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CITY OF WASHINGTON.
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY z, Is4s.
Congressional.
THURSDAY, July 6, 1913.

| Congressional.
THURSDAY, July 6, 1915.
| In the Senate, sundry memorials presented by
Messrs Dix Sebastian, Hamlin Westcott, and Butler.
The House bill to give to the State of Vermont the
two brass field pieces captured at the battle of BepaDg
ton in Ill., was passed
The Joint resolution from the House to change the
location OF lighthouse Lake Superior, in the State
Of Michigan, was passed also the bill relating to the
taking of the next census
The Joint resolution, authorizing the submission of
tain claims to arbitration, ordered TO third reading
Mr. Downs submitted the following resolution; which
lies
Resopsd That after the present week. until the further
order of Senate, Friday and Saturday OF each week be
sci apart IL o'clock, for the consideration of private
bills Of the Senate and then those from the House and
to beyond brief explanation shall be passed
until the private bills shall have been disposed
On motion by Mr.. Bright, the previous orders were
postponed and the Senate proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill to establish territorial government in Oregon;
when ~"
Mr. Mason addressed the Senate at great length in OPP
position to any restriction Of slavery in the Territories
and in reply to the arguments of Mr. Dix and Mr.
Phelps.
Mr. Johnson of Georgia prepared, he said, to add
dress the Senate the subject if gentleman on the
other side desired to do He would cheerfuy give
way to any the other side who might wish TO
follow the senator from Virginia.
No disposition to speak being manifested by any sena.
tor, the bill was postponed till tomorrow.
On motion OF Mr.. Atherton, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill making appropriations for the naval
OF the United States for the year ending the 30h
june 1s49.
Several propositions for amending the bill were discuss
ed; and it was postponed till tomorrow
message received from the President of the Uni
ted States, transmitting copy of the treaty concluded
with Mexico, together with documents relative to the
war
The message was read, and 5000 extra copies were
ordered to be printed.
On motion by Mr. Hannegan, so much of the message
as relates TO foreign affairs referred to the Com
miee on Foreign Relations. Other portions of the
sage were referred to the appropriate committees.
Mr. Westcott submitted resolution for the reference
Of much of the message relates to the organization
Of territorial governments to select committee of seven,
with instructions; which lies over.
Some conversation took place the question whether
thar part of the message relative to the establishment OF
territorial governments should be referred to the Commit
on the Judiciary Territories but without
ing to any conclusion thereon, the Senate adjourned
In the House, Mr. Preston introduced bill to purchase
the papers of Alexander Hamilton; which was read
twice, and referred TO the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union.
Mr. Turner then addressed the House for an hour in
opposition to the harbor and river improvement resou
tons reported from the Committee on Commerce, upon
his motion to reconsider the vote OF yesterday, by which
the House agreed to the first of these resolutions. The
motion was then laid on the table.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, (Mr Root in the cha) and re
sumed the consideration of the Senate amendments to the
Post Office appropriation bill. Mr. HARRISON having the
floor spoke in favor of the amendments through the 80
minutes which remained for debate in committee upon
this BILL under the order Of the House; whereupon the
amendments were agreed to, and the bill laid aside
The committee then took up the consideration OF the
Senate amendments to the Indian appropriation b-he
first question: being concurrng in the Senate amend
ments recommended by the Committee of Ways and
Means, was taken, and the recommendation agreed to-
The next question was on the motion, reported from
the committee, of with the Senate
amendment striking out the third section of the original
bill The said section authorizes a reduction Of the
Der of the Indian superintendent and Indian agents
Mr. Johnson of Arkansas addressed the committee in
opposition this section, Showing that the policy pro-
posed would disturb the harmony of the tribes, and per-
haps embro them in He also animadverted Sc
veely upon the general policy of the administration Of
our Indian affairs under the present Commissioner
Mr. Mckay replied, sustaining the policy of the Com
missioner, and the third section aforesaid
Mr. Barringer having the floor upon this subject when
the Presidents peace message was announced, on his
motion the committee and reported concurrence in
the Senate amendments to the Post Office bill which was
agreed to by the House-yeas ST. nays 50.
The message then read by the Clerk.
Mr. Burt moved the printing and distribution OF the va
rous subjects of the message to appropriate committees.
Mr. Vnton resisted this motion, being unwilling to al
low the message to pass of the hands of the House,
until some inquiry and investigation might be had into
the authority by which the President of the United
States has instituted civil government this side of the
Rio Grande if that territory belongs to the State of Texas
Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania moved the previous
question; pending which motion, the House adjourned.