New-York tribune., 1868-07-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. WASHBURN (Rep., Ind presented
memorial Of 1856 clerks OF the Departments Ia ""shng
Mr.. BL AINE Glop. Me) asked leave to oner resoiu-
tion instructinG the Committee on Ways aho meas 20
necessary delay funding R PfoSds 10 gr he ,e tinted
States into per cent tenyear bonds, and u per cent
thrty-year bOnds and per cent inernlnabe aiuiies
The holders of onstandg bonds hayo their choice Of
those three forms Of security
Mr. POMEROY (Itep, y. " objected. - -
Mr. sCOFIEI.D Rcp., PENN, reported that Charles VI
Hamilton is entitled To seat representative from the
Seat Of Florida. Mr.. Hamilton was sworn.
The bill regulating judicial prooeedngsn certain cases
for the protection Of officers and agents OF the Govern
men and the better defense Of the treasury against
Tho senate b confirming the title to tract Of land in
Burlington, Ia, was passed. .
Santa Anna New Mexico, was passed
The House bill 10 confirm certain private land claims IN
resolution directing the CommssionerG General OF the
Land Office 20 examine aud ascertain the facts asserted
in bill for the relief Of Charles May Of Milwaukee, WIS.,
was adopted. -
The senate bill for the relief OF owners Of land within
the United States Survey No 327 IN the State OF Mis-
The House bin for the relief OF the grantees Of Ann d.
Dureng OF Dubuque, Iowa, was passed. a.. ..-,.,.
The House bill To amend the act to confirm certain
private land claims in New Mexico, was passed
The House bill 10 confirm certain private land claims IN
Missouri was postponed until next session. -,., 49,,
claims In California went over until the next morning
THE APPROPRIATION FOR ALASKA
Mr.. WAsHBURNE dtep., ND gave notice that he would
move 10 morrow postpone the bill making an apprO-
priaon for the Russian Treaty and to take up the De
Mr.. BANKS proposed that the vote be taken on the
eSn time the debate may be considered as not closed
The proposition was agreed 20,
The SPEAKER remarked that 80 many indefinite leaves
OF absence had granted 10 members that unless
gentlemen returned the House might want work
ing quorum. , .
Mr. ARNELLS resolution calling on the secretary OF
War for "A report relative freedmens affairs in Ten
nessee and Kentucky was adopted.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union Mr. Garfield in the chair and resumed
the consideration Of the bill appropratlng S2Oo"o IN
coin for the acquisition OF Russian America;
Mr. WAsHBURN Rep., WIS., addressed the Committee
the Whole length and breadth OF the United States had
ever conceived that Alaska valuable territory; and
cared that the safety and the very existence OF the
United States depended upon It's having pos
day with the declaration that the Committee on Foreign
Affairs felt II 10 be its duty 10 report this b ne Wash
buru asserted however that no majority OF the Com
Inttee had cOncurred In the report four members
OF the Committee were In favor OF the report Tour against
IT, and one member had given no ophnon on the
NJ BANKS Rep. Mass) remarked that he had not
said that majority OF the whole Committee was III faYOr
OF the report although he believed that 10 DC the
i' MIR wAsHBURN read from the stipuations of the
treaty OF 1859 between Russia and Great Britain giving
the right Of navigating freely all the rivers ana streams
opening INTO the Pacific ocean, and showed ihat under
ureGxisting treaty between Russia and the United
States the same rights were conferred upon cLes M oi
soclaed Press 70 tell the country that when ths treaty
was negotiated citizens OF the United states had the
right of navigating freely oil the inland seas guns and
creeks along the coast for the purpose OF nsng and
trading with the natives BY the same treaty MIN a Grea
Britain tho port of Sitka had been made fee port
Moreover when the treaty first under negotiaton
insisted that the United should have the Territory
free from all membranes. Mr. Steeke had replied
very promptly that he had complete authority 10 grant IL
free ana then Mr. Secdrd volunteered 10 gre S2oOVofe
The membranes had not been removed, and could not
be removed They first, the right TO navigate the
Tyers OF Alaska forever How did the Chairman OF the
Committee Foreign Affairs propose TO get around
that . ,,.A o..
Britain had acquired 10 navigate the rivers rising In
British Columbia and passing through Russian
II covered the stckeen River only. That was rght
which this country had claimed from the iounuh'ioh OF
the oyernment-that where river takes It's rise III the
United states It's citizens have the right to follow S
Mr.. BLAINE laep, Me.)-nO We concede that In refer
ence 70 the Mississippi
Mr. BANKS-We claim IT, =. . o..
Mr. BIAINE-But We do not concede II 10 1reat
M. WAsHBURN-wh we have claimed something OF
the kind other nations have never conceded IT, 10 We
have the free navigation Of the st. Lawrence
Mr. BANKS-It is not In our territory A., -
Mr. WASHBURN-Great Britain has to-day the saMe
rights on Of ALASKA the United STATES except
the light OF governing eco G0000 miserable saaRe
AudIng 20 report by the Commissioner Of the General
Land ONCE he spoke OF II as the report OF zoe
recently niade Doctor OF Philosophy; ana ueeiareu
that II has not word Of truth.
Mr. PETERS Oep Me.), speaking OF the right Oh nhVl
eating the rivers of AaskH mentioned the case " le ot
Johns River, which forms the boundary nne W.,
Maine and Sew-Brunswick for about hundred miles
Although It's largest tributary took lh rlse ~ ne'
Great Britain never acknowledged the right OF Aerl
cons 10 the st. Johns River until the treaty OF
by the state OF Maine giving very large area OF e
rtory which abe lad supposed kue haO cIAnA' Ahe