The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-05-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, NAY Mn. Warfeld, from
committee on the subject, reported resolu-
ton, requesting the Speaker to receive pro-
posals for reporting and publishing daily cor
rect account Of the debates and proceedings
Of the House, &c. Laid on the table.
Mr. Fuller offered a joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment of the Constitution on
the subject of permanently fixing the COM
pensation of the President, &c. and members
of Congress. Laid on the table.
The Post-ctRce regulStion bill passed
Yeas 81, Nays Sc.
FRIDAY, MAY 3.-The bill making further
appropriation for the military service, for 1899.
was taken up. The question pending was
upon striking out the appropriation for Fort
Calhoun connected with the MIR contract I
After some discussion, the previous question
was taken-the min question put--and the
bill ordered to be engrossed for third reading
-131 to 60.
SATURDAY, MAY A.
This being the last day of the session in
which, by the rules of the two Houses. any
bill can be received by one from the other,
much business was transacted. We are not
able to give full report of the proceedings,
and we give preference to the following COM
munication from the President.1
Negotiations at Client.
The Speaker laid before the House the fol.
lowing Message from the President
10 he He1sse Of Representatives Of he U. States
In compliance with the resolution of the
House of Representatives of the Il n of April.
requesting the President to cause to be com
muIicated to the House, if not injurious 10
the publick interest, any letter which may
have been received from Jonathan Russell. or
of the Ministers who concluded the treaty of
Ghent, IN conformity with the instructions con-
tanned IN his letter of the 25th December,
1ol4-l have to state, that having referred the
resolution to the Secretary OF State, and it APP
peaFins, by a report from him, that no such
document had been deposited, among the ar
chives OF the Department, | examined and
found among my private papers letter OF
that description, marked private himself.
1 TRANSMIT. copy OF the report Of the Secre-
tary Of State, BY which it appears that Mr..
Russell, on being apprised that the document
lie ened to oy the resolution lad not been
&c posted IA the Department Of State. deliver
ed there " paper ParpoTing to be dupli-
cate OF letter written byehm, from Paris. on
the 18th Feb. 1875, 10 he Secretary of State.
TO be communicated to the House as the LETTER
called for by the resolution.n
On the perusaf of the document called for.
md that It communicates a. difference Of opin-
ION between Mr.. Russell and majority of his
colleagues, 10 certain transactions. which oc-
CURED IN the negotiations at Client. touching
interests which have been since satisfactorily
adjusted by treaty, between the United States
and Great Britain. The view which Mr.. Rms
sell presents OF his own conduct and of that
OF ms colleagues N those transactions will. it
IS presumed, call from the two surviving mem
ocrs oil that mission, who differed from him. a
reply containing their view Of these transact
tons and OF the conduct OF. the parties in
them, and who, should his letter be communi-
Gated to the House of Representatives. wilIal-
80 clam that their reply should be commune
Gated IN Ike manner by the executive. a
Clam winch, on the principle ofequal Justice.
could not be resisted. The Secretary of State.
one OF the members referred to, has already
expressed desire that Mr. Russell,s letter
should be communicated, and that wopld
transmit, at the same time, a communicated
from him respecting it.
on iulI consideration Of the subject, have
thought IT would be improper for the Execu-
tive TO communicate, the letter called for
unless the House, or knowledge o: these cir.
cumstsnces should desire 1t, in which case
the document called for shall be couimuni-
Gated, accompanied by a report from tho
Secretary Of State, as above suggested.
have directed copy to be delivered to Mr.
Russell, to be disposed of as he NAV tLink
proper, and have caused tina original r. he
deposited in the department of State. with
Instructions to deliver copy to any nerson
who may be interested
JAMES MONROE.
message was also received from the Proc.
ident, disaPprOcing the Bill "for the preserve
ticn and repair of the Cumberland road }, on
the ground that Congress have not the const;-
tuttonai power to pass such law.
The House had an evening session. and q
great many bills of private nature were
passed. Adj. at half past IL, p. M.
MoEDAY,MA 6.--Mr. Fuller offered a rcs.
olntion calling for copy Of the letter Of Mr.
Russell, referred to in the message Of the Pres.
ident yesterday, together with such commune.
cations on the same subject as may have been
received from any other of the Commissioner
at Ghent.
The message Of the President. concerning
the Cumberland Road Bill, was taken mn
a,.I fl1n nuoaffnn ~.hotI,n.