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to report such changes in the existing system as will
give more experience and efficacy to that arm of the
defence, and will place it in the best condition for pro-
tecting the country, should it be exposed to foreign in
vaslon.
Correspondence ofhe Courier.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 1916.
The House, at A P. NJ, have passed the Joint Res
%olutions from the Committee on Territories, for the adj
mission of Texas into the Union. The vote upon the
final passage was al to Sc. The previous question
was moved before the reading of the Journal was fin
ished, and but a single speech, of less than an hour,
was made during the day. The scene, for hasty. and
premature action, for tyrannicaI assumption Of power,
for dscourtesy towards the minority, and for the sum-
mary manner of ~disposing of a great question, is unsur-
passed in the proceedings of Congress. Mr.. Rockwell of
Massachusetts was the only speaker; and his speech,
though imprOmptl, was very able and pointed, and par
tcularly so in defence of Massachusetts,, which state
is so frequently assailed upon the floor of Congress.
The dominant party all voted for admission but three,
who opposed the manner in which the act has been
c~onsummated. The Resolutions were sentto the Sen
ate before the ad adjournment of that body, and there, af-
ter two readings, were referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, They are below;-
Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
s%entatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the state of Texas shall be one, and
is hereby declared to be one, of the United States of
America, and admitted into the Union on an equal foot
ing with the original states, in all respects whatsoever.
Be it further Resolved, That until the Representa-
tives in Congress shall be appointed according to an
actual enumeration Of the inhabitants of the United
States, the state of Texas shall be entitled to choose
two Representatives.
The Yeas and Nays were called on the final pas
sage of the resolutions, and resulted in Yeas l41, Nays
Sc.
OF the yeas 100 Democrats, 20 Wings, and l Ma
tive. Nays, 3 Democrats, AZ Wings, and 5 Natives
WASHINGTON, Dec. II, P. M.
The Senate have just adjourned after making choice
of the Standing Committees of the body, authorizing
an election of a Chaplain, and making choice of a Pub
lie Printer. Richie q Heiss, q: Gales g. Seaton,
30; Jefferson g. Co, 3. Richie g. Heiss were de-
clared to be duly elected, and are thus made Printers
to the two Houses of Congress.
The House of Representative have had a three hours
discussion upon the Resolutions of the Massachusetts,
Legislature, proposing an amendment of the Naturali-
cation laws. They were introduced by Mr.. Winthrop,
and the immediate question before the House being a
reference to the Committed on the judiciary, Or a Sc
lect committee. The Native American member, Mr..
Levin of Pa, backed by Mr.. Campbell of New York, a
Native American member also, and all the Wing mem
bers advocated the reference to a special committee.
Several of the opposition members admitted the justice
of the same reference, and among them, Mr.. Yancey
of AID, Robert Dale owen of Ia, and Mr.. Woodruff
of New York. The debate waXed warm until the adj
%iournment, and much of it was highly b~ombastic much
of it, also, was very eloquent.
The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons, to-day, asked permission of the Senate to intro
duce a bill authorizing the President to inform the
governmental Great Britain that the treaty of Joint
Occupancy, established in 1913 and renewed in 1897
was at an end. Mr.. Haywood objected to the intro
duction of the resolution at this time,-from no oppo-
sition, however, TO the motion, but from a determina-
ton to finish the organization of the Senate.
Amidst the war and rumors of wars floating about
the Capitol to-day, | hear of the intended introduction
of bills to raise volunteers and a large standing army,
to be under the care and control of the states. These
bills are doubtless in embryo. S. S..
Thursday, Dec. lS.
In SENATE, Mr. Fairfield presented a memorial pray
ing compensation for French spolalons prior to 1900,
and moved its reference to a Select Committee.
M. .langum moved a reference to the Committee
Oh Foreign Affairs. The motion did not prevail. Ayes
81, noes 22.
The memorial was then referred to a Select Com
mite, consisting of Messrs, Fairfield, Dayton, Dix,
Mangum and Sturgeon.
Joint Occupancy Of Oregon. M. Allen introduced
his Joint resolution advising the President of the Uni
ted States to give notice to Great Britain of the ter
mination of the joint occupancy of Oregon. lie asked
that the Joint resolution be read a second time, which
was objected to, and it was laid over, under the rule.
Mr.. Atchison of Missouri offered a resolution in
~structing the Committee on Territories to inquire into
the expediency of establishing a territorial govern
ment in Oregon. Also a number of resolutions rela-
tive to the erection of block houses and other ~fortiica-
tons, the employment of mounted dragons, organiza-
ton Of the militia, and establishment of an Indian a
: gency in Oregon.
The Senate then went into Executive Session, ant
after some time spent therein, adjourned over unit
Monday next.
The business in Executive Session was unimportant
In the House of Representatives, the unfinished bu
siness of yesterday was the first in order, and Mr.. lie
vim of Pa. went on to defend the motion before the
2 House, to refer the Massachusetts Resolutions to a Sc
lect Committee, during the twenty minutes allowed
him, and closed with an earnest appeal to the HOUSE
to allow the reference of the resolutions to a select com
e mittee.
The debate was continued until after three O'Clock
when tie House adjourned.
/. Friday, Dec. 10.
= In the House, the Massachusetts resolutions for tn
revision of the naturalization laws were passed evel
! by consent.
- Mr.. Douglass reported a bill from the mmitt o.
Territories, to provide for the protection ofthe Orego
settlers, and for terminating the joint occupancy of Oh
egon territory and, on his motion, it was referred t
\ 4 to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the u
y ion, and made the special for the second Tuesda
III JduudIy'
= Mr.. Sims of Missouri offered a series of resolution
= similar to those offered yesterday in the Senate by M
Atchison, for a survey of the Oregon coast by tn
home squadron; the survey of the Fremont pass tn
= 4 employment of amounted dragons to protect the settler
y and e~migrants in and on their journey to Oregon tn
establishment of an overland mail from St. Louis
Oregon City the extinguishment of Indian title an
y establishment of Indian agencies in Oregon the SUI
vey of the Oregon lands the organization Of mllit
in Oregon, &c. &c.
Mr.. Winthrop offered a resolution, which was agree
to, calling upon the President for copies of all the CO
T respondence between the governments of the Unite
States and Great Britain during the last two years
relation to the Washington treaty-the territorial fun
az and the free navigation of the st, Johns.
Mr.. Woodwork of New York offered a resolution
instructng the Committed on the Judiciary to report
y bill, without delay, providing that hereafter the ter
of office ofall civil officers under the government sha
~ be limited to four years and that all clerks, messel
gers, &c. of all the public departments of this cit.
shall be selected from the several states and territ'