The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-19

did so; and, on his motion, that of Mr. HARRIs, to
admit Mr.. Babbttt, as the delegate from Utah, was
laid upon the table.
MARINE HosPITAL-LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN
| SAN FRANCISCO AND CANTON.
| MIR. GILBERT, by unanimous consent, gave no
tee OF intention TO introduce to morrow or some
subsequent day, bills with the following titles, viz
Dli To provide for the establishment OF Marine
| Hospital at San Francisco, in the Stale of Cali
| fornla.
Also, bill to establish line of mail steamers
from the city OF San Francisco in the State of Cal
Norma, by way of the Hawaiian Islands, to the city
OF Canton, In China
MEXICAN INsTALMENT.
On motion of Mr.. BAYLY, the rules were sus-
| pended, and the House resolved itself into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the state of the Union
Mr. McLANE in the Char-and proceeded TO the
consideration of the bill appropriating 1880, 900
for the payment Of the third insalnent To Mexico,
due under the twelfth article of the treaty of Qua
dalupe Hidalgo
MIR. DISNEY moved an amendment-that the
money be paid by and under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury. He said, in tho course
OF his remarks, that he understood the Secretary of
the treasury, and then the Secretary of State, un
| der the late administration sought to shift and
avoid the responsibility; and he had further learned
that contract had been made with an English
banking house, to pay the sum to the Mexican
| government
Mr.. BAYLY said that but two offers were
made-by the Rothschilds and by Barring & Bro
| thers-the latter of which accepted. He be-
| hevedthat some lnmation was made thatifthe pay
| ment could be anticipated and paid TO the Mexican
| government, discount might be submitted to by
| that government, but the Administration did not
think II sale to agree 10 any such arrangement He
| opposed the amendment and insisted that the
President of the United States should provide the
| channel OF payment. He was the proper officer,
| and should not be relieved from the responsibility
| If the House take the matter from the direction of
the Executive, and place it in the hands of the Sec
| rotary OF the Treasury, it would imply want Of
confidence in the President, to which he was not
| ~ q He cd tha
the appropriate officer to execute the provision of
the treaty in the best If he should act i'm
properly, let him be held to account, and not his
| subordlnates.
Mr.. McCLERNAND inquired, who made the
| contract?
| MIR. BAYLY replied that he had had a free con
versation with Secretaries Webster and Corwn.
| Under the Polk administration, Secretary Walker
| took the matter in hand and negotiated. When
| the Taylor administration succeeded, Mr. Mere
dith insisted that this duty did not belong to him,
and the Secretary of State, Mr.. Clayton said il did
| not belong 10 him, and did not wish TO incur the
| odium of transacting the business. 1t made a
matter oil Cabinet consultation, and decided that it
| belonged TO the State Department He would saw
| to his friend from Ohio that the amendment could
| have practical effect because the contract was
| already made by the Administration.
! Mr.. KING, OF New Jersey, in the course of his
remarks, SAID that the money must be in Mexico by
q certain day, or the treaty could not be complied
| with. The contract made would result in a consd-
cradle saving to the Government, and better and
|
bilities, does not exist. There no possible way
OF doing the business well as by the mode sane
toned by the President
Mr.. JONES opposed the amendment. If the
| House should undertake to say how the law shall
! be executed, il would be an encroachment on the
| Executive branch OF the Government
| MIR. BOYD inquired whether official information
| had not been received from the Mexican govern
| ment, expressing desire TO have the money paid
In different form by the presentation of the drafts
and the reception Of money in Washington, instead
OF IN the city of Mexico, as the treaty provides.
| lie heard this as n rumor.
| Mr.. JONES did not know any thing of the fact
! Mr.. BAYLY had understood that no proposition
| had been made by any officially recognised agent
| but by one who represented himself acting for
| the Mexican government, without, however having
credentials Mr.. Webster informed him (Mr. B
| that Duff Green had made proposition TO the Sec
rotary of State, who declined having any thing to
| MIR. JONES moved to amend the amendment of
! Mr.. Disney, by substituting that the money shall
be paid by and under the direction of the President
of the United States.
MIR. CARTER said that if there was truth in the
report that representative of Mexico at this court
Is authorized 10 receive from this Government the
! money in anticipation of the period when it will
| become due, and Ia authorized to receipt for il, he
would rather advance II without premium, than
send IT travelling on crooked mission through the
| hands Of bankers. II any advantage was to result
| from the anticipation Of the payment let a sister
| republic have 1t, and not deliver up that govern
ment to the tender mercies Of a set of voracious
| bankers.
Mr.. EWING protested against the money being
| appropriated at this time, when il ia not TO be
paid until 1871, and when another session Of Con
! grcss Is TO intervene.
Mr.. BAYLY said that if the appropriation should
be put of until the next session, so much money
would be thrown into the market that the govern.
nent would have to pay premium to export it.
As 10 the risk of which the gentleman spoke we
/ do not pay dollar until get the receipt of the
| Mexican government Spectators have been
! here, incorporating this matter from beginning
| 10 end.
Mr.. EWING spoke against the arrangement Of
| placing the money Of this Government into the
| ha nds of bankers, who speculate upon IT,
| Mr.. VlNTON advocated the passage of the BILL
without any amendment; il being precise copy of
the one under which the two previous instalments
/ have been paid
MIR. DISNEY said, that he wished 10 set aside
the existing contract, and desired that the proper
officers Of the Government shall take charge Of the
matter.
MIR. BAYLY replied TO the gentlemen who had
! preceded him, arguing that this Government does
not incur any risk, and saying that the Govern
ment has never lost a dollar in their transactions
| with the firm employed TO pay the money. If the
! bill should not pass during this session. we will
hereafter have TO incur an expense Of 100 900 in
transporting the specie to the city Of Mexico.
/ There is large idle surplus in the treasury; and
if We now make the appropriation, interest will
| be paid as fast as the money Is advanced.
The amendment Of Mr.. DisSEy was amended by
| the adoption Of that of Mr.. JoNEs-requiring the
/
dent Of the United States aud then disagreed TO-
The committee rose, when
| Mr. CARTER moved that the bill be laid upon
the table; bot the motion did not prevail
And the bill was then passed-ycas lbs, nays So
as follows:
YEAS.-Mcssrs. Albertson, Alexander, Allen,
Aston, Anderson, Andrews, Ashmun, Averett
Bayy, Beale, Bokee, Booth, Bowdon, Bowie
| Brock, Briggs, Brooks. Bucl, Burrows, Burt Ches
ter Butler, Thomas d. Butler, F. Darlington Cabell,
J. p Caldwell, Calvin, Casey, Chandler, Cling man
Williamson R.W Cobb, Colcock, Cole, Corwin
Daniel, Dickey, Dixon, Duer, Duncan, Eliot Alex
ander Evans, Nathan Evans, Fitch, Fowler, Freed
ley, Fuller, Gerry, German, Gould, Grinnell Hal
loway, Hamilton, Hampton, HARRISON, Hay, Hay
mond, Henry, Hibbard, Hoagand, Holiday,
Holmes, Howard. Howe, Hunter, Joseph w. Jack
son, VIM. It. Jackson, James l.. Johnson, Robert
w. johnson, Jones, Kaufman, Kerr, George G..
King, James G., King, John A. King, Preston
King, Littehed, Horace Mann, Matteson, Mellow
ell, MeCaughey, Mckissock, Robert M. McLane,
FINS Z. Mclean, Melville, Meacham, Millson,
Moore, Morehead, Morse, Nelson, Newell, ogle,
Outlaw, Parker, Peaslce, Phelps, PhuniS, Pit
man, Potter, Powell, Reed, Risey, Robbins, IT,,
Robinson, Root, Rose, Rumsey, IT, sackett,
schenck, Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Sylvester,
Spalding, Stanly, Frederick p. Stanton, Richa I'd