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Of the present Congress shall Distribute them
He asks the House 10 relieve him from the EN-.
barrassment.
II was ordered that those documents be de-
livered to members of the present Congress Tor
distribution.
An Intellectual effort was made 10 20 into
Committee on the private calendar.
Mr. Chandler desired 10 ask question OF
the Committee on Printing, that he might
learn whether the Census report is in situa-
ton TO have its egregious errors corrected, ar
whether il was to go forth with is injurious
errors.
MIR Jones' Of Tennessee, objected to the ask
ing of the question.
The House then went into Committee 81 ~"
Whole on the state Of the Union on the Pr 81
dents Message and after some discussion q
tween Messrs Phillips and Bayly, the Comm Pc
tee rose.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from Theodore Sedgwick, inviting the mem
bers Of Congress to visit the Crystal Palace
and sending tickets for all of them.
The House then adjourned till Tuesday
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JOHN G. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDENTS EDITOR.
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