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 FIRST SESSION
SENATE.

DeE. VI.
 Mir. Benton having obtained liberty to in- troduce bill for the graduation of the price of Public Lands, prelaced it with speech of considerable length, and it was read and or dered to second reading.
 Mir. Silsbee introduced the following resO- utiOn:
 ReSoEred, That the Committee on Finance be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making such an appropriation for the sup port of the Navy, as to enable the head of the Department to increase the number of vessels on thr Mediterranean station, tor the purpose of giving further protection to our commerce in that quarter.
 Mir. SiIsbec prefaced his resolution by re- marking, that it was founded on information that great numbers of our vessels had been robbed by pirates in the Mediterranean Sea. So far had these dtpredations been carried, that, at the present time, it was understood that no ship dared proceed beyond the island of Malta without convoy.
 Mir. Noble introduced bill for the continu- atiOn Ofthe Cumberland road.
 The Senate then adjourned.
 Thursday Dec. 27
 The resolution submitted on Monday last by Mir. Silsbce, for an increase of tue Naval force in the Mediterranean, was considered and agreed to.
 The resolution submitted by Mr. Johnson on Monday, in relation to confirming the titles to land in the Neutral Territory in Louisiana, was considered and agreed to.
 The bill from the House of Representa- lives making appropriations for the partial support of Government, was reported by the ,,,,E read second and third time by unanimous consent, and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Branch the Senate then went into the consideration of Executive bu- siness, and short time after
 The Senate adjourned to Monday.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 Dec. 94.
 Among the petitions presented to-day and referred to the appointed committees, seve- ral were for and against an increase of the Tariff
 MT. Speaker Stevenson also presented to the House a letter addressed to him by Cad wallader Wallace, of Chillicothe, in Ohio, charging George Graham, Commissioner of the General Land Office, with incapacity; or if capable of discharglng the duties of his of flee, with misdemeanOrs rendering him un- worthy of the trust reposed in him. This let ter was referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
 Mr M'Dufie, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported bill making partial ap- propriations for the support of Government, for the year 1923. (For Congress) Twice read, and made the order for this da y.
 MT M'Duffie, from the same Committee, reported bill to reduce the duty on Greek and Latin Books, printed previous to 1775.- Twice read and made the order for to-mor- row.
 The Speaker laid before the House letter from the Secretary of the Navy, enclosing d report from the Navy commissioners, trans hitting information in relation to experi- ments on American water-rotted Hemp which was read and referred to the Commit tee on Manufactures.
 On motion of Mr. Wright, from Ohio, it was
 Resolued, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of remtting to the Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and to the Kenyon College, in Ohio, the du- ties imposed on set of plate for the Com munion Service, and other articles, presented
  said Seminary and College, and imported in- to the United States, and that the documents heretofore presented to the House on that sub ject be referred to that committee.
 On motion of Mir. White of Florida, it was
 Resolred, That the Committee on Com merce be instructed to inquire into the expe- diency of increasing the duty on Foreign Or anges.
 On motion of Mir. Mitchell, of PennsyIya- mia, 1t was
 Resolred, That the Committee on Manufac- lures be directed to inquire into the expeden- cy of affording further protection to the man. ufacturers of Wood-screws.
 On motion of MT. Burgess, it was
 Resoived, That the Committe on Military Pensions be directed to inquire into the ex- pediency of so altering the Revolutionary Pension law, that all such persons, whether on the Continental establishment or regular troops, not of the line of the army, as serv- ed in the Revolutionary war under one or more enlistment, at one or more terms of service, during the term of nine months or up wards, or were, after such enlistment, taken and detained in captivity during said term, and who may need the aid of the country, may be placed on the pension roll of the U- nited States, and receve pensions according to their rank in service.
 ResolUed, further, That said committee be directed to inquire into the expedency of so altering the laws aforesaid, as that all such as served as aforesaid, or were as aforesaid de- tained in captivity, and who are now of the