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UNITED STATES crN.rr
Correspondence Of tho Baltimore American.
WARRINGTON, June 10

UNITED STATES SENATE
Inc senate, ON motion OF Mr.. Dix, appointed n Con-
terence to act with the House upon the Bill add ono Pay
General and two Assistants TO the Army. The fol.
lowing Committees have been in session upon the Bill
Senafe-Messrs. Dir, Chairman. Johnson Of Md and
Yue. ~
House--Mossrs. Harrison, Mcclana and Ewing Of
Tenn. -
Mr. Ca,s was permitted mako personal explanation
IN reference to remark in the Of
Gaines, published by order Of the Senate.
General Gaines, in Of his letters says that
Cas- was always ready 10 put him in tho wrong audnR
TO Gen. Cass conduct towards him when he the
head OF tho War Department Mr. Cas- denied this and
said that General Gaines had done him nm unntenona in
jury IL was General Jackson, and not himself who in
August 1885, ordered tho dismissal of troops which Ind
been called into service by General Gaines.
SUPPLEMENTARY WAR BILL.
Inc SUI was taken up for tho purpose Of acting upon the
Amendments Of tho House.
Mr. Dix said that the Military Committee b,d ,,,n,od
all the amendments critically and had come 10 the ooneu
sion that Committee Of Conference ought to DO
upon all tho amendments.
Mr.. Morehead said he should do no sueb tbi,o H.
should vote rs his Judgment Dictated and without any
gard to what the Administration designed. lie should he
governed by his ownJudgment and conscience.
Alter some debate, the question wns then taken pnor
making the number OF additional Major Generals one and
the number OF Brgadier Generals Rejected yeas I3
nays26.
The question REQUIRED upon tho Provso of the House
requiring the President to dismiss all the Major
but one, six months after the close Of the war
Mr. Huntington proposed TO amend this by recurring
corresponding reduction OF all the subordinate officers by
and with the advice and consent Of the Senate
Mr. Miller OF N. j., said that tho effect Of tho amend
ment would be to give the President power make Ma
Jor General without at oil consulting the Senate
Mr. Allen for striking out .the conclusion of tho
war with Mexico and inserting "upou tho restoration of
peace" lie did not regard the with Mexico as the
only might have. Our Oregon difcutie, wsre NOT
settled, and might not be settled Good men and wise
had told that England would fight for the sp of conn
try between 40 and 81 40. II So would she not much
fight for the fine country OF the CALIFORNIA; He
wac against disbanding the Army until he knew the end of
the Oregon question. Ii his duty to look fact, m b
face and he called upon Senators be prepared for the
This speech excited disgust among Senators for is
bearing manner and for its illusions the war with
Mexico.
Mr.. Morehead was debating the question of pstron.co
ably when message received from the President,
Mr. NJ asked If 1t was Executive message. The Pre-
sident OF the Senate said was and Executive Session
moved aud carried
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Hon Mr. Pillsbury, OF Texas. appeared in his
and was qualified. The Texas members are now ali IN
their seats.
THE INGERsoLL CONTROVERSY.
MIR Jones' OF Ca asked leave offer the following re-
solution, which objected to-
Whereas, part Of the testimony upon tho CHARGE. mo-,
erred against Mr. Webster has been ordered 10 h. n,ind
by the order Of the House. be It resolved that all the te
mony be printed and appended the majority Report The
resolution was To be called up at later hour again.
THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
The unfinished business of last evening touching the re-
moVal OF Mr.. Stewart by the Sargent was the
first business order this morning
MIR lleny OF Ia. favor OF reconsidetine the re
luton by which tho House had ordered the RESTORATION Of
this officer
After debate.
Mr.. Tibbas ofKy moved lay the motion TO reeonsd
er upon the table, The yeas and nays ordered and The
motion was agreedto. Yeas SIS, Nays so.
ROTATION in OFFICE
Mr.. Rahbun, OF N. ", moved 10 take nm tho hill p.
ported by hun from the Judiciary Committee providing for
the appointment OF officers in tho several den,
mens Of the government OF the United States in the city
OF Washington. and for the general and eauaI d
fusion OF such offices among the several States and Ter
Titories aud in the District of Columbia.
The motion was agreed 10, ayes 70, noes a.
The bill having been read through, the first section was
read and agreed to-
After the sdopton OF some slight amendments and rom
siderable debate, the committee rose.
MEXICAN INDEMNITY
Mr. Houston Of Ala. reported a Joint Resolution for
Mexican Indemnity.
THIS was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. and tho House soon aor adjourned