BY kTHE SOUTHERN MAIL.

TWENTY CONGRESS-.


SECOND SESSION.
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SECOND SESSION.


House or Representatives.


WAsHiNoreN, Friday, Jan. H.
One hour for the presentation Of reports allowed, by
The Committee of Ways and Means, and others. were
discharged from the consideration OF various ITivats
claims.


bill has passed for changing the boundaries Of the
Red River Land District in the Stale Of Arkansas.
bill reported authorisng the President to sdver-
tise sale Of lots at Point in Wsconsin Terrific
ry, and read twice and referred


ArMosPHERIc RAILaoADs


Mr. HsLsEs, from the Committee Commerce, report
ed bill to authorise the Importation free OF duty Of the
necessary pipes and machinery to test the utility ofamos
Mr.. HoLMKs explained the bill 1t authorises James
Gadsden President OF the South Carolina Railroad Com
pany, to import the pipes and machinery necessary In
order test for the distance Of mile said Railroad
the practicabiy as motive power Of atmospheric pres
Mr. Holmes understood ss desirous, il there
objections OF the passage of the bill.


MIR. PRESTON KIxo moved its reference to committee Of
the whole state Of the Union.


Mr. BDLAcK objected the phraseoIogy Of the bill
likely to be misconstrued to grant Of authority to the
railroad company to import an unlimited quantity Of ma
Mr. HOLMES disclaimed any such intention


Mr.. BiDLAcK desired the gentleman not to misunder-
stand him he had only conceived that the BILL in the
matter Of machinery, was liable t. an extended construc
Mr. PREsTos KING thought the bill worthy Of special
examination precedent. however unobjectonable in
itself Referred pursuant to MIR. K.s motion


number private bills reported, papers with
drawn


THE oryIcE nArLnoAD CONTRACTS.





master General to contract with railroad companies In
certain cases without the formaly Of advertising pro-
posals according to the existing laws The resolution
was read three times and passed


psH-sTEAM AERIAL NAVIGATION.


Mr.. HOPKINS from the Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads, asked that the Committee be relieved from
further consideration Of the memorial ofW. Pennng-
on praying an appropriation OF $4,000 from Congress
pewers Of hydro oxy gen gas and seamhe carriage to
be ored in the by means Of balloon shaped like
der like the rudder Of Mississippi ark Mr. Penning
TOM despsIing Of the tardy and uncertain legislation of
tween Washington and Texas and Oregon, has had his
petition withdrawn and has issued prospectus for
$50 600 required start the atmospheric steamboat In
shares Of s. EACH Copies Of this prospectus with dia
despatch in the larger cities Of the Ulon The commit
tee was discharged.


MILITARY
Mr. CLNcH reported bill making appropriations to
certain defensive works in the Uated States for the fiscal
year commencing July !, s46


nen Of defensive works ct or nesr the mouth OF the
Genesee RIVER on the coast OF Lake Ontario the state
OF New York-both OF which were read end referred.
AssMLArED RANK.


Mr. PARMESrEn reported joint resolution authorsng
lent 10 regulate the degrees Of relative I ranx Of
surgeons assistant surgeons, chspains, and pro-
essors in the U s. Navy, according to the relative
rank Of said officers in the army, which, with
provso Mr. Cave Johnsons motion, that such promo
in rank shall not be construed authorizing In
crease OF the pay to such officers, read thrice and
agreed to, on the part OF the House.
coRPoREAL PUNISHMENT.


Mr. PARMssTER reported resolution inquiring Of the
secretary the Navy whether substitute
ion may not be adopted Tor the present Of corpo-
The service, which was adopted.


HON. W. L. GoGGIx.


Mr. CHAPMAN, Of va, submitted resolution providing
@ WITH o. M re and NJ b osS e
Der from Virginia. from 4th December 1912 to 7th Fe-
oruary 1913 the time during which the right to the con-
Mr. HArLIN arose, and explained the justice
which had induced the committee to report the resolu
,on. While he was explaining confusion Of voices
heard in an under current such pay him" "Oh
ss b ought g b paid a. WIN they asht well It
expired" "Oh suspend the rules" "Oh no !" Let's
The CHAIR announced the expiration of the morning
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved that the House 90 into com
Mr. SUMMERS moved a further suspension in favor of
Mr.. Gcggn


Mr.. JOHNSON objected and the House accordingly
took up in committee the all important, complex and
complicated resolutions and amendments proposed the


ANNEXATION TEXAS


Mr.. KENNEDY, OF Md, an accomplished scholar end
acute general debter took up the matter in hand. He
defended the whg party sgains. the cherges Of Mr. Dean
upon the principle well the ails Of annexation
among the democrats Of the Househe spoke OF the late
rs rspressDtsa BY Of be Renmond En-
qurer; and referring to the democratic thunder which
sa had predicted wsud open after Nsw
whgs from Sir Robert Peel down Robert C. Winthrop
sadth this democratic thunder had proved in
nocent the sheet iron thunder Of the theareswhere
they make thunder with the vibrations of tin plate about
Ave feet square with flashes OF powdered rosin sulphur
and sapetre for lightning Mr.. Kennedy discussed the
nconsiste ncies OF the party evidenced in
the eight nine propositions before the commttse-yet
something he said, would have to be done, for Gen.
Jackson out again upon the subject He paid pass
ing good compliment to the Governor OF the State OF New
York regard his views expressed in his Message
to the Legislature, on the subject of annexation He
said that that erue statesman hnd not the
general expectation his exposition of the Of
snnexaon If he had, he (Nr Ky had failed discover
IL but it was certainly justi6able in Mr. Wright
Alter humorous disquisition on the "shoulder knott
and other matters he down TO the treaty of e9
s % up M en
glass of Illinois, who had said the treaty Of lsl9
breach Of national fah while Mr. ccntended that this
breach Of national fah-ths treaty Of ls9-had receiv
ed at the time and could be proved the adhesion and
eounVnsnce OF Gen. jackson.


At the expr alton Of the sixty minutes ac wed there
followed usual interval Of general conversation,
and desperate struggle for the freedom CT speech
MIR MoRsx. OF La who spoke CT the paramount i'm.
pcrance Of to the State Of Louisiana, and of
and request by her Legislature in reference to this sub
ject He reprovod the democrats Of the House for their
have majority Of IS on the floor He compared most
unfavoraoly their shrinking timidry with


OF the brave day Of old
And read good few of those brave days OF
sps ech was taken up in clearing away the es DE- aefo
De j,rs, and constitutional stumbling blocks that had
been thrown around the question. Coming 10 the quts
ton Of negro slavery he considered it rot evil, but
Of the greatest of blessings conferred the
race In conclusion, he hoped some action would be
taken the subject Of annexation. Mr.. Morse next
branched c into philippe against sholiticn petitions.
and their presentation in the House, and against the
embers presenting them Then he proceeded into
parallel between the negro slaves Of the sonh and the
manufacturing operatives Of the NORTH and gave as his
deliberate opinion the southern negroes were better fed,
better clothed, treated and were generally more
intelligent than the factory slaves Of the north tThis
opinion thus expressed, led to general explosion of
laughter pending which the chairman raped off the
pirstion Of the gentleman's hour)


MIR. TIBsArrs, OF Kentucky, wos awarded the focr,
when the committee rose, and reported conclusion
several communications presented from the Exc
cutive Departments relating to their internal economy.
expenses, &c.


ihe bill consolidating the Naval Pension laws.