The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-20
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band Of Mexicans in ARIZONA, and car
RED to Sonora whsfs he isstiil held
captive.
The California delegation had written
to- President tComonfort, who gave
orders TO -haye. the prisoner released,
but his sostlefs. being disregarded he
profcssed himself unable to enforce it.
EFhe sHhject Is referred to the Cem-
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Seward introdnced Joint reso-
luton to anthorize, the p President to give
notice to the Government of Hanover
forsthe sabrogatiop.of the treaty of 1885,.
which imposes, q restriction on conn
merceo q Mr. Crittenden, OF, KY, pre-,
sentesb the petition of Tall and Shafner
praying for an, amendment to the act
ofNsrch'3y 1867, which,grants Econces-,
cessious to- then rAtianties Telegraph
Company to the effect that that act. be
extended to all Atlantic lines. sds aa,
The petition was ordered to be print
ed, and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, inasmuch as. it may involve
at1estiois Of law no 5nloq sne'ei 913aI
Adebate ensaed as T to 5 4 whether the
general appropriation bill, Or the bust
ness Of the District of Columbia should
be taken. up. The appropriation bill
was. finally taken up by vote of 33
against, % Whereupon Mr. Brown
said that all his labor Was'tElrown away,
and rendered his resignation as Chair
man of the District Committee, ssAa.
After a few minutes spent. in the at
tempt to adjust matters, Mr. Hunter
withdrew the Appropriation bill, har-
meny was restored, and the business OF
the District went on, - '.i fa''ii't'Jil -
Several bills relative to the District
of Columbia were then passed. -
Adiourned ;'''i''ii7i sh'.''' i'fs
;HoStsE. Mr. Smith, from the Select
committee to which the subject was
heretofore referred, presented bill to
apportion the clerks and messengers OF
the several departments, among the
States and Territories and District Of
CoInn1bia mo bnz -"H3uV = 80 81 D9sEs
aThe House then considered the fparii .
vate calendar. .l34Hoi 81 h3fDhd7 ,
The Bill for the relief of Barclay &
Livingston and others, by refundina
the duties on merchandise DESTROYED
by the great fire in New Y ork in 1915
was, after a lengthy debate, Killed by
10 majority. Adjourned ao''ii' ',''''
SENATE, May i77,,AThe proceedings
of the morning hour were unimportant
The General Appropriation bill WAS
subsequently taken up and an active
debate is progressing, ON the, amend
ment to pay Mr., Riye'sreporters. ~.
Mr.. Seward submitted the following
,-Resolced, That the Committee OF
Foreign Relations be instructed ote
inquire whether any negotiations are
neces sary to, enable, the President t.
protect American vessels against Brit
ISL aggressions in the Gulf of Mexico
or; els iwhere; and TO, report by bill o.
otherwise. - - $50. ...,.f..
-Tha resolution, in consequence of, al
assertiaatnA by Nj: Mason, that We hav'
as yes only newspaper information, wa.
temp 3rarily Laid over, 81 b. ssaoH 81
Nj. Clark, from; the committee Oh
claims submitted a report and bin de
clarat9ry of the acts for carrying int
effect the 9th article of the treaty O
1879, between the, United States ian(
SPAR. Passed ,tofa second reading. +
Mr.. Douglas uiisuccessfully attempt
Ell TO get up the Texas Bounty Bill. !.
M. Gwin gaze notice. that he woull
on Thursday, call up the Pacific Rail
.9s On Y motion q III. Hunter I the Gene
raj: 'Appropriation bill was taken VI
and passed, substantially as, ,reportet
from the Finance Committee. TIL
only feature of. debate was the, amend
nent to pay the Globe Senate reporter
$500 each, the usual extra compensa
ton, which was finally agreed to. ;on3,
HoUsE. -The: House proceeded t
the cons; Iteration of the; resolution c
the committee on. accounts, proposin
the dismissal of Mr.. Hackney, door
Keeper, f5r alleged official misconduct
The resolution to, forthwith .disnis
the doc ' kefspfera SwalsSiisad adopted, Il
Mr. ,ifhMan, Of Miss, ~ asked dell ea,x;
to offer a joint resolution, laying dow
the lac Of policy; regarding the .adlni:
sion fneu States, requiring as a cond
ton precedent an enabling act fpr, tn
frami ig of a constitution, and suficier
popd alton for the election of one rel
fesen sative in Congress. : -, 8. !.
on motion of Mr. Mason. a resol.
ton was adopted fixing the ,nlunbe
and Compensation Of the, subordinate
Of the doofkeeper.t ,le,r,Ior !; zes :.
Mr.. Morris, of, Pa, asked leave t
offer d resolution setting forth that til
existing law has been found inadequat
to supply the government with revel
mes, and is source of rembarrassnar
to the country, and instructing the con
ipittec on. Ways and Means to enqqir
into the expediency Of reporting a bi
retising the tariff, substituting sps
cifc for the al ealorem duties, and S
auementing the duties on article
/. which come in competition with. Amer
lean products as will afford increase
protection to American industry an
labor. The House refused to .suspen
the rules, 80 against 112. ~ ~
lon smotioh of Mr.. BarksdaIe, [
Miss, aaresolution was adopted calm
en- the President, ifit is not incompat
bles withthe public interest, to con
municate the information in hisposse.
sion relative to che firing into, EboarIin
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