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session seven minutes, and II adjourned
until 10 o'clock, m, January 0, 1901.
The House was In session thlrty-eight
minutes and Il adjourned until Monday,
January D. Speaker Reed presented
Communication OF the resignation Of
Hon. II. n. Markham, Of California, as
member OF the board OF managers Of the
national home for disabled soldiers, and
the communication was referred 10 the
committee on military affairs, Among
the bills presented Waa House bill 12,-
$40, by Hon. Harrison Kelley, to provide
fox the Issue Of S5O,OOOOOO OF fractional
currency and to increase the volume Of
money in circulation.
WORLDS FAIR PREAMBLEs AND REsoLU-
TIONs.
Mr.. Butterworth introduced the fol-
lowing matter, which was referred TO the
committee on Quadro.C Centennial Of the
discovery Of America:
Whereas, The act Of Congress approved
April %, 1890, which provides for COM
memOrating the fOur-hundredth anniyer-
Rary OF tho discovery Of America by an OK
| hibitOn OF tho resources OF the United
States, and their development and OF the
progress OF the civilization OF tho world re-
quires that the dedication of said exposition
shall take place on October IL, A. ID. 1892;
and
Whereas, IL is AZ and proper that tho SOW
eral states and territories OF the United
States should at their several capitals join
in the dedoatory service; and,
Whereas, 10 is desirable also that each
state and territory should prepare some
suitable memorial of the event, said memo
rial TO be Of said form and character that II
may DO preserved and become part of the
collection OF exhibits no the Worlds Colum-
bian Exposition TO be held In the city OF
Chicago In 1893; therefore
Be II resolved by the House OF Represen-
tatives (tho Senate COncurring), That the
president of the United States be, and iB
hereby, requested TO invite the several states
and territories TO hold suitable memorial
services on October u, 1892, commemora-
tive OF the four hundredth anniversary of
the discovery Of America, and that they,
and each OF them, cause TO be prepared a
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memorial illustrative OB the resources, pro-
Rross and development OF such state or ter
ritofy, and that such memorial be placed on
exhibition In a group with those from the
other states and territories during said OK
position.
Hon. e. j. Turner, Of Kansas, present
cd the petition Of W. p. Davis and thirty
others, urging passage of bill defining
options. Referred to committee on ag-
riCulture.
There were several memorials (cirCu-
lated by the Worlds WOman's Christian
Temperance UniOn), praying that imme-
dlate and decisive steps be taken to aid
In suppression Of the alcoholic liquor
traffic In the Congo free state and the
basin Of the Niger, and TO prohibit the
expectation Of lntOxicants from this
country into any part Of Africa, which
were referred to the select committee on
the alcoholic liquor traffic
Monday, January &, 1S01.-To the bour-
bon republicans OF the United States
Senate this day was not the glad one Of
all the New Year.
Messrs, Mcconnell and shoup, the
first Senators from Idaho, were found
ready to perform Senatorial duties--as
the hoaTy-headed Hoar, Of Massach l.
setts, had hastened them into their seats,
so that they could be made available for
action on the United States election bill.
Their admittance makes the number Of
republican Senators tifty.one, while the
democratic list is bat thirty-seven; thus