American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-21
Reported for the American Republican,
2sth CON SRESS--SECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Feb 90, 1915.
CENhTE
SENATE.

SENATE.
Precisely eight members of the Senate APP
reared in their seats this morning at o'clock.
The mover of the resolution for meeting at
ten, Mr. Allen was not present The chaplain
waited some time before he could perform his
Office. After prayers, when the President was
about to sign several enrolled bills, Mr. Foster
INQUIRED if there were no mode to compel the
attendance Of Senators;
The Chair said there was.
Mr. F. would not now ask tue enforcement
OF the rule, but gave notice that if those who
voted to meet at ten were not more punctual
hereafter, he would do this.
OREGON. The President replied to a rcso-
luton of the 18th Dec last, requesting him to
furnish copies of instructions to our Minister to
England respecting Oregon, that he deemed it
incompatible with the public interest to comply
with this request, but he was happy to be able
10 say that amcable discussion was still going
on, and that considerable progress had been
made in it, so that he hoped the negotiation
would be terminated.
Mr. White moved reconsideration of the
vote of yesterday, to meet at 10 O'Clock, which
prevailed % to 81. At the suggestion of Mr..
Evans it was agreed, mem con, to meet hereaf-
ter at | | o'clock
oUIIIe DeIGidl allu ullllHpOlItlill DuolllCSS w
transacted.
The French Spoation bill was then taken
up, and MIR. McDufic went into historical
Argument against the validity of the claims.
Nlessrs. Choate and Archer replied.
Mr. Benton moved the postponement of the
subject until tomorrow.
TEXAS. This subject was next resumed, and
NIr. Allen, the hour of meeting having been
changed, changed his resolution, making it the
special order of the day for each day at eleven
o'clock, so as to name twelve o'clock.
Messrs Berrien and Crittendcn urged that to
cevote but a single hour to all other business
was, virtually, to say that other business should
not be transacted.
Mr. Allen believed the Texas and Oregon
questions of paramount importance, and that
they should be considered and acted upon, even
f everything else had the go-by.
the yeas and nays were called, and stood
MIR. Nlerrick voting for the resoiution) ayes
%, noes 23-a tie-so it was lost.
Mr.. Colqult then rose, and preached in favor
Of annexation and against abolitlonism for an
hour or two.
Mr.. Simmons rose to reply.
A motion to pass the subject over informal
ly was resisted by Messrs. McDuffie and Sc
v.er, who would listen to no appeals to their
courtesy in this matter.
Mr.. Simmons went on for an hour, and then,
himself moved the postponement of the sub
iect-because, as he said, the Senate, by emp
tying itself, gave evidence that it, as well as
himself, was exhausted.
Some executive communications were re-
ceiyed and read; one of them was VEro of
the Revenue Gutter bill.
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
At the instance of MIR. Harper, resolution
was adopted, autholsing the committee on eX-
pendltures of the post office department to send
for persons and papers. MIR. Harper stated
that this resolution was intended to facilitate
an investigation the committee were engaged
in, in relation to misapplication OF the funds
of the Post office department.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, and resumed the consideration of the
bill making appropriations for the civil and di-
plomatic expenses of the government for the
next fiscal year.
An amendment offered yesterday by Mr..
Hale for deducting from the salaries of the Re-
cister of the Treasury and of the Treasurer the
sum of S7ss, which they have already received,
came up, and after some discussion, was re-
jected,
After acting on several amendments, the
committee rose temporarily and adopted re-
solution offered by MIR. c. J. lngersoll, which
provides that any member may be allowed five
minutes to explain any amendment he may Of
fer to the bill, after two O'Clock, and that five
minutes be allowed the committee to reply
provided the consideration of the bill is not car
ried beyond three o'clock tomorrow.
The House then resolved itself again into a
committee of the whole, and the consideration
of the bill was continued.
Slave Trade. During the course Of the day,
a message in writing was received from the
President, transmitting certain dispatches re-
ceived from Mr.. Wise, our Minister TO Brazil,
informing the Government that citizens of the
United States are extensively engaged in the
slava trade, ana describing their mode Of con-
drc.no this illicit traffic. The message and
accompanying documents were ordered to be
pripted, and were referred to the committee on
foreign affairs.
Diner executive communications were recei-
we'd and properly disposed OF:
The committee of the whole rose for the
purpose of having the foregoing documents
rsad which being done, the consideration of
the civil and diplomatic bill was again resumed
in committee of the whole.
An amendment appropriating 5000 Tor Keep
mo up the Telegraph between Washington and
Baltimore, was adopted
4 variety Of other amendments OF no gene
raj interest were acted on, when MIR. Kennedy
altered an amendment, appropriatipg $4,000 Tor
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