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before. lie pronounced him British in his feel
ings, and in his actions, and said that the Brit
ish feeling which was manifested by Mr. W.
during the last war had been incorporated in
his British Treaty. Mr. Benton repeated this
idea some half dozen times, and in as strong
language as he could embody.
The debate was continued by Messrs Wood.
bridge, Choate, Benton and others.
Mr. Archer withdrew his motion TO recoln-
init. The bill, by unanimous consent, was then
considered as in Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. Archer then moved to strike out the pros.
pectve grants of land.
Mr. Calhoun asked the gentleman from Mis-.
souri, whether this amendment was desired by
him.
Mr. Linn replied, that in his opinion the bill
would be Intellectual without it.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the
amendment Of Mr. Archer.
After brief debate by several Senators,
Mr. Conard moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
On this question the yeas and nays we're or
dered, and it was decided in the negative-yeas
81, nays "a.
The question was taken on the amendment
Of Mr. Archer to strike out the grants of land
to settlers, and it was decided in the negative.-
the vote being precisely similar to the above.
for third reading-yeas "a, nays %, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Benton, Buchanan,
Clayton. Fulton. Henderson, King, Linn,
McRoberts, Mangum, Merrck, Phelps, Sew
Ter, Smith, Of Conn, Smith of Indiana, Stur-
geon, Tappan. Walker, White, Wilcox, Will.
Jams, Woodbury., Wright and Young-24.
NAYs-Messrs Archer, Bagby, Barrow,
Bates, Bayard, Berrien, Calhoun, Choate
Conard, Dayton, Evans, Graham, Huntington,
McDuifie, Miller, Morehead, Rives, Simmons,
Sprague, 'rallmadge and Woodbridge-22.
The bill was read third time and passed.
HOUSE.-On motion Of Mr. Johnson, of
Tenn, it was resolved that Select Committee
Of five be appointed, who shall inquire and re-
port to the House whether the several resolu-
tons for the retrenchment Of the House have
been carried into effect, and in what manner the
same has been done; and also, il any, and what
further steps are necessary to be pursued to
effect further retrenchment and curtament OF
its expenses.
Gen. Washington's SerranL-Mr Taliaferro
from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.
| reported bill to allow a pension to John Cary,
free coored man, a native of the county of
Westmore land, Virginia, now resident of this
District who says he was body servant of
General Washington at the battle Of Braddock S
defeat, in l775, and was present at that battle
and also that he was a servant of General
Washington at the surrender Of CORVALLIS in
l7Sl. and who is believed to be liz years old.
The bill was read third time and passed.
Harbor BW.-Mr Kennedy, of Nd. from the
Committee on Commerce, reported bill for the
Improvement of certain harbors, which was re.
ferred to the Committee Of the Whole.
The Senate did not sit.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Th Nava
Appropriation bill was taken up in Committee o.
the Whole.
| Mr. Meriwether moved an amendment thai
the appropriation for the pay Of the officers be re-
duced.
Mr. Fillmore objected as point of order, thai
in an appropriation bill, the pay established by
law could not be reduced.
The Speaker overruled the point Of ORDER
Mr. Fillmore appealed from the decision of the
Chair, which, after debate, was, however, sus
tained-79 to 63.
Mr. Merwether then took the floor, and wen
into a statement TO show the justice of the pro
posed reduction-He stated that in some cases
the pay Of officers in the Navy had been raisc'
in 1884, to the enormous extent of IS and ever
100 per cent, while the reduction which he pro
posed did not even bring down the pay to poin
corresponding with the existing price of labo
and provisions.
MIR Wise replied that the pay of officers il
a different system from what it was prior t
that time that what was now called pay, wa
made up Of what was formerly pay and ration.
He begged to call the attention of the gentle
man from Ga. to this fact
MIR Merlwether said it was not to be suppos
ed he (Mr N.Y. was ignorant of this change
he had thoroughly investigated the subject IN
der consideration, and knew what he was abou
Mr. NJ. then went on with his calculations, an
when he had finished,
Mr. Wise made long reply, in which h
dwell with great warmth upon the necessity
an increase, instead of reduction, of the N;
val force, going into comparison of the Ame
lean and British Navy, and showing how tn
maritime force of the latter power was amp
competent not only for the protection of he
4 trade throughout the world, but enabled he
, also to take possession Of islands and manlar
stations wherever opportunity presented tse
and the inducement was sufficient. When n
w. closed,
> Mr. McKeon, of New York, submitted q
amendment providing that no part of the su
appropriated should 60 to defray the expense
!. equippng aud keeping up a force on the Air
n can coast, as contemplated in the Sth article
q the Treaty Of Washington.
q The Chair decided the amendment out Of Q
der.
ia Mr. Profit, of Indiana, obtained the floor,
was several times interrupted by Mr. McKeor
10 The Char decided that the gentleman frc
Indiana was entitled to the floor.
l. But, Mr. Chairman, said Mr. Mckeon.
% Mr. Chairman, said Mr. Profit.
,f Both gentlemen continued in this positi
some time, until the Chair decided, perempto
ly, that Mr. Profit had been recognized a
n called out by the Chair, as no appeal was tax
>. from the decision throwing out the amer
If ment.
ID Mr. McKeon said he did not hear the dec
= ion.
Mr. Profit then proceeded: no was sorry.
said, that the gentleman from New York d
~ SO hard no doubt he was prepared with f
AZ speech on his proposition, and if he watch
= clearly and was sharp, he might get the fl
- after he (Mr P.) was done, although he v
afraid the gentleman would appear to great d
d. advantage to-day. (Laughter) Mr. p. went
OF for few minutes, when motion was ma
OF that the Committee rise.
I'd MONDAY, Fen. 6.-In the Senate on Nj
I'd day, Mr. Choate addressed the Senate for