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SENATE.
JuNE 81. lS4O


JuNE %, 1910
The President OF the Senate laid before the Sen.
ate a communication from Safe Department, trans.
uniting an abstract Of census for ls4O als' com
from the President giving reasons for
delay IN repairs Of the Potomac Bridge: also a com
munieation ff,m Treasury Department relative to
commerce ofIhe country.
Mr. Huntington moved to print 2000 copies. !
Carried
Mr. 1almadge presented three memorials for
bankrupt law.
Mr. Smith, Of Indiana. from the Committee on
the Pubic Lands. reported hack TO the Senate the
bill To distribute the proceeds OF the sales Of The pub
lac lands among The several States IN lust and cqu
'nhle proportions, and To grant lands 10 certain
States, with several amendments. one OF the princi
pal OF which -. The incorporation Of a permanent
prospective presumption system IN favor Of actual
settlers Mr. also submitted special report.
which. with the bills amended. ordered - b,
printed.
MIR Buchnnan's resolution. calling for the names
Ct persons removed from office since the 4th of
March, lSil, WIS taken up Mr.. Mangum moved
in amend by adding also from the 9th of March,
1929 TO 1871
Mr. Buchanan objected and the subject was doha-
ted until the hour for taking up the order Of The day
which was the bill chariering the Fiscal Agent for
The government. Mr. Clay spoke in favor of the
ball until near two o'clock. Mr. Calhoun followed
and on his motion the subject was postponed until
tomorrow.
The bill granting the sum Of sa5.OOO to The iami.
ly OF the late Gen Harrison was aken up and pass
ed TO ihrd reading.
At 5 o'clock Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
June %. 1871
The m hion submitted yesterday by Mr. Rando! oh
for printing the memorial presented by him in rca
'i"n to the iron manufactures Of United States
WIS Carried.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
The committees were then called ia their order
for reports
Mr.. Fillmore. from the Committee Of WAY, and
Means, reported bill authorizing loan not ercse.
ding the sum oi twelve millions of dollars of " hicb
the following is n copy
BILL authorizing loan not exceeding the sun
Of twelve millions of dollars
ne At enacted. &c, That the President Of the Uni
ted States be- and he Is hereby, empowered to Dor
row. on the credit of the United States any sum no
exceeding twelve millions Of dollars. at a rate OF in
teres. payable quarterly, exceeding FIVE per cen
inn per annum, and rer bursl hle at the will of the
Government. at any lime after the first day of Jan
uary, oae thousand eight hundred and fifty, to he
apPI'd' IN addition TO the money now in the Treas
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sonrcesto the payment and redemption Of the Trea.
sury notes heretofore nnih1rzed VIII on are or may
De outsian ing and unpaid aud deiray any Of the
pnolc expenses which have been heretofore OF
which may be, authorized by law; which stock shall
be Transferable only on the books Of the Treasury
See =. And he az further enacted. That the Secer.
tary Of the Treasury be- and he is hereby
with The consent of The President. TO cause to be
prepared certificates Of stock signed by the Secraia-
~ and couniersigned By the Register o the Tsens-
ury Tor the sum TO he borrowed or any part there
Of bearngu interest offivo per ccnIuI per annum
and transferable and reimburseable rs aforesaid and
10 cause TIE SAID certificates OF stock bo Sold Pro
/ uided. That no stock be sold below par
Sec. B. AHdJe HT,lrfirr enacted. That the Score.
iary Of the Treasury he, md he is hereby nuthori
zcd TO receive proposals for taking the SAID loan or
10 employ an agent or agents for the purpose of ne.
gouaiing The same. and TO pay 10 him or Them a
iehsohaoie commission. not exceeding onc-ienih OF
I ONO per cenium on the amount negotiated which
sum !" De allowed TO such agent agents ard such
expense as may he necessarily incurred in printing
ana issuing certificates OF stock and other eI pensps
incident 10 The due execution Of tb. net in MI mn,
exceeding Twelve thousand dollars which sum -
hereby Appropriated for that purpose and shall he
PAID out any money in The Treasury not other.
wise appropriated.
Sec. a And be a. further enacted. That tho Sec
'eiafy 81 The Treasury - hereby authorized 10 pur.
chase al any time before the period herein limited
Tor the redemption OF stock hereby authorized such
portion thereof as the funds of the Government may
ao'nl OIL alter meeting all the demands on the Ire.
asury.
Sec 5. Aud be IL further enacted, That the G,itb
Of The United States be-. and is hereby. pledged "a,
The PnncIual payment Of the interest aud Redemption
Of SAIL stock
The bill having been read twice, was referred 70
'he committee of the Whole on the State Of the u.
mon. nni ordered TO be printed
Mr. w & Johnson. from The COMMITTEES ON tho
Public Lands, reported a bill to appropriate the GRO
ceeds OF the sales ofibe public lands and 10 gran,
presumption rights
On motion of Mr. J. tho bill, having been read
i"ce' was referred TO the Committee of the Whole
on he slate n The Union, and ordered To- he printed
Mr. Cushing's resolution relative To n survey Of
the coast came up IN order and after debate wa. A.
dopied
The resolution Of Mr. winlhrop on Library or
Congress oamo up and after some debate was sdop.
ted. 'OP
Resolution OF Mr. Roosevelt. r,lntiy. ~ IN. ,o,.
sIiinIionnly Of bankrupt law for corporations was
taken up gave rise 10 lengthy debate and was q.
dopied.
The resolution Of Mr. FLOYD relative 10 The Nc.
Leod affair was taken up and debated until the hon,
Of adjournment
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