Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole the State Of the Uuio Mr. JONES, of Tennes-
See the chair and resumed the consideration OF the
bill execute, in further part the twelfth article OF the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The CHAIRMAN stated the question to be on the pend
ing amendments namely, that of Mr. JOHNSON, OF Ten
nessee add to the bill proyso that this nstment
shall be paid the proper authorities OF Mexico by
the Secretary the Treasury of the United States under
the supervision of the President; and that Of Mr. MAR
SHALL Kentucky, Strike out all OF the amendment OF
Mr. JOHNSON and insert in lieu thereof proyso that the
President cause this payment be made at such time and
in such be most acceptable to the Govern
ment of Mexco the question being on the latter amend
meat.
And the question being put, the amendment to the
amendment rejected.
The question then required on the amendment OF Mr.
JOHNSON of Tennessee and being not agreed to-
Fve-minute speeches then ensued pro orna amend
ments, iby Messrs. DISNEY, JOHNSON, OF tennessee,
BAYLY, Of Virginia, MEADE, and CARTIER, when
On motion, the committee rose and reported the bill to
the House.
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, then addressed the House,
ustfng the Committee of Ways and Means for reporting
this bill in its present form, and stating that he would
vote for it.
The question being ordering the bill to be engrossed
and read third time
Mr.. HOUSTON demanded the previous question, which
seconded and under the operation thereof the bill
ordered to be engrossed and read third time, and
being engrossed was read the third time and passed.
CUBAN PRISONERS
On motion of Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia. the House then
went into Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union MIR STEPHENS of Georgia. in the chair and pro-
ceeded consider the bill of the House for the relief of
American citizens lately imprisoned and pardoned by the
Queen of Spain.
The bill was read as follows:
BE enacted &c. That there be, and hereby approprat
ed the of dollars, much thereof as may be
cessary of any money the treasury not otherwise
proprated for the reeo American citizens lately imprisoned
padoned by the Queen of SPAIN and who Of the
limits Of the United States the to be expended under the
direction Of the President Of the United States.
Mr.. BAYLY remarked that he had called upon the Adj
minstration for estimate of the which would pro-
badly be for the relief Of these prisoners In
ply he had received letter from the Secretary of State
stating that according the best information which he
possessed the number of these prisoners was between
hundred and sixty and hundred and seventy and that
probably about thirty dollars to each person would be
fcent to bring them to this country thus making ap
preparation of about thousand dollars necessary which
sum he thought would be sufficient Mr.. b. therefore
moved to fill the blank in the bin with six thousand He
would trouble the committee with any remarks for the
bill indicated itself
Mr., GIDDINGS glad that the chairman of the Com
mtee Foreign Affairs had afforded the committee this
opportunity of discussing the question of the relations or
duties which this Government held foreign nations
question which than any other exciting
attention of the people Of this country 1t question
of grave consideration and he would treat it as SUCH He
would state to the gentleman from North Carolina,
MIR STASLY,) who a former occasion had attempted
to draw him into discussion, that he at liberty
to the character Of catechumen.
Mr.. STANLY was much obliged to the gentleman. He
expected him to fulfil his promise that he would
show in reference the resolutions adopted aboli-
ton meeting held time since in Philadelphia how
the visit of Kossuth to this country going to affect
slavery in the United States He hoped the gentleman
would come out like
Mr.. GIDDINGS. II is a small compliment to me when
the gentleman attempts drag from the question Of
foreign relations to discuss other matters not before
the Committee.
Mr.. STANLY. All dodge again
Mr.. GIDDlNGS. | will satisfy the gentleman on that
subject when we come discuss our domestic relations
Mr.. STANLY. Dodge again
Mr.. GIDDINGS. ! cannot dodge enough TO follow the
gentleman from North Carolina. The gentleman reyoves
in circle of human oppression that it is i'm
possible for him to break out of it.
Mr. g. then referred to the intervention of Russia in
the late struggle Of Hungary and to the visit of NJ.
Kossuth this country; who he said called upon by
political influence and moral power to carry out what
he believed justly the law of nations. Mr. g. asked
this Government to carry the law of nations, and
protest against the interference Of Russia in the affairs of
Hungary He argued that every people had right to
make for themselves such form of Government as they
should deem proper and nation had right to inter
fere with them If Russia should again interfere in the
affairs Of Hungary and thus commit nfracton Of the
law Of nations, he hoped that all the civilized nations Of
the earth would withdraw from her diplomatic and com
merca intercourse and leave her in her barbarty to
fleet upon her outrage upon humanity.
Mr.. BAYLY of Virginia, did propose to debate the
doctrine Of nonnterventon proper opportunity to do
that would when they should 90 into Committee
the Presidents message, and also upon report which
would hereafter be made by the Committee Foreign
Affairs. What he now proposed to do to ask the
Committee to rise and stop this debate in order that they
might speedily pass this BILL appropriatng six thousand
dollars for the relief of poor deuded citizens Of
country who had practically tested the expediency
Of intervening in the affairs of foreign countries He
moved that the Committee rise.
The motion agreed to, and the Committee and
reported progress.
bate this bill in five minutes after the Committee should
again resume its consideration; which agreed to.
The House then again went into Committee and re-
sumed the consideration Of the subject
Mr.. CARTIER moved to amend the bin by adding
thereto the following proyiso:
proued That nothing in this shall be construed
appreciate interference in the domestic affairs Of Cuba
by any of the citizens Of the United States"
Mr.. CARTIER remarked that the appropriation Of
So 900 contemplated by this bill designed to bring
home certain who had violated the neutrality laws
Of this country and invaded the sovereignty Of foreign
Power. Our laws either at fault this appro
praon ought to be made under circumstances TO protect
the efficiency Of those laws If proposition should be
introduced to deliver persons confined in pcnitentare
AL would vote against it, The reason why this amend
ment was to be voted the ground that these per
sons were political offenders and thus those who had yio
lated our neutrality laws be entitled TO considers
tons which related to political offenders alone He
sdered il important to the integrity Of our laws and
to the national integrity OF this Government that while
they extended this relief matter Of humanity they
should throw around these laws significance not appro
batting their course But few years since some fibus
tiers the Norther frontier and citizens Of the United
States induced the province az Canada and
taken prisoners, and transported TO Van Demens
land there TO drag out their term Of After
they were released by the British Government he heard