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and opinion, and the house rejected the
motion. Il was at length zTeferred TO
the Committee Of Claims, tito CO.
FRIDay, JUNE 10.
SUPPRESSED FRENCH DECREE.
MIR. Farrow [ofS Cardinal moved,
that the confederation of Me Resolutions
should be indefinitely postponed This
is an Indirect motion olrgeenon,
The debate on this motion lasted
through the dan The consideration
of il ieaves thefwhole subject open to
discussion
Mr., Grundy [of Tennessee spoke
hours against the Resolutions He an
imadverted with great bitterness on
the advocates of the Resolutions, whom
he had the arrogance to insinuate were
TRAITORS.
Mr. Shepherd f[N. VI followed,
and was exceedingly severe in his re-
marks on the conduct of the admins.
tralion and the speech of Mr.. Grumpy.
Mr.. CASTOR [of N. Carolina,1 in an
elegant and impressive speech, sdyoca,
ted the Resolutions, and demonstrated,
that had the repeal otthe French De-
crees, respecting America, been known,
as i, might have been known, if the
Duke of Bassano was correct in his CON-
versation with Mr.. Barlow, as detailed
in Mr. Baflow's letter, of 18th of,May,
1912, War would have been averted.
Mr.. Montgomery, and Mr. I eltair
spoke against the Resolutions. No
question taken.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10.
After the disposal Of some uhimpor-
tant papers,
Mr.. Webs er's resolutions were "a
gain considered Messrs. Hanson and
Pearson (of N. CO. spoke in favor u
Messrs. lelfair and Sharp against
them. No question taken. A full
range has been taken by the speakers
in relation TO the War in which We
were engaged. Adjourned.
MONDAY, JUNE 81.
Mn. WEBS7ER'S RESOLUTIONS
The consideration of Mr.. Webster's
Resolutions 1t was expected, would be
highly interesting this day, but imrne-
diately on their being called up the
opposltionists Withdrew their objections
and the Resolutions passed by large
majorities. This unexpected step OF
the administration party, has saved
them from the goading csstigation
which Mr. Webster was prepared to
inilict. On passing the first Resolution,
which is as follows -
Resoiued, That the president Of the
United States be requested to informs
this house, Unless the pubic interest
should, in his opinion, forbid such
communication, when, by whom, and
in what manner the first intelligence
was given to this government of the
decree of the government of France,
bearing date on the 2Slh of April, 1911,
and purporting to .bs a defniiive repeal
of the DEGREES of Berlin and Milan.
The yeas were lS6-noes 26-viz.
Messrs Bard, Barnett, Brown, Butler,
Caldwell, Clark, Desha, Evans, Find.
ly, Fisk, Glasgow, Hyneman, Kershaw,
| Montgomery, Ormsby, PARKER,
Rich, Roane, Sage, Skinner, Telfair.
-
is said hy advices from Washing
ton, that Mr., MADISON is convalescent,
and that Mr.. GEnRy is very ILL., We
conjecture that the mslady which af-
| fiicts the Vice President, is cccasioned
by dte. During the last year tina, this
Gentleman was Governor of Massa.
chusetts he was in a very morbid state,
from great redendance of this acrid
auid. 1 he patient being pre-disposed,
and the complaint chronic ; the heat of
Washington has excited it to action
with symptoms of alarming yirulahce.
Erorbitam Ertendifure.
1t is said that the present expences
OF our Government will average the
sum of SIX MILLION OF DOL
! LARS PER MONTH";. is also
said, that all the money which ought
to come into the Treasury on the Sd
day of tue next month has been already
DISPOSED Of.
When or how Tie present "unprof.
table contest" will terminate, we know
not but that il viii burden the Coun-
try with a debt far transcendng the
most fearful anticipations of;he people,
we have not the shxlow OF doubt.
ShnpiI The war no hropuh hi n a IL -,