.45,idged from The National Journal.
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CONGRESS On "Wednesday the Senate proceeded TO
the consideration of the following resolution which
transferred from the Executive to the Legsa i've journal


Whereas the President of the United States in his
Peng message to Congress- asserts that "invitaons had
been accepted, and that nsers The part of the United
States would be commissioned to attend the deliberations
at Panama." without submitting sand nomna to the
Senate and, Whereas in executive communication
the 26h day of December, 1885, although he submits the
nominations, yet maintains the right previously announced
his opening message, that he possesses authority to
make such appointments and to commission them, without
the advice and consent o the Senate and, Whereas
lent acquescence the part of this body, may
future time. be drawn dangerous precedent. There
re resolved that the president of the United States does
not constitutonay possess either the right or the
appoint Ambassadors other public ministers, but with
The advice and of the Senate except when
cies may happen in the recess.


Mr.. Smith remark, that he had never heard be-
fore OF this resolution, and he shoud therefore, move that
t lie on the table for the present


At the request of Mr.. Benton the motion Withdrawn,
enable him that the resolution be printed, and
made the order of the day for Monday.


Mr. King said, that the gentleman who introduced
this resolution absent, and would not return till the
middle of next week, he would move to postpone TO Fri
day week.


Mr. Dckerson said, that the gentleman who proposed it,,
would, probably, wish to make modification in it,.
He moved to lay it on the table which carried.


The House OF Representatives principally engaged
in the discussion of the amendment of the Constitution


In the Senate. Thursday bill introduced abol
ish imprisonment for debt The bill making appropma-
lons for the Indian Department and the bill to the
accountability OF pubic ofncers and others, were passed.


The House of Representatives resumed in Committee of
the whole the state of the Union the discussion Of the
Amendments of the Constitution.


bill reported by the Select Committee for the
lief of MIR Monroe the ExPresdent, granting him
what above sl5,0oo with about sixteen years interest


In the Senate on Friday the several bills ordered to
third reading Thursday, passed and sent to the
House OF Representatives


The business before the House entirely of private
character An unsuccessful attempt made to
the discussion of the constitutional amendments.


The Proceedings of the House suspended for about
fifteen minutes by violent storm of wind and rain, which
beat in great part of the large window Immediately be-
hind the chair Of the Speaker and carried away the flags
from the top Of the Capitol