Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-12-25
MEXICAN AfF AIRS.

,,hc House Of Representatives, the loth inst
,hr following proceedings tooh place:
Mr. Adams, of MASSACHUSETTS, pres rted the me
,oori,I Ola Peace Soriy, pray inl lia an Offer nadt
hy the Government al MeN,co 'e that E" III counny
,ro,u,,rou.e al the nlu al >Pntc between HE
,yo ,uuinries or 10 submit them /" HE medlhiol Of
ann. friendly Power, mi.h be ator1bly considered
and m,cd It's reference To select committees
with instruction, 10 EIAD. consider, aud report there
-,
Mr. Howard, Chairman of The temaittee al Fnr-
eitn Affairs inquired Of the Chair whether such a
maion wa, in order suce all that part oi The Preei-
ABtts Message winch relates to onr affairs WITH Mex
oo had been all ealN Iricfr1d To the oumtttcr on
rorsgn Affairs at AS nntil tie ioruer vote Of
ference should be rcconsid'red!
Tie Speaker declared The motto pcitcetl, in or
1,f silcp hi, wa, to r,rr n.rn,9rial, and III
i.rr was Ia refer puI1Ion an ENet uine Message
They were cIt,Ir,, distinct III themselves, aud It
would br n order ~ eflIem dltI rcot dncttloas
lAough downright fe.ate Ia ldvnl cliIy The SAM
natter. The reference OF The Message should not
cntie memorials IN tie Santc subject.
Mr. Adams obser, ed tiIat, in alIdoa Ia the rea-
son gwen b, te Chailterr L. other sIl.l more
to the point, thai die Message hid not the least
reference. no, noue waie,cf 10 HI otter ii friendly
reference ou the part Of iIr MEXICAN Government, o
ulch thus memorial related; i >ald not ~uld Il
btnf II, rpurlait aS the subject oh, on,y "a>; 50
tat from IT, tins older went III ilIr Ger, FACE Il aI;GpSt
every part Ut the Message avia. refer nee IL the
subject Of McNco, and lpt les III tc ot ui HE
Secretary oil State. ful lis rei>op. WI! a, the
nihers which lad been mentioned, Mr. Albums sad
liz nust object referring y y hns touching the
Que lion al peas aul ar,otIc tunuiltce on fo-
fcIgh Aiiar>. constituted II hat committee now wiS
lie had mach reason To brnve !hat the minds #
Inc ,in'"itcc were lnLd. up "a
The Char here mterio>rd, and said Il the refer
ruor If Ihis memorial vas 10 head ia debate. II must
be over I'LL tom, rltn. Ia dci tl1t iuic.
Mr. ArrA ell IA ~ Isl d e
Mr. Howard. move its reference 10 the Conn
n,i-e Foreign Adils.
Nh Adams. prrtrra sel-ei committee; but II
il Is to % to the Committee ou Foreign Affairs. then
Pmove h,i the reference be accompanied with IN
strnc,,o,s that committee t. READ, consider aud
report upon the sliue.
Mr. Howard. Before the question is put. wish
r>k the gent 'cn,an from Ma,sao husrtts II he Knows
Ola single Instance IN which that committee has ever
reported on any paper submitted TO them without
reading it,
Mr.. Adams. Am happy The question Inns been
rnl; and viii rns"er the cGnttnal explicitly and
distinctly, that did, bat there Is auoihtl
sanding committee OF tins House, and OF equal IN
pnrtantr. which not oul, ha- done 50, but sin ont
~ niue OF whose mem crs have admitted pub
h'y, under tlirlr signatures, that II has do e u.
The Chair. THIS -ua ct lie, over udi 10 MOI
ION.
y Onthe next day. hswever, the subject was
not resumed. the loisa bang engaged principally
III debating the reference of lhr Presidents Message.
The National ln,clscucer Publishes the folio ing
decree otthc Mexican Congress passed May %, 1887
which is referred in the Memorial presented BY
Mr.. Adams .'Thc Government is hereby aulhorz-
ed to compromise the claims which the Government
OF the lnSd State has instituted, or may hereafter
institute, & those in which they eanno, agree may be
L., ,f tho
ni'cd States agreeing ihrrelo.' Why cannot o"l
government accedc to this pacitic and fair propoei
ton