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CONGRESS.
WARRINGTON, Feb. Is, 1917
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Mr. Dix, from the committee on commerce reported hack
the bill from the House regulate the carrying of
gers ON board ct emisrant ships with amendments
The bill as amended requires allowance OF fourteen
superficial square feet each passenger-,wo children
years of age under, be counted as one
and further limits the number of passengers which any
vessel may cary, to for tons adme asurement
After remarks from Messrs Dix, Dickinson Davis
and Calhoun the bill read third and passed and
returned to the House Tor amendments
resolution To purchase 10000 copies OF late edition
OF the Constitution, for the the Senate was adop
cd.
The naval appropriation bill was taken up The amend
ment authorizing the appointment OF Pyrricchns with
the rank and pay OF a Lieut.. Commanding, (SUO was
agreed -.
An additional clerk in the bureau of provisions and el
thing authorized a salary OF ) 900.
An amendment to separate the stall the marine corps
from the line negatived.
After further progress amending the bill il was
| informally passed over.
Mr. Butler then took the floor upon three million bill
and made a highly Interesting speech.
Mr. Il. said that this had brought up questions
were surrounded with difficulties and and
To his mind, presented gloomy forcbodngs. lie wished
that he could look To peace tor relief But In the pro-
positions whchhad boon brought forward secure spe, y
and honorable peace he could relief. Peace would
bring vain II abiding strife, aul than war; If the
declarations from high be carried out lie
had favor TO ask Ut the President, and particular hos
uty to him. but he could not agree with those who pro
| nounced the unjust.
The President he said had been placed in difficult cir.
cumstances in taking possession of Toxas; for no ma
what portion OF had been the king sson
would have been resisted by Mexico. Though the Presi-
dent might be particularly responsible tho existence OF
the war, Congress had placed the sword his hand and II
was useless go back the causes in which the
war originated lie preferred peace voluntarily ptofer-
red TO Mexico, TO eXtorted from her. The latter
would only last long Mexico Possessed
TO break H. and she would forget her deg
lie was in favor OF making the appropriations and thought
II would nave been wise policy to grant the two million.
at the last In regard the question slavery
he believed II the designs OF the North were permitted
they would end IN disastrous consequences lie would
prefer acquiring no territory 1t 1t be acquired at ox
| penSo OF the Union.
MIR Houston took the floor and indicated his nten
ton TO address the Senate Tomorrow.
Mr. Summons then took the floor, and after proceeding
for lew minutes gave way motion postpone the bill
| until Tomorrow, which was agreed to.
| The private calendar then taken 70, and a number
OF bills were passed The bill TO reuqaish the stock heC
by the United States in the Chesapeake and Delaware Ca
nal opposed by Mr. Cameron, aud passed by niormal
B.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House proceeded the consideration Of terrotis
business.
The bill to aid in the Of certain roads IN th
territory OF Wneon'in was iaken up in committee OF thu
whole, Mr. Rueben Chapman IN the chair A debate en-
sued and great number of amendments were propos.d
for the improvement OF rivers aud h1tbofs the
OF roads &C. many Of them for objects embraced in Ih
celebrated river aud hnrbor bill, vetoed by the President
the last The bill finally reported to the House
with recommendation that do pass and was reject
cd by yeas aud nays, 50 10 lO2.
bill granting the right Of preemption 20 the nbabi
ianis OF Beeiown Wisconsin, also considered IN com
mltiee, referred to the House, and passed.
The bill TO continue certain public works in Wsconsu
then taken up in committee Mr. Smith Of Indiana II
the chair and Mr.. McCleand moved 10 strike out all ate
the enactng clause and insert substitute substantially tn
river and harbOr BILL providing for improvements In tb
several States. long debate onsucd, as to whethe
amendments making provision for improvements IN th
different States could be introduced bill of this md
aud the amendments finally decided TO be in order
The question was also raised, whether the House hay
ing decided 20 90 into the consideration q terrific RIA
business, motion 10 strike out all after the onacting caus
aud insert substitute providing for improvements in h
Sfdfss could be entertained. Tho Chair decided N
amendment 10 be IN order, and rom this an appeal wa
taken but the decision e the Char sustained 81
So The debate was continued, and several anne ndmen
to the substitute proposed but without coming to an
conclusion, the committee aud the House ADJOURNED