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4 Finally the House refused To print the
report and postponed lis farther consider
alton until Monday.
i Mr.. Stephens asked leave to introduce
a resolution providing for the adjourn
ment Of Congress. on Monday the 18th
Of July.
Objection was made all over the House.
| The yeas and nays were taken on his
motion to suspend The rules to consider
the resolution. and ii was decided in the
neyatve-veas 65. nays III.
Toombs moved reconsideration OF the
vote bv which the I;alphin reports were
made the special order for Tuesday and
ordered to be printed. He :hen proceed,
ed to address the House. maintaining that
where the claim was just, interest was Ia
gallv allowed.
Mr.. Brooks said two questions were in
volved in the matter. First Whether
the Secretary of War can set CLAIM,
agent while holding n Cabinet station:
and second. whether an accounting Off
cer can pay inicres, four times the amount
of the principal, while Congress Is in ses-
sion, and when officers are called or to
adjust the PRINCIPAL
MIR. Butler Of fa.. said his understand
| ing was that when the question arises az
To the meaning of the law. the construc-
ton of it by the Attorney General was as
binding as an act OF Congress.
| Mr.. Preston King said he understood
Mr. Toomhs 10 make Il motion 10 recon
slider that lie Nigh, reply TO Mr.. Brooks.
and as the speech of one might now go
with that OF the other to the country. he
moved to lay the motion on the table.
which was agreed TO.
| Al. r ~
tee on the Census Bill was adopted, and
The House adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Nav Fl, 1880.
| SENATE.-Mr. lulee moved 10 take up
his resolution. submitted Yesterday, in re-
laton To the invasion of Cuba.
MIR. Hale hoped it would not be taken
up, as it would lead to long debate.
Mr.. Webster hoped it would be taken
up. 1t was an important subject. and
ought 70 be disposed Of
The question being taken, it was agreed
| to consider the resolution.
| Mr.. w alker moved TO amend by adj
ding a provision cnguring of the Prcsi;
dent, by wha. authority he has dispatched
an armed vessel Of the l.. S.. to intercept
or suppress the supposed resolution.
| VT. ulcc dCCtpttu iHc
and spoke in favor of his resolution. From
the information he had received, he was
inclined to believe the expedition was not
a military one, such as is contemplated by
our neutrality obligations. He rccogni-
zed in the highest degree. the importance
of preserving our neutrality obligations.
and designed to make no objection TO all
proper constitutional measures 10 that end.
Mr.. Webster spoke at length. defend
ing the course the President had taken
relative to the Cuba expedition.
Mr. Clay made some remarks. and NOV
ed to lay the resolution on the table, which
was agreed to.
/ The Senate then resumed the consider
alton Of the California Compromise bill.
Mr.. Soule spoke at length against the
measure. in many particulars as reported
by the Committee.
Mr. Clay followed it, defence Of the bill
against the objections urged by the South.
4 lie also was very severe upon the Pres
ident for not seconding the efforts Of the
committee selected to report the compro-
mise.
At a late hour Mr. Upham obtained the
floor and the Senate adjourned.
House After some unimportant busi-
ness the House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the California message
Mr. Raymond said he had taken his
position before the assembling Of Congress
in favor Of the admission Of California.
and he had seen nothing to change his
views. He defended the President from
the charge Of usurping legislative power.
and invoke ed the North and South to stand
or. the platform Of fnon-intervention.
Mr.. Gentry said the people OF the North.
in common with the civilized world, have
no sympathy with slavery. and with few
exceptions will sacredly discharge the du-
ties which they owe TO the Union and the
slaveholdng States. They do not believe
slavery will be abolished. except by the
action Of the States where il exists.
Mr. King (of Mass.) spoke in favor Of
the admission Of California. and when he
had concluded the committee rose and
the Hodse adjourned.
! @The Jews have obtained a frmau
from the PORE granting them permission
TO build temple on Mount Zion. The
projected edfice is TO equal Solomon's
Temple in maynfcence. Millions Of
money are said 20 have been collected for
the purpose in America alone.
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