New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-22
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
sY TELEGRAPH TO the AEw.ycaK TRIBUNE.
xxxru CoNGRKss-Fir-t session.
SENATE. .wasmnerOs. Wednesday, AUG 81

Federal officers may fail to deliver him up TO the
s,.imsnt when evidence 10 furnished u at such
dave ia within such officers district.
N,ssrs. ArcHIsoH, FOoTE, PRATr and MAsos
advocated the amend ment
Mr. DAYroN reioined 70 Mr.. Prstts remarks.
M. BERRIEs could not vote for the amendment.
n IVES, In bis opinion, unconstitutional Toe Unit
"a States Government ought not TO and could not
properly be made responsible for the value OF fugi-
i've alaves who might be lost 70 their owners be-
cause Of the acts Of a lswless mob
Mr. mason commended that IL wasa constitutional
duty Of the Federal Government TO see that fugi
i've slsves were restored.
The debate was continued until nearly Tour
o'clock, when, without coming to any vote, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
The House went into Committee of the whole
on the state Of the Union and took up the Civil and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
The clause relating to intercourse with f'reign
nations being under consideration, Me- McCLER-
sApp offered an amendment which was adopted,
sppropriating q, 500 for an Assistant Dragoman
and Secretary to the Legation to Turkey.
Mr.. BArLY moved an amendment appropristing
$4,000 foroutit for Charges d'Afares 10 Portugal,
New.Grensda, Guatemala and Ecuador. He OK.
plained that the Secretary Of State had informed
The Committee Of Ways and Means that there will
be q change ia these four instances. II 10, this
optfr will be necessary He might be asked
where were the recruits for this. de lid not
know, and further he dd not think that IL was hls
duty to inquire.
Mr. McCLERyAsD said the Committee and the
Country are aware that reports were in circulation
that Mr. Clay, our Charge % Portugal was directed
60 enforce the demands Of the United states ior IN
demnty; and in the event OF noncom pnsnor,
.r1 SnC6
we're Given ard since the demand was maze an
syrapeement has been entered INTO oe'~een the
Portue uese Minister and the Secretary oil state
for the payment Of ninety, ODD thousand doIMs'
Tho balance Of the claim, including that for the Gen.
Armstropg, 10 to be referred TO arbitration. de
undentood the whole matter was In a train OF adj
,pstnept In view OF this, the State Department
rants an outfit for q new Minister.
NJ. CARTIER said that he was opposed to the
amendment 1t was urged for the purpose OF en-
abpg the Administration to swap OIL pateonees
A pIessure and feed hangers on Of the Treasury
Mr. McCLERNAND would inform the gentleman
that In regard to Ecuador or any other place he bad
learned on authority which commanded mis- coma
lence that the gentlemen holding these Offices in'
tend to return homs azting from their oTn voitlon.
Er.CARTTER replied, no doubt an apology Tor tns
pcttical chicsnery may be got up. Ee was willing
70 comply with the necessity which comPes Minis
te,o to be sustained, but no believed that two thirds
Of them are OF use and had no idea OF sanction
irg removals Of Foreign Ministers every thirty days
TO enooursge political pauperism.
Mr. STANTON Of Tenn. moved to amend by s;rik
ipg out eighteen and inserting twenty thousand
dollars He said that according to former dpo-
natism, the late Administration considered 1t lm'
persant to buster with Portugal and send n
squadron into Lisbon, and make q show oil fofce-
He Understood that the Portuguese government, In
agreeing TO settle large portion Of the claim, said
that il agreed not because IL considered the claim
inst bat because IL was obliged TO ylsd 70 iJrce.-
The United States Government sent Commodore
MORAN Rne taker and fal Of buster. This policy
sss.s g Sssi sSs which
vspld in such case, forbid bombsrdment, yielded
70 the force. The Charge was instructed, II bis
demands were not acquiesced In, to demand bic
psssports and return home.
MIR McCLERSASD remarked, 1t 10 not absolutely
certain that Mr.. Clay will return home.
Mr.. STANTON resumed. II Mr. Clay does not re-
turn home, it will not be because the Adminlstra'
ton have prevented him. He understood that the
rensDing claims are 10 be submitted 70 the arbitra
ton Of tne King OF Sweden, to be conditionally
settled A proposition has been made that the
President ofthe French Republic arbitrate, subject
to the acquiefcence Of Portugal 1t was fortunate
that new machinery had come in to maintain the
honor oftbe Government.
Mr.. STEVENS Of Pa. should like to know on what
authority the gentleman states that the late Admin
israton blondered in this matter, and on what au-
shortly does he say that part OF our squadron was
sent TO Lisbon to intimidate
Mr.. STAKToS-The information is Of an Authentic
character.
Mr. srEvEss-Where did it come front IL it
from any document furnished by the Adminlstra
zion, or 10 1t newspaper authority, so powerful in
these timesi Whether it be from editorials or let
ter.writers, pronounce il false from beginning TO
end.
Mr. 6rRvESs-W hen a gentleman rises to make
acharge he ought at lesst be prepared 70 prove IT,
Unless he does prove H. II Is fabrication. Until
Authority be produced, pronounce it but an ema
nation OF that prolific race o'lias.
Mr.SrANroN-lt 10 from the highest authority
Mr. SrEyESs--Wish some persons letter writ
ers are high authority With some the URsoa
aud the Republic newspapers are high authority.
What the highest authority OF the gentleman
Don't know. l presume some village newspaper
oil HIS own distflct wasn't TO know on what au
tkority isis stated that the late Administration
forgetting the constitution, made war \ foreign
nation don't believe that Gen. Taylor's Admin
isirauon authorized the Portuguese Government to
DO inumidated, or the naval forces brought against
Il. | know nothing Of this matter personally. |
have no official information. l do mol go shout the
Departments To seek information, or court the con
6dence OF the Administration; b0. had such con
fde pce in the Adminsiral on of 6eA TSylor aud
HE Cabinet that have no hesitation in say ing that
Idisbelieve the statement. Unless some gentleman
Gays that he has The authentic documents. L
ought not 10 believe it.
Mr. McCLSRsAND was aware that the report
had prevailed that in tie event OF Portugal deny
ins payment * the claims, csnnonads was TO be
The consequence he undertook 10 say that, 50 fer
nom this beipg true, ON tbs contrary vO'sel ~Ss
merely ordered into the Tsgas to receive oar
Charge the demand ON the Portuguese Govern
ueBt Was not conlSied with
M erEvEsssAiS he bad 70 doubt that ths state
nens was correct WAS it 70 Do supposed Mln.
is,er as u foreign aovsrnment did Lot kaoC our
Constitution better than to order bomosrdr,ento of
town and 20 make reprisals?
The amendment 10 tke amenamen VISA then re-.
bected.
Mr.. srAEroE Of Term aoved to increase the sum
20 sls 600 He SAID tina: Il vas not his Intention
10 represent that tEis Government issued any or.
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