Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-11
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PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS- CrED
SESSION VI THE HOUSE

WAsHisoroS. jan iO-The House continued ia session
during the ~hole Of last nghtseveral motions To adj
Journ being la the meanm- defeated -Four nor. b.o,.
were taken Tor Speaker the hast resulting a. follows,
Bank 50, Rcharisoa a. Fuller "a Pennington D. scat
tering I. Necessary n choice ~
The House adjourned at hall past O'Clock this morn.
ing until Friday
ih the senate memorials from retired naval officers in
'cAo" 10 the action OF the Retiring Board r,ccy
ed aud referred. Messrs Mason and Bcoihead mad.
speeches upon the subject They thought action wa.
necessary To restore deserving officers their former
grade in the Navy.
NJ. Hale also made speech In which he was very Sc
Nerc upon tue Retiring Board and the law by which il
Was substituted lie contended that the latter was uncon
suiional a. IL violates the principle of personal rights
and is 'r post fdeto imperative.
Discussion upon the same subject continued for
some time, several Senators taking part
MIR. CLAYTON stated In the Senate to-day that Lord John
RUSSELL In January 1888 wrote to Mr. CHAMPION that the
British Government intended to adhere strictly TO IN.
treaty concudtd at Washington in $50 ana not assume
direct Indirect sovereignty Of Centra America The
Senate called On the President for copy Of the docu-
ment.
The Senate adjourned TO Monday
ADDITIONAL NEWS By THE STEAMER CANADA
BALTIMORE Jan. iO.-The New York papers of Tu...
day and "Wednesday arrived here TODAY and from, them
We CLEAN the following additional items of foreign in.,
gence:
The Canada experienced a very boisterous passage
with regard to the treaty between Sweden France and
England which have before had account We nov
learn that II declares that the treaty il concluded To
vent every complication OF trouble the balance,
oi European power aud binds not to ced TO Rus
IA nor exchange With her allow occupation OF an,
HE pf E.l;,
coast OF Sweden aud Norway aud reject any Russian
protension to the existence of any such rights Also to
immediately inform the allies proposition from Ru-.
lii touching said matters The allies on their part ell,
gage To provide Sweden with sufficient naval and mil
tary force to resist all the claims aud aggression. ,i
Russia.
secret clause, it understood had been appcnd,
TO the treaty providing for Sweden eventually taking the
field against Russia
severe hurricane has occurred in the Crimea The
Tchernaya overlooked it, backs and caused much dam,
age.
Spanish ship wrecked oil Gibraltar on the night
81 III" 10Th alt forydVe passengers were drowned in.
Guiding ladies
treaty OF amity and commerce between Persia and
France has been concluded.
The inhabitants Cuba have sent prote.t IN Spair
'giinsI increased tnrs colonial produce
Denmark requests adjournment Of the Sound Dues
Convention 4 Copenhagen letter saws out two state.
have Vet pronounced IA of Denmark views viz -
Russia and MeclenbuIF. Lord Clarendon has amour
cod that II America" ships permitted 10 pass free.
British >iup. wi. pas also
Mourivcn reports tic capture Of $50 cannon LARGE
amount oi stores and ammunition. ami voo1 prisoners at
kirs.
COMMERCIAL iSrs1ta.NcE
LIVERPOOL Friday evrling Dec eiBro~n, spley report
baltimore and Pairlrha Flour 6IiI Cd Ia Corn there
has been little speculative demand yellow has declined l.
sale, Of white Corn j. yellow, lis Cd Com
whrSt Whit la. declined I'd White lis sdqgls. ~: Red
Wheat, i", sIGJiis. 2d.
tnNDpS M,HKEsM-ssrs Brl Sous report the market for
American Stocks bonds 1865 100 Maryland -r,ng
sHb|s Virginia sicring sass. Penn.yvana hves 5sdTl
The bullion the Sank England Increased s2s6Oo u
ring the week.