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Show SEX ATE. Morton submitted a resolution, requesting re-questing the President to communicate communi-cate to the Senate the last correspon dence between Motley, mini.ter to the court of St. James, and the Department Depart-ment of State, together with such other dispatches or papers to which sucO correspondence relates. Sumner moved an amendment, to include all telegraphic dispatcnes and other communications relating to his recall; which was agreed to, upon a division, by 0 to 17, and the resolution resolu-tion as amended was adopted. The ice President announced, as a select committee to cousidtr certain charges against Senator Sprague, in connection with blockade running in 1'exas during the rebellion, Messrs. Thurman, Hamlm, Trumbull, Howe aud Wiiley. The vacaucy upon the committees on naval aHairs aud the Pacific railroad, was filled by tne appointment ap-pointment of Jewett, the new Senator trom Missouri Wdliams, Irom the committee on finance, reported without amendment amend-ment a bill relating to internal taxes recently introduced by Buckingham, and it passed. It provides that here-altar here-altar no tax shall he imposed or collected col-lected upon any uudistnoutaOle sum added to the coutiugcnt luud of any mturance company, nor upou unearned premiums received lor risks assumed. HOtSE. The Speaker laid the resignation of Scheuck, as a member of Congress, before tne House. 'ihe House then proceeded to consider con-sider all the reso utions Irom the committee com-mittee on foreign affairs, in relation to ihJ disputes of Minister Waahburue aud the late government of Paraguay. The resolutious of me committee declare de-clare that llear-Aduural S. W.Uorden iu neglectiug to aid WashOurue iu reaching the government to which he was acciediteh, lailcd to discharge his duiy as coinuiauder of the Atlantic squadron; that Messrs. Bliss aud Mas-teruian Mas-teruian weie members ol the persoual suite of Washburue, and were therefore, there-fore, under the law of nations, entitled to the protection of the officers of the United States ; and that the forcible detention of Messrs. Buss and Master man by the goverument of Paraguay, was a violation of the law of nations aud a gross insult to the honor and dignity ot the United States, 'xhey appiove the action of the President, iu withdrawing the American minister, General McMahou, from the government govern-ment of Paraguay, and in declining to have further diplomatic intercourse with that goverument; and they declare de-clare it to be clearly the duty of the United States navy officers on foreign stations to render all reasonable assistance assist-ance to the diplomatic officers of the Uuited States, in the discharge of their duties; aud that the relusal or ueglect to render such assistauee when required, or any discourtesy by suca naval officers towards such diplomatic officers, should be the subject of inquiry in-quiry and punishment by the navy de partment. Vrth Hioy-l au addilioDai re50l jtion, disapproving the eoaduat of near-Admiral near-Admiral Cbas. H. Davis, in delaying tor an unreasonable time, to proceed to the rescue of Messrs. Bliss audMas-terman; audMas-terman; in accepting their release m the manner aud under the circumstances circum-stances as detailed in the testimony; and in receiving, holding and treating them as prisoners. Kesolutions offered by Swann, from the minority of the committee, denounce de-nounce tha arrest and detention of M essrs. Bliss and Masterman, while under the protection of the American nag, as an outiage which demandrd prompt reparation: condemn Wa-h burne for having suhmitted to the insults in-sults of President L ptz aud leavinz Messrs. Biiis and Masterman at the mercy of the Paraguayan author tie-: tor having assumed a hostile or unfriendly un-friendly attitude to said Lopez and the Paraguayan government: and tor having hav-ing assisted Bii-s and Ma-terruan. both adventurers and of doubtt il reputation, rep-utation, with his legation. Th-v relieve re-lieve Admira.s Gor teD and Llav i.fajl blame, and tiecare teat no n:s a:; in on the subject is required on th jrt of Congress. |