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ou,iuus Of the Leg stature Of Rhad, Island i'll
favor OF Protection 10 American Industry.
Mr. Barrow presented resolutions OF the Lee
Ssla,ure OF Louisiana in relation to the arrres.
sive policy OF the British Government, plcdi.ing
Louisiana TO support the General Governments
10 rcdressng the wrongs OF her citizens and pre-.
scrviny the honor oil the country.
The int rule proposed by Mr.. Merick, pro-
vdng tina; no ap;ropria ION Shall &c made in the
General Appropriation Bills Cor objects not cal
led fur by EXISTING laws, was taken up and, after
same debate. was passed Informally.
The resolutions OF Mr. Clay relating to the
Reyenuc, Tariff sc. were taken up, and Mr.
Smith oil la, made an able speech in support of
them, and in reply 10 Mr.. Wrris. 1t. lie paric
ularly and powerfully opposed the proposition TO
repeal the Distribution Law, defending it on
grounds Of Justice, eXpedcncy and constitution.
ally. lie also avoweu himself an advocate of
Protection, and aliudlng To the increasing cuI.
ture " Cotton N Louisiana and in the British
possessions, said the South would soon be loud
est IN favor IF Protection.
NJ. Clay. Veto resolutions come up to-nor-
row.
IN IL. House, resolution granting the use
Of The iia,l ul the House to the Congressional
Temperance Society on Monday evening neX.
Ias adop.ei, a. anst the strenuous objections OF
a few Of the anti-Teinpersnce men-Messrs.
Dixon u. Lewis, Snyder, &c.
On ;aot,on Of MIR Thompson of Ia, joint re-
.olu,ion was adopted, suspending the payment OF
,acney hereto ore appropriated Tor the printing,
az the aix,h cen.as unt idrth2; orders by con-
rrcss.
Tho morning ho"r "as consume with the
P,uenchncnt resolutions relative TO the conlin-
gent cxpapSes o! the House, several of which
.reIc adopted The House refused to aholis
40 office OF Postmaster to the House, and abol.
.sheA the ol..ce OF il,anghtrman.
The General Appropriation Pll was again
taken NJ in Committee of the Whole, Mr. G.
I)ays's amendment to the clause approprlating
S25,N0 to the Contingent expenses Of the Sta;e
Department pending, which he so nlndfcd a,
to d;scontinus the publication Of the laws OF the
United States in newspapers, to provide for let
ting out to contract to the lowest bidder the
Printing Stationery, &c. of the various depart
nents, aud for their Advertising in no case TO en-
eced three insertions, IN papers having the lar
.est circulation when two are necessary to bC
Of opporte politics.
NJ Gushing appealed from the decision of Ia,
N'ommiitee Of yesterday, deciding the amend
ment IN order, on the ground Of the formal ap
peal that the amendment was not in order, a
going 10 repeal an exciting law
The Committee again oyerruled the point b.
.cS to 80, deciding The amendment in order.
The subject CT Public Printing was debate
on this amendment during the remainder OF tn
day.
IN CONGRESS. Friday, March 4.
In the Senate, after unlinportant morning bu
siness, Mr.. Clay's Resolutions proposing Con
,iitutioual restriction of Executive Power wer
taken up, and Mr. Berren Imported them in
rpeech Of muoh ability Mr.. Clay had previous
" accepted an amendment suggested by n
Archer of Va. which provides that, in case an
bill DO vetoed BY the President, 1t shall lie ovt
20 the next session o. Congress, when, If It
approved by majority o! each House II become
alsw.
In The House, Rctrcnchment was again II
order Of the Day ani the abuses in suppyr
Oh, Coal. Candles, Mal-cart and horses, &c f
the Use Of Congress, were corrected. On N
ton Of M. Winthrop o. Mass. il was resolve
tina, the stationery &c. sHaii hcnceorh be
American manufacture II of equally reasnr al
nrce. Ii was then determined $50 to - ia
each Member rllaii be supplied with $ = Nor
nf Stationary for the long aai $50 for the s..C
Session, aud that any additional quantity shi
be charged to him and stopped out OF his con
pensa,,on. (lhis will effect Il saying Of at les
SoO.0OD ner annuIn.) The House now procee
ed 10 the order Of the day--ifya'e Bills. r.
,y.four original and seven Senate bills we
considered in Committee ard reported TO t
House. Eevcn others we're objected to a
passed over Adjourned.
WAsHINGros, Saturday, March ., 1912.
The senate was no. 10 session To-day.
In the House, NJ. Taliaferro moved a reco
federation Of the vote by which the resoluti
fixing the daily i'aur Of the meeting Of the liou
a, eleven S'clock A n. after Monday next, "
edop'ed.
Mr. Fillmore opposed the motion on the grou
that the necessities Of The Government requir
immediate action by their representatives.
had learned from the War Department ,liat t
Quarter Master Generals fund was exhaust,
This fund of,he Navy Department Was exhau