Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-10
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, ls4s.

Anu IL was unanimously determined Ia
!. And then the Senate adjourned
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, ls4s.
The following messages received from the President
Of the United States, by Mr.. WALKER, his Secretary:
W.smseTos, March 8, 1918.
To the Senate of the United States
In the resolution of the Senate Of this date
questing the President to communicate TO that body con
dentay any additional dispatches which may have been
ceived from Mr. Trist, and especially those which pro-
missed by him in his letter to Mr. Buchanan Of the I'd Of
February last if the have been received have to
state that all the dispatches which have been received from
Mr. Trs have been heretofore communicated the Senate
JAMES X POLK.
WAsHIsGTos, March 8, 1s4s.
To the Senate Of the United States:
In answer TO the resolution of the Senate of this date
questng the President inform the Senate Of the terms
the authority given 10 Mr. Trst to draw for the three millions
OF dollars authorized by the Of the Cd of March, lS47
communicate herewith report from the Secretary Of State,
with the accompanying documents which contain the infor-
nation called for. JAMES X POLK.
The messages read.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the treaty.
On motion by Mr.. MASoUn strike of the fifteenth
article the following words wit to an amount not exceed
ing three and one-quarter millions Of dollars.
After debate, the question stated Shall these words
stand as part of this article :" and determined in the
affirmative Yeas 40, nays IL.
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs Allen, Ashley, Aheron Bagby, Baldwin, Bell,
Benton Bradbury Breese, Bright Butler, Calhoun Came
rom Cas Crttenden, Davis, of Massachusetts, Dayton,
Dickinson, Dix, Douglas, Downs Felch Fooe Hale Han
negan, Hunter Johnson Maryland Johnson Of Georgia.
Lewis, Mason, Miller Moor, Miles, Phelps, Sewer, Spru-
ance, Sturgeon Turney, Underwood Yuee.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs Badger Berrien Clarke Clayton, Corwn, Davis,
of Mississippi, Greene, Johnson, of louisiana Mangum
Rusk, Upham.
On motion by Mr. DAVIS of Massachusetts, to strike out
the preamble Of the treaty
After debate, the question stated Shall the prean-
BILE stand part Of the treaty " and was determined in the
affirmative Yeas 80, nays is.
Those who voted in the affirmative are.
Mcssrs. Ashley, Anterior, Bagby, Benien. Bradbury
Bright Butler, Calhoun, Cass Clarke Dayton, Dickinson
Dix, Downs, Fecb, Foote Hale Hunter Johnson of Ma
ryland Johnson, of Louisiana Johnson of Georgia Man
gum, Mason, Miller, Moor, Miles, Phelps SEWER Spruance
Sturgeon, Underwood, Yulee.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. Allen, Achison, Badger Benton, CLAYTON Cor
win, Cnenden Davis, of Massachusetts, Davis of Missis-
spp, Douglas Greene Hannegan, Lewis, Rusk Turney,
Webster.
On motion by Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi to strike out Of
the twelfth article the following words, to wit
Certificates in proper form for the said nsaments re-
specvey such sums as shall be desired by the Mexican
Government, and transferable by it, shall be delivered to
the said Government by that Of the United States"
After debate the question was stated Sha these words
stand part Of the article ;" and it determined in the
negative Yeas 81, nays 10.
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Ashley, Aheon Bagby Bell, Bradbury Breese,
Butler Calhoun, Cass Clarke, Dayton, Dickinson, Dix,
Downs, Felch, Foote, Greene Hale Hannegan, Hunter.
Johnson, of Maryland, Johnson, of Louisiana Johnson Of
Georgia. Mangum, Mason Miller, Moor Niles, Phelps Sc
yer, Spruance, Sturgeon, Upham, Yuee.
Those who voted in the negative
Messrs Allen, Atchison, Badger, Baldwin, Benton Ber-
ren, Bright Clayton, Corwn, Crt,enden, Davis Of Massa-
cbusetts, Davis, Of Mississippi Douglas, Lewis Rusk Tur.
ncy, Underwood Webster, Westcott.
On motion by DAVIS, Of Mississippi, to strike out Of the
twelfth article the following words, to wit
In the the other Of the two modes below specified
the Mexican Government shall, at the time of rafyng this
treaty, declare which Of these modes Of payment pre-
ers and the mode elected by II shall be conomed to by
= that Of the United States
"First mode Of payment Immediately after this treaty
shall have been duly ratified by the Government Of the Mex
can republic the Of three millions Of dollars shall be