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Correspondence. of the News,a
WASHINGTON, Dec. gl3, 1876

\
i Neither branch Of, Congress is in
session 10 day, both have aadi,ur,sd 10
| M"iulay; al, that day Tic frs, busii,rs.
III tho House wiIlfbe the Senaie.s Joint
resolution of welcome TO K,ssuil,. il
provides lhal Congress-. in the name Of
The people of lI,c tInitcd States, gives
10 lima cordial ~ctc5ini. 10 tie Capitui
aud 10 the country, unl illat q copy Of
I 'iI,c resolutions bc srhstnilts,I 10 hin by5.
i.ihe President. A c' 1f' set.& /.
From conversations with mcmlje n 81
The Hbusc. ,himk the resolution sm.!i
pnss i!al body hy an uin,o.i irunsiiimDu>
vote and without debate. Anp,l,rri fe,
| isoIu,ul, viii also l,e, passed, appropria
ting II ,ant,,i Of money: nn.i All otf,ify y !.
land ,lipuld ku,sil,h nml his c,nnp,,D :
IDlI. think proper ,p make tins country
their home.
II is probable Thai ,lnrin. the. present
! session All appropriation will bt fh,a,I,.
for The erection Of an insane asylum IN
,iis city. |, is G uo,o, iuus iacl that
i!l!icIc urc more i,isunes persni's hnrc, III
! lpr"pnrli"n IL the pnpulaIinr il,ai,. il, any
other portion iots the Union. Disap-
poin,pc,i, - thc great cause.a .,s -
The wind TO day has hce,, bloming.n IL
real hurricane, an,l hats nre rolln.
along the streets by the doze,,.
An order wa. issued 10 day, requiring
The clerks OF several Of The Drp.t,nml,is
TO work still later every evening. l'ln.
reason is, that some incompetent m,en
placed iii office Tor political merit billy !,
have aot b,hind hand, aud the s,s.i
clerks are thus coinpellr'l 10 SUFFERED IL
there We're ls',ar'I Of Examincrs;, ;,as.
bpropos'd by Secretary S;u,r, ,in.
U!uckin a,ls could la. kc,3..ss.,s,tsssStss tJS
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1uII.tiE,s,sh,l,

line. S'4s'st &
have convcr<c'l with tHgs fn,r'l.
grm gentleman recently from thu Sand
"ich Islands, who says. Hint the gues.
lion Of unnrNn,ion c,,ui.l lie decided il,
the Affirmative by a two, ,l,ird vote. lie
has been tssiIri,; vf iloHdluia br
about ten years. sos ,;e,s
The Cu,hoiics OF this city. arc im,nor.
ializing themselves by .hr establish.
nenl Of free institution for The cducu.
tion Of all the TngggeI, unruly boys wl"l
intrsi our streets.
Our sportS,ncn are having capital
times OH ,i,- Potomac, far b..iow Alex.
anJria, i, is literally covered will
swans aud durka.i 't.fI a
The annual mccling Of tbs Coi"niza
lion Society, takes place here mex;
week. Some very muniIiucni dona.
lious have rcccnlly been made.
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Kossnth;s Platform. M.

This is ti,e ,,ge of istforins, md as in
onr Northern exchanges wc CAP lind Doii ;
Ihg .5searenly a parngfg gph---ia which KOS.
sutli iss mt tiixcd up. va deem ii but gprsp-
er agivc bid platform Issued uaJ.r Ills,
Own sign ftlsntnl: E n
lD tie People If the Llaiieif S1atss.
Esw ioaE2 Dee. i:., l3.,i.
'I1asing come 10 tho United states Id
a.a,i myself, tor tie ra,,ne Vi MY cnhn,Ys,
|yof lie sympathy which IBID rs;,ann iU i,i,-
,lmyc eS,sie1 ~ tile j,cart oi tie I,4i,sti,, I
iontd iyDy ttIiy =, dsclars. IN ,l,s first ii,.-
meats of MY srhvab IIistit Is my tlisa.os
to plead ,i,e ndepend.n.e ot llung- rs AMI
lilo liberty 81 lie EnnI,cs,i i saiSi iiis.i
lore ihe great rcpnblic Of the Uni,ed Siats,s.
Ny principle IN lI,is respect il, ii,.i every
| nation las The sovereign right to dispose Dt
FIG own iD,ncs,ic afiars. WITHOUT stivs fi,r.
eigm interference; that I iiLerefe1e s,,5i
noi metl.lc viii, any ,l6inesiict tc0iaef III
| tie United Siaies, and that exinci il Iron,
tnithe friends my ca.lSc mot 10 do as1s-
thing wi,lt respect in myself 3if,at cnp.s
throw d.tlir uitiea in NY way, and, wiI,c
s;xp,ss''g ;';p,s sympathy t0t the s:lise, NouIa
III sEwiiI, regret that n,tIsti feel lilo
NECESSITY of agnih Iuakirig tnat Iappcs, I h,
the publ opinion uf this country, and .I,as-
ticuinrly to those who profess. themselves
TO bc HE frien,ls Ofiny cause, 10 give one
| prsat of. 'hsr rsy,npaIhJ hy avoii,dg every
step gii,c isiinigi1 teutang.e .e me. in difiicnl.
! ties III respect TO that RUE which. / f3hasp
!, adopted, md which a..in declare ,0 lie
my leading prime il,lt, IIadicly,, not III NIX
and nti iobe mixed UP VIII whatever ;dri-
ltDsstic cuiIccriIs or party aucstio,s. s f,,a
Aslt3. I,...sss3 N .-sr..L L. KosspTit.'s,
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tho friends olthe church VIII give their in
huence to THIS measure, SD that tho thing
Will be put at rest. aud Ia drstrny the
cOnstalt discord which Il causes" 80
,Ihnoccnt Mr. David Kollocs, Ishc had
bSen polltician,ili he wontd have re.
'neinbcred that he ,yas using the precise
negument MhHli uion urged Tor admitting
Aool't'on EpciilioIis in Gpngrens. 'riis
whole country, said thcY,F ID eomvuIsetI
about this right of petition. Let W receive
tho petitions and have don. wrh tho
uproar. Welk they received the put.ions,
hut did they have d"nc with The upr,m,!
tinF Fo'nt Of fact, s,howeycr, the arsuii,elr 3
vastly older ,l,an either Aho,iilo,i or
Mcth"d,m. 1t happened IN tie days of
the patrI,rcls, that lion came upon a
shccp'"ld, and raiehtwny began To
roar III u most fearful way--,u tear up tho
ground, and tn strive 10 break into
thc told. The sheep wcroo greatly dis.
lurhcd---blcalcd ,niscrably, and huIdIcd
mt" corners. And this Continued or some
tIInc, When All oil ram, who Mas rutl,pr
III his doiaggr. siooI Iurward mud said, "My
trends, We shall never have any pt'nce as
Iung as His CONTINUES us ntliit the
! lion and. put nm end 10 the disturbance -
! The Mcludlst Chnrch North, arc, we
! Ihnk. III nir way 10 tukc the old rams
advice, anj We give tl'cn, joy Of their
counsellor. '.+'a
Another very interesting feature in the
history OF tlIc Methodist Church was dis
closed in this ,iscussin.: II Was, that The
| Church North, had discrcsscd in tic nun.
bor OF III 'nclIi;crs sitice the separation;
while the Church South hal lar sely IN.
crcasr,. Tho statistics are as follows:
The Church Ncr,l, had mcmbors, tp n 732 .lsi
! In 1881 -. t-'s| : 1tI3; 81
The Church South Ind in 1911 4ay,3a:
Z lii 1851 a, Oh ,GOl
Increase in 7ycnrs f5,36s
| These results wcIe Introduced to prov,
that the Northern Chursl, WAS in n state O
decay, and ncc,icd reforming, shaking
II. and radscallzinS, Ii seems to Il. the,
have had ton much OF thu, already. Itw.s
their radIcaIism that produced the dvlsior
/ nj tho Church, and llie speaker We in
irmurcd these statistics, did no, hesitate t,
attribute tic decline OF tho Church NDsll
To tue separation from tic SuHlh, amd
yet he urges still further innovation al
a cure Ior the evil! Certainty wc 1.-Two IT
a Wise agc!--Su CarOiinian.
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iThrasher Meeting IN cye,v ,r,s,,.

~
Tile people Of Now Orleans nre filed
WIN Indignation at the conviction and
punishment ui Mr.. Ihrasl,er. At the
meeting, several speccns were made,
Among which WAS nmc nf considerably Ell.
%lnence hy ]. L. llaulrwson. a series of
, fesolntI"ns were hdnpled setting forth tic
wrongs OF alr. TIirasher,' and calling upon
our G"vernincnt 10. deuand the uncon.
iIiionaI surrender ,ol his person, au,l on.
force tho demand if ncccs.ary. Al, this
s'nlc ot tn" proceedings n resolution was
proposed hr Il person in the crowd, TINT
tho p"nirh consular flag .lnu.d moi be,
I'crniIiled iobe ra,red in New Orleans uEiii
Mr.. Thrnsh,,r t.c released. w sR
jl'Ia wan received with cries Of war, and
mitch excitement ensim,i, during which
iiie Resolution was nloplcd; but Col.
Campbell. Col. l'alirry. and others adj
Crossed Tic meciiug nj some lenvth, de-
claring their adherence ,n ,le lnws aud re.
lance OH the amIi,y and Willingness III
our GDrcrn,neutg to vindiratc the matonrl
honor. and the resnlu,inn wus. on motion,
recons'lcred and,lail un.n The table.
| The following are tho resolutions a.
| sl0p.cd by the meeting: gl
| Resnircd, That tho ease Of Mr. ]. S.
Thr"sl'rr. 50 plainly showing the in.
security of American citizens abroad. so
i'ciearly demonstrating the necessity Of a
tnorc active vimrn,ion nf our national
honor, calls ior u FAR, manly. and decisive
proi"st--a positive and unconditional re-.
claua,ion ol his pcrsnn. and Imrc,nplury
warning for The future upon tie par, o
! our Governments.
Res"lrei, That hereafter, our GOV.
crnmcn', established /" Protect tic in
tcrcs's and guard The right. Of citizen.
--'iie function OF all government, and
without whirh government is wnrll
no;l'ing--should come forward more
| promptly than, heretofore, Ia v,nlicatc
private liberty an'l public rights, even il
such vin'lica,mn should render necessary
an appeal to arms.
Rcsoired, That we confidently hope tl,a,
the present national admlnist: alton will
promptly vindcalc national honor, private
rights, and the inInu,iiics Of Au,crit nm
citizenship and the American flag; and
saic:y Tor our citizens The wide world over.
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Tie TREASON Ls-pHLApELrIriA
December II, i35l-ln consequence u
The opinions delivered by Judge Griul
in tl,e case nf Cashier IIanway, Mr.
.AshInced, Tie u. 5. District Attorney. la.
entered mitr J'roseYui on all the re.
rnainlng n,lic'mcnla tor treason.
Aanway and Elijah Lewis were taken
yesterday. IN charge OF u. $. Marshal RI.
bcrs, 4" Lancaster, To he delivered over I,
the State authorities. To answer 10 n i,arrc
OF murder. They were accompanied by
the Hon. Thaddcu, Stevens, their senior
counsel. Judge Kane n.inarcd in the
Circuit Court, Yesterday, that az IN.
evidence agninsi Lewis was substantial lIy
the same as that which had been offered
against ilanway on his irial for treason
and as thai was no, sufficient In convict o
murder, II might not be worth while I,
detnn Lewis To he tried for lllat offence.
Tie probability y *, that both he and
lianway will soon he discharged.
Williams, the 'cU,0rcd man, who went
from PhIadel pha To ChriSiiana 10 convey
the intelligence that GorsucI and his
party were coming. has been admitted Il.
bsil in two thousand dslar., tn answer Ia
The indictment against him for mstlc.nearor
Williams will he tried The first oi January
The remaining twcmiy-lour colored
men, and joseph Scarlet, II white man, will
remain in PRISON here until "Wednesday
next, IN order TO afford the State District
Attorney for Lancaster county, an op.
Portun,y to lodge dclaincrs against them
tor the crime ni murder. Should he not do
this hy that tine, they Will ihcr, he ad-
united 10 bail i'll the sum OF S2,0tO TO All.
sMcr 10 the charge of mlsdencAnor.
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a New CALlroRNIA WONDER

A New CALIFORNIA WONDER.-rha
Springfield (Mass.) Republican says
that Mr.. De Win, Of iha, town re-.
Gently returned from California, bring.
ing with him piece of mans fist
On thanksgiving day il was brought out
for exhibition 10 friend, when il ncci.
dsnlally fell on The floor, and split open
Near tho centre Of the mass, was dis.
covered, firmly in,bcdded in The quartz
aud slightly corroded, cut iron nail,
OF the SIZE OF u slx.pcnnY mil. Ii was
entirely straight, aud had pcrfcc,
head. The inference is tina, nails are
found among The mineral products of
California. Somebody will find an
ante. .dcluvan jack-knifc yet, which
will conclusively show that the first in.
habltanls Of tho giobo were "rcai"
Yankees.
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THE SUMTER BANNER,
rs PUBLISHED
EVERY TUEsDAF u gMORNHNG
BY w. III. FRANCIS.
Tishs WIS.

Twi, poILARs in niSunee. two Dollar.
hnd Fifty Cents ut tho rxpiraiion0f six nic,uh.,
Or Threo Dollars nj thu end of tho year.
No raIer discon,in,cd until all nrrrurngcs
ny rAIp:: unless ut the option Of the propririnr
~ hdvcrIi:cmrnts inserted ut SEVEN ri-
t1tE Cents per sInnrr, (l2 lines or lcss,) for
sahr y[si nn hnif tliat sum Tor c,toh Subsequent
sassesfnu. ~
U- The humber Of insertions to lie marked
SD asi OK they will Ic published
ahsssst otsietes DO dlfcon,inhcd, and ciargc'l
S;s tsNES lSoEIMR lef aauhre lor n Single
in'er'ion. Quarterly Monthly Advertise
n'rilta viii fc charged The same M u single in.
-aertfs'ss and isemi.monthly the si,nc s ne@ oEcs
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Missionaries to Californa-John w. Kelly
and Solomon Dawes.
Professor Of University6f North Carolina
"A. ~. Shipp.
tprvlllc.
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Ourselves.

H IN C nscquencc OF a defec, in, mr. Press
we ln.o reduced the size Of This numlc
"f the Banner; we ask tho indulgence
our patrons until we can remedy il. Is
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Peruvian S:r,;,,,o.

We would call the attention Of the
planters 10 The advertisement of RuErr
4 l"BsoS, Who have on I,nd fnr sale Il
large quantity OF tho above manure.
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MrEpER OF A l,RnTBes.--t t}n flaro,
Dec. I3, 1a5l.--Chris,ian Wannrs
was ,'lnr,l'nd this morning by his broA
ther, B. Warner, during IN ahera,icn
concerning mon, Y len, 10 Christian bs
his rolor. " The tfcecaScti Was s. abbets
in .Ieihigh, AMI lived only iaalfan i.oar.-
nrusdsrcr is in Jail. & tt 7ts
The Flosnla N,~s nf Saiurtjhv lhss
has learned Tint The y. 5. court q, ST.
Augustine has cnll,ls ,nnrd Ihs. BaaiEtras
nnder the Neutrality Aes Of 1918, Is.,l
also under The Rrscn1a Law, md That
she will DO sold above shu 2Dli, Of .Iap.
nary I"xt.
We .perceirc ! thnt Senator fse, r;enraP
9i-otria. hns sean called d, ne ftetss
VA >hi,g,on hy sickness in his, fatally.
f. Miller. ) ysnag printer, dRd al Pits.
. bnrs, .n lsi THURSDAY. al lead &, ycr. eat-
iIatted hy the rrse,ise oi putting type in
his n,o,Eh.
Amw wsle an Austria tl,y ,,l.c, Msa., w.
IL. S,i!rf. laic saa,gr oi tie E,i,rd sta,es
al Vic.na, IS aGcui ,nle ssued Ii, al 'it..
press.
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PREPARATIONS FOR KosSUTH 1x
BALTlMoRE,- = BALTIMORE, December
10, lS5l.--As suon us tho dav on
which kossulh shall visi, Baltimore
shall be determined on, the Committee
of reception will repair TO rhladelpI,ia
an'i escort him in The morning train 10
this city. On The arrival Of tho train n,
broadway, kuss,th will be welcomed
NY nuiionul 81 ute, nml will he
escorted by "a military mud civic
procession 10 the quarters provided for
him nj the Enuw House. The mil.
lta'y will form on broadway, and will
be reviewed by, Ko.su,h, who will be
escorted along The line to the place us.
signed for him ard his suite, where he
will be recAiyed Ivy the Mayor nn.i
City Council lad also l,y tie Executive
Of the State, Who has in'lmu,ed his in.
Ieitsyr 81 ii3i q @ as occasion.
The civil p,riion Of The proceedings,
composed Of tile various German So.
ciclics, musical, &c. Sons Of Ten,
pcrancc, Trade Associations &c. will
DC formed in divisions in the alinccn,
streets, aud afcr forming will also
pass in review before tho distinguished
guest. after which the procession will
move forward through the chief fslrce,s
TO tho Eulaw llou.r. Here kossu,l,
will be formally welcomed TO the
city by Mayor Jerome, an opportunity
will be given him to address the
ciliZrns from the porlco Of the
hotel. The Procession will then be
dismissed, nnI the day will end with a
splendid banquet 10 tho cilv's il.
lusrious gucsr, which vii! DC provided
by the host Of tho E,,taw Hnise. in the
spacious Suloou Of lha, establishment,
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The MorInons are laboring on, lilo
Sandwich Islands in companies Of two.
10 G nvcrl the population, na,ises, os-
eigncrs, missonafH $, and all, 10 their
Faith. II is not little worthy Of natc i,
'l,a', willie in England and Scotland
they have n adc converts by iioasasi,,s,
ia H"wnii thy hive met with ITO sa.e.
cess whaicyer.a .5t I.5s }IS .aR
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& :A5-W We call tho ta,tentiDn Of our read.
ers 10 The, Educational No,irc'', OF the
bradford Springs Fr,naIe Institute. iIls.
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To SUBSCRIBERS asp Posr MAsTE.s.
II l.as been decided iiy The department that
s'ibsrritf'rs !itaBg in a county where n
newspEpes is pnb!ishea, are entitled tts
receive it free from pnstage even ilrough
the post office through whicl, they receive
it b" ont Of the cagnty. Subscribers
and Pest Master. will please notife. ffi
ttga "e.e fsrkriHe .aiisceliaap.
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AT the request OF several Of our reaI <,
NC will publish ii, our ,lcx,, a document in.
tended for confidential circulation ,non,.
the members Of The Secession Party. Tie
want Of space tolnpcls us TO pu, i. over Iii,
week. 80
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Es:irliaaiIviRIc.

Ne.puhlislI today card put forth iy
DR.. MAEKs. signed hy several highly re.
spectahlc gentlemen, in reference 10 he
late bl"w."p ut the Fcu.ale Institute. We
ais" publish The rcuarks oi the Caroliniun
III reference to The same. is3.
We cannot concur fully in tito opinion
sci forth in that card. il docs seen, to Us
That DIR. MAEks i, not entirely blamelc.s,
It lie held himself ont tn the public as The
real head and supervisor OF this Institute.
when in fact anil,cr, the fugitive RicuARns
was hy tho appo,n,nicn, Of DR.. MAnss DC.
cuprng that p'-ition without the knowl.
edge or c"'isen, oi the Patrons Of llic l,i.ti.
''on. lie must surely he Responsible tn
Tho community Tor The acts of his agent,
Tho confidence "i parents was reposed in
MARKS himself, and hc could not sl,i, tin,
responsibility To The shoulders of another
Thus lar Il appenrs In us tic DsxssEss#ss
blame, bu, the pro,niuSrss wAh wGis II IL
Fct''orcdif cause oi ntfeDce gees fur III
br'Hgng hack public confidence in the In.
'slnu e now under tile actual and sole eoi,,
troll Of DR.. MARKS aud Lrsly.; 80 i~sa
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WAsniSGTox, Dec. IL, ls5l.--gTe
knssnihr Excitement The capital, as we'll
ns the country, is full oil the Ko1sn,ll ,ex-
citcmeni; and the administrators 10 ,n,ns,s
troubled ard perplexed than is seen ON The
smriare. The Russian Minister 10 ,iIs
ablrst oiprrign dip'o,iatisi accredited to thi.
country. Besides making himself an Anne
rican Ly marrying an. American lary, he
has, wi,at 50 lew dipioinatists possess. com.
mon sense -tru'y American in its forecast
and intuition. lie will watch well the s,in-
tcrcstsi OF his sovereign, but. with M. evil
ey,sto the true interests and glory of ihi~
country. ii tic administration would but
hook round, il would find ei!ougl, TO occupy
itself at homo, without Iionizing through
V,rg;nin with the Hungarian herniar,' As
during The summer, While neglecting tho
Cuban expedite u; and without coque,ting
with kossuII, now, wircn nnotiier secret
Cuban expedition is bcing arranged, wiiiia u
inillon ai dollars contributed already, aud
the chief agents and actnIs are nas :, la
N.w York, Philadelphia. and Washingt0s,,
working silently and suiferranconsly.
% JHt ifs GifttisI " ". '{Eefsiss4
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- 49, -s~S<s~ ----S'N>-~-
FOR Tie su,na.r Banner.

T. -
Mr.. Edior:: Allow me roam in The col
umnsof your Journal to say n a-wnri in re-
lat'on TO the pronp,ncss with which Our
faithful Senator aud Representatives per-
"rincd their Iutics in tho Lcsislatnrc.-
While in Columbia have several times
visited the Senate Chamber, and alwny.
found our ,:uithluI Scnalor in his sea, ever
rely I" contend for the rights and liberties
"i our State ), after which wen, To The
lower House and found the incnlIler. fur
Cl.rcnlont al t!icr posi-, with watc!,fuI eyes
aud open cars to The exciting ours: ons OF
The day, and here let me say don't think
Sumter need ever DC afraid to ,ru., her
business in the hands OF such faithful rep
rcscnta,ivcs as now go to her Halls, and !
hope The people viii give ,icu higher
husIors ami better pay.
Yours Respectfully,
d. PM.
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corr spainacnsos
! yiaing With Eh. air sGT;
4 i 4; " eifsfar will ].
/ az ta.
g ;sSout.@

l".wcvcr desirable rriircihc 81
i';m, this il no, The moment IN, ai,l,tirsw
.fr,anlhc government There IL ifobe an
Tl.cr :tdlk'---if ,t.. s,m thing ii6te serin,,,,
with the Briti.h GovcI,i,a=nf; canreru-
ing tho rights OF Am. ritan vessels. and
particularly nInn the re.-eft firing iEto the
steamer Prou,ethen. at Nica.agua.'' ~
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-08
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEB. 8. 1851.


Ia ,ha S,ras yester day ser the presentation of ped
lions Mr. ,nthrop presented tho credentials Of tho Hon
Robert Rantoul, js, elected senatr rom ,se Stale Of
aud thereupon left his seat In the Senate
Mr. John Davis offered resolution Pfovanx mat ssns
o holdny = scat under tho spponunsnt of Sste sxsca
i've may retain hs same until his shall be elected
IA accent his appointment. Mr. Butler called lor Ls
reading OF tho port Of the Committee ON the Judiciary oa
the su ect debate followed on me resolution Of M
nyis in which Mr. Davis of Massachusetts M. Hale M,
sh.u Mr. Walker Mo. Bosland, Mr.. Underwood and
Others took part When without, coming to soy eoncu,
the Senate adjourned.
In the House, the Senate bill providing for the establish.
ment Of board Of accounts wns aken UP IN oomm,se
=, ,ha hole on the state OF the Union, and Mr. Meade
fran, ,he Committee the Judiciary, offered substitute
70, the bin substitute from The Committee OF Claim.
!, Offered aud debate followed which consumed s
day.
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Mr. DANIEL moved 10 lay the resolution on the table
on which motion he demanded the yeas aud nays wheh
not being ordered. the resolution not laid on the Ia
BILE;
And then the call for the previous question being sec
onced b, the House. under lis operation the question re-
CURED on The amendment.
Mr.. BOWLlN demanded the yeas and nays: moi or
dered
And then the said amendment not agreed to-ayes
81, noes rs -, J.
The question recurring agreeing to the resolution IL
was agreed TO. ,,
him this day from the Committee on the Judiciary was
order red to be printed.
Mr. EWING moved the suspension OF the rules to go
into Committee OF the Whole on The state oil lie
Union; :.
But motion to adjourn here made, which mol
being agreed to,
The question was put on the motion TO suspend the
rules; which being agreed TO.
The SPEAKER again called Mr. McLANE to the
chair when the committee again taking up the Dill 10
establish board OF accounts,
Mr. MCLEAN addressed the committee IN speech I'D
favor OF the establishment OF the proposed board OF ac-
counts urging the mpossbiiy OF having equal justice
done by Congress in the consideration OF private claims
but before the conclusion OF the speech OF Mr.. Mel,
On motion, the committee and then the House ad-
iourned.
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rrrIr1oss. Erc pREsENrrp UNDER TIE RuLE.

By Mr. HOWE. The petition OF James Thompson snd
Al others citizens OF Clarion county Pennsyvana, pray
Congress modify Tie existing taiin awsi efeu 10 thN
Commit es of Ways ana Means. - .
By Air CHANDLER, Tue memorial OF Nathan u Cove
and MANY other citizens OF New Hope, Bucks county
asking for the protection OF max ana haA
lire reierfed the Committee OF Ways and Means
Also of the American Medical Association, asking Tor ht
passage of International laws referred to me
Com m ittee the Judiciary.