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wh'msoros. Feb'y &c. 1886.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

wrmsoros. Feb'y &c. 1886.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
INTERNAL IsrRoyIsssr.
On motion If Mr.. sPEIGHr the prevou, order. ~er,
postponed and the bill srsning sernso sections OF land
toward the completion uf Of in'erns improvement
In the State cf Michigan WAS taken up
Mr.. NOODbRlDGE resumed h remarks In favor a.
the bill, bu without concluding. the bill Was laid aside
day.
OREGON
Mr.. BREEZE offered enc ndment 10 the r.,olu,;o,
ord 'me dmens before the Sen,e which VA, read n, h.
fomancn IL wasa simple q. solution directing the Pref
non 1 twelve months the treaty should stand annuled
lie alec we'd that the further consideration of the ,ub
jeet he posiro ned until Monday next
Mr.. =. NJ. CLAY TON .ugge'ted that the smendmen,
o mo senator from iiuois appended to tho House
re iu lon insiesd Of that Of the Commi,,es on For,is
Rsl,u. Ms - >s
Mr. ALLEN hoped the smendmen, would be left uron
tho table to be orreo when and manner a. fur,
opportunity should render eIpedieut
NJ. BENTON moved that tho resolution Of the Hons,
be taken up and acted upon. II mark Of re.pe,
cue 70 maj BODY To nc; upon its resolution.
Mr. WEBSTER begged to inquire whether The Senate,
from k;ntucky Mr. Criucnden) had aer eo,
elDoea os. would be proper or espedent for him to
accept the amendment offered yeserd,y By the
from Ge"iga lMr Colquit) a substitute for HI, own
VIZ. CHlTTENDEN said that the fret re,oluuon og,,
60 me gentlemen from Georgia was much Ike his own
msi he would accept u without hesitation. The seeon,
RESOLUTION ne RETAINED from passing opinion upon Mr.
was IN iavor Ut leaving the rrsponsbty win the Execu
i've "he'o properly oronRed, and he would do
thing 10 remove hairsb esdh Of that responsibility r.
his shoulder. 10y ~
Mr.. WEBSTER did think il of any particular i'm,
porance that the Senate should to-day or 10 morrow
or Monday-but early action desirable For himseI
he was prepned to vote for tho resolutions
cay by the Senator from Geogiafor both Of thsn If he
should have opportunity.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Md. asked the chairman of ti,
Committee ct Foreign Relations whether the Presiden
was willing TO negotiate upon any line short Of 81 deg Al
min
Mr. ALLEN evaded the question, and said the mes.
sage OF the President speak for itself The Pres
deni had not changed from the ground he had there
ken.
MI PENNYBACKER said il was rrepo,terou, in INV
one TO suppose that the President would not
u line short OF 81 deg. 40 min.
Mr. JOHNSON OF Md. commended that the message of
he resident did not commit him the line Of ST deg 40
MN as had been nma ed by the Senator from Ohio M
AUenJ IL compromise on 40 deg. was honorable when
tue President Offered IT, honorable now and in his
opinion Mr. Folk would not hesitate to accept IT, Time
would show whether his opinion was correct.
Mr. CASS opposed the passage Of the second re-
solution OF Mr. Coqu, bad taste and one that would
not influence Great Britain in making any offer Of com,
promise
Mr.. CALHOUN thought it would hasten the action Of
The British Minister lie did believe any ofe would
be made by Great Britain until snail have sisniied
Willingness 10 settle the matter by compromise.
Mr. BREEZE moved that wuen The Senate adiourns II
adjourn over until Monday.
motion was then made to adjourn on which Mr. AL
len demanded the yeas and nays The motion was carried
ayes 70, noes ~