The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-31
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
FaIDAy, July 80, 1882.
SENATE.

SENATE.
MIR. TOUCEY moved that the consideration OF
the private calendar be postponed till one O'Clock.
Messrs. CASs and PRATT opposed the motion
Mr.. T0UCEY replied.
The motion then agreed to-yeas %, Maya
is.
THE BOUNDARY ooMMIssIoS.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a message
from the President OF the United States, enclosing,
in compliance with q resolution Of the Senate,
copies Of notes received from the Mexican minis
ter. relative to tie Boundary Commission.
THE IsTHMUs OF rEHuANTrrEG.
MIR. MASON, from the Committee on Foreign |
to whom was referred the message OF
the President relating to the right OF way over the
lsthmus of rehuantepec, moved that the same be |
printed; and the motion was agreed to.
from the correspondence thus communicated, |
the reporter selected the following extracts Of let
ters by Mr. Letcher to Mr.. Webster, concerning |
the treaty on this subject:l
Mr.. Letcher 10 Mr.. Webster, December Ia, 1881. |
Imposition to the Tehuantepec Treaty, lam forced
10 acknowledge, continues tS oe firm and decided |
In fact it is stronger e. the present moment than II
two weeks ago. This ia attributable TO the
direct, active, cnd impudent interference against |
itsoi some o! our good people at home. CIuzens vi
New York, Washington, and various other places, !
have written to Arista, to members OF Congress
and to many private individuals Of this country,
advising them by all means to have the treaty re-
iected. Publications in large numbers have been
transmitted to this country defending and justify,
against the treaty. f.
al expected and was fully prepared to meet oppo
sition OF all kinds from this country and from other
countries, but am free to say did not look Tor !.
from my own country. "A fire in the rear" TOOK
me by surprise. But this ia not all These md
hearted gentlemen, feeling deep int. est in the
welfare of Mexico, have warned hc-r In the most
solemn manner against ma: ing an agreement to
lupe Hidalgo. All ..rls 10 too bad. How 10 il pos
sble Tor me, most respectfully ask, to conduct a
negotiau-a successfully under such embarrassing
circuLastanceeS Ii is hard to succeed in any thing
wnen our own countrymen are taking euch an
activc part against every object l have ut heart.
My position ID rendered extremely awkward by
this sort of interference. Still will no. despair.
] will not falter. l will not abandon one inch Of
ground, to the last moment"
Mr.. Leteher to Mr.. IVsbsfer, February ID, 1852.
knowing as did perfectly well that the treaty,
II submitted by the government to the Congress
for its action any time before the expiration OF the
period designated for the exchange OF ratificaons,
would be rejected beyond the possibility of doubt,
! deemed IL prudent and discreet, in view OF all
The attendant circumstances, to adopt this course.
"'rhe treaty. at my instance, has been postponed
until the 9Th of April next.
"The few Deputies who were favorably disposed
to1 ards the measure, knowing perfectly well that
they would be instantly denounced Iaitors to
their country in case they voted for it, deemed it
expedIent to absent Themselves from the Chamber
when the vote was taken.
s.Such the Incorporate and uncompromsing
hostility to the Garay grant, that no Mexican. in
or out Of the Chamber not even those who held
direct interest in it-dared to whisper a single
word in its support"
CIRCULATION OF CONGRESS DEBATEs.
Mr.. PEARCE. from the Committee the Lii
brary, to whom was referred the joint resolution
from the House TO allow the circulation through
the mails Of the Congregational Globe and dppcndtr
free Of postage, reported the same back and asked
be dischars ed from the further confederation of
the same. and that it be referred to the Commit
toe on the Poet Office and Post Roads.
The committee we're discharged from the con
sidcraton Of the Joint resolution
Mr.. HAMLlN said the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads had considered the subject,
and were favorable to the passage OF the resolution
He hoped it would now De considered and passed.
The motion to refer was not agreed to, and then
the resolution was considered
MIR. PEARCE considered the resolution of
doubtful propiety. IL was true that the Globe 10
political paper; it was true that it publishes
nothing but the debates of Congress and the laws
which were passed but it was also true that ii
private enterprise. Each House OF Congress sub
scrbed for a number OF copies of the GLIDE for the
of members; those copies the members may
frank AZ they please. But 1t was new proposed
that it should pass through the nils free of post
age. Although this work did not come in compe
tiuon with any other paper, yet il was very doubt
full ~ him whether, if tits privilege be extended,
Congress would net be importuned-and with
some show OF reason, perhaps-to grant the same
privilege to other papers. They should be told
that there are papers OF eminent public utility,
that they not connected with politics at all If,
il be not public document, he did not zee how
the discrimination could be made He thou ght
the Senate Vas perhaps going little too precipi-
lately about it.
Mr.. BORLAND was in favor of the resolution.
~ proposed nothing more than 10 allow the laws OF
Congress and the debates thereon to circulate free
OF postage. He thought the debates would enable
the people TO place the true Interpretation on the
laws.
Mr. BUTLER said he would concur IN the cir
circulation of the laws free of postage, but he could
See no reason for extending this privilege to the
published debates. He shcnii never go 10 the de-
bates in Congress 10 scrs the Interpretation to be
placed on the laws; for it was well known that FIRE
quenuy' while one subject was under consdera
ton, the speechrs MADE were very different
once. he thought the publication of the deba,cs
might very saely be abridged. He would be in
favor of dispensing with the reports altogether,
and leave II TO the option Of editors to publish suc,
portions Of the proceedings they light think
proper He copsidered that the title of the resoiu
uon ought to be changed, go 10 read "a bill to
encourage public sp, aking and for the propaga-
ton Of much bad speaking'
MIR HAMLlN was in favor of the resolution
He said that under existing laws the postage
the Congregational Globe aud APpcndir had TO be
prepaid.
MIR. MASON opposed the resolution He said i,
wac enough to draw on the Treasury to pay Tor
the reporting and publication of the debates, with
out gong further, and making those reports pass
free OF postage. He considered the Resolution
giving preference to this pepper all others
IL the law required tbs postage to be prepaid
that law might be amended
Mr.. PRATT was in favor of the bill. He aaid
Tat the debates Of the Senate published
IN but one party paper, the Union, fer which tho
Wings did not generally subfcribc. No Wing
paper published the debates. The memb, RI Of
that party, then, had no opportunity TO those
debates, exc, pit in the Globe.
Mr. GWlN said that the beat reports of Con.
gress proceedings published in this city those
published in the Intriligsncer. The reports in that
paper contained the substance of what took piece.
aud were no, too long to be read. The reports in
The Globe and Union were too long to be read gen.
orally by the people.
MIR, PRATT said that, " th the exception Of the
debate on the fishery question, the InfeHistncu
had not published a speech this session.
The question wa taken on the resolution, and it
YVES ordered to third reading-eyes 30, noes IT,
II was then road a third time and passed.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
Mr.. HUNTER moved TO postpone the private
sairudar TO take up the Indian Appropriation bill
MIR. CLEMENS opposed the motion.
The motion was not agreed to--ayes Is, noes 30;
and the private calendar was taken up.
A bill for the relief Of J. II. ID. Bowman and a