Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-01-20
congressional SYNOPSIS,
Correspondence of the Morning News.
Washington, DEC. 80, 1874

nc ueatn Oh me tlOH. w m. .. tultOnp
q late Senator from the State Of Arkansas,
was announced in the two Houses Of Con.
gress this morning, in the one by Mr.. Sc
fier, apa' ID the other by Mr.. Cross, and
M early adjournment ensued, ono Of tho
usual marks Of resp CT pail to the memory
Of deceased members. The business which
preceded these announcements was in the
Senate the presentation Of some petitions,
amongst which there were several against
the anne xation Of Texas, end soma from
Pennsylvania against any Interference with
The tariff of 1912. I'm The House. after
some debate. resolution was adopt, On
The rnoiiah Of Mr.. c. J. ingcrsolI, ordering
The clerks 10 supply the members with map.
Of the United States, from the laiest sur.
veys. WHICH ishouid also embrace Oregon
and Texas. and some portion Of the Cana
das! The bill to authofizr the arrange
ment with the sureiies Of Mr.. Swar,wout
came up. and was opposed by Mr.. Payne.
who considered that il would establish a.
dangerous precedent, and hence he moved
10 lay it upon the table; but ultimately il
was postponed until Monday next, 10 give
is friends an opportunity TO beNheard on
its uslifcation. A Joint resolution from the
Senate, ahsf t,ief debate, was passed
through all its stages. Its simply explain
a,ory Of an act making appropriations for
The payment Of Revolutionary and other
pensions for the fiscal year ending the sp,h
June, lsi5.
The question Of the Annexation Of Texas
has been further postponed. probably 10
next Monday. A Democratic caucus was
held on Saturday night, at which it was
thought prudcn, TO defer i, Until the New
Years festivities were passed, and the alb
seui members had returned TO their sea,s
The attendance at tho caucus is said to
have been small, embracing only the most
ardent friends of Annexation. BY whom
committee of Ave WINS appointed 10 promote
efficient action for the accomplishment 'ps
their common Oh ect.
Some Of the unfortunate claimants on tie
instalments which Mexico stipulated 10 pay
10 our citizens, BY the Convention Of 3Oth
Jan, 1s43, haye discovered some 1discse,
pancies in the recently published Special
Correspondence which require elecdaiion.
The Pres dent, in his special message 10
Congress-, on the 18th instant, groups the
offensive and reprehensible acts Of the
Mexican government, for the palpable pur-
pose Of afiordng some justification Cor 4dt.
Shannon's preeip,ancy and indisereti6.s.,
and any extreme course which Congress
NAV see fit TO pursue. Tho non payment
of the stipulated instruments is placed for
ward as one Of her greatest transgressions.
g She has not only violated existing corr
ventions between the two countries hy arSi-
trary, unjust DEGREES, against our trade and
intercourse, (says the Presiden,) but with
holds instalments Of debt due to our CHI
zens, which she solemr.Iy pledged herself
TO pay, under circumstances which are
fully explained by the accompanying letter
from Mr.. Green, our Secretary Of Legn.
ton" Mr.. Green, in the letter TO which
the President here refers, (Which, sinsu-
larly enough, he writes TO Mr.. CaIhodnson
the i7,h Instant, IN This city, after leaving
his Secretaryshp 10 be the bearer Of des-
patches to his governmenD states very pc
| sitively that none OF the three last install
ments had been paid at the time he left the
city of Mexico. And on the authority Of
Mr.. Green's note TO Mr.. Calhoun, the Pre-
sident makes the charge agains, Mexico Of
Withholding the payment Of her debts to
Mr.. Shannon, Of The date OF Sept: 2ni,,
1874, Mr.. Reion says: "The undersigned
Minister Of Foreign Affairs has the honor
to acquant His Excelency, the Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister PleGipoientiafy
Of the United States Of America flidt TFis
Excelency, the Minister Of Finance. has
informed HIM, under date Of the 9th Of
Aug ust last, that the instalment due on the
3Olh April. in this year, and that due on
The 30th July last, pursuan: to the Conven-
ton Of the 3oth of January, 1913, hare
been paid 10 the agent appointed by the
Cove rnment Of those Sts,es.
Ii,his statement we're untrue, Mr.. Shan.
non could readily have made tho discovery,
and the false representation would unques-
tionably afford jus, ground for rcprehep sion:
and doubtless the falsehood would be spee-
Oily pointed out TO his government, not only
TO establish perfdy Of the Mexican Secre-
taries, but to screen from uni Just suspicion
the agent TO whom the instruments had been
paid. But on the 18th Of November. up.
wards Of two months subsequent, TO ,hs date
Of Mr.. Rejnn's note, Mr.. Shanaun writes
TO Mr.. Calhoun thus: "Our agent appointed
to receive the nstalment due to our citizens.
under The Convention nf the 3G.h January,
1913, was directed to call q, the proper
Department on the 3Ulh u!timo, and demand
payment of he insialmen, tha, fcI'luc on
that day. tie did so, and pnymen, was re.
fused, on the alleged ground That there was
no money in the Treasury applicable 10
such purpose. IIo has called on two oc-
casiens Since, but has not received any sa-
iis!nclcry answer rs 10 the time when pay
ment hay BE expected. Taxing into con-
celebration The REVOLUTION just commenced.
he leyidep, indisposi'ion on the par, of tho
Mexican government, 10 do Justice TO our
citizens or government; the exhausted state
Of the Nat onnl Treasury. and The ruined
condition Of The Country, do not feel N.Y.
self justified in giving you any encourage
men, rs 10 the payment Of the last CO fi4!lrc
II s:alments under the Convention OF tho
3DL, Of January, 'lSf3.'
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