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agreed To- 2 4.s. -. .sa0E-uIsH. IN.
The resolution was then read third time, aud passed
MILITARY ACADEMY. e q. ha sl 81.
The Senate proceeded TO consider House bin 43a,
making appropriations for the Military Academy at West
Point, which had been returned from the House. they
having disagreed To the smcrdeni of The Senate appso
prlalng 3 Y 900 Tor rdiug halt Il. Ls,g
Mr., HUNTER, move taat the Senate recede from
their amsndnonL ..,.. 1871 sss NJ ... . . .s.94s
!. Mr. DAViS.oi mississippi 4 hope the Senate will
not recede, but will insist on their amendment; and
VIII state my reasons Tor wishing them TO insist The
cadets are necessarily instructed in cavalry exercises
bad as well as good weather Horses are supported,
equipments are furnished and the instruction paid Tor
and, uness they have riding hall in which to exercise,
large portion OF The year be lost account OF the
pad weather. snow and other causes The one that they
have now 10 80 Old and decayed that the former nsIuc-
tor OF artillery, who salways charged with the riding
class said that he constantly fear that cadet
would get his limbs broken ii not lose his LIE. Ii has
been urged year alter year. by the academy BY the board
OF Instructors and by the instructor OF artillery and do
not thlns the matter can have been fully understood
by The House m wishing 10 strike II out II certainly is
nothing new Tor wherever cavalry exercises are taught
such accommodations have been provided therefore
hope that the Senate will insist upon their amendments
The question being taken upon the mooa 10 recede,
was not agreed to upon divisson-ayes Is. noes a.
On motion by Mr. DAVIS, the Senate resolved to in
sst upon their amendment
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi move that committee |
of conference be appointed to the House upon this
matter. ...a.M..E
Mr. WALKER Ought not the call for committee
OF conference TO be made in the House, where the bill
Mr. DAVIS. of Mississippi. The amendment for
which The committees is 10 be appointed was made here.
The PRESIDENT Either house call Tor com
mittee OF conference with the other house.
On motion by Mr. DAVIS Of Mississippi,
Reoiced, Th, the Senate ask conference the disa
greeting woes OF the two houses.
Ordered, That the committee of conference the part
of the Senate be appointed by tho President temp0s
Messrs. DAVIS OF Mississippi EWING, and HUNTER.
were accordingly appointed to serve as said committee
WORKS OF ALEX, HAMILTON.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment OF
the House OF Representatives to the joint resolution d.
reclng the distribution of the works OF Alexander Ham
on, and for other purposes.
Mr., PEARCE. | understand that there are 2l9 copies
of these archives in the possession OF the Clerk of
the House OF Representatives, The adoption OF the
amendment OF the House will dispose of them; but the
Senate will perceive that will be Obliged TO purchase
few copies TO complete the distribution. and give
each members copy. That is the object of the amend
ment and hope the Senate will concur in It,
Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa | suppose this Is "MOnsieur
Tonson again. that this is TO carry cat further
distribution of books among the members. suppose it
part of the history OF this distribution, that these i'm
mortal State papers have been distributed often that
will be found, upon examining The number OF copies
lat has been published and the number that has been
distributed among the members, that they have been
back and forth between Congress and the bookshops to
the consum ption OF God knows how many copies OF
Ness Register and everything else for which they can
be traded or traficked hope the Senate will not con-
Mr. PEARCE If there were not 2l9 copies in the
hands of the Clerk OF the House OF Representatives,
should say this amendment ought 10 be stricken out. AS
is, entirely Indifferent ! do not care pinch OF
snuff whether adopt il or not have given away all
the copies that have received TO college in my neigh
borhood, and if were 10 receive SO more should give
them all away the public institution 1t is Tor the
Senate say whether these 2l9 copies shall remain IN
the hands OF the Clerk of the House not think it is
fore it is that | am for adopting the amendment
The question being then taken upon concuTrlng IN the
amendment, II was agreed TO.
BILLS PASSED
The following engrossed bills and Joint resolution were
seyeray read The third time, and passed:
Senate bill No. i22, in addition TO and amenda'ory oil
entitled IAN ACT to provide for the settlement OF
the accounts Of public officers and others who may have
received moneys arising from military contributions or
oherwse in Mexico" approved March 3, 1919
And the Joint resolution providing for auditing and
settling the accounts OF the public printers during the
The bill Is 3g2) to found military asylum for the
lief and support OF invalid and disabled soldiers OF the
army of the United States taken up and discussed,
of which report viii appear hereafter, and was hnay
passed-yeas 40 nays D
REDUCTION POSTAGE. ....
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the bill
it's third reading I'll r. 35l to reduce and modify the
OF postage the United States and TO provide for
the coinage OF a three cent piece. #.-
Mr. BORLAND made some remarks which will be
published hereafter, ID
Mr. RUSK remarked that be had not time 10 enter into
a argument in answer 10 the senator from Arkansas
He believed the subject was very well understood by all
and he hoped the would be taken the passage of
the bill without further discussion. I'D. II ..
Mr.. BORLAND demanded the yeas and nays on the
passage OF the bill; which were ordered
The question being taken by yeas and nays on the
pas sage OF the BILL they stood as follows:
YEA S-Messr,. Atchison, Badger Baldwin, Bradbury,
Css Chase, Clay, Cooper, DAVIS OF Massachusetts Day
ton Dickinson Dodge oil Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Doug
Hamn, Jones Miller, Nodis, Poace, Phep. Pratt Ran.
tout Kuk Seward Shields Spruance, Sturgeon, Under
wood. Upham, Wales, Walker, and Whitcomb-39
NAYS-Msssfs Belt Beuien, Borland, Butler, Clemens,
Davis of Mississippi, Dsw,on, Hunter, King, Msngum,
Mason, Morton, Sebasti Turney, aud Guee-l5.
The title having been amended on motion by Mr..
RUSk by striking out " 10 provide for the coinage OF
three cent piecen and inserting for other purposes
ordered that the Secretary request the
OF the House OF Representatives 10 the amen dmens.
posr orrIor APPROPRIATIONS BILL,
The Senate proceeded in committee OF the whole TO
the consideration of The bill (H X, 43s) making APP
preparations for the service OF the Post Office Depart
ment for the fiscal year ending Both June, 1882, with
the amendments reported thereto By the Committee on
Finance.
Various amendments having been adopted, was re.
ported 10 the Senate, the amendments concued in and
the amendments ordered to be engossed for third reading
of the bill.
Tue bill wa. subsequently read third time amend
ed, by unanimous consent, and passed
On motion by MIR. RUSk, the title amended by
ordered tina, the Secretary request the OF the
House of Representatives IN the amendments.
LIABILITIES OF sHIp-owsERs.
The Senate proceeded TO the consideration OF bill ISL
to limit the liabilities of ship owners. and for other pur
poses discussion took place, which we shall publish
hereafter After having been amended, IL was ordered
to be engro.sed for a third reading
Mr. GWIN. now move to take up bill 800.
Mr. DOWNS I would ask if the consequence of
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