Senator Doolittle did not attend the
Chase meeting at Philadelphia.
The Democratic and Conservative
members of Congress did n’t feel at
liberty to take active measures in ad
vance of the Convention, relative to
the candidate to be nominated.
Senate.—The currency bill question
was on the amendment of Morrill, of
Vermont, as follows: That on an
issue of any increase of the national
circulation, the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorized and re-*
quifed to permanently withdraw an
equal amount of U. 8. notes.
In the House Logan moved the sus
pension of the rules to enable him to
offer a preamble and resolutions, pro
viding for the appointment of a com
mittee of five to inquire into the pro
priety and expediency of removing
the seat of general government to a
point nearer the geograph teal centre
of the Republic. The House refused,
by yeas 43, nays 67.
Robinson, with unanimous consent,
offered a resolution requesting the
President to take measures to secure
the release from imprisonment of
Warren and Costello, convicted and
sentenced in Great Britain for words
and acts spoken and done in the Unit
ed States; and to take measures to se
cure theincreturn to the flag with such
ceremonies as may be appropriate to
the occasion. The resolution was
adopted.
Ashley, of Ohio, moved to suspend
the rules for the purpose of offering a
resolution relating to the assassina
tion of Solomon Dill and other per
sons, in South Carolina.
Pending the vote, the House ad
journed.
There have been immense land
slides in Provo Canyon, completely
filling up the river, in some cases.
