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Correspondence Of the American Republican,
4atn RE2SS--SECOND SESSION.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 80, 1894.
SENATE.

After the presentation Of few memorials
Gmong which the only important cncs were re-
Inonsirances from Maine and Pennsylvania, a.
ga.nst the annexation Texas, Mr.. Sewer rose
to announce the deccase Of his late colleague
Mr Fulton. Mr.. $. regretted that the first duty
on Ia king his seat should be of so painful a
character Mr.. Fulton died last August, in bis
50lh year, at his residence in Little Rock. lie
was sick but short time, yet suffered very
much, and his disease set all medical skill at
detiancc The agony of his wife and relations
was ndiscrlbohle. After dwelling fecngly up
On his loss TO them and to himself who had
oeen IL uninterrupted friendship with him for
Hlteen years; Mr.. s. gave brief outline of his
career, Before he was of age he rendered his
services to Lis country, and they were received.
lie rendered efficient service to Col. Armstcad
whose aid he was at Fort McEIenry. He was
private secretary to Gen. Jackson for long
while, and after Gen. Jackson closed his cam
paigns MIR. Fulton took up the study of the
law The first thing Gen. Jackson did, when
President, was to make Mr.. Fulton Governor
Of Arkansas, which station he kept until Ar
kansas became a State, when he was sent 10
the U. S. Senate. How he performed his duty
here, said Mr., S., you all know-he was never
absent from his place. He served his coun-
try, either in civic or military capacity, from
early manhood up to the day of his Death
Though firm party adherent, yet he was to-
lerant in the extreme, and gave his opponents
credit for honesty of purpose. MIR. S. then sent
up the resolutions usual on such an occasion,
which we're adopted, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Contrary to the general expectation the
Texas question was not taken up to-day in the
House. 1t was understood that the death Of
Senator Fulton of Ark. would be announced
IN both Houses, and hence nothing else was
done in either branch of Congress, except the
transaction of some comparatively unimportant
business.
Mr. G. J. Ingersoll after the reading of the
journal, offered a resolution authorizing the
Clerk to the House to furnish each member
with map ofthe u. S. ofcertain specified d.
mansions, continuing an accurate outline of the
Territory OF the u. States, and also the boun-
daries OF the contiguous possessions of England,
Mexico, Texas and other nations.
The resolution was out of order and the
House refused to consider it at present.
A resolution from the Senate, explanatory of
I'D last session in favor of widows of
revolutionary soldiers, WOO incl! . taken up ana
after some informal discussion was adopted
A bull from the Senate was then read, au-
tllorising the Secretary OF the Treasury, to
make an accommodation with the securities OF
Samuel Swartwout. After a few remarks by
Messrs. Payne and Hopkins the bill was post
poned until Monday next.
Mr.. C. ]. Ingersoll then requested a suspen-
sion Of the rules, for the purpose ofntroducing
his resolution i'll relation to a map of the U.
States. Messrs. Hudson and Simons discussed
the proprety of referring it to the committee
faun Of c1ph
reference was rejected The resolution was
then adopted.
The Clerk then read certain resolutions from
the Senate, adopted by that body on the occa-
sion of the announcement of the decease of the
late Senator Fulton Of Arkansas, who died last
summer Mr. Cross rose and pronounced a
panegyric on the deceased. The customary re-
solutions of coincidence, &c. were then adopted
and the House adjourned.