for preventing dry rot in umber, tor which he has obtained a patent.On motion of Mr. VINTON,Rttolvtd, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed lo inquire into the expediency of granting to Edward Fergurson, of Lawrence county, Ohio, a soldier in the late war with Great Britain, ami to the only child and heir at law of lioaea Neal, also a soldier in the late war. military bounty land.On motion, the House then adjourned.