The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-25
SENATE CHAMBER, Jan. %. 10
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1919.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTArIy
On motion of Mr.. DARLING, (by leave,) it was

On motion OF MIR. DARLING, (by eave,) il was
Ordered, That leave be granted to withdraw from the
files of the House the petition OF Messrs Meeker and others
Mr. DUNN, by unanimous consent presented the joint
resolutions Of the legislature of Indiana for the repeal of
so much of the existing postage law requires pre-
payment of postage on newspapers not sent from the
flee of publication and for the reduction of postage on
newspapers pamphlets and periodical publications. refer
red to the Committee The Post Office and Post Roads
Also, Joint resolutions of the Legislature, on the
subject Of reducing the price OF the public lands in the
Miami reserve, in said State; which were referred TO the
Committee on Public Lands
Mr. DARLING gave notice of motion for leave TO
introduce bill, supplementary TO an act for the relief Of
J. p, b. Grato and the legal representatives of Henry
M Mr. SIDNEY LAWRENCE gave notice of a motion
for leave to introduce bill 10 prohibit the vending of
lottery tickets in the District of Columbia
Mr. BRIDGES asked leave TO offer the following reso-
luton; which was objected TO:
Resolved By the Senate and House Of &c
That the oh section of act entitled An raise for
limited time additional military force and for other
soldiers Of illegmate origin who served in the army of
the United States in the with Mexico and who
and that the provisions of said section relating bounty
land be- and the same are hereby, extended the mothers
of such deceased soldiers
On motion of Mr.. vINTON the House resolved itself
into Committee OF the Whole the state of the Union,
(Nr C. b SMITH in the chair,) and proceeded the fur
Their consideration OF the bill making appropriations for
the cyl and diplomatic expenditures of the government
for the year ending 30th June, 1885, to which sundry
amendments were proposed and discussed by the
OF each under the hve-minutes rule and OF which the
following only were adopted ia committee
BY Mr.. HOUSTON of Delaware:
For annual repairs OF the Capitol, attendance on fur
naces in the crypt attendance waerclosei for public
gardener and abofes and carriage the Capitol grounds
Tools wire, leather, nails, stakes boxes for grounds
and white'washing; gravellns the walks in the Capitol
stables; iaggng enclosures &c Keeping order the
pipes that convey the Capitol aud public Offices
and repairing damage by ireshes booms brushes wood
en- spades, shoveing snow, repairing abumeus Tlbcr
creek and building protecting walls enclosing and inn
he Capitol and the open triangular spaces Penns Viva
MA avenue, $4,000.
For annual repairs of Presidents House. gardener and
laborers gravelng the walks in Presidents square,
nure leather, nails, TOOLS &c and repairs La
iayete square, Fountain square, and Presidents garden,
carriage, &c. $500.
For lighting Pennsylvania from Capitol square to
the Treasury Department. and pensation lamp
lighter for the same and for lighting Capitol and Capitol
grounds and Presidents house. sc 000 expended un
der the direction OF the Commissioner Of Public Buildings