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FIRST SESSION OF the 3ath EONGE F.sS
WAsHINGToN, Dec, 10, 1915.


SENATE.
The Vice President land before the Senate
report from the Commissioner Of Public Build
ngs. Also report from the Secretary OF War,
which were laid on the table.
Mr.. Breese, by leave, introduced bill to
graduate and reduce the PTlce OF public lands,
and for other purposes; read and referred.
Mr.. J. Nj. Clayton presented memorial IN
reference to French Spoiliatons prior to lS00;
referred
Mr. Benton presented memorial from DIR.
White, who was robbed on his way from Ore
gon here, by party of Pawnee Indians, a tribe
with which the U S. have friendly treaties.
Mr.. Archer presented a remonstrance from
citizens of Woodbury., N. j., against the an
nexation of Texas; laid on the table.
Mr.. Cass called up the resolutions heretofore
submitted by him, relative to the condition of
the Army and Navy. These resolutions hav
ing been read, Mr.. c. rose and delivered set
speech in reference to the Oregon difficulties,
upholding the attitude taken by the President,
and giving his convictions of the probable re-
suit. The following were some of Mr.. C's.
chief points;
We could not submit to arbitration, for an
arbitrator would have to be selected from among
The crowned heads of Europe, all of them lea-
lous of Republics and over-awed by our enemy.
If the last proposition made by England was
indeed her utimatum, it was his firm convic-
lion that war must ensue; her most liberal con-
eesson and our most moderate claim, keep
US asunder by more than seven degrees of lati-
tude. 1t is better to fight for the first inch than
the last-for the dsor-sl than the hearth-stone
There were national questions that might be
kept in allegiance, but such was not the nature
of the Oregon question. This Government
Aad not the power, if it had the disposition, to
stem the human tide setting towards Oregon;
our citizens there claim protection.
Mr.. G. enlarged upon the difficulties that ex-
sted under double-headed government He
read extracts of a debate in Parliament report
ed in the London Morning Chronicle of April
jth in which Lord John Russell speaks of our
territorial aggrandzement, &c. sc.
Mr.. Mangum regretted extremely the intro
duction of these resolutions in the manner in
which they had been pressed. He thought the
gentleman from Michigan had strange way
of manifestng coincidence OF opinion with the
Executive. For his own part, he haa real the !
Message on this point with much satisfaction, |
finding it characterized by far more modera-
lion than the printed organs of the govern
nent had given the country reason to antici-
pate He opposed the passage of the resou-
lions as Esuperogatory-it was already the dn-
~ of the committees to inform themselves on
the points named in the resolutions. lie was
free TO say, for one, that he was willing frank
iy to confide this whole question to the Execu-
tive. He believed in the personal integrity of
the President; but he opposed all vituporation,
all crlminaton-such things were not nocessa-
" to arouse the people of this country. If
war is inevitable if it must come, he could as
sure the Hon. Senator that there would be no
anti-war man on this continent. We should
be united people.
MIR. M. spoke in this strain at some length
and ended by moving postponemont of the
resolution for the prcsent-at any rate, until
the Senate committees were chosen. The mo-
ton to postpone, upon division, was lost.
Mr.. Allen then took the floor and advocated
The passage Of the resolutions with his usual
vehemence.
Mr.. Archer took the same views az were
taken by Mr.. Nangum. He, too, was willing
10 con6de in the President, He thought it was
ridiculous for us to be making all this splitter,
in order that some gentlemen might make a
display of their sublimated patriotism to Great
Britain and the world. He deprecated the eff
feet that this discussion would have upon the
country, &c.
A message was announced from the PreSi-
Qent. A message also came from the House,
on the subject of the decease of Mr.. Peyton, of
Tenn, to which MIR. Jarnagin made an appro-
pirate response.
Thereupon the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The reception Of petitions, memorials, SC.
mas been the order of the day in the House,
and little else received its attention,
Mr.. Rockwell, of Ct, called mp the resolu-
lions presented by him on Saturday last, ema-
mating from the Legislature of his State, a.
galnst the annexation Of Texas. He express
cd himself as feeling somewhat indignant at
the course pursued by the House with refer
ence TO their disposition, and the withholding
OF that courtesy always so readily granted to
resolutions OF Sovereign State, i'll the direct .
NC Of the printing Of the same.
Nr. Boyd, of Ky, who had moved to lay
The resolutions on the table, diSavowcd any in
-enton to prevent THEM being printed, and now
moved that they be printed. The motion was
adopted.
In the memorials, &c. presented, the call
having been gone through with, there were
none Of any general interest. Massachusetts,
state resolutions presented by Mr.. Adams, "a
ga'nst the annexation Of Texas, were laid on
the table, yeas So, nays 81; also resolutions
from the same State relating TO South Carroll
ia and Louisiana, by yeas so, nays 6s.
Mr.: Winthrop presented the resolutions Of
me Mass. Legislature, relative to the Naturali-
zation laws.
Mr.. Mcconnell moved to lay them on the
liable.
Mr.. Winthrop thought it unusual so to deal
with the resolutions of State.
Mr.. Levin moved their reference TO a select
committee of five, and gave notice of his in
fpntiop N dpha n Al pm-Sn thav l.;d
At half past the House adjourned
COMMODORE ELLIOTT. The late Commodore
Elliott was native of Mary land He entered
The naval service in 1904, and received his
commission as captain in 1918. His name is
The tenth ON the list Of CAPTAINS. Capt. Nc.