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Show SENATE. Fen ton presented a petition from New York merchants, in fivor of reform re-form of the civil servico and on the. seizuro of tho books of met chant", lie said tho subject was one of the lirst importance, im-portance, and was largo' y cmbruced in the custom service bill, which lie woujd move to take up us soon us tho amnesty bill was disposed of. J'lmunds otierod a resolution, asking the President to send to the senate attain atta-in formation in his possession relative to the alleged intention of Great Britain to revoke the treaty of Washington, Washing-ton, unless the claims of tho U. S. shall be presented upon a principle and in a manner agreeable to tlic other party. par-ty. No one felt more deeply than ho tlid the desirableness if peace. Thtj people of the United Stiites had shown their desire for peace by submitting to arbitration claims which they felt ought not to bo submitted to any tribunal out themselves; but the British government and nation had had full noticq tha; the claim for consequential damages would be made. If they were about to repudiate repudi-ate the treaty, let us say "amen," and take cure to enter into no more treaties with powers which can so easily break thorn, and at the proper time take measures meas-ures to vindicate our national honor aud enforce our just claims. Trumbull thought tho senate ought not to adopt tho resolution upon a mere-report mere-report that Great Britain, was going to repudiate a solemn treaty. The chairman of the committee on foreign atl'airs thought the President had no such information as this called for. Ho had no idea Great Britain would disgraco herself by repudiating tho treaty. Fdmunds, at Trumbull's Btiggestion, modified bis resolution so as to merely ask for information as to tho intention of Great Britain to repudiate the treaty. lioberlson called up in regular order tho amnesty bill, ajid the resolution went over. |
