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IN SENATE-MAY IA


IN SENATE-MAY ls.
In pursuance OF notice given yester-
day, Mr.. Benton asked leave to introduce
a bill ito complete the survey of the south.
ern and Western boundary lines of the
state OF Missouri Leave was according.
ly granted. The bill was twice read and
referred TO the committee ON public
lands.
The resolution of the house of repre-.
sentatives, issisting on their disagreement,
10 the two amendments made in the Sc
nate, to the bill uo amend the several acts
Tor imposing duties on imports, (ihe one
OF which was the insertion of a proviso,
: exempfing low priced wooden goods from
any higher duty than Is per cent. and
The other, tho striking out OF the duty ON
cotton baggingD and proposing the APP
pointment Of a committee OF conference
on the subject was taken up for consi-
Iteration.
The question was taken upon concur
ring with the other house, in the appoint
ment OF committee OF conference, upon
the points Of difference between the two
house. This was agreed to and the
president appointed Messrs. Lloyd, oil
Mass. Smith and Williams, committee
on the part Of the senate, for that pur>
pose. The chair remarked, that in the
selection of this committee, it had taken
member from each of the great sections
ofthe country one from the northern,
erom the middle and southern, and
one from the western states.
On motion of Mir. Talbot, it was order
ed, that the committee of conference
have leave TO sit during the sitting Of the
senate. Adjourned till 10 morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Conner, of New York, moved TO
consider the joint resolution on the day of
adjournment, and called for the yeas and
nays on the question of consideration !;
which were ordered.
The question Of consideration was Ia.
ken and determined as follows yeas SO,
nays rs.
So the house agreed to consider the
resolution.
A prolonged and somewhat animated
debate took place on the subject OF ad-
journnent.
Propositions were successfully made
Tor fixing on the 9th June, LIST June, 9th
May, inst, 26th inst. and cath inst.
Finally vote was obtained in favor of
the 9th, Of l01 to rs.
Thus amended the resolution for ad-
tournament was ordered TO third reading
and was subsequently read q third time,
passed. and returned to the senate for
concurrence in the amendment.
"A message was received from the pre-.
sideDt of the United States, in the words
following:
To the Fl. Of Representatives. et'she u. S.
j communicate to the house report
with accompanying documents, received
from Alexander Hamilton, one of the
commissioners Of land titles in East Flor.
ida deeming the statements therein con
tanned, to be worthy of the particular
attention ofthe house; and of the nature,
which may perhaps require their interpo,
siiion, or that OF both branches Of the
legislature. JAMES MONROE.
Washington, May 18th, 1894.
The message was read and referred 10
the committee on public lands.
E'he house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Condict in the chair, on the
bill TO discontinue certain post roads, and
TO establish others.
Various amendments were made inthe
details of this bill. The section was gone
through, and almost the whole OF it
stricken out, line by line when the
committee rose, reported progress, and
had leave to sit again.
And the house adjourned.
IN SENATE. MAY 10.
MIR. Lloyd of Mass from the commits