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hereby authorized to nominate, and oy ana
with the advice and consent of the Senate
to appoint, upon the retired list OF the navy
with the rank of master. Howard +. MOI
tat, now a volunteer officer on the ACTIVE
list of the navy.
Approved March 3. 1873.
IREsoLUrIoN OF GENERAL NATURE-No. T.
A resolution authorizing the President 10
invite the International Statistlcal Con
gress to hold its next session IN the ohlleo
States.
Whereas, The governments of Belgium,
Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia
Italy, Holland and Russia have heretofore
extended invitations to the International
Statistical Congress to hold sessions OF the
said congress at their respective caPltais'
and eight different sessions OF the SAID con
gress have been held in accordance Win
said official invitations, to the great au
yancement of the science of national anu
international statistics in It's various ae-
partments, and to the uniformity OF com
ACE. weights and measures, and commercial
regulations and statistical publications. Do
tween the different nations; and. whereas,
the United States of America are favoraDie
TO all measures for promoting the advance
ment Of statistical science, and to all enorts
for the social advancement and friendly III
tercOurse OF the peoDle OF all countries; anu
whereas, also, the President OF the United
States. in his recent annual message 20
Congress, has submitted to this Congress the
consideration of the propriety Of extending
an invitation to the International Statistical
Congress to hold its next tnlnth)
meeting in the United States: therefore
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
President be and he is hereby authorized
and requested to tender to the organization
commission of the last session of the said
congress. recently held at Saint Petersburg,
q formal and cordial invitation to hold its
next session in the United States of America.
SEC. 2. That if the said invitation shall
h. accented hv the said statistical congress,
the President shall be and he is hereby duly
au,nvrlzeu 80 appoint the usual organlza-
ton commission, and to take the other pre-
liminary and necessary measures for the
meeting of the said body and the holding
of its ninth session in this country at such
time as may be deemed expedient by the
said statistical congress.
Approved March 3. 1873.
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{REsOLCTIoS OF GENERAL NATUSS
Joint resolution rendering the CO.. y
tons of the American people W y
of Spain.
Resolved by the Senate ana I !
Representatives of the Unitea - Z
America in Congress assembled, :,
name and behalf of the Americaa
the congratulations of Congress -
rendered to the people of SPAN W
recent efforts to consolidate the J
OF universal liberty in a repuohca'
government. -.
That the President of the UNIV
be, and hereby is, requested to trs,
resolution to the American W.
Madrid, with instructions to prs'
the Spanish government.
Approved March 3, 1873.
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GENERAL NATURE-No. 1861
An act to encourage the growth Of u
on Western prairies.

VI VNCoeCAA ~ oAiCo'
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hn
Representatives of the United 6nm
America in Congress assembled, That
person who shall plant, protect andi
in q healthy growing condition f9l
years forty acres of timber, the trees \
on not being more than twelve fst4
each way, on any quarter section ofE
the public lands OF the United Stat1a
be entitled to a patent tor the whnhdu
quarter section at the expiration ofial
wears, on making proof OF such iacth
less than two credible witnesses; Prov
that only one quarter in any sections
be thus granted. s
SEC. 2. That the person applyngk
benefit Of this act shall, upon appha
to the register of the land office in VIII
or she ia about to make such entry
affidavit before such register or M
that said entry is made for the oullivsa
timber, and upon filing said
davit with said register and TN
and on. ment of ten dolM
or she shall thereupon be pen
to enter the quantity of land specifst
vided. however, that no certificate "
given or patent issued therefor una
expiration of at least ten years fra
date of such entry; and if at the eIn
of such time. or at any time within
years thereafter, the person making I
entry, or if he or she be dead; hse ~
heirs or legal representatives, shah Il
by two credible witnesses that @, "a
they have planted and for not less lnsr
years have cultivated and protected
quantity and character of timber 81
said, they shall receive the patent ma
quarter section of land. &C
SEC. s. That if at any time after 'R y !
of said affidavit, and prior to the l'sar
the patent for said land, it shall Pep
after due notice to the party msklEFss
entry and claiming to cultivate sM
Der, to the satisfaction of the regHpai
land office, that such person has aossu
or failed to cultivate, protect, and =
good condition such timber, theni v
that event. said land shall reven y
limited States
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GENERAL NATURE-NO. 81.
An act {, establish board of local inspec.
TORS of steam vessels for the customs dis.
trict of Michigan, in the State of Michi-
gan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That there
shall be a local board of inspectors des'g-
mated and appointed for the customs dis
trict of Michigan, in the State of Michigan,
and the inspector of hulls and the iuspec-
tor of boilers, composing the said board.
shall receive a salary of nine hundred dol
lars year each.
Approved March 3, 1873.
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DtT, 10 tHt sdllsldCtlOIl Vi tho iSSA''S
land office, that such person has aoIas
or failed to cultivate, protect. and y
good condition such timber, then, Y
that event. said land shall reven 7
United States
SEC. 4. That each and every peiseas
under the provisions of an act enu!'s
act to secure homesteads to actual =
on the public domain" approved Nay
tieth, eighteen hundred and s1Iy'ss
any amendment thereto, having y
stead on said public domain, vno' ,
end of the third year of his or hef IT,
thereon. shall have had under euas
for two years, one acre OF tlmoet, y
thereon not being more than w.
apart each way, and in a good, tnI'.,
dition, for each and every Sixteen
said homestead. shall, upon due ",
said fact by two credible witnesses :
his OF her patent for said hoMestesu,
Sec. 5. That no land acquired unO'
visions of this act shall, in any w
come liable to the satisfaction Of y
OF debts contracted prior to the W.
patent CnereIor.
SEC. 6. That the Commissions
General Land Office is hereby re9Y
prepare and issue such rules anu
tions, consistent with this act, " y
necessary ani proper to carry its ~
into effect and that the register ;.
receivers of the several land ou'si
be entitled to receive the same ~
ton for any lands entered under Z
visions OF this that they are now III
receive when the same quantity "
entered with money. a
SEC. 7. That the fifth section ~ y,
entitled: AN act in addition 70 y;
punish crimes against the uniMS
and for other purposes" approx,
third, eighteen hundred aud w as
shall extend to all oatsha, aifrms%.s
affidavits required or authorlzedg "
Approved March 3, 1873.
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JOURNAL
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE.
Third Days Session.

Third Days eession.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Eex Orleans, January l. 1918.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by Hon. Z. Z. An
tome, Lieutenant Governor OF the State
and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson. Alexander; Barber
Belden. Blackburn, Blunt. Bnrch, Br- wstfr'
Cage, Harris, Harper. E. +: Hergig, IN
graham, KelsO, Masicot, Pollard. stamps
The President announced quorum
present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading of the journal Of yesterday 3
proceedings was dispensed with. and the
Journal adopted.
EXECUTIVE CONSIDERATIONS.
Stair OF LOUISIANA,
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be adopted, on second reading.
Mr. Blunt moved that the joint resolution
be indefinitely postponed.
Pending the debate the President decided
the resolution out of order, and in violation
of the statue of the State already enacted.
From this decision Mr.. Harris took an
appeal.
Pending the question of appeal the Sen
ate went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised the
following members answered to their
names:
Messrs. Anderson, Alexander, Barber,
Blunt, Bovee. Butler. Burch, Brewster
Green. Harris, E. +. Herwig, Harper. Ingra
ham. kelso. Masicot, Sypher Stamps,
Twitcheil, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-2l.
The President announced a quorum
present.
The pending question being the appeal
take by Mr.. Harris, he called for the yeas
and nays.
The question whether the Chair be sus-
tanned in ruling the joint resolution to be in
violation of the existing statutes of the
State was decided in the affirmative, as
follows:
Yeas-Anderson. Alexander. Barber, Bel
den, Blunt, Bovee, Butler. Burch, Brewster,
Cage, Crawford. Green, f +. Herwig,
Harper, Ingraham, kelso, Mascot, Rey,
Sypher, Stamps, Twitchell. Whltney-2l.
Nays-HArris, Weber, WHARTON.
The decision of the Chair was sustained
and the resolution ruled out of order.
On motion Of Mr. Barber the Senate ad-
journed till Friday, the ninth instant
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned until Friday, Janu-
ary 9, 1874, at l2 m.
p. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
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Selett noetrp.
THE SNOW.

Lightly and merrily,
swihly and steadily,
Down comes the snow shower oil the day long,
Bright eyes have looked for Il,
Young hearts have sighed for IL;
Now It is welcomed with laughter and song.
Earnestly watching it,
Eagerly catching it,
Fair little faces and hands reached forth
Childhood and youth can sec
In the white mystery
Radiant visions Of frolic and mirth.
Tfayersing fields of space,
Running joyous race,
Beautiful fake after fake Autteriug down;
Each one q perfect flower,
Nurtured in starry bower,
Each like gem from anangcl's bright crown.
Whittier aud whittier still,
Grows every roof and sill
Whittier the domes late SO grim and 50 brown.
Strange is the spectacle,
Changed as by miracle,
Into fairy land seems all the town.
Lol upon the leaAess trees,
Waved by the wintry breeze,
Phantoms Of summers dead garlands appear.
Twining and clinging there,
Placidly smiling there,
Waking soft dreams Of season more dear.
Now, at the twilight hour,
Ceases the snowy shower,
Listen slready the tuncful bells chime
Soon will the rich and the gay
Speed on their merry way,
Thankful and glad for the carnival time.
But as the night comes down
Cold over all the town,
Many heart sinks with terror and woe;
Many heavy sigh,
Many fearful eye,
Grects the chill prospect ofdarkness and snow.
Ye who in happy homes
Smile when the snow shower comes,
Think Of the sad ones who weep at its fall;
Think, think how pitiful,
An object so beautiful,
Should like sceptre, the needy appal.
Pray for these hapless onesi
Give TO these suffering ones;
Dry the sad tear.drops that freeze as they How
Mercy and charity
Smooth life's disparity -
Warm poor hearts chilledby winter and snow.
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"YOu have saved my life, have you
not ?p
Happy to do Il any day." be remark
ed, not knowing exactly what else to say.
l thank you very much"
!'Quite welcome, I'm sure 81
There was another long silence, broken
only by the sound Of the horses hoofs up
on the road. Fred himself seemed to
have lost bis habitual ease, for he kept his
whip in constant motion, aud held the
reins nervously.
Fredr
HYesp
"Are you going to write to that young
lady in New 0rleans?''
II s'pose so.
Hadn't you-better try again--before
you writer
He turned his eyes full upon her, and
opened them wide.
Try again; try WHAT
"Tve been thinking through the night, !"
said Becky, bending low to hide her face,
aud carefully separating the fringe of her
mantilla, "that--perhaps-if you asked
me again the same question--that sou
did yesterday morning. might answer a
little different
Becky's head went against Fred's shoul-
der, and her face became Immediately
lost to view.
You darling" he exclaimed, II never
intended to do otherwise. The young
lady in New Orleans was wholly myth.
But when, may | ask, did you change
your mind? ?"
1 have never changed it," she mur-
INJURED. al have loved you all the time,
but | never knew it until last night"
And to this day, when Mrs, Becky
Eckerson is asked where 1t was that she
fell in love with her husband, she answers
d" on log
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@riainaI Aostrg.
a MEMORY.
by FLORENCE wELcH.

Il this all, all, only thisi
A withered rosebud's crimson dust
A pale, pale leaf once sunbeam kissed,
But faded, faded ike my trust.
The mountains in stern purple lines
Stand dark against the evening sky,
And what were wealth of ophirs mines,
To yon pure glittering orb on high.
And this is all, an evening star;
And this is all poor wandering feet
That softly lights your path afar,
A clouded memory, faint but sweet;
And this is all that can see
And this is al that may fsel--
The flower alone is left Of thee,
And wound no time can heal.
And this Is all, simple name,
But sweet, more sweet than violets;
Lovelier far than the golden fame
That rises where the pure sun sets.
And this is all, oh singing bird
Long flown from Of the wintry boush,
How often in your notes I've heard
That name melodiously low.
And this is all, whispered breath
Ofdear words uttered long ago
A memory Of still lips in death,
Of hands as pale as drifts Of snow
A memory sad of tender eyes
Closed meath the golden lashes fast;
A spirit to its native skies,
Wrapped in an eden glory passed.
And this is all, pictured face,
A classic brow ofpurest mould;
The languid and half loving grace
That such sweet spirit did enfold.
And this is all, dream Of thee.
A longing wild, gush Of tears;
And this is all that comes to me,
From out the weary space Of years.
Fnksbtirg, January s4th, 1874.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES glorious thing
occupation is for the human heartl Those
who work hard seldom yield 10 fancied or
real sorrow. When grief sits down, folds
its hands, and nournfully feeds upon It's
own tears, weaving the dim shadows that
little exertiOn might sweep away into q
funeral paIl, the strong spirit Is shorn Of
its might, and sorrow becomes our master.
When troubles aow upon you dark and
heavy, toll not with the torrent rather
seek by occupation to divert the dark
waters that threaten to oyerwhelm you,
with . thousand channels which the duties
Of life always present. Before you dream
Of Ii, those waters viii fertilize the present,
and give birth to fresh flowers, that win
become pure and holy in the sunshine
which penetrates 70 the path Of duty in
spite Of every obstacle. Grief, after al,
is but selfish feeling, and most selfish b
the man Who yields himself to the indul.
genee Of any passion which brings no joy
10 his fellow men.
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Cur @liu.
CHEERFuLNEss.

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chase ,v,Y The v.nor. sc ,;,,b, "a NC,
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s.nar.,o ex;s,onco aud o,.aa.n;,c ~.
whole sco Of ,be s.r,b = oba.rs,,,...
comes ill., . hr;,,h, sn;,;, o,..r;,. 80
The v.no,s of d;seon,.n. nrr;fv;,o ~.
moral .,mosnbere nens,r,t;n, .vs,v S..rt
with isvmnatbetic g,,dne.s and ,nre.d;,.
ia bapnv influence with be.nt;f,, l;b.r.l;,v
The ansst;on NAV vel, hs .sksd ;f 4.
oe.o,. 80 - hon;,n ~h, !. !,
blessing > Is;, ;s can.bls ~ .h.da;n. -
much 5.nn;,sss wbv 49,. 4, y, ov.rsov
from every heart and beam IN sv.,v f.c.,
If ali ,ecogn;ze !, :. j, up;ver.,l .ood vhv
40 No, an s,,;v. 10 ,.on;,. !, r., H.
NAV .n;ov !, ,bsm..,va. and a;.n,r.. !, :.
Others !? N
Cbeerfalpes,.| I to /. pre.. degree. |. .
constitutional matter. Some men A..
naturally .appuiue, houeful and lipb,.b..rt-
ed. Their blood circulates freely. their
nni.s. ho., },.,,,,I,rlv ana ,b.;, .r;.;,. :.
an elasticity that c,u.e, them ~ r.ho,na
from nres.ars. The br;vb, .;ds os l;fs
naturally presents itself q their mind, ,,a
thew !. naturally pre.en, n q otb.r. i
,bs;r en,;ven;n, nre.snce !, .ood bnuor
ready .m;le and op;ck .vmn.thv Oth.r.
of an onnos;,a ,smnsr. n.rt -. .oh., "a
o,oomv I,;se ,i,s h..v;lv nrou ,h.u ~,
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Select Story.
LOVE ON A LOG.

Miss Becky Newton"
"Well, sir"
"Will you marry me?'
aNo, I won't"
Very we'll, then don't, that's ALL y
Mr.. Fred Eckerson drew away his
chair, and putting his feet on the piazza,
unfolded a newspaper. Miss Becky New
ton Bit her lip and went on with her sew
ing. She wondered IL that was going to
be the last Of it. She had felt this propo.
sal coming for nearly month, but the
scene she had anticipated was not at all
like this. She had intended to refuse
him, but it was to be done gracefully.
She was to remain firm, Notwithstanding
his most eager entreatics. She was to
have told him that, though respecting his
manly worth and upright character, she
could never be moro than an approciating
friend. She had intended TO shed a few
tears, perhaps, as he knelt in an agony Of
supplication at her feet But instead, he
had asked her the simple question, without
any rhetorical embellishments, and on be-
ing answered, had plunged at once into
his newspaper, as though he had merely
inquired the time of day. She could have
cried with vexation.
You will never have better chance, T"
he continued, after pause, as he delib-
erately tnrned over the sheet to find the
latest telegraph reports,
"A better chance for what ?" she asked
shortly.
A better chance to marry young,
good.looking man, whose gallnntry to the
sex Is only exceeded by his bravery in
their defense" Fred was quoting from
his newspaper, but Miss Newton did not
know il.
Asd whose egotism is only exceeded
..,,..n.i -
r., -,
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"' e
1t won't be great while before you
o
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o.s s'aae' "S' Ne"'V' 'H'e
'o'y anu nu'"' y e 'e'p'0. ~.
give you : naA 0ppo''""'s' N'
@ % yOu :,
N0'h yoa "s,e ''s may - .'s
'sup'sa m's' Ne".ou' '''.o""s 'o",
.'' .ofk. a'n no' a0'a''on'u v s''.
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,.'0 'ns mousse anu ''ao'n''u '"e uo0' ~
"na ne'.
one 's never as naaarns a' ahen y,
" !" rage, 'nous". fe' !" n''
s.'er she haa gone 10 NC Slowly '''ae' y
ms paper and P'aesu :" ms P,',s~ :
was = 1901 70 goad her ., sna'' never
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Why Women Go to Church.


that more women than men go to church
and the conclusion generally arrived at is
that this fact is proof that women are
more religious than men. As the matter
is looked at, this greater Righteousness Of
woman is regarded, from ono point Of
view, as proof of their greater mental
weakness, and, from another, as an evi,
dence of their moral superiority as com,
pared with men. That mental weakness
and moral superiority may go together is
a popular theory, supposed to be well illus.
trated by this matter Of the Righteousness
of women
That women are more religious than men
in some senses is undoubtedly true-ai
least as far as the externals of religion are
concerned. They certainly are more ad.
dicted to church-going and to subjectiou
to the clergy--to that obedience and love
of being directed which are the character,
istics of many well.constituted minds,
That very large number Of church
going women betake themselves to their
various places Of worship under the inAu-
ence of the very highest motives, we can
not for moment doubt Not to think SO
would be to indulge in disbelief which
would be utterly unworthy. Nevertheless
church-going people are occasionally as
tonished in contemplating the behavior Of
some women in church, and find them
selves wondering what could have brought
certain specimens of the sex there.
That considerable proportion go from
pure habit, and from vague feeling that
T" it is the right thing to do, may be safel,
asserted. These women generally Insist OF
taking the male portions of their family
with them, and by dint Of persistence sue
coed in carrying them in their wake. They
rejoice in the. handsomest Of prayer-books
they make all their bows at the right time
they listen decorously to the sermon buI
We should not like to depend exclusively
on the accuracy or elearness Of their yer
sion of the argument of that composition
An old reproach against women was
that they went to church to study eacl
others bonnets; and this seems to US I,
have just the spice Of truth in it which i
present in another popular saying, tina
some Scotch congregations went to 'churcl
to hear the news Of the parish, as conveyed
in the ministers prayer. The events o
the week in the latter case are dimly shad
owed forth in reverent periphrascs whicl
excite the curiosity Of the hearers ant
keep their attention awake. The interes
in Miss AS. or Mrs. BIS. last bonnet may
not be vivid enough to attract some womer
to church but it decidedly gives them.
spice Of lively interest when they &c
| there ttatA M fHt
The women who most excite our won
derment as to why they go to church ar
those who may be characterized a. tn
"6dgets;' and these are really; to use 4
slang phrase, too amazing. There an
women, and everybody has met them, VIII
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