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n, the House then adjourned.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 80. 1856

UuTnR tue re0Qlng Oh the lOuTndl,
Mr.. BRIGGS moved that its further reading be dis
pensed with |; but
MEMBERS Directing the journal was read to its conclu
sion.
MI SAWTELLE asked the unanimous consent Of the
House for the withdrawal Of papers from the files OF the
But MI. BURT insisting on the regular order Of bust
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
to be reports from committees; when
MIR. BURT, from the Committee Military Affairs,
reported bill to increase the rank and file Of the army
and to encourage enlistnents which was read twice. re-
erred to the Committee of the Whole the state OF the
Union, and ordered to be printed
Also, joint resolution the settlement OF the
three months extrapa claims to the accounting officers
Of the treasury which referred to the Committee OF
the Whole the state OF the Union, and ordered TO be
printed.
On motion Of Mr.. B., the Committee on Military AT.
fairs discharged from the further consideration OF
the memorial Of Zeotes Fuller. and other citizens OF
Pennsylvania praying for the passage of law granting
bounty lands to the army and volunteers serving in the
Seminole war in Florida; which was referred TO the
Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. B. further reported, from the Committee Mill
tary Affairs amendment TO the bill to regulate brevet
rank and 10 retire disabled officers OF the army, be-
committee, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. CALDWELL, from the same committee, reported
a bill for the relief Of Charles Lee jones' which was
read twice, referred TO the Committee OF the Whole
House, and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. CHANDLER. from the same committee, reported
bill for the relief of VIM. p Wallace and Joseph r.
mittee OF the Whole House. and, with the report order
ed 10 be printed
On monon Of Mr. STANTON. Of Tennessee, the Com
mitiee on Naval Affairs discharged from the further
consideration OF the memorials Of John Jackson and
Richard Robinson; which severay referred TO the
Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Mr.. b. also, from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
ported bill granting bounty lands sailors actually en-
gagged in the service OF the United States in the Mexican
war; which was referred to the Committee OF the Whole
the state OF the Union, and ordered to be printed
Mr.. WHITE, from the same committee, reported bills
for the relief OF Horaho ~ Crabbe; Sarah W. Duncan
widow OF Silas Duncan, late commander in the Uni
ted States navy; OF the widow and sueiies OF Benjamin
+. Hart late purser in the navy OF the United States
which were severay read twice, referred the Com
mittee OF the Whole House, and ordered TO be punted
Mr. w also presented joint resolution accompanied
bya written repo authorizing the Secretary OF the Navy
to contract with George w. Billing for a supply OF Amer
lean waerrotted hemp for the American naval service
which was read twice referred 10 the Committee OF the
Whole House, and ordered 10 be printed
Mr.. w HlIE also reported back, from the COM
mlitee the following resolutions some time before refer
red 10 them, viz:
Rssoved By the Senate and House of REORGANIZATION Of the
Umsfsd States q 1meriea ~ Conrss assembled, That the
procuring the hemp which may be necessary Tor nayai
PURPOSES 10 purchase American sotied hemp alone
2, such Other hemp as the navy may need ebe
advantageous 10 the public interest," provided same can
be had OF equal quality with the best foreign hemp, AT
price exceeding the average price Of foreign hemp
70, , ne nye year. preceding The passage Of the joint
American navy, approved May Q. 1888
u fHfho re'osvsd, That hereaer the Secretary Of
the Navy an advertising for materials for tho navy shall
advertise for cordage, clo,h and daok
In the United States American cotton or hemp and
IN receiving Lids shall in all cases. give the preference 70
the American manufacturer provided the sdme be In all
respects equal to the foreign article
Mr.. W., remarkng that he had been instructed by the
Committee on Naval Affairs to make The motion, moved
ih,t these resolutions be put on their passage
Mr.. GERRY offered the following as amendment, in
addition TO the said resolutions, viz:
That the Of the watero:tcd hemp be raised from
Ao pounds to 400 pounds on rope u inches In diane
MIR. STANTON. Of Tennessee. remarked that the gen.
tleman from Maine mr. GERRyl bad proposed this
amendment under instruction from the Committee on
Mr.. M0REHEAD regretted that the gentleman had
seen FIT to bring forward this amendment, which abso-
utsly made distinction in favor Of the article Of foreign
growth the test proposed requiring the domestic article
10 stand two hundred pounds greater than the foreign
over winch was only 70 have preference y NE average
pnce ruling the purchases for the service during the
Mr.. GREEN moved the reference Of the resolution
and amendment TO the COMMITTEES OF the Whole on the
Mr. sTAS SfSS Of Tsnnsssss n explanation Of he
reasons governing the Committee on Naval Affairs IN
directing the amendment be reported said that BY ex
psrments made under the drsenon o. ,se navy Depart
quarter nches made OF American water-rotied hemp OF
the best quality. would usually stand strain two hun
dred pounds greater than the ordinary test for the article
which 400 pounds some specimens had successful
ly passed an ordeal Of 1900.
Mr. STRONG inquired in what respect the first resou,
uon dItsred from the resolution TO the same end adopted
N ist2l He could difference between them, and
o, ners was none he saw no necessity LOT Inc egsanon
MI. STANTON, Of Tennessee, remarked that the reso-
Nv % s&2 had but auhor,s the Secretary to make
him ~ ~ A. 'ne American article while nis drseed
h HALL desired to call The attention OF the House 10
tsv - - a. r me st resolution limited the Secre