The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-19
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, March Is, 1916.

,sf..i1 SENATE. c.
"WEDNESDAY, March Is, 1916.
After an excellent prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Milburne, the journal of yesterday was read.
Mr.. Dix presented, as usual, the ever COM
ing and inexhauslihle petitions from western
New York, in relation 10 g certain Indian.
trealies,' and the forliications at the mouth,
Of the Genessee river. si#
/. Mr.. Semple and Mr.. Cass also presented
petitions. 4T f
Reports from committees were made by
Messrs. Ashley, Fairfield, Benton, SC. MR.
johnson, from the Committee on Perlsons,,
made four adverse reports to applicatio MS tor
pensions, and changed the consideration OF
\ two TO The Committee on Naval Affairs.
i Mr.. Allen presented memorial OF the rep
resentatives of French Count or Y iscount
1 1or services in our Revolutionary war. agsfi
! Mr.. ]. M. Clayton's resolution, cal ling on
the President for copies of any correspt ondence
between this Government and Great Britain
90 the Oregon question, if not inimical to the
public interests, was taken up; but, on sug-
geslion, laid over again. ail t ,a .t
Mr. Semple introduced aresolution, instruct
ing the Committee on the Militia to inquire
into the expediency Of organizing III e militia
on the following basis: In each dist rict com
prlsing 1000 white male citizens, one company
Of 100 be organized. Whenever ca lied into
service, it shall be for a term Of yea re; off,
GERS Of the rank of Captain, and below that,
to be elected by each company abo We the
rank of Captain by the President, with con-
sent of Senate, but shall be taken frem the
officers or men of the companies :ofi, .ers TO
be drilled by regiments one week in each
year, and receive pay therefor. Eacn COM
pany to drill one day in each year, and ftener,
If they choose to. U gla 5su.4b ~
| 1t was agreed to. ata sgoat y eaN
/ Mr.. Anterior moved that the resolut ion re-
lative to the printing an extra number Of the
Patent Office report, be taken up. He stated
that the committee on printing had recon-
mended 60 thousand to be printed An a
mendment had been proposed to strike out 60
and insert rs, and an amendment fuI ther TO
insert ten thousand. s l5 r.g hasa ee3
Mr., Sewer was opposed TO so large q, num-
Der as ten thousand He hoped ii w nuld be
reduced TO five thousand. He was ex lremely
humorous in his description Of what Il nis sys-
tenn had grown into within a few yea rs past.
| Not only was this instibhtion 10 teach tn cuun-
try how to raise Indian corn, but a Il other
kinds OF grain and produce of all kinds, includ-
ing turnips and cabbages and besit les this,
every commodore on foreign station W; As 10 col
lecl specimens of all sorts of bugs and reptiles,
utensils from heather poteries, and 81 eeds, and
roots, and busts, and what not, and (tis he was
reminded by his friend from Mississippi, Mr..
Speight.) Egyptian Mumn,ies, and all other
kinds Of Mummes and dummies, 10 swell that
magnificent humbug-for he cou Id call il by no
other term-lhe museum attached to the Pa
tent Office-a national agricultural establish
ment to dictate our farming proc edure. There
was vacant lot adjoining the Patent Office
/ yUha ha To q
4 tional church erected, where wre could all go
and worship on scientific pri nciples. And
then, forsooth, we must have il the proceed
ings emanating from these establ ishn,ents print
ed at the expense Of Congress. Last year there
followed him home such an inn nense quantity
OF these Patent Office reports that the post
master sent TO him in great pucker TO say
that they literally flied his ffice so that he
could not turn himself round in it-and he was
obliged TO get his colleague, Mr.. Ashley, TO
distribute all but about six, which was the
amount of about all the scent i6c persons that
laid within the circle Of his acquaintance.
The expense of the Patent Office was about
equal TO that of The State Department.
Mr.. Benton concurred with him in many
points. Numbers ofcommunic were sent
10 the Office 10 be printed in this document
each year for the great purpose, and tor no
other good, he believed. but giving an oppor-
lunlty 10 individuals TO have tf.eir names print
ed in the book. .s#
5 tier some further debate by Mr.. Cameron
and Mr.. Niles, Mr.. Yulee rose, but gave way
on suggestion that the matt er lie over for the
present.
The special order on Oregon was then taken
up, and aa al a .#".
Mr. Archer, who was entitled thereto from
yesterday, took the floor.
He commenced BY describing the question
before the Senate; that it W as one OF peace or
war. How our title was acquired--by disco
1 very and purchase; the tlpe when &c. he
was opposed to the notice. His speech remind
ed one of Saggtarius, rather than him of the
golden bow; Apollo. His arc hery dispersed both
Senators and auditors, and he came to con-
clusion about Two o'clock, when The Senate
went into executive business and the doors
were closed. .arg.i c
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| The vot,po on armand ,nants IN the Harhor