from the N. o. Com. Times.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
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WASHINGTON, April 10.


In the Senate, Mr.. ]. NJ. Clayton offer
ed resolution, which was adopted, re-
questlng the Secretary of State to inform
the Senate whether any claims for spolia-
tions by France prior to 1900, had been
presented, and if so, whether they had been
allowed.


Mr.. c. also gave notice that he would
call up the bill to provide for the settlement
of claims for French spolations prior to
1900, as soon as the Oregon debate should
be terminated.


Mr.. Jarnagin offered resolution call
ing upon the President for statement of
the monies paid out of the secret service
fund on the Presidents certificates from
the 4th oc March, 1925, to the present time,
and the purposes to which it was applied.
Laid over.


Mr.. Webster offered ii resolution, which
was adopted, calling upon the President





for copies of the correspondence between
the United States and Great Britain during
the years l84l, '42 and '43, relative to the
right of visit or search. ..0..,.


AT an early hour the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the special order of
the day.


Mr.. Bagby, who was entitled to the floor,
yielded it to


MIR. Fairfield, who spoke at length in re-
ference to the speech of Mr.. Webster on
the settlement Of the N. E. boundary, a
settlement which he contended, though ac-
quicesced in by Maine, she was never sa-
tsfed with.


Mr.. Webster briefly rejoined, ,and point
ed out the benefits conferred upon Maine
by the treaty, and maintained that it was
as good treaty as she had any right to
expect. qes.


MIR. Bagby then took the floor, and spoke
at length in favor of our title to the whole
OF Oregon, and expressed his determine.
ttion to vote for the notice without regard
to consequences. He minated that he
would sanction any settlement which
the President should think proper TO
make. n-+Fii tG,a


Mr.. Upham obtain ed The floor, and the
Senate adjourned. s s H ~


In the House, Mr.. Hilliard, Of Alabama,
asked leave TO make personal explanation
In reference to some remarks of his, which
had been misunderstood and misrepresent-
ed. He alluded to his own remark, that