American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-28
[Repored for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1916.
The Sennta did MT sit to-dav

VASHlNGTON1 NA0ICIl -, lo4O.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In the House the reception of reports from
committees, and action in committee of the
whole upon the private calendar, have been
the orders of the day. During the call for re-
ports from committees, large number were
made, but they were mostly of private cha
| ractcr. AS among those of more immediate
! public interest were, in substance, the follow
ing, wiz
From the committee on the post Office and
post roads, MIR. Hilliard reported in favor of
confirming the contract recently entered into
by the Postmaster General, under a law of
the last Congress, for foreign mail service by
steamers suited to war purposes, if 30 hereaf-
Ter required, for the use of the Government
with MIR. Mills, of New York. The commit
tee recommend that the committee of WAYS
and means report bill making the required
| appropriation for the fulfilling of the contract
on the part of the Post Office Department.
The contract was a conditional one, the condi-
ton being that Congress appropriates $780,
600 as pay for the annual service, without
which appropriation neither party is heldsto
the contr lct. Five thousand extra copies of
the report were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Andrew Johnson of Tenn. introduced
bill, of which previous notice had been given,
authorlsing every poor man in the United
States who is the head of family, to enter
100 acres of the public land without money
and without price.
Mr.. Ficklin, of ILL.,. introduced bill, pre-
vious notice having been given, to grant 80
acres of the public lands to each head of a fam
lily under certain conditions.
MIR. Holmes, from the Committee on Naval
a fairs ranOFtnH a laifar fro,,, or
the Navy, in answer to a call of the Commit
tee for information, as to the wants of the De-
partment.
The letter was read, and appeared to be
merely general reference of the Committee to
estimates furnished the Senate Committee on
Naval Affairs by the Heads of certain Bureaus.
The House refused to print the letter,
on the motion of Mr.. Holmes, and also
prevented MIR. T. B. King making a verbal
report from the same Committee, IN order to
eXonerate them from ceDsure for not having
made any report for the naval defences of the
country M. X. endeayored to proceed, but
the confusion and opposition was so great and
general among the members of the majority
party of the House as to obge him to desist,
giving notice, however, that he should hereaf-
ter report upon the subject in writing.
Mr.. Douglass, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported bill to define the boundaries
of the Territory Of Iowa. The disputed line
between the Territory, and the State of Mis-
souri,, the Committee in their report refer TO
the Supreme Court of the United States for
decision. They further provide that the Ter
ritory hereafter be allowed two delegates in
Congress.
Mr.. Woodwork, of Miss, offered resolu-
ton providing that the same rule reported
from the committee on Rules, applying to the
Harbor and River Appropriation Bill, apply to
all bills for raising revenue and making appro-
priations ofmoney. Objections being made to
its reception, the House refused to suspend the
rules for that purpose, by yeas I0I, nays IL
not two-thirds voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. J. R. lngersoll, from the committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill making some
provisions and regulations with reference to
the conversion Of foreign coins into the legal
currency of the U. States.
On motion, the House went into committee
of the Whole (Mr. Colamer of Vt, in the
chair,) and took up the private Calendar. A
large number cf bills were passed, of which
but small fraction were ordered to be report
ed to the House, as only those were thus dis
posed of, to which no objections were made.
After some time thus spent, the committee rose
and reported, and the House adjourned.