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Show SENATE. "Washington, 9. Edmunds called up his resolution, asking the President fur information respecting tho al'egod intention in-tention of Great lirilain to revoke the treaty of "Washington. Patterson assumed as-sumed that our government knew what claims it had a right to present, and thought the reported Innguago of Gladstone Glad-stone was insulting to the United States. Sherman thought that the resolution had better be referred to , tho committee on foreign relations. ; Ho did not bclievo, after full consideration, consid-eration, that either motion was likely to violate the treaty. Morton suggested that Edmunds modify his resolution to ask for information with respect lo the complaint of tho British government against the cases of tho United Stales. The resolution, as it stood, assumed the intention to revoke lire treaty, yet neither the Queen's nor prcmiersspeccli showed any such intention. Edmunds said if the report of Gladstone's speech was correct, and the English language meant what it meant here, tho premier did intimate that ho would revoke the treaty. ' However, as tho object of oll'er-ing oll'er-ing the resolution was merely for information, infor-mation, ho would accopt the suggestion and modify it. Sherman said tho proper course for us was to pursue the even tenor of our way, and present our case in simple, direct, moderate terms and there stand. If political excitement on the subject arise in Great Britain, wo need not heed it but let them settle It their own way. He did not believe that the government or people of England would dare, in tho presenco of tho civilized world, to revoke tho treaty. BoborUon called for the regulnr.ordor and tho resolution went over, and the senate resumed tho consideration of' amnesty. The question was on the substitute sub-stitute of ''citizens" for "porion," 'in the 5lh section. Cole objected to it, because it excluded Chinamen, and .Nye jook tho same ground. .During the continuance con-tinuance of tho debate Stevenson read extracts from the protests of governor Geary, of Pennsylvania, and governor Palmer, of Illinois, agunst thw federal military interfering m the allairs of States, and said their language applies with equal force to tho propositions of this resolution. Ho warned the Senate, that when the States had all been restored re-stored to their places in tho Union, tho pcoplo would demand fat all this usurpation of legislation be swept away, and if necessary would forfeit at the end of tho bayonet. Vicker's motion to strike out the first section was lost, and ho appealed to the senate to pass the bill without amendment. amend-ment. Tho question was then taken on Sumner'3 amendment, which was 1 adopted, nays '2$, yeas 2t5. The ' Vice-President announced tho tie, and said while ho did not approve ap-prove of all tho provisions of the amendment, amend-ment, he would vote in the alhrmative, so the amendment was agreed to. (Loud applause by tho people in the galleries, mostly white.) Sawyer moved to strike out nil tho exceptions ex-ceptions from the amnesty bill, and a long discussion ensued, which took a wide range. Tho motion Was finally withdrawn, and aftor a long discussion the biil was rejected, and the senato adjourned. |