The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
Reported Exclusively for the Baltimore
Sun.
WAsuINCToN, Feb. 18th 1912.
SENATE.

In Senate, memorials and petitions.
chiefly on the SUBJECT of Bankrupt law;
were presented during the morning hour.
Mr.. Benton submitted resolution cal
linz upon the commllee on the Judic airy
to bring i'll a bill to amend the Bankrupt
acl, and offered twelve several PROPOSE
lions, showing those parts oil the ac,
which required amendment.
Resolutions being next in order, Mr..
Benton called for the reading Of resolu
ton which he presented some days ago,
ona draft being protested which he held
against the Bank of Washington, suggest
ing enquiries respecting the 'c'trrency III
in which the Government should pay
its officers, SC. The resolution was d.
doped.
Mr. Walkers resolution, offered some
time ago, calling for information in rela-
lion to The treaty with Mexico, next came
up. Dnring il discussion. III which Mes
srs. lay, Calhoun, Buchanan, Walker,
and others took part, amendments were a
dopled. Further consideration of the
resolution was postponed to Monday
next.
Mr.. Linus resolution, requesting that
the President, of the United States com
munlcate tn the Senate, all the information
in his possession which may relate to the
recent oulrages committed by the Mexican
citizens or people, on the property OF the
American Consul and other American
citizens residing at Santa Fe and the nor
thern provinces of Mexico, after being
separated from that offered by Mr.. Wal
ker, was adopted.
Some other resolutions were disposed
of, after which Mr.. Smith. of indiana, call
for the general orders of the day.
Mr.. Clay wished for the consideration
of the special order Of the day, (his resolu
ton to amend the Constitution but finally
agreed that it she uld be postponed to
Tuesday next.
A number of B lis. Of no general i'm
porance, come up in the orders of the
day, end were severally engrossed and
read third time.
| The Senate was engaged in the consid-
Grafton of a local land bill when our re-
port closed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the reading of the journal, reso-
LUTON was offered asking the use of the
House on the evening of the 25Ih inst,
for the Congressional Temperate Socie-
,y. Objection being made, motlon to
snspeod the rules was made and carried
The question then being on the adoption,
| Mr. Snyder dcmander the seas and nays,
hut they were uot ordered. The resolu-
ion was then adopted.
A motion was then made by Mr. Ward
to reconsider the vote by which the house
on yesterday pa sed bill amending the
charters of our District banks, so as to
allow them to pay out the notes Of sus-
pended banks for another year. After
some rather noisy debate, az tb whether
The vote could be rc-considered after the
bill had gone to the Senate.
Mr. williams, of North Carolina, NOV
ed to lay the motion to reconsider on
the table. On this motion the yeas and
nays were demanded, and were-yeas 80
nays SO. So the motion to RECONSIDER
was laid on the table.
A bill was reported from the committee
on naval affairs. providing for the aug
men,alion of the marine corps. 1t was
read twice, and referred to a committee Of
the whole.
The House resumed the consideration
of the report heretofore made by Mr..
Summers. from the selec' committee on
retrenchm and which concludes with
series ofresoulions, of which the first
is in the following words.
ReSolDed, That the Clerk of the
House be, and he is hereby authorized to
continue in his office the services of three
assistant clerks authorized by resolutions
adopted by the House on the 9th day OF
March. 1896, and the 11ih day of Octo-
Der, 1897, in addition to the six assistant
clerks now authorized by law, at the an
uaI salary now received by them, respec-
lively; ard that he employ no greater
number of assistant clerks at any time in
his office, unless permitted so to do by an
order or resolution OF the House.
The question pending was on an a