, for making and of the Senate,
Tor agTC ing TO it, was understood 10 proceed