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FIRST SESSION CT the goth CON GRESS
The Senate did not sit to-day.

FIRST SESSION CT the goth CON GREss
WAsHNGroS, Dec. 10, 1915,
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
! Mr. Hunt, Of n. Y, was entitled to the floor
on the native question, but gave way to
Mr. HARRISON, Of Ga, who made a report
from The Committee on Military Affairs, ask
ing TO be discharged from certain portions of
the Presidents Message, and that they be re-
icrred TO other committees, which was agreed
to.
4 message was received from the President.
M. Winthrop, Mr.. Hunt again yielding the
floor moved a suspension of the rules, SO that
resolutions not causing debate should be re-
celvej for one hour.
1t was resolved that when the House ad-
journod it should dc so to meet again on Mon
dag next.
After one or two unympoftant resolutions,
some gentleman submitted ono for the election
OF Chaplain as soon as the hour had expired,
| and about half an hour was wasted upon points
| Of oEder--6nally the resolution was laid on the
table. At the expiration Of the hour it was
agreed to extend tho time.
Mr.. Brnckerhof submitted resolution d.
rectng the Judiciary Committee to inquire into
the expediency Of bringing in a Bill providing
that the Clerks Of the Departments shall be Sc
lcctcd from the various States III the ratio of
their representatives,, and hold their places for
| eight years, to be ineligible thereafter. Laid
over for debate.
Mr.. Petit offered series of resolutions,
which he gave notice he intended TO debate to
the effect that Congress had no fostering care
of any subject upon which it had no power to
| legisate, and, as it could not legislate upon
religion, had no authority to appoint chap
| lain.
MIR. Owen, by leave, introduced a bill to es-
tablsh the Smthson Institute, which was re-
ferred to select committee of seven.
MIR. Douglass, of Illinois, reported from the
| committee Oh territories, n bill to establish a
territorial government in Oregon, which was
made the special order of the day for the Sc
cond Tuesday Of January, and thereafter until
disposed Of
. Mr.. Bowlin, of Missouri, presented a me-
moral from the legislative assembly of Ore
gon, which was ordered to be printed and re-
| tcrred TO the House.
MIR. Ilamlin submitted a resolution asking
the President, if not incompatible with the
public interest, to communicate any cores
pondence between this government aud Great
Britain on the subject Of the Washington trea-
ty, the navigation of the St. Johns, Sc
Adopted.
MIR. Winthrop submitted series of resou-
tons, which he designed to debate, to the effect
that negotiation on the Oregon controversy
was not exhausted, that compromise might
be and ought to be effected, that it would be
disgraceful to go to war, that arbitration might
be last resort, and the arbitrator need not ne
cessarily be crowned head. The resolutions
were ordered to be printed.
MIR. Dromgoole, from the committee on ways
and means, reported the Sub-Treasury Bill,
which was ordered to be printed and referred
| to the House.
At half-past ., the House adjourned to meet
again on Monday next,