The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-23
XLIst CONGRESS.


lgEA GIEa.A ASFTGl LlFA OIltt q
hdGIA WAsnNdToE; April 22.
The uOusein committee resumed the
consideration ol the tariff bill.
laEnoS ,aol8ENkTE.
Mr., HOWARD from the Committee on the
p.lcffc Railroad, presented and asked EoE
tho printing Of the voluminOus report oi
the testimony taken by SUBJ Committee,
relative to the Southern Traps. Continental
fGiltoad company. lIHl blIil(
AGr. SUMNER from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported adversely q
bill To pay Mr.. Mckenzie fOrty-fOur thou
sand dollars, in addition to the fillY tlop.
hand already paid him. f6t defending the
Fenlan prisOneH.s ritBTESS h'GE1i
The Senate then took up Mr.. CIINDl.Elts
RESOLUTION, directing thelP Presideht Of tho
United States 10 appoint COmpissiOncrs
20 open negotiations for tho annexation ol
the Winncpcg district ~ R tcrrit0ry, ,OEE
State. '->
Mr.. CHANDLER said Ae:llRd offered tthe
resolution In the interest Of peace and
lCOo,l will and proceeded to- lSlloM. the
reasons upon which negotiations should be
commenced:
Nat-That the Government had shown
It's right toj recognition by maintaining
itbGlti for some time( dgahist oil attempts
for lis suppression.
SecOnd9That our free republic which
had Invited, the whole, world TO come in
and occupy tho entire continent, could not
cOuntcnanCe the theory Of dominion on
our borders, Or that any part Of the conttI
nent belonged ID thscrowH. - !
Thind-That the injury inflicted upon
us in the haste Of the British Gov
ernment 10 acknowledge the rebels Us
belligcrcnts upon the breaking out Of the
rebellion, and her spoliatiOns on our conf
merce during the war. must nov beIres
paired and made good. Alr. CHANDLER
continued at some slength'ff the enforce
mcnt Of his propositions, closing GS fol
lows: Referring to tho existence OF tue
Canadian Dominion, as ,aptagQnistic to
our institutions, he Said that tf the British
Government designed to continue indefl-
pitely9heE sway there, she must De pre-
/ pared t0 niaiht9in 70 By sdc14 torca Rs
wodld withstand 'the G0verhmedto tof tho
United States. He hoped IN the interest
OF humanity, that the rumOr Of the setting
odt of IN ARMED E0rcc tosIppresa tho Red
river insurreCtiOnists would not prove true,
as their ultimate destruction would certain.
" follow. ,AnarB1y 6fSleSs4hGni LOO, ,00Q
British regulars would be utterly futile;
and iREhe American people should pro-
test, even these would not be better than
a l0rce Of 100. He them referred to the
facility with which American volunteers
were disciplined and Injured 70 tho hard.
,sIips, ,oc war, as COMPARED with ,thc Sol1
ciiers Of other nations, claiming tlldt the
United StatcB to-day was the strongest
military power on the earth, and only
needed 10 manifest its strength to secure a
favorable bearing PyforcigR governments
Mr.. R4ISEY Inqulrcd d The Chairman
Of the Committee on Foreign Relations
tfMF. SuMNEHJ what disposition had been
made Of tho resolution le introduced SIM
liar TO the one now pending. He thought
the subject would Cre, long prove Of great
impor6lncet The aGti6n' Of, the British
authorities In organizing the Canadian
militia, In sending over British regulars,
and in calling in tic Indians between the
west coast Of Take Superior and Red
River, would require tho attention OF the
American Government ..,,.,,,.
TMf!y H6wARD desired to know whether
the Canadian Government, were, enllsung
these Indians In their service.
Mr.. RAMSEY replied thAt there w4s no
doubt OF the fact that tho coming conflict
threatened 70 involve other Indians on our
frontier. He also called attention TO tho
report that the proposed expedition was
to proceed by way OF Sault ST, Marie canal
In the State Of Michigan. He read from
o private letter In COrrObOntion Of his
statement anl tO show the difficulty OI
transportation for the expedition In any
other than American vessels that might
be chartered for the purpose. Ht 'w'
Mr.. HOWARD expressed assurance that
the Michigan State authorities would not
permit the use Of the Sault st. Marie
canal In furthering any military operations
by the British authorities. Tho country
need not fear any assent by that
State To such IN expedition. He would
60 further and say he Ind Il from author
italivc sources thGt permission will not be
given by tho United States authorities Tor
the moving Of these troops within our
limits. Great Britain has no right 10 ask
any such license, and he predicted she
would not atig, f%ii, q!
Mr. SUMNER thought the apprehension
which had been expressed would prove
unfounded; that It was not contemplated
by tue British authorities 10 use the canal
referred to- dr
The discussion was terminated by the
reference Of the resolution, on motion Ol
A Mr.. CHANDLER, to the Committee on For
eign Relations. y ,s'' IN. -
Tho invalid appropriation bill, apropri'
ating some $50, ,0O0, 600, was passed.
Tho bill to prevent the cOpnterfeiting Of
i foreign trade marks protectCtl by treaty
stipulatiOhS, was passed. 'I
At 4:45 the Senate went into Executive
session and shortly after adjourned I'LL
Monday. -. .5.. a, .
ENhn Rant0n RaCNInmO. tF.