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olared they were vailing to meet’ the CJovetu-caem of the United States half way. There were many difficulties in the way of an adjustment* but they were not regarded as insuperable. He ututcd that tfeo Foreign Office irca now in consultation with Mr. Seward ou the subject, and coucluded by expressing his ap proval of (he proposition fora miicd commia■ aloe. ■Sir lloundeH i'dlirter hoped (hat the expa-iriatcJ subject* of Greal Britian would not be friifTcml Lo roake war On (heir parent country.Mr. Baxter, the ajerobor for Montrose, called attention to the (rana-Atlantic tnall service, and moved ihe udoplioo of a resolution that til thu opinion of (he House the present system of contracts, iu which a price is stipulated for carrying the American wails is wrong; that (hepay should depend upon the effective-ness of the serf ice, (he performance of whichshould he open to all Hteatnship lines
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Petersburg Index
Petersburg, Virginia, US
Mon, Mar 23, 1868
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