American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-17
Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the goth CONGRESS-
WAsHINGToN, June 10th, 1916.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Clerk of the House brought in the Ma
val Appropriation Bill, which was referred Il
the committee on Finance.
Mr.. J. NJ. Clayton, on leave, introduced q
bill requiring apprentices to be employed OF
board vessels engaged in the coasting trade
Mr.. Ashley, by leave, introduced a bill
granting quantity of public lands to Arkansa.
for purposes of internal Improvements.
The Post Office Appropriation Bill, and
others which have been engrossed, were passed
Several messages in writing (and one huge
one, which may be the treaty on parchment
were received from the President. Some time
was spent upon the Houmas land;claim.
The messages from the President were in
part read and one of them was in reply to the
inquiry from the committee on finance, and
states that by reduction of duties to the re-
venue standard, and by taxing certain free ar
ticles, the revenue derivable from the tariff
will be increased five millions or more beyond
the amount already estimated. There still
will be deficit, on the LIST of July next year,
of about thirteen millions, and it is recommend
ed that this shall be provided for partly by loan,
and partly by Treasury notes. The President,
IN transmitting the answer of the Sec'ry of the
Treasury, takes occasion to reaffirm his desire
for peace with Mexico. The documents were
ordered to be printed, and referred to the COM
mittee on finance
The Senate then proceeded to ballot for a
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons, and made six unsuccessful trials, the
choice towering between Messrs. Archer and
Sewer, the former leading, but not having a
majority. The election was finally postponed
until tomorrow, and
The Senate at half past . o'clock passed into
executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Mcdowell moved a suspension of the
rules in order to introduce resolution embody-
ing protest against the Treaty supposed TO be
in progress in regard to Oregon.
The resolution and preamble assume that the
Treaty is proper subject for the consldera-
ton of the lohole legislative power, and for the
President and Senate to undertake in secret to
settle it, while the people are kept in ignorance
OF the terms, is a violation of the peoples
rights, SC.
Therefore resolved, that in the opinion Of
this House it is the duty of the President and
Senate to postpone further consideration and
action upon the same, and submit it to the peo-
pie for their instruction, sc.
The yeas and nays were called on the reso'
luton to suspend, and stood ayes IS, noes To-
The House then went into committee of the
Whole and took up the Indian Bill.
Mr.. Plsbury of Texas, made his debut in a
speech chiefly clarifying Sam. Houston.
Mr. Stephens of Ga, then took the floor
and made speech which attracted much at
tention, in which he reviewed the conduct o
the Executive in heedlessly provoking the wa
with Mexico, by sending the Anne rican troop
beyond the Nueces.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Nc
Cleland, Graham, Yancey, and Thompson.
The committee then rose and reported tn
bill.
In the House, the committee Of conference
with the Senate in the Supplemental War Bill
reported an agreement with all the amend
ments of the Senate, and after little hesita
ton the House concurred with the report.
The rest of the sitting was occupied with tn
Indian bill, and at half past 8 o'clock
The House adjourned.
P, S. The Senate sat until half past o'cloc
but did not finally dispose of the Treaty.
Correspondence of the American Republican
WASHINGTON CITY, June 10th, 1916.
The Criminal Court did not adjourn yester
day until five o'clock At halEpast thre
O'Clock, and after left the Court room, tn
court took up one of the exciting cases, grow
ing out OF the quarrel and ARRAY between Dr.
Richie and MIR. Stewart. The case now un
der consideration is that of the United State.
VS.. William Stewart. The accused is charged
under the indictment with assaultinr with in.
tent to kill one Owen Clark The trial com.
menced yesterday, and has been continued all
the day, and is now unfinished at O'Clock
. The counsel on the part Of the United States
are P. B. Key, ESQ.,, District Attorney, and P
r. Fendall, Esq Messrs. J. II. Bradley and
William B. Woodward defend Mr.. Stewart