, 1876-01-11
THE RECORD.
HFNlTE.

rmaR!Ho1oE, D. G., Jan. 1o.-Mr. Alcorn
(A1isu.) occupied hs acat todhy for the first t1me
this session.
Mr. Hazgont presented petition OF 26,116
f; women Of Utah asking for tho repeal Of tho
Anti-PoIyEamy law Of 1869 and tho Poland bill
and that Utah DO admitted "a stase into tho
Untod. LII presenting tho petition. ME. Sargent
said be did not concur in the object Of tLe peti-
tionerr but bo heliosad in the right OF petition
and therefore laid tho rnattor before the Senate,
ss shey rsqueasod him to do. 1.uferrsd.
BoF1.AoSEr REVOLUTION.
, Mr. Thurman prosecuted tho petition Of cislxons
oi Ohio asking for Eepeal OF the Resumption
act passed 1t tho Lat session, and aiuo for tue
enactment Of Inv providing fot tho retirement
OF National IAnk pot4a aud substitute thetofor
1egal-tendeF United atate# notes, and tho issne
Of saea bonds =, b .iplea sst. 10 tAs redemption
ct tho epcr- aad, ereo1ly 10 ths redemption It
Viz 5-pes-ccnt gold- -heattng hondA. deferred.
THE GpBAn QUESTION.
ts1 x SCI: &:':ss = =: 19s .' y assst:.: t"." s:
ps pl*oeaan. history tss Iest e.t.lai.hod prso-
nssss. s I'D poa as.sss ss Z IT, Sni'oa u ISi
ts.xscp IT, un.eI s,ssrs sud spain, .ud h.t Il i
desirable that Tecirtues sentiments ct good under
nould ios 10 changed BY .s4.en u the crayo sYtnta
Whirh for scxen yt4r7 have akou Ilaee IL ths aland
Of Euhs rreaidsns ot The United States b. aud ,lc
and 1nxaalu tbs Atrtuest neutrality batwsan tho Iov-
rrnasut o@ Rpsn snu aAs lsopls IT caas A..d " 1t
further ..-.
Vr,oirsd, That, making th!s declaration through tho
usual form Of pE,ciawaun, sad in order protect
The sit1Aa4 at ths United bAsaA, snd merchants and
pAslk tors In esners!, from injury tn my way for
wAi VI praixs snd clear regulations 70 govern then,
ia a4 laAtpr ais President Of tbs uuIted S,ses bo
aud IL hese1y authorized aud .aaaxled to paos in full
loEss and ops4tou the sdtno provisions made aud gl-
hrted by 1s u0ssFnneat Of Hes Aat.ty Tho Queen ii
Nan ju1s H. 1851 ou the ocsklon ot the outbreak
" tho civil war III the United 8tAtss,
Ordered printed aad laid ou The latic.
HATES NInkITB~
llrsolned, by ht 6eIAta, tbs House OF Representa-.
live concuTng. That Tho lsole n! ths sessral Htate
hctpK u THUR hKhest sovereign capacity ~ ffxv and
indspsaIsut A.ate1, adopted Feitr.l ounstltut,op
Ind established form u government In tAa la,uto
: con!sdsEated republic, and. for tbs purpose Of
EAsEytng Into effect tha ob}eess tor which Il forn-
I'd, dslexst4d 10 that Government c4ttan s1ghts
ntesslsa in eaA Copstltusjup. but reserved u tha
Etasss respectively 10 tho psops tsreo all tue r-
!tduazy Is,wers n ds<gated TO hs untted htatrs by
a. ceasstuaas aos prohibited n y Y ths ssasas.
Mr. hovs p1sssnts1 the M na4l report of Tue Ahza-
TAx YJcE-PAxsInxNCY.
Mr. Morton sAil IT hta bssu suggested 10 him by
Stssfai asnAtot. that Tie ttInt Of tae Committee
Privileges and Eeuous in 1r9trd o lAa Presideut tu
tepofe Of ths atIate should hxt4 beaII
~ resolution embracing ts co1lcusoa8 Of tic Eos.a-
Hsseirsd 1hAt ths tenure Vi tre.4dsnt NO tsurore
Of t1s Ssu4t1 alAaal 1t &essoa doSs mol s1pi.o
sftur the nrst reoy, lAs Vioaprusldsnt not having
survived " t&As the &hAaF.
Go4 have tbs eject to sacxte ths oes petslst
tespposs Il kll& ksuAta.
kisttnej That tbs o:ftce of frcsl4ons ~ ttmlvrs
" tAs aessats u held 1t Tbs psAsuts VI us s1x,s,