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me whole on the state of the Union, with
to report resolution ,escinG
ing the "Ather,on resolutions" and more
that portion Of them by which
Abolition papers are laid upon the table on
presentation; that the memorials already
received ny the House and la I'd on the ,obe
be taken from the files of the House and
returned TO the petitioners. and that in fu
lure all abolition memorials, of whatever
character, be not receired by this House.
some DISCUSSION arising, the resolution
was lald over one day under the rule Mr.
Gushing of Massachusetts, presented the
resolves Of the Lee saturo of Mas,acbu
se'ts' passed at It's last session. and also n
long series OF resolutions DEFINING the
powers OF The Federal Government, declar.
ing Mr.. Atherton's resolutions uncons,i,n
tlonal. II lays over also, under the rules.
Mr.. Adams presented q memorial from
snndry inhabitants Of Boston, 10 the State
OF Massachusetts, asking Congress to re.
move the present seat of government from
The District OF Columbia, TO some point
north, where the principles Of the "Deca-
ration OF Independence" are not treated as
mere rhetorical flourish" Laid on the
table, yeas 1903. nays 80.
JAN o.-Thc Senate was at work nearly
all day upon the Graduation Land Bill,
with which probably nothing will be done
this session. They have but about seven
weeks to work inland the bill will have
TO pass the House ordeal after going tbro'
the Senate; if indeed the other branch do
not get up bill Of their own which will
be tourd at the last moment lrrecopc,leable
with the Senate bill.
In the house, the principal theme was
dc'a Icntlons generally, and Mr.. Swart.
wout's in particular. An act was passed
"to provide for carrying into effect con.
ven'!on belweun the United States of
America, and the republic of Texas, and
for marking the boundary between tina,
republic and the United States" Bills
making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses of the government for
1889; amending the oct to authorize the
issue Of Treasury Notes for tho support
Of The Military Academy Of The U. States
for 1889; and for the continuation of the
Cumberland road in Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois, were referred to the COMMITTEE of
the Whole.
JAN. 10 The Land Bill was again the
theme. before the Senate, the question
beng on the adoption of Mr.. Claws sub.
stinte for the original Bll-whch is in
! effect "tbat aCtuat settlers anxious to have
farm from forty to fifty acres might pur.
chase the same at so cents per acre-ii
they desired TO 60 so ia. as 100 acres, they
are allowed 20 obtain II at Is cents-li
they do not exceed 800 acres, they can
purchase al S. per acre; but all over that,
they are tn pay the minimum prices eslab-
Iished by law Sl,25 per acre.
l'hls you are TO understand is for land.
hat have remained uDsold after they have
been in the market fifteen years. The
other part was bat modification Of tina,
BIZ which Gen. Jackson pat in his breeche
Pocfet-n contempt OF both Houses Of
Congress, land that plant tool, Butler, the
then Attorney General. sustained him IN
~ GA tins amendment, afte! an able
speech from Mr.. Clay, explaining It's
objects, was voted down by % to 10. !
must premise. however, that Mr.. Clay had
SAID he thought it bad time to touch the
system. that 1t had better be let alone
until another Congress, or until after the
enumeration of the next census The
amendments of the Committee were sus-
tanned, after which Benton moved to adopt
so much Of Mr.. CIays's as have gwen
you above, which was adopted by vote OF
% tol9.
An unimportant but exciting debate
sprung up upon a motion to print certain
resolutions adopted by the Legislature OF
Vermont, touching The subject of Slavery.
Mr.. Prcnllss Of Vermont presented the
resolutions. They embodied sentiments
strongly hostile to the system of Slavery,
and favorable to the Abolition of Slavery
in the District Of Columbia.
Nj. Pren'lss, in presenting them, made
the customary motion to print.
Mr.. Foster of Tenn. objected.
Mr.. Calhoun spoke IN very excited
manner in regard to the resolutions from
vermont. lie was not only opposed to
printing, bur considered the resolutions as
dangerous and destructive to the Union of
The States The course of the Abolition
lists he considered destructive of the best
interests of the State, and, if persisted in,
would forthwith lead to the dissolution of
The Unlon,
Mr.. King Of Ala. spoke in a manner still
more excited, anI said if the matter EN-
bodied 10 the resolutions was discussed and
considered, he and his friends would leave
the Hail. and the Union would be dissolved.
Mr.. LumpkIn Of Geo, was surprised hat
the motion to print should be persisted IT,,
and moved that the motion to print be laid
on The table.
Mr.. Prentiss said that he asked for prin.
ting as an act Of courtesy to the State that
he represented, and he was surprised that
the motion should be objected to.
The Yeas and Nays were demanded,
and the motion to print was rejected
Yeas 9, Nays 81.
LEGAL Oh DIT-A curious legal in.
curry Is shortly to come before one of our