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niay Of the canal as may cauce to the health OF tho

ciay OF the canal as may ciuce the health or tho
city.
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVES,
n MT NOEL rep.) OF No., odred resolution that the
House Of Representatives vii not exclude the members
OF Congress elect from any Of the States recently in
penon because Of the fac. tha negroes a class
AG Ses from voting at ne cecton Of said members
eeoa'e arising the resontiones over.
THE HARpFR's FERRY ARAoRY.
resnlva mo,on OF Mr. LATHAM, Fepl OF W. Va was
losoi.sa .hal the Committee on Military Affairs be IN
sTucted 70 inquire into the expedency OF rebuilding
or re establishing the armory a, Harper's Ferry or
I'ss - plpho interests would be better served oy
States.
TRANSFER OF COUNTIES IRON VIRGINIA TO wrsr VIRGINIA.
:, Mr. LATHAM introduced bill giving the consent Of
Congress 10 the transfer counties OF Berkeley and
JEFFERSON from Virginia 70 West Virginia This
ierred 70 the Committee on Judiciary
CONDITION or AFFAIRS IN MEXICO
On motion Of Mr.. STEVENS It was resolved that the
President be requested, IL not incompatible with the
public interest TO communicate this House auy CORES
pondence other nformationn possession az The gov
relative to the presen Of aa,rs IA the
sister republic OF Mexico, especially any letters OF the
Minister OF said republic or the French Minister Wash
ington relating thereto
MAxMnlAx's DECREE ESTABLISHING SLAVERY IN MEXICO
On motion Of Mr. GARFIELD, lnp) OF Ohio IL was
solved that the President be requAtsd If ncompa
any information in the possession the executive de-
parment OF the government in rcfecnee a socalied
decree ey MaSmian the French agent,n Mexico under
ana pconage In that republic, and also what action,
any, has been taken by the United States government IL
relation thereto
IMPROVEMENT THE UPPER AND LOWER RAPIDS OF TEE
MISSISSIPPI.
Mr.. ALtisoN Tepl OF Iowa, introduced bill to con
strnc canal to the upper rapids and lower or
Des hones rapids of the Mississippi river which re-
ierred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
SAFETY OF TRAVELLERS on RAILROADS.
On motion OF Dir. WILSON, (rep) Of Iowa. it was re-
solved that the Committee Commerce be instructed 10
safety and protection persons travelling upon railroads
IN the United States and to report by bill otherwise
THE LArk NsunRElosARY srA1xs AND PRESIDENT JOHN
SONS POLICY.
Mr. ErDRDGE, dem OF Wis, asked leave to offer the
Resolved, That there Ia warrant or authority in the
constitution OF the United States any States
TO secede and that all resolves ordinances that end
or for that purpose absolutely nun and and that
the having defeated the attempt TO ihus divide
and break up the Union, IT is Of vital i'm
ggortance. to the - republic and all tho
each and every of them, should resume their appropri
ate and constitutional position and fuSctons in tho
I'm without delay; and to this end and laying aside
all party feeling and all personal and other amnesty
waving all minor differences and seeking earnestly to
maintain and preserve tho Union Of our fathers. We
viii cordially sustain and support the President in any
and all constitutional efforts in his policy Of reoonstrnc
ton believing that thereby the political commercial,
financial and general prosperity of the whole country
will be most substantially and permanently subserved
Objection made to the consideration Of the above
resolution.
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following resolution pending from last Monday,
and offered by Mr. Niback, (demN Of Ind, came up as
Resolved, That pending the question as TO the admis
sion OF persons claiming to save been elected Repre-
rebellion against the United Staten government such
persons shall be entitled to the privileges OF the noor or
this House
rae House refused suspend the rules for the recep
ton Of the resoluonyeas 49, nays lll-as follows =
yrAs-Messrs, Ancona, Blow Boyer, Brooks, Dawson.
Benson Edridge Fnck Glossbrcnncr Goodyear Grides
Harding Hogan, Hubbe Of New York. Bubhsll OF Ohio,
Humphrey johnson. Kerr, lie Blond MARSHALL fiblack.
Noen Rsdfod Raymond Ritter, Rogers Ross, Rousseau.
Shansn sitreaves smith stiwcl Iabcr Taylor 1h0Hae
Md Thornton Trmsle Voorhees, whalcy and Wright40
NAys-Messrs Alley, Aiiscn Ames Anderson, Ashley
Baker, Baldwin, Banks Beaman, Benjamin, Bdwe hing.
ham, Blame, boutwell, Brandegee Bromwen, Broomall.
Buckind Bundy, Clark Of Ohio, Clark Of Kansas, Cobb
conkiing cook c'orlpayis Dawes. Dcfree pslano Din
rsrquhar Ferry. Garfield Grinne, Hale, Harding Hart.
HAYES Henderson, Highly Ill., Holmes Hooper, iotchkiss,
Hubbard OF Iowa, Hubbard OF y Y, Hubbard OF Conn
Huburd Humphrey Ingersol. Jenckes Julian, Kas-on,
Kelso kelley Kuykendall,'L atiam Lawrence Of Ohio
Loan. Longvear Lynch Marvin, Mcc!urs Mclndoe Mckee
McRuer Mercrr Miller Moorhead, Morris Nolton, Myers
o'Ne, Paine. Patterson, rerham, Phelps Pike Plants
Price Rice OF Mass Rollins, Sawyer Scoied, srllabarHer
aiding stevens 1hsyer Trowbrdge Upson Van Aernam
Van Horn Of Y.van Eorn Of Mo, ward Warner, Wash
burne OF H. Washburn Of Mass Wslker, Wentworth, WI
ams Wilson OF Iowa Wilson Of Pa, Window Wood
bridge-iil
The House adjourned.