Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-01

treaty and referred TO various acts of parliament and
proclamaons together with the original charters of In.
provinces Of Massachusetts, Quebec and Nova Scot,
and commended that the original boundary of Massachu
scits (now Ma;nc) was upon the river St Lawrence.
and after the act o Parliament in l1c4 v hich he con-
tended confirmed and recognised The boundary of Noy
Scotia and referred 10 the north angle of Tia, po
vince IS the starting point 10 run the boundary Of MaIne
and from that time 10 this the angle, mentioned in
the treaty had been fully recognised and well knomn
But he objected 10 the terms OF the commission tia,
they omitted altogether to inEe That starting point ind
proposed 10 find another and different one; and all ina
evidence contained in charters, treors: Of Psr,
ment, and maps 10 be left out o their considers,
ticn. lie objected 10 this course, and insisted that +,
was proper to consider and establish the title upoD
the evidence known 10 exist
hr. concluded by moving to commit much NJ
the message related 10 the expenses 10 the Commute.
on Foreign Affairs, and to lay The balance the table
bu, Withdrew the latter temporarily, and
Mr. Fairfield proceeded 10 reply 10 his cole7rrp ,Dd
referred to and read several papers TO show ta the nr
position of the American Government would be sy.r.
ble and that il agreed IN the conditions that the
award Of the commission should be final and brdinr
upon the parties; and he thought 1t would lead 10 iust
and satisfactory award.
MIR Cushing went length into pro,es, spor.,
the terms proposed for the commissions and said tia,
Gea, Britain had always declared that they would so,
south of the boundary claimed, and would never co
sent 10 90 farther north than Mars Hill ie considered
that Anne -ican proposition an entire abandonment,
of the claims OF this country, and he obi ectsd them
upon two considerations. The first was that II va.
Welding to the false assumption that there no such
highlands described in the treaty which were l.,
be reached by line running due north from the North
east angle Of Nova Scotia. This false assumption had
been made by Great Britain and by conserving 10 The
proposition our Government would yield the point Be.
cause, by consenlng to run line IN different dlf,c
ton 10 other highlands it would cOncece that sucl
highlands existed mentioned IN the treaty
The assumption of Great Britain this point was false
because such highlands did exist and were recosnissn
corresponding letter Tor letter with The description IN tie
treaty
The other objection he had was that Great Britain
had in the negotiations of 1883 and in 1914, asserted
that the U. S;stes held all their lands grantee and
could hold no territory 10 which they could not show
title by deed This ground he disposed resist as
fatal and false involving questions OF boundary wherever
our frontier met with that Of the Government. OF Great
Britain.
Mr. Cambreleng alluded 10 the question being now
merely preliminary and that any final mus, AVA,
n report from the Committee Foreign Affairs: and
after referring the urgent state of public cuisines. in
other respects he moved the previous question: but
drew i, d, the request OF Mr. Howard, who promised 10
renew it.
Mr. Howard then vent into statement of the action
of The Government in relation 10 this controversy and
gave assurances that the question considered BIZ h
Government with great attention, as one affecting no,
merely the State of Maine but the whole country The
subject WINS SO considered by the Committee Of Fo
reign fairs and it was known that ihs connected
other subjects, might involve the country in In
der this aspect, though he, for one DID not lear
with any foreign power, get It became necessary sc
with prudence. lie would not sacrifice the least right
or inst caim and while he assured Tie gentleman from
Name that the action Of the Government would he cor
Quoted with all du" regard for our national rights end
character, he thought there was no Necessity to ihr
haste sometimes manifested to enforce speedy ssts
OF the question lie referred 10, and renc portions
Of tn. correspondence between The Secretary Of Stale
and Mr. Fox the British Minister, and contended thai
the terms of the proposition for the convention did
involve the evils spoken OF By The gentleman iion
Maine.
MIR H. concluded by renewing, according to his pro-
MISE the motion for the previous question, but, it being
Obvious that no quorum was present,
Mr. Thomas moved call OF the House, and asked for
the yeas and nays, which ordered-oyes j,
81 being over one fifth, and a call having been deter
mined upon, So 10 49, was proceeded IN only through
the first letter o.; The phabet, when, motion Of Nj
Haynes, i, was dispensed with-ayes II. noes -:
The previous question was then seconded by the
House-G3 10 81.
Some confusion, however, having arisen as 10 WIN,
would be the main question, the House again divided,
and the result ayes g. 80 so that It was again
seconded, and, ordering the main question: the ci'i
sion of the House was ayes 20, noes A. no GuoFu" v9
ting
6lr. Rivcs called for the yea. and nays, which being
ordered, were-yeas %, nays 81
The main question being thus ordered
Mr. Evans then moved 10 lay the whole Jet Tie
table, which agreed to-syps IS, noes mol counted
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion Of MIR. Cambeieng, the House resolved IT.
self into Committee of the Whole tile state of the
Union, Mr. Howard in the Chair, the bill making ap
proputions for preventing and ressinc Indian hos
es for the year 1888, and for anearages for the year
1897.
The question was on the amendment submitted on the
2lst inst by Mr.. Bell.
Mr. HAYNES resumed the course of his argument in
Justification of The State Of Georgia respecting the IN
dian relations and in support Of the treaty with the Che
rokees; and after going at length into the details Of The
subject he concluded his remarks
MIR. Harlan then obtained the floor, and moved that
the committee rise, which motion was lost-Hycs Sc,
81.
MIR. Harlan after proceeding time in The discus.
sion Of the provisions Of the bill. gave way 10
MIR. Pope, who made appeal TO the committee, stat
Ing that the hour aic and that many members Of
the committee had been constantly in the House since
10 o'clock and, his colleague lagucd and had
never before troubled the committee, he hoped The in
diligence asked would lie granted 10 him. and lie moved
that The Committee rise.
The question taken, and decided in the negative
ayes %, noes GS.
Mr.. Harlan again took the loor and continued his re-
Marks especially upon the Subject Of the Cherokee
treaty
MI Underwood, after some lime, Mr. Harlan having
yielded the floor for that purpose, moved that the
mttee rise.
The motion was decided in the negatire-ayes y, |
7G
MIR. Harlan about to proceed when /
MIR, Chambers said, he srisied ;here mi.
take in the last count by the Char and re.,wed the
ton to rise he also asked for uller.
The question being taken, the tcers repored-syss
4G. noes II quorum.
The question then again put by the Char
AS the House was about dividing,
Mr. Wise raised poiH of ord.r, and inquired h9w
many times the Chair had n right 10 pm, the question.
The Chair sud the Ibuse was dividing, and II was
too late to raise ques1on OF ORDER.
The question was .hen taken, md the teers reported
ayes 80 noes 7G-aot quorum.
MIR. Wise moved adjournmnt.
Mr. Cushmap demanded the vas and nays upon that |
notion and being ordered they ".reyeas -, nays o.
So the House refused to adjour.
Mr. Adams moved call OF thcljouse
Mr. Mitchell demanded the yas and nays, which