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8 CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G.
SENATE Various propositions were present
ed and referred.
Y MIR. Wilson, of Mass, moved to amend the
Arizona territorial BILL so as to provide for the
election.ofia Governor Secretary, Judges and
other officers, by the people for the term of five
years. Mr. Wilson also introduced resolution
calling on the President for information concern
ing the landing, by the yacht Wanderer, on the
coastof Georgia, of a cargo of slaves; adopted
Mr.. Cling'nan of N. C., attempted to bring
up his resolution to abrogate the Clayton Bull
wer treaty.
Mr.. Mason of Va, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, was in favor of laying
the resolution on the table. He said its effect
would be TO make an issue with the President
The day may come when the treaty may require
to be abrogated, either with the assent of Eng
land or without it, but no statesman would un-
dertake TO do it until he shall have looked far
enough ahead to see where it will land US. If
the treaty be abrogated it will place the two
countries as they were before it was entered
lnto and we would be called upon to define the
vague Monroe doctrine. We have reason to be-
lieve even now that the executive is engaged in
trying to avert the misunderstanding which
have occurred under this treaty.
Mr. Clingman insisted that from the Presi
dents two messages, considered in connection,
II appeared that our progress had been backward
in Central America, for that during the last
year Great Britain was getting stronger every
day under this treaty; that it ought to be put
out OF the way, and then when occasion offered
we will act in that region. As we had failed
hitherto to get good treaty either from Great
Britain or Nicaragua, what ground was there to
hope that these parties would, between them.
selves, make such treaty as would protect our
interests. After farther consideration, vote
was taken and stood, yeas %. nays %, so the
question was not takeniup.
The Pacific railroad bill was then taken up
Alter MIR. Bells remarks the further considera-
ton of the bill was postponed.
Towsend Harris was permitted by a resolution
to receive certain gifts from the British Govern
ment.
Mr.. Tverson of Ca, introduced bill to give
the back pay to the officers since re.instated.
who were retired By the naval board.
On motion of Mr.. Fitch of Ind, 10000 extra
copies of the President Message were ordered
to be printed.
ThelSenate Agricultural Bill was made the
special order for Tuesday next The Senate
then cleared from off the calendar one hundred
and twenty weight bills adversely reported upon
and indefinitely postponed fifty bills, being I'M
finished business from the last session. The
Senate then adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the House
message from the President, enclosing n com.
munication from the State and Navy Depart
mcnts, in response to the resolution calling for
information relative to the recent events in
Central America; referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs without being read. Also. a
communication from the Secretary of State ask
ing for an appropriation to deiIay the expense
of conveying destitute Americans from Van
COuvers Island to San Francisco.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the Maryland contested election case of Mr..
White against Mr.. Harris
Mr.. Boyce, of S. c., said Mr. White did not
claim the scat for himself but simply opposed
the retention of it by Mr.. Harris.
The House. by vote of los yeas to 80 nays,
laid on the table the resolution, admitting Mr..
White to the floor and the liberty of speaking
on the subject.
Mr.. Enstice moved to table the resolution re-
ported from the Committee on Elections, which
reads as follows: 1t appears to this House that
there was much tumult and injusticein the cleo
ton for representative in Congress from tho
Third Congressional district of MARYLAND, on
the 3dfof November, 1867, in contempt of law
and in violation of the freedom of election
that said election is void and the seat is declared
vacant, and the Speaker is hereby directed to
notify the Governor of Maryland of the fact.
The motion to lay on the table prevailed
yeas LOG, nays n.
House went into Committee Of the Whole on
the State of the Union.
Mr.. Phelps, of No., endeavored to have taken
up the Presidents annual message, but the con-
sideration of the bill reported last session was
resumed, granting pensions 10 officers and SOL
diers of'the warzof 1912, and those engaged in
all wars during that period.
Mr. Savage insisted that the honor and rep
utation of the country demanded that those
brave men should have their services recog.
nized. Itwohld be shame and disgrace if
they do not be rewarded. No matter what
might be the expense. This especially applied
to those who served in the war with Great Brit
ain, and lost their means and property by their
participation in that contest
Mr. Nichols was opposed to the principles Of
this bill throughout, and to increasing the bond
of pension under it.
Mr. Burnett replied that no policy was be-
tween, calculated, under our system Of govern.
ment, to keep alive the spirit of patriotism and
devotion to country, than by assuring it's de-
Tenders when they become old and helpless that
they will be taken care of by the government.
Mr.. Richie said that the resources of tho
country would, by this system, be exhausted
and prevented from carrying on.any war at all
if necessity requiredit.
Mr.. Mason said that those who asked pensions
did not come here as paupers, but are entitled
to distinction.
After further debate Mr. Dewart moved to
strike out the enacting clause of the bill, andin.
sert that the defeated candidates in Pennsylya.