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day; rpm the chair, that he had adopted
the following

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REGULATIONS.
<.All persons except members OF Con-
gress, aud The Secretary OF the Seaate'
and Clerk Of the House of Representa-
tives. and their officers and assistants. are
excluded from the Secretsry's Office.
The picture room, adjacent TO the Office
of the Secretary OF the Senate. to be clos
ed, while the Senate are sitting.
All persons Offering fruit and refresh
ments, are excluded from the passages
leading TO the, Senate, and the rooms sci,
or to be set. apart, for their use.
No persons, except members OF the Sc:
nate, Of the House Of Representatives. ana
the heads offhe departments, be allowed
a place under the gallery, and with the
exception of the members OF the house,
the heads OF departments, othcers OF Inc
Senate, and stenogrsphers, that no person
be allowed b place upon the door OF tue
Senate. 6n'ess introduced by a senator.
MIR. Smith gave notice that be shouid
| Tomorrow ask leave 10 introduce a bill,
making appropriation Tor the gradual ar,
manent OF the new fortresses of the v,
States.
Mr.. Hayne, from The select committee
10 whom VA referred a resolution from the
House Of Representatives, providing tF
| sebdIag a ship of the line 10 convey;tke,
| MARQUIS Lafayette 10 America, reported
a new resolution on the subject, as an a
| mendmebtto the one from the other House.
This resolution requests the President OF
| the United States 10 express TO the Mar
qUis The grateful assurances OF the respect
and gratitude OF the government togsrds
! him, and also authorizes the President,
whenever tie Marquis's intention ID visit
this country shall be made known 70 hlm.
to send a public vessel 10 convey that dis
ting uisbed individual TO the land to which,
in early life, he had rendered such sIi,
nent services. The resolution wasSub.
s~equentiy taken up for consideration, in
committee OF the whole, Mr.. King OF Ala.
bama 10. the chair.
Mr.. Hayne stated the views Of the
committee on the subject, and wedt into
an animated description of the course
which the venerable Marquis bad pursued
through life; bis disiDterested devotion to
the cause oil liberty; the purity OF bis mi
litary and political career; bis strong at
tachment to this country; the friendship
aud esteem which Washington entertained
for him; the delicate nature Of the atten.
ton now proposed to be shown to bims&c.
Mr.. Chandler expressed bis assent TO the
resolution. as reported by the select com.
mittee. II was unanimously passed to be
eogrossed. and read the third time; and,
subsequently, had lis third reading, by
general consent, and passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Numerous petitions were presented; a.
nong which was one from Wilcox and
others. praying Congress to take measures
10 pe~rpetuate peace between this country
and Great Britain.
Mr.. LiverInOre, 10 prese pting this petit
tion. said hat he feared that the object was
unatiainable by any act Of legislation; yet,
as the petition was cosched in respectful
terms, he had not refused to present it to
the H0sse.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication IRON the Department oil
War. shelving the disbursements for 9Th
civilization OF Indians, Tor The yeas 1898.
Mr.. McLsDe, from the Conmittee OF
Ways and Means, reported a bill, making
further appropriations for the military SER
vice of the United States, for the year
1894; which vas twice read and referred.
Mr.. Nc Lane, from the same commit
tee, reported a bill making appropriations
for the supper, of the navy of the United
States, for the year 1924, which was twice
read aud referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Garley,
Resolved, That the Committee OF Pub.
lie Lands be directed to inquire into The
| expedieDcy of passing q law OF prescrip-
| ton, limiting the time in which suits may
| be instituted for the recovery OF lands 10
| the state of Louisiana, claimed under titles
| derived from tie French, British, and Spa
| nisb governments, in all cases where there
is adverse possession in the government OF
| the'United States, or in any person or per
SONS claiming the same from or uader said
government
On motion of Mr.. Floyd,
Resotped, That the president be re-
| auested to cause TO be laid before this
| House an estimate OF the expense which
would be incurred by transporting 200 of
| the troops now at the Council Bluffs, to
The mouth OF Columbia or Oregon river.
Mr.. Mercer presented the following,
which lies on the table one day:
Rssolued, That the President ofthe y.
| States be requested 10 communicate to this
| House such part as he may not deem it in
expsdient 10 divulge of any correspon-
deuce or negotiation which be may have
Instituted with any foreign government,
| since the 98th February last, in compii-
ance with a request contained 10 . resolu.
ton OF the House OF Representatives OF
| that date, relative to the fenunciation OF
| the African Slave Trade as piracy.
The House then resolved itself into .
committee OF the whole, op Mr.. Webster's
and Mr. Poinsett's motions respecting the