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[ u absent i1r some days, % n5,ioa Mr. Hltpat.
fiek. " Ais, uas voiJi 10 the chair
/ Mr. push rose 70 a question VI privilege on
The subject d the report Of proceeding, IN ex.
ecuti,r session, which had appeared IN the New
YORK papers AID especially 10 ,he Nep NHk
. Herald; he banded ty Tie Sec shry the NcrulfG
Correspondence, 10 be rrai, but NJ. Cnusnica
suggesting that 10 vas cot Of v,dsr, It vas not
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mr.. Green, Of No, Submitted resolution,
calling ior the ollci2l correspondence u Mr M.
gent the special agent to Vaneoa,ers Island aud
British Columbia-.adoptOl
The Pacific blu vas then taken up.
Mr. Mason, u Va, said the experience Of
Senator's must haze indicated that information
Of secert transactions 10 the Senate Chamber,
obtained less irvn oAsssdroppIng, thai from a
breach VI confidence On TIC sparl Of some one
enjoying the privilege Of being prrsent llere
fcIred as an example, 10 the secret deliberations
on a treaty some tive or * years since, which
we're daily spresd abroad ia the Newspapers, aud
uilh some one Of that portion Of the nrwspa.
per press correspondents, who cater Tor the de-
PRAYED taste Of the public. The subject was
dropped.
Mr. Pugh expressed in moderate language,
Dot most decidedly, bis di,approbation Of such
breach Of confidence Of the senate
Mr. Fitch agreed With Nr. Push in deaouue-
ing the improperly.
Mr DAVIS. Of Miss. characterized the cores
pondenee as untrue aud said TIA, he had applied
no such language to lhc Senator from Illinois, as
therein reported. In Ahlcls assertion Mr.. Doug
las agreed Mr. Davis said he would suggest
srs tF.G..
Mr. Green. Of. No, m agreeing 10 the con-
demuaIion Of the oticnsc, menuougd, amid great
laughter, that be bad accidentally discovered
aud communicated the TACT 10 the Vice Presi
dent, Of a small room within earshot, in tie
northeast corner Of The lobby, having no egrrss
except By trap door. The loom was searched
and found 10 contain two black Gals lie would
suggest IN investigation As 10 whether the wo k
men had been briucd TO construct hiding places
for cavesdroppers anyhow, there certainly Is
cat hole 10 the north east lobby.
With the exception Of few brief remarks
from Mr. Wilson, Of Mass, who offered an adj
di,liona amendment from Mcssrs. Simmons,
Bgodriek ard Davis, Mr.. Johnsoa, Of Tenn,
occupied the whole day in explaining why be
would vote against the bin, which he considered
neither necessary act under the war making
power Of tie constitution, nor test Of democ.
racy.
The discussion Of Mr. SlIdlls Cuban report
was assigned for Mond-y. Adjourned
Iorsr-Mr. English from the p. o. Commit.
tee, madc an adverse report on memorial fon
the Mount Vernon Association, asking that the
regents Il ereof be granted Thanking privilege,
the Committee being Of the opinion that the
privilege ought to be restricted rather than ex-
tended Also an adverse report on the memo.
rial proposing the abolition Of the Pos; dice
Dept
On motion Of Mr.. English the Committee on
P, o. discharged from lurtbur consideration Of
the memorial Of Charles battlefield, praying for
the Establishment Of 4 Lad of steamers between
the prineipal Aneriean., and. Mexican ports on
the Gulf Of Mexicn. lie tfoyed to refer il to
the Committee on Cnmnefce.
On motion Of Mr.. Jones, OF Tenn, the
memorial was tabled by Il vote OGs2 against IS.
Mr.. English made similar reports with rc.
gard to the memorial Of \. l.. Blesker, and
associates, for mail steamers TO South America,
memorial Of Jno. Gardnero for mail steamers
to West Indies Il was tabled.
Mr. English reported 4 bin to abolish the
ranking privileges and other purposes. lie
trusted It would be considered ut an carly day.
Mr.. English reported a Gillappropriating 5000
to enable the p. NJ. General to employ temporary
clerks.
Nr. Hastings moved to lay it on the table
He could see no proplicty Of increasing the ex.
penSes The Dept now cost twice as much as It
did the last administration.
The motion was agreed 10; yeas ll3, nays So
Mr.. Covodc Of Pa, said that he did not wish
it to be considered that he voted against the
bill because the p o. department during the
Pennsylvania elections had a clerk to spare to
go into his district aud operate against him.
[Laughter
Mr. English reported bill regulating the
payment Of postage on newspapers and peri
odicals; it provides that periodical dealers may
receive their bundles on paying postage at the
rate Of one cent per ounce or fraction Of an
ounce; it proposes to punish persons who re-
cgive money for postage but frauduently with
hold il and also those who fail to deliver letters
taken out Of the Office addressed to others. The
hill was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole.
Tho House went into Committee Of the
Whole aud resumed consideration OF civil and
diplomatic appropriation bill Mr.. Hopkins
offered an amendment appropriation Of 1000 for
Minister resident, Townsend Harris, NJ japan.
Mr. Sherman Contendrd that we had no right
to make this appropriation. We are now fol.
lowing the usurpatiou commenced by Tyler
when be sent Gushing to China.
Several gentlemen expressed their views con.
tending that the President has a right to make
diplomatic appropriations whenever his opinion
and public interests require.
The amendment was adopted by one majority.
Mr. Dowdell moved to strike out the clause in
the bill appropriating $75,GOe to enable the
President to carry out the act Of 1919, and the
subsequent act for the suppression Of the slave
trade. lie said this clause should have no place
here. There vas no line or syllable authorizing
the President to send the Africans Of the Echo
to Liberia-it was assumption Of power. He
was opposed to the whole arrangement
Sir. Clay said he was opposed TO all laws with