New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-08
HOUsE OF REPREsENrATLvEs


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TIE report q the proceedings IN the House pub
lsnet 10 Tee IrbaAe 90 Saturday. attributes remarks
inside by NJ. TAYLoS OF ohio % NJ CRowrLL OF TIA,
susie. TIE reader viii please correct the error
Tbs morning Mr.. HoUsroN Of Ala Withdrew
tie objection which be had made on saturday % the
I reception q the resolution offered By Mr. STEFHKNs
Sir STErHENs moved a suspension OF the rules
% enable him % offer those Resolutions which were
sent up - the table and read.
Rorei Tbs. The President Of the United States he -
Clesisd furnish The House viii correct COPY q III.
0ugus. TreSiy Of Gusdaupe Hidsgo entered ui5 on he
OF TIE United Stsies AMI Lais Caevss ssrnsdo C6an
and Msue. ArIisusn The part of he Republic OF Mex
ico sad particularly hose articles IN sal 6r gins T-asty
which we're ueksn cut or amended By the seusis Of lie
Rs,ored fsrfie- That the Presis-t Re requested TO IN
'om us House Wheeler there 70 any evidence 10 The De
pameri n state OF sgreemeni and assurance made by
our Commissioners with ne Mexican Government be re
ne tnealon el said Government u said snendmeas
Substantially 10 NE following WORDS, 10 wiz
TIE rratoeo. r-.rr-s o. her already paba-iE4 m
Mr. WENTWORTH OF Ill., called for the AYES and
Noes. which were ordered resulted Ayeslsl Noes 3
Mr.. STEPHENS referred 20 the ca 0t the House
Of Representatives on the 9TH Of June last for the Pre-
sieni % furnish the Instructions given q the C0mms
soners 20 Mexico. 20 which he replied on the 2sth
July IS. that u would be inconsistent with the pub
Tic interests AZ tina, time 70 make those instructions
public. tie gave notice thst II the present resolu.
lions were not responded % AZ once he should move
for q Committee Of Inquiry with power TO send for
persons and papers. He then read what be stated he
had good 20 believe were correct copies OF the
original sections Of the Treaty amended struck out
and comparing them with the sections confirmed
snd with the Protocol, urged that the Executive had
no right By his agents % say what the Senate intend
ed or whether by striking they did By votes Of
70 % and 70 81 they Intended 20 minish the effect
He called particular attention 10 the clause OF the
Protocol 70 lands In Texas which, he understood
tempted 10 restore titles 70 lands which had been
h.csted by Texas He would not enter into the CUES.
ton whether this Protocol nvaiisted the Treaty or
not He would insist however, that the President had
assumed power not conferred upon him by the Consu.
tuition 10 speak Tor the Senate For himself he would
not recognize the Treaty bindRg upon him and he
insisted that II the President had thought this acqui.
siiOn of Territory necessary prior % the ratification
Of the Treaty. appropriation ough, TO have been
made by be House which held the purse strings Of the
country.
Mr. HoUsToN of Ala. followed in reply alleging
thst Mr. STEPHENS condemnation Of the President IN
advance premature and unjust. tie attempted 10
make IL appear ihst the Protocol was Of no force what
ever and claimed that that instrument did not aver
that there was any latent meaning IN the wording Of
the Treaty He also referred 10 the fact that the Treaty
was ratified by the Mexican House Of Deputies and
Senate the 18th OF May, while the Protocol was
dated on the 26th.
He also urged that the call 90 the President being
persmptory and not allowing him the ususl d.scre-
ton d" II not inconsistent with the public interests he
concluded by Offering amendment calling for instruc
lions u Messrs SEWER and Clifford and providing that
what asked for could be furnished without detri.
ment 10 public service. Ia reply TO Mr. Stephens
declaration OF his intention to move for Committee
of INQUIRY II the information refused he made
great parade Of the readiness OF the President % per
form bis duty a statesman a. the President Of the
United Sistes and az the Presdenf cf ne Democratic
P0rfy
Mr ScHENCK followed. in An argument showing
that the Protocol was gned the 26ih while the rat
fcatious were not exchanged until the 3Oth May and
the Presiden, Of Mexico being part Of the treety ma
king power there and refusing through his Minister
Rosa To ratify the Treaty until this Protocol made,
the ratification only completed when he had given
his assent lie commented Al great length and with
great force upon the course which President, Polk had
taken 10 assuming to say TO the Mexican President
thai the United states Senate hsd meant nothing BY
amending the Tresty-had 10 fact stuthed itself
lie dseli at considerable length upon the provision
n the protocol relative the 10Th Section and argued
that as the intention Of these representations 10 in
duce the ratification Of the Treaty by portion OF the
Treaty making power OF Mexico - must either be re-
garded modifying that Treaty or else that the ratn
cation of the Treaty had been obtained by fraud IL
was either fraud upon the Mexican or upon the Amer
lean People.
Alr Burr said there seemed 70 be Information
no.ses.ed by members on both sides which not 10
possesson Of the House and he bad not but wish
ed 20 have il before he participated In the debate, he
moved the previous question which was seconded aud
the main question ordered.
The question being on the adoption OF the
amendment offered by Mr. 'HovsroS. the Ayes and
Noes were called for BY Mr. STEPHENS. and being or
dered resulted Ayes Il, Noes %
No WENTWORTH moved a reconsideration OF
the vote and asked Mr. STEPHENS to modify his reso
luton 90 AZ to call for the information required BY the
amendment offered by Mr.. HoUsToN but without the
qualification OF If not inconsistent with the public In
terests
Mr. STEPHENS accepted the modification.
Mr. WtNrvoRrH then moved 20 lay the motion
IN reconsider on the table which agreed TO.
The question being on the passage OF the reso-
luton az modified Mr. A5MuS called for the Yeas and
Nays which were ordered and resul'ed-feas ~"
Nays a. -
On motion Of Mr. SrEPHESs, motion 70 recon
ider was laid on the table and the House adjourned