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SENATE
s.ns.o-. CiEEESE OF Rhode Island and HASSE-
o.y o. Indiana appeared II their seats today
Tie Wee Presiden. submitted -he annual Report
G; the sec-etary .; the Treasury OF *hicn ase
thousand extra copies were ordered printed The
secretsr7 OF re Senstss Report on the CONTRACT
x.h Nsssrs Blair and Rives ior furnishing rePo''s
nj debates In the Senate va. also presented
NJ. cAxrEos OF Pennsylvania offered re'oi1-
TON instr7cting the Military Committee to inquire
;-o the 1ropretv of granting $50 acres OF LAID to
escb Volunteer serving IL the present var "l.n
MEXICO and 70 increase the pay AID the allowance
so- -y.nsno-tstiou and subsistence o! volunteers
foro the lime Of Leaving their homes 70 their arEvs4
a. the seat OF ~ar
NJ WEBSTER presented memorial IRON Hsr-
ward College for remission Of d0rles Oh
about 70 be in por.ed.
Mr WOODBRIDGE O: Michigan gaze notice Oh
nil 70 sell the mineral lands, and Of oi!i 70 gram
public lands IL Michigan TO the stste ior coIlole.
ire internal improvements. Nh bF.EEsE o. ii'lngls
esvs ro-ice o.: Dill 10 graduate TIE price OF the
biic lands ana regulate me sale thereof oil! 70
establish Territorial Government IL Oregon anu
. bin 20 establish and office II Oregon Adl-
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES
NJ, DavIs's resolution calling the President ior
;as NJ III orders 10 Generals or Commanders rels-
ne 70 the establishment OF civil yovernI1 ents IN
territories conquered during the var win Me@1'''
came NJ II order. The question beng on ~ sHop-
ton Nj E.RALsov o. Georgia presented as "a
amendment the words. il mol neon s:loie win
the public interests. He questioned the sxPedien-
~ ri imperative call on the Executive ioT lnior-
nation OF this character. The publication Of the
Official correspondence might prove detrimental 20
our national interests, by giving the enemy posses
sion Of the News and plans aGot't9 - '''s P'
,jor O: hostties
NJ DaY,s discaimed sny desire or Intention OF
procuring the publication Of anything calculated to
have that tendency He wanted merely 10 OBTAIN
information as to orders directing the esfsoilshne,
OF Civil Government in conquered territories ne
proceeded 10 speak at length, 10 the eHect mat Il
appeared that the President had acted contrary 70
ti- Constitution He Mr.. Davis vas prepared Tor
such Interior measures as the integrity OF the Con
s,itution and the safety o. tins mon might de
maud.
Mr. DorGLAss OF Illinois invited 4 iall investiga
ron ri The conduct OF the Executive II ~ III
terror measures tho gentleman from hentucky
Mr. DAVIS meant iape0cimcHt-it tie opposition
contemplated tie impeachment; OF The President.
thew would hava fui latitude The President
conduct VAS open 10 the inspection o. tie world.
and in ordering the establishment oi temporary
governments in conquered territories. he had only
performed the solemn Gniy required ni INN by ms
oath OF Office and the !aw OF nations
Mr. DAVIS reoined Herepeated that the Presi-
dent had committed a usurpstion o power not au-
,borized by the Constitution or the law OF nations
Power 10 establish military regulations Tor govern
ing possessions held BIZ right of conquest was ad-
mit,ed. but there was right TO establish civil
governments in such possessions, and he Mr. DA-
yIsl challenged the president to produce such
right in the law OF nations or the Constitution.
Mr. HARRISON followed III defence OF the Presl-
dent Mr.. DoUGIAss explained and defined his po-
sition Mr. H,RtLsoS suggested that the discus
sion was premature. 1t would be more iudcious
to postpone it until gentlemen had ssccrtsined
facts in the case
Mr.. RnrTr Of : c. remarked tina, the conquered
territories ioriaed no part OF the | nited States Il
they did. then the President would have no more
right 10 establish governments IN them than he has
10 organize government in Oregon. Uur occupa.
ton OF California aud New Mexico being merely
military, the conduct OF the officers oi our Govern
mepi is perfectly justitiable.
Mr. SCHENoB OF Ohio coutendcd that, by the
President own showing, the resolution, far as
it related to New Mexico, embraced nothing but
what we claim as within the boundary of the MON.
He referred 20 the Message Of yesterday, proceed
ed to controvert Mr. RHErr's position cited Com
modore Stocktons Proclamation aud other matters
which excited much laughter Mr. HARALSoN
withdrew his amendment.
Mr. WtSTHRoP of Massachusetts suggested that
the proper time for this discussion would arrive
when the desired information came before the
House He denounced that portion OF the Message
in which the justice oi the is advocated and
the boundary OF Texas defended
Mr. VISToN of OHIO moved to amend the resou-
tion so as to inquire whether any part OF the con
quercd territories belonged to Texas.
Mr.. HOLMES OF ;. C. followed in defence OF the
Government
Mr. DARRAGa OF Penn. obtained the floor when
the House adjourned