Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-03
TREATY OF WASHINGTON.
rRocEgpiNos or THE SENATE ON THE BRrrrsH TREATY.
IN sErREr SESSION.
Tnrr,nAY. Auuu<r mi, ls42.

The esy settle and define the boundaries between the
Britannia Majesty North America, for the final supprcs-
son o the African slave ade and for the giving up OF
criminals fugitive from justice in certain cases, read
twice by unanimous consent. r
On motion OF Mr. RrvEs, li''1
Ordered That the treaty. with the message and
eign Relations and printed in confidence for the Of the
Senate. 81 F
1 MONDAY, Arersr Is, 1912.
Mr. Rrvrs, from the Committee Foreign Relations to
whom referred, the llh instant the treaty with
Great Britain, reported the without amendment.
On motion Of Mr. RIvEs,
Ordered That the said treaty be postponed TO- and made
the order Of the day for Wednesday next the 18th instant
one o'clock
WEDNESDAY. Arorsr IL, 1912.
The Senate proceeded consider in Committee of
the Whole rcnty with Great Britain; and after debate
On motion OF Mr.. RTvEs,
Ordered That be postponed to- and made the order of
the day for morrow, Mt half-past eleven o'clock.
..... la. THURSDAY, Ausvsr L. 1912.
Mr. CoxRAp submitted the following resolution:
Resoired That the President requested furnish
the Senate all documents file in the State Department
connected with the liberation of certain slaves, the proper
of American citizens which taken from the wreck
of the schooner Hermosd Abaco carried into
Nassau and then liberated by the colonial authories Also
copies Of correspondence which have taken place
on the subject of said slaves between the Minister of the
United States at the Court OF St James and the British Go
vemment.
The Senate unanimous consent proceeded consider
the said resolution and agreed thereto.
Ordered That the Secretary lay the said resolution be-
fore the President of the United States.
The President pro tcmporc informed the Senate that the
Secretary having laid before the President OF the United
States the resolution passed this day, requesting the docu
and correspondence relative the slaves board
the Heosa the called for were forthwith delivered
To him by the Secretary OF State, with request that
they originals, they might proper time, be return
ed TO the Department
The Senate resumed Committee of the Whole the
consideration of the with Great Britain; and, after
debate
On motion by Mr.. KING,
Ordered Thatt be postponed and made the order Of
the day for Tomorrow at haf-past eleven o'clock.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1912.
The Senate resumed, in committee of the whole, the
consideration OF the treaty with Great Britain; and, after
debate, amendment having been made, the treaty
reported to the Senate.
Mr.. WILLIAMS submitted the following resolution
Resolved, That the treaty and documents under
consideration be reconmed to the Committee on Foreign
Relations, with instructions report resolution directing
the President of the United States take immediate pos
session the disputed territory and TO such contn
gent measures as in their opinion, may be necessary
maintain the Just rights OF the nation.
The Senate, by unanimous proceeded consi-
der the said resolutions; and,
On the question 10 agree thereto,
II wns determined in the negative: Yeas g. nays 81
On motion Of Mr.. WILLIAMS, (the yeas and nays being
desired by onoifth of the Senators presently
Those who voted in the affirmative
Messs Allen Bagby, Fulton, Linn, Smith of Connect.
cut, Sturgeon, Walker Williams.
Those who voted in the negative
Messs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Benton Bucha-
nan, Calhoun Choate Clayton, Conrad Crafts Crttenden
Cuhber, DAYTON, Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr
Mangum, Miller, Morehead Porter Preston Rives, Smith
OF Indiana Talmadge, Tappan, White, Woodbridge,
Woodbury., Young.
SO the resolution rejected
On motion by Mr.. Benton,
To strike out the eighth article from the treaty,
The question stated 'Shall the eighth article stand
as part of the treaty." and, after debate
On motion by Mr.. SEWER,
The Senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, ArGusr 90, lS42.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the treaty with
The question recurring: "Sha the eighth article stand rs
part OF the treaty ," after debate,
IL was determined in the Affirmative Yeas 81 ~.
Those who voted in the affirmative
Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates Bayard, Berrien Cal.
honn, Choate, Clayton Conrad Crafts Crittenden Dayton
Evans, Fulton, Graham, Henderson, Huntingdon Kerr,
King, Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps Por
ter, Preston Rves Simmons Smith of Indiana Sprague
Tall madge, Walker, White, Wilcox, Williams, Wood.
bridge, Young.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buchanan, Cuhbert,
Linn Sewer, Smith of Connecticut, Sturgeon. Tappan
Woodbury., Wright.
On motion by Mr.. Benton,
To strike out Of the frat article of the treaty me follow
ing words:
o the outlet of the Lake Pohenagamook; thence south
westwardly IN sraight ne 10 point the northwest
branch of the river ST. John which point shall be miles
distant from the main branch Of the ST. John straight
hne and in the direction; but if the said point shall
be found to he less than miles from the point
OF the summit of the highlands that divide those
rivers which empty themselves into the river ST. Lawrence
point shall he made recede down the said northwest
branch Of the river ST. John, a point seven miles in
straight line, from the said summit thence, in a
straight line, III about south eight degrees west 10
the point where the parallel Of latitude of IS deg 25 min
north intersecs the southwest branch of the ST. john
thence southery by the said branch the source thereof
IN the highlands at the MeUamette portage"
After debate the question: Shall these words stand as
part of the first article 7
IL was determined in the affirmative Yeas 80 NAYS H.
Those who voted in the affirmative
Messrs Archer Barrow, Bates Bayad, Berrien Calhoun
Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts Crittendcn Cuhber Day.
ton, Evans Fulton Graam Henderson, Huntington Kerr
King Mangum Merck Miller, Morehead, Phelps Porter
Preston, Rives, Sewer, Simmons, Smith of Indiana
Sprague, T0lmadge, Toppan, White Woodbridge Wood.
bury, and Wright.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buchanan Linn Smith Of
Connecticut Sturgeon, Walker, Wilcox, Williams and
Young.
Mr.. BrvToN submitted the following resolution:
Resooed That the treaty and now under con-
sideauon be recommitted t. the Committee Foreign Re
atons, with instructions report amendment the
treaty, supulang the right Of the of the United
sates driven by tempest carried by violence into any of
the British West India islands, depart from the same with
all their contents Of persons and property with NIL convent
ent despatch and after receiving the hospabe treatment
due 10 misfortune.
Alter debate on the question agree thereto.
II twas determined in the negative Yeas 4 nays 81
On motion Of Mr. Benton, the yeas and nays being de-
sired by one-iiih Of the Senators present.
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Mcssrs. Allen, Bagby Benton, Buchanan Conrad Linn
smith OF Connecticut, Sturgeon, Walker, Williams, and
Young.
Those who voted in the negative arc
Messrs. Archer Barrow Bates, Bayard Berrien Calhoun
Shoate, Clayton, Crafts, Cn,tcnden, Cuthber Dayton
Evans, Fulton, Graham, Henderson. Uunting,on Kc,r
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