The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-11
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WASHINGTON E9E7Zs.
Probabilities.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - For the Gulf
States, colder weather, with northeriy TO
easterly wind, and partly cloudy weather,
areas Of lighter and rising baron etor, prob
ably followed in the Southwest by slight
rise Of temperature: eastelly to southerly
winds and falling barometer during Tues
day night.
SENATE
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 1O.-Senator Alcorn
in his seat several petitions were presented
asking for the repeal OF the resolution act
presented by Mr.. Thurman; also forthe re-
tirement of national notes and the substitu-
ton of legal tenders and 36s. bonos.
Mr. Conover of Florida, submitted the fol
lowing:
Resolved, by the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVE of the United States OF
America, in Congress assembled, That, ia
in compliance with the Will of the
people and the prccedentS OF the history
of the best established PRINCIPLES OF inter
national laws, the precepts OF christian rule
and morality, and the requirement OF the
commercial and political interest of the
United States, in taking into consldera-
ton the relations existing between the Uni
ted States and Spain, that lC Is desli aDle
that the reciprocal sentiments OF good un-
derstanding between the two peoples ami
poyernu ents should not be changed by rea-
| years. have taken place in the island OF Gu
| ha: and that the President OF the United
| States be and is hereby authorized and re
! Que ted to declare and maintain the strlctes6
! neutrality between the government OF Spain
| and the people of Cuba; and be 1t
Resolved, That. in making this de~ara.
| tion in the usual form of proclamation, and
in order to protect the people of the nited
/ States and the merchants OF our nation / Ii
general from injury, in any way Ior
| the want of precise and clear regulations
! to govern them in these matters, the PfeSi- :
| dent of the Uuited States b. and hereby Is
authorized and requested to place in iuli
force and operation the same provisions
| made and enacted by the government OF
Her Majesty, the Queen OF Spain, on Jan.
| IL 1861, on the occasion OF tne oI-pfeaA Vi
the civil war in the United States.
The resolutions were ordered to be PRINT
ed and lie on the table.
0' NJ Dnrsev introduced a bill to organize
the territory of Oklohoma, and submitted
Resolved, by the Senate the House ol
Representatives cOncurring, That the peo-
nle of the United States acting in their hlgh-
est sovereign capacity as Tree anu
and established form OF government II
tho nature of a confederated republic, anC
for the pure purpose of carrying into enec
the objects for which it was formed, aeie
GATED to that government certain rlShC
Enumerated in said constitution, put re
:. served to the states respectively, or to th'
neOple Of all. residuary powers not dele-
: Trotad tothe United States by the Constltu
+. fion nor prohibited by it to the States, Tn
resolution was ordered to be printed ah'
lie onthe table .... r,,;,
, ilegeS and Electlo:-s, suolhllteo Ii0 i0'i0"
), inc resolutions .,,
Resolved. That the tenure Of Presldeh'
, a,yo toron9rp OF the Senate, elected at one spH
;. Sion does not expire at the meetlne..' Con
= DRESS after the first recess, the ' lce-I reeI
!. don't NOT having appeared to take the cnalr
5. PesoIyqd. That the death OF the wee
= President does not have the effect to vacat
). tbe office of Pres lent pro tenn OF the oehaue
IS It is held at the pleasure OF the OeuaIe-
:. Resolved. That Hon. ThOS. w. Focey, th
- Senator from Michigan, who was eleCIe
5. President pro tenn. of the Senate, at the la
$. tacs;on i not the President pro tenn: by vi!
5. 3na Of said election. The resolution la'
8 over. NJ Nortop
= rnsolutioa was taken up, the que ton Deii
. on the adoption of the,resolutlon re-supilli
= ted:by Mr.. Norton. =,
: tho vote being taken on the first rfsolutio
st. it was adopted unanimously; yeas o"' ma
= none. the second one was also adopt'
s. unanimously; yeas 90, nays none when |.
&C. third resolution was READ, MI: ~ III IA
RS, moved that it be laid over, that the SENATE
4. n,iubt have more time ta consider IL.
er. Pending the discussion at ) cloch'
. motion of Mr.. Edmunds the Senate
= journed.
So HOUSE.
- Among the bills introduced by Mr.. M "o
Sc of New York, to repeal in part the Act
:. January 49, 1875, providing for the resuu
- tion of specie payment and to iaeiillate
= resumption of specie payment wlthou! g
SO traction of the currency; the repeaIlne
Sc. the stamp duty on checks, ana ueclaIiuS
se. Dnnartment OF Agriculture one OF lhe
RS. ecutive Departments.
Ps' WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-ln the penn
oo.s Hamilton, of Texas, introduced a pm ~ ~
&c cure. the speedy completion OF the 1e
, 4 Pacific Railroad. G.,
,sa The President to-day sent TO the Se1
o's the following nomination: Edward q
rs ling. to be L. s. District Judge iof the
lse trict of Louisiana, vice DureH.
use WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The ouPr'
use use courr will not deliver the Grant Parish
use ase cisions to-day. Senate joint resoIuC
I,0 were introduced urging neutrality oct"
1oa SDain and Cuba, and the adoption pS
rs President of regulations similar 10 tl9se
rs tween Spain aud the United states du
nse the recent conflict with the Southern Sl