The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-01-12


States, light rains partly cloudy, and COO
weather, with northerlv winds. varying tC
easterly and southerly; in the Southwest
falling barometer and slight rise in tenn
perature during the day.
SENATE.
| WARRINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Alcorn
| in his seat; several petitions were presented
asking for the repeal of the resolution act
presented by Mr.. Thurman; also tor | he re-
ton of legal tenders and 36s. bonos.
Mr.. Copover of Florida. submitted the fol
| lowing:
Resolved, By the Senate and House OF
Representatives OF the United States of
America, in Congress assem- bled, That, in
In compliance with the will OF the
people and the precedents 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 considera-
ton the relations existing between the Uni
ted States and Spain, that it is desirable
that the reciprocal sentiments OF good I'M
derstsnding between the two peoples and
governments should not be changed by rea-
son of the grave events, which, for seven
wears, have taken place in the island of Gu
ba: and that the President of the United
States be and is hereby authorized and re-
auested to declare aud maintain the strictest
neutrality between the governments OF Spain
and the people of Cuba and be It
Resolved, That. in making this declara-
ton in the usual form of proclamation, and
in order to protect the people OF the nited
States, and the merchants OF our nation in
general, from injury, in any way toy
the want of precise and clear regulations
to govern them in these matters, the PTesi-
dent of the Cuited States be aud hereby is
authorized and requested TO place in full
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 the out break of
the civil war in the United States.
The resolutions were ordered to be print
ed and lie on the table.
Mr.. Morton. from the Committee on Priv
ilegeS and Elections, submitted the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That the tenure of a President
pro tempore of the Senate, elected at one seS-
sion does not expire at the meeting.of Con-
gress after tFA first recess, the Nice-Presi-
dent not having appeared to take the chair.
Resolved, That the death of the Vice
President does not have the effect to vacate
the office of Pfesi lent pro tenn. of the Senate.
1t is held at the pleasure of the Senate.
Resolved, That Hon. ThOs. W. Ferry, the
Senator from Michigan, who was elected
President prO ten. of the Senate, at the last
session. is not the President Tg0 tela by vir-
tue of said election. The resolution laid
over,
A fter the executive session, Mr.. MortOu's
resolution was taken up, the que ton being
on the adoption of the resolution re~submit-
ted by Mr.. Morton.
Mr. Merriman called for a division, ard
the vote being taken on the first resolution,
it was adopted unanimously; yeas 80, nays
none; the second one was also adopted
unanimously; yeas 62, nays none; when the
third resolution was read, Mr.. Thurman
moved that it be laid over, that the Senators
might have more time to consider it.
Pending the discussion at ( O'Clock, on
motion OF Mr. kdmunds the Senate adj
journed.
SENATOR EERRY's CHANCES.
1t has TRANSFERRED, through leading
Democratic Senator, that Mr.. Ferry will
be retained in his place, should the Repub
lcans persist in their efforts to make
change. Mr.. Ferry did not go into the eau
Gus, and the Democrats will support him
against any caucus nOiulne6. nus, With
several Republican votes, which are as
sured, will secure him the Presidency.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IO.-In the Senate,
Hamilton, of Texas, introduced a bill TO Sc
cure the speedy completion of the Texas
Pacific Railroad.
The President to- day sent to the Senate
ling, to be u. S. district Judge TOR the Dis
trict of Louisiana, vice Durell.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced and referred by Mr..
Morrison, providing for the radqtA ptlou Of
L. s notes, ana tlfs resumption OF specie
payments; it proposes to retain gold in the
treasury to the amoufH of 30 per cent. of
the outstanding legal tenders; it requires
national banks to retain the gold paid for
their interest IN bonds dfposifed tQ secure
the currency until they have 80 per cent.
of their outstanding notes; it repeats that
part of the resum ption Act compelling spe-
Gle resum ption in 1879.
A bill reduainS thp punber OF clerks to
ooInalittees from thirty-tive to twenty
five, reducing the pay in several in
stances to four dollars per day.
The Amnesty bill was then taken up,
upon which Mr.. Hill spoke two hours.
CHANGE OF NAVAL CQA4ANpERs.
admiral i. Il. Mullany having some time
since asked to be relieved of the command
of the North Atlantic station, it is probable
that he will shortly be relieved by Admiral
William f. Leoyy, commanding the South
Atlantic station,