American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-29
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FIRST SESSION of the goth CON GRESS.
WAsHNGToN, April %, 1916.
SENATE.


SENATE.
MIR, Miller presented resolution from the
Legislature of the state of New Jersey against
the repeal or material alteration of the Tariff
law of 1912.
Also a resolution asking Congress to make
an appropriation for lighthouse at Tucker S
beach, near Absocom.
Mr.. Jarnagin gave notice of Joint resou-
ton for the purpose of organizing board to
adludcate claims of citizens Of the u. States
against Mexico.
Mr.. Sewer submitted resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit to
the Senate supplement Of a work containing
an analysis of all the Treasury instructions
with regard to revenue laws from 1889 down
TO the present time.
A discussion of some length arose upon the
propriety of passing this resolution, the works
called for being represented as volumnous and
worthless. The resolution was finally laid on
the table.
motion heretofore made to reconsider the
vote refusing thlld reading to the bill pro-
vidng for the claims of New Hampshire a.
gainst the United States was agreed to. The
question of final passage was postponed.
Mr.. J. M. Clayton said he supposed that
when the Senator from Maine, Mr.. Farfeld)
was his intention to speak to-day upon the bill
concerning French Spoliations-it seems that
he was mistaken. If no one was ready to
speak to-day upon the bill, he was willing it
should be passed over, but tomorrow would
call it up and reply to the argument of the Sc
nator from New York.
The bill for the relief of Nathl G oddard
and others, of Boston, upon the passage OF
which the yeas and nays had been ordered, was
next taken up; and the discussion thereon re-
vived, and continued at great length.
1t was supported by Messrs. Davis, ]. M
Clayton, johnson, of Md. and Berrien, and op-
osed by Messrs. Turney, Allen, Colquitt,
ass, Calhoun and Niles, and finally passed by
yes %, noes 20. The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
During the reading Of the Journal it appear.
ed that the following members compose the
wo select committees yesterday ordered by the
House:
On Mr.. Schenck's resolution-Mr. Schenck
of Ohio, Chairman, whig Mr.. Dobbin of N
c., dem; Mr.. McIvane of Penn, wing; Mr.
Thurman of Ohio, DEM; Mr.. J. A. Rockwell
of Conn, wing.
On Mr.. PettIt' sresolution-Mr. Petit, Chair
man. dem; Mr. Vinton of Ohio, wing; Mr.. J.
Davis of Miss, dem; Mr.. d. P. King of Mass,
wing; MIR. Wilmot ofPenn., dem.
A resolution was adopted granting the use
of the Hall, after the adjournment to-day, for
an exhibition ofpupils from the Deafand Dumb
Asyums OF several States, now in this city.
Mr.. Thurman, at his request, was excused
from serving on the select committee raised by
Mr. Schenck's resolution. Absence from the
city, after tomorrow, for some time, would not
enable him to serve. The vacancy was sup
piled by the Speaker in the appointment Of
Mr.. Stanton of Tenn.
On motion of Mr.. Owen, the House went
into committee of the whole, (Mr. Burt in the
ehar) and proceeded TO the consideration of the
special order, being the bill to establish the
Smithsonian Institution"
Mr.. Sims of S. c., opposed all the modes
opposed for dsposng of the Smithsonian be.
quest on constitutional grounds. He hoped that
all the propositions would be rejected, when
he would submit an amendment providing that
the money be returned to the British Cou rt Of
Chancery, to be disposed of, under the drcc'
ton OF that Court as nearly in accordance with
the wishes Of the testator as might be
Mr.. }. z. Adams next addressed the Com
mittee in support Of his amendment, which
proposes to recover the money from the States
in whose bonds it has been invested, by means
Of moral Suasion, and then proceed TO appro-
PIRATE it SO as to carry out the intentions of the
testator. He argued that TO pass the Bill be-
fore the Committee would be to appropriate
and expend the money of the people raised by
taxation. They should catch the Bear before
they talked about selling the skin.
Glr. Sims stated that in the report on this
subject made by the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts, some Two or three years since, he
had taken the ground that the money should
be considered as being in the Treasury of the
United States and the United States as the
creditor Of thg States to whom it was loaned.
Mr.. Adams said that if he had so expressed
himself four years ago he had experience since
10 convince him that the money was mol there