The  following  resolution,  heretofore  offered
by  Mr.  Hameb,  proposing  an  amendment  to  the
constitution.  Fas  taken  up :

**  Beaolffedy  That  the  Committee  on  the  Jadiciary
be  mstnicted  to  inquire  into  the  expediency  of
amending  the  Ck>nstitution  of  the  United  States,  so  as
to  limit  uie  serrice  of  the  judges  of  the  Supreme  and
inferor  courts  to  a  term  of  years.**

The  consideration  of  the  resolution  was  post-
poned.
Viva  Voee  Eleetiens.
The  House,  in  the  order  of  business,  resumed
the  consideration  of  the  following  resolution,
offered  by  Mr.  Bbtkolds  :

"iSeao/t^  That  hereafter,  in  all  elections  made
by  the  House  of  Bepresentatives  (for  officers)  the
votes  shall  be  given  viva  voeey  each  member  in  his
place  naming  aloud  the  person  for  whom  he  votes."


Monday,  January  26.
Freneh  Helatione,

Mr.  Patton  asked  the  consent  of  the  House
to  submit  the  following  resolutions,  which  were
read:

JRucived,  That  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Affidrs,
to  which  was  referred  that  part  of  the  Message  of  tiie
President  which  concerns  our  relations  with  Prance,
be  instructed  to  report  the  following  resolutions  to
the  House :

JUtolvtdy  That  the  chdms  of  our  citizens  for  rep-
aration from  France,  prorided  for  in  the  treaty  of
4th  July,  188 1,  rest  upon  the  strongest  ground  of
right  and  justioe,  and  their  validity  and  extent  have
b^  rendered  incontestable  as  between  the  two
Governments  by  that  convention.
Jtuolvedf  That  the  idea  of  acquiesdne  in  the
refiiaal  of  France  to  execute  the  treaty  win  not  be
entertained  by  any  branch  of  this  Government,  and
that  we  ought  to  insist,  and  have  a  right  to  expect,
that  France  will  not  p^sist  in  the  failure  to  comply
with  the  engagement  made  in  that  treaty.
