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same.
The question being stated. the House adopted the
On motion of Mr. BROWN of Pennsylvania, the reso-
luton referred TO the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. HUBBARD, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported the following resolution which was
read and agreed to;
Rsoiped, That communication made to the Committee
OF Ways aud Means from Secretary War relative 10
he settlement of the Of Capt M NJ Clarke, with
me accompanying papers, be referred 10 The judiciary
Committee.
Mr. CoLLAMER, from the Committee on Public
Lands reported bill TO grant the right OF way the
public lands, and to dispose OF said lands in aid OF the
several States in the construction OF railroads and canals
which bill was read and committed.
Mr.. C., from the same committee reported back to the
House without amendment House bill No. 6Gl granting
lands to certain States therein named to aid them in the
construction OF roads and canals and IN the Improvement
OF their MYERS
Mr.. c., from the same committee, reported back the
bill (No 062) IN addition 10 IAN act IN relation TO mill
tary land warrants approved Aug. II, 1913, without
amendment which sad bill ordered to be engossed,
and read a third time and passed.
Mr. ALEXANDER EVANS, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported back Senate BILL NO 1863 } emit
tied An act concerning school lands i'll the State OF FlOu
d., without amendment; which having been laid on the
table,
On motion of Mr. CABELI the vote laying it on the
table ordered TO be reconsdered; and the question
OF lis reconsideration was postponed for the present
Mr.. HALL OF Missouri, from the Committee on Pub-
lie Lands, reported on resolution OF the House OF the
- Instant directing said committee to inquire into the
Eoprety of establishing additional land Office in the
State OF Missouri, north OF The Missouri river; which
report laid on the table
Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee of Claims report
ed adversely on the petition OF George w Farmer laIl
on the table
Mr. JOS. r. INGERsOLL, from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported back without amendment the bill III
L. No 65O to continue in force the acts for the payment
Tor horses and other property lost in the military service
After debate, in which Messrs DTCKEY, HALL of
Missouri, and JOS R. NGERSoLL participated the bill
was engrossed, read third time, and passed.
of MIR | he ttea
on the judiciary were discharged from the further
sderation of the resolution OF the House of the 18th
instant to inquire into the propety Of recommending to
the States of this Union to amend the constitution
to change the mode of eectng the President and Vice
President of the United States after the year 1850
ALSO from the further consideration of the petition of
citizens of Newburyport, and other citizens of Massa-
chsets TO amend the law so as TO Increase the per diem
and mileage of jurors serving in the courts OF the United
States and they were laid on the table
On motion of Mr. j. II. INGERSOLL, the Committee
on the Judiciary discharged from the further consid
Grafton of the resolution of the House of the 18th inst
(Mr WENrwoRTHs,) TO inquire into the expedency of
passing law for the election of all officers OF the United
States government directly by the people, and it being
moved that the said resolution be laid the table,
Mr. WENTWORTH asked the yeas and nays on the
notion and but six gentlemen rising to second the mo-
ton, lost; and the bill was then laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. JOSEPH R. lNGERSOLL the
Committee the Judiciary discharged from the fur
ther consideration of the memorial of Vadislaus Wan
kowicz, grand nephew of Gen Thaddeus Kosciusko for
the enactment OF special act OF venue Tor the removal
the United States circuit court for the District of Coium
ba, that for the district OF Maryland and the memorial
was laid on the table.
The SPEAKER laid before the House sundry commu-
ncaons, viz:
message from the President of the United States as
follows
TO the House Of Representatives.
In compliance with the resolution of the House of the
l instant, requesting the President to inform that body
whether he has received any information that American
have been imprisoned arrested by the British
hoIities Iceland, aud, if So what have been tho
thereof and what have been taken for ter release
and if his opinion inconsistent with the public inte
rest furnish this House with copies Of all
in relation thereto" communicate herewith report Of
upon the subject.
wAsHNeros, Dec a. 1913.
Mr. WENTWORTH asked the reading of the report
the message; which was refused by the
House, and the message and report then referred.
It. letter from the Secretary OF the Treasury trans
hitting communication from the Comm ssioner OF the
General Land Office, enclosing the annual report OF the
Surveyor General OF Louisiana and accompanying pa
pers which letter, &c, read and referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
INTRODUCTION OF A BILL.
Mr.. GAYLE, by unanimous consent, introduced bill
granting the State of Alabama the right of way and
donation of public lands for making railroad from Mo-
bile to the mouth of the Ohio river, and Tor other pur
poses; which bill read twice, and referred 10 the
Committee on Public Lands.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The Secretary of the Senate appeared at the bar OF the
House, and announced the enactment by the Senate OF
certain bills and joint resolution.
On motion of Mr.. ViNTON, the House went into
Committee of the Whole the state OF the Union: MI
THOMPSON of Indiana in the char) and took mp House
bill No. Cos, o supply deficiencies in the appropriations
for the service of the fiscal year ending June 80, lS0
and after debate between Messrs POLLOCK and Nc
LANE, the committee rose.
On motion of MIR. VINTON, it was
Resolved That debate House bill No. Cos shall
five minutes after the House shall have again gone into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
The House then again resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole on the state of the Union, and
Mr.. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania addressed the com
mltee for five minutes in reply to the remarks OF MIR
POLLOCK; after which sundry amendments to the bill
seveally considered and disposed of, follows:
To come in between lines Al and AZ OF the bill
For the reapproprlaton OF this SUN, Carried to the
surplus fund.-, being for the purchase OF agricultural
cattle mechanics tools, for the Oowas and
Chppewas, stipulated in the 18th clause OF the h article
of the treaty of March %, 1885, $5,l06 At: adopted
For payment of services of blacksmith and striker OF
the Choctaws rendered after the treaty provision had ex
pred by limitation, and before he was notified thereof
and for coal furnished the shop during the tme
1856 9S adopted.
For expenses of agent in taking the census OF the
North Carolina Cherokees under the 18th section OF the
act OF 10Th july 1913 800: adopted.
For continuing the collecting and dlgesDg OF snch sta
tistics and materials may illustrate the history the
present condition. and future prospects OF the Indian tribes
OF the United States, IS 900: adopted,
For reappropration OF this sum, Carried to surplus
fund for pay subsistence and clothing of the company
OF sappes and miners and pononies, and for carrying
the other purposes of the act of May l5 1885, $685.
$50 40 adopted
70 enable the Clerk of the House to furnish to mem
bers of the House the books authorized by the resolution
of the 7th of August, 1913, $40, 900.
MIR ZONES Of Tennesspp moved 10 strike ont 600