Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-12-31
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE SENATE
ON THE BRITISH TREATY, in
SECRET SESSION.
THURSDAY, August II, 1872.

Majesty in North America, for the final
of the African slave trade, and
for the giving up Of criminals fugtives
from Justice, in certain cases, was read
twice by unanimous consent.
On motion by Mr.. Rives,
Ordered, That the treaty. with the mes
sage and accompanying documents, be re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons. and printed, in confidence, for the
use of the Semitic.
MONDAY, August Is, 1912.
Mr.. Rives, from the Committee on For
cirn Relations, to whom was referred, on
the 18th instant, the treaty with Great
Britain, reported the same without amend
ment.
On motion by Mr.. Rives,
Ordered, That the said treaty be post
poned to, and made the order of the day
for, Wednesday next, the 18th instant, at
| o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, August II, lS42.
The Senate proceeded to consider, as
in committee of the whole, the treaty with
Great Britain; and, after debate,
On motion by Mr.. Rives,
Ordered That it be postponed to, and
made the order of the day for tomorrow,
at half-pas eleven o'clock.
THURSDAY, August IS, 1912.
Mr.. Conrad submitted the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the President be requested
to furnish to the Senate all documents on
file in the State Department, connected
with the liberation of certain slaves, the
property of American citizens, which were
taken from the wreck of the schooner
HermoSa, near Abaco, were carried into
Nassau, and then liberated by the colonial
authorities; also, copies of any correspond
ence which may have taken place on the
subject of said slaves, between the mi MIS-
ter Of the United States at the Court of
St. James, and the British Government.
The Senate, BY unanimous consent, pro-
ceeded to consider the said resolution, and
agreed thereto
Ordered, That the Secretary lay the
said resolution before the President of the
United States.
The President pro tempore informed the
Senate that the Secretary, having laid be-
fore the President of the United States
the resolution passed this day, requesting
the documents and correspondence relative
to the slaves on board the Hermosa, the
papers called for were forthwith delivered
to him by the Secretary of State, with a
request, that, as they were originals, they
might, at proper time, be returned to the
proper department.
The Senate resumed, as in committee of
the whole, the consideration of the treaty
with Great Britain; and, after debate,
On motion by Mr.. King,
Ordered, That it be postponed to, and
made the order of the day for, tomorrow,
at half-past eleven o'clock.
FRIDAY, August 10, 1912.
The Senate resumed, az in committee of
the whole, the consideration of the treaty
with Great Britain; and, after debate, no
amendment having been made, the treaty
was reported to the Senate.
Mr.. Williams submitted the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the treaty and documents
now under consideration be recommitted
to the Committee on Foreign Relations,
with instructions to report a resolution,
directing the President of the United
States to take immediate possession of the
disputed territory, and to report such con-
tingent measures as, in their opinion, may
be necessary to maintain the just right Of
the nation.
The Senate, by unanimous consent, pro-
ceeded to consider the said resolutions; and,
On the question to agree thereto.
1t was determined in the negative
yeas s, nays 81.
On motion by Mr.. Williams, 0he yeas
and nays being desired by one-ffth of the
Senators presently
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Fulton, Linn,
Smith of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Walker,
Williams.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Choate, Clay
ton, Conrad, Crafts, Crttenden, Cuthbert,
Dayton, Graham, Henderson, Huntington,
Kerr, Mangun, Miller, Morehead, Porter,
Preston, Rives, Smith, of Indiana, Tall
madge, Tappan, White, Woodbridge,
Woodbury., Young
So the resolution was rejected.
On motion by Mr.. Benton,
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