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Eighteenth Congress- Second Sessio,,
IN SENATE.

Is '''e'''" HSTeSS.'...........SecOnd Session
IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, FEE. II.
Mr.. Iszewell submitted a resolution re-.
questlng the President of the United States 10
transmit to John c. Calhoun. of South Caroli-
ma, Vice-President elect of the United States
notification of his election TO that Office. and
that the President of the Senate do csuse the
cert hcate OF the same to be laid before the
President of the U. States, with this resolu.
ton, which was agreed to.
The Senate took up the bill making annro-
priations for the Military service for The wear
1925.
The Committee of the Senate recommend
ed the striking out of the appropriation of 49,
SGT dollars to defray he.expense of contiuuino
surveys for Internal Improvements.
This motion was rejected Yeas, 19-Nays.
81.
MONDAY, FEB. IA.
message was received from the President of
the United States, accompanied by a report
from the Secretary of War, with a report to
him by the Chief Engineer, of the examina-
tion which has been made by the Board of
Engineers for Internal Improvements of the
country between the Potomac and Ohio riv-
ers, between the latter and Lake Erie, be-
tween the Allegheny and Schuylkil rivers,
the delaware and the Raritan, between Bug
yards and BarDstable bays, and the Nara
gansett roads and Boston harbor, with view
to the construction of canals, with explanato.
~ observations on each route.
TUESDAY, FEB. Is.
The bill to amend the judicial system of
the United States, and to provide for three
additional Circuit Courts, was taken, up and
discussed, till the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. Is.
The Senate again took up, in committee of
the whole, the bin to amend the Jude. al Svs-
tenn OF the United States, and for the appoint
ment of three additional Circuit judges lin
the Western States, which was discussed till
the Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, FEB. IT.
The President communicated to the Senate
a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury.
relative to the Foreign Commerce of the Unit
ed States. From which it appears that the i'm.
ports during the year ending on the Both Sent.
1924, have amounted to $8O,549 OO7. of
which amount STE, 1868, 054 were imported in
American vessels, and $5,283, 1853 in foreign
vessels; that the exports have, during the
same period, amounted to S75, 986, 657, Of
which $5O,649,500 were domestic, and s25,-
1897, l57 were foreign articles; that of the do
meStic articles, $43,444,6l9 were exported
in American vessels, and $7,2o4,88l were ex-
ported in foreign vessels and of the foreign
articles, 1913, 1867, 087 were exported in AmeTi-
can vessels, and 81, 37O,O7O were exported in
foreign vessels.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill further to amend the Judicial system
OF the United States, and to provide for three
additional Circuit Courts in the western
States.
Mr.. Van Buren, moved to strike out, in that
part Of the bill which authorizes the appoint
ment Of three additional Associate Justices on
the Bench of the Supreme Court, the word
" three" and insert "two," which was de-
crmined in the affirmative.
The bill was then recommitted to the COM
nittee on the Judiciary, for the purpose of ar
angling the circuits in correspondence with
he amendment made to the bill.