New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-24
XXXIID CONGRESS. -. SECOND SESSION

SENATE. WASHINGTON, Dec o. 1859
Mr.. SEBASTIAN appeared to-day
Mr. BADGER moved that when the Senate ad.
journ il be till Monday
Mr.. CAss said il was said by Mr. Adams few
days ago that these adjournments over were fooling
away the time lie did not so regard IT, and such re-
marks were calculated TO createase impressions Dur
ing those days when the Senate not in session much
business was prepared by the Commtees and by mem
bers VINO then Ind opportunities Of visiting the Depart
mems and obtaining necessary papers and Information
Business had TO be prepared and mated and 1t could
OF be done during the sttngs of the Senate Members
had much to attend 10 for their constituents which could
not be attended to during the session.
Messis. ADAMS, BoRLAyD BAYARD and BADG-
ER cont nued the debate and the motion agreed to.
Mr.. MASON submitted substitute which he
intended to offer for the bill providing for the payment
ot Texas creditors
Mr.. Mason submitted the following:
Resored That the President of the United States com.
Iauucse the Senate il In his opinion Is not incompat
IDLE with public interests copies Of the official notes 70.
esiSsd from the Ministers Of France and England inviting
tie Covenant Of the United States become party with
Great Britain and France TO tdparte Convention In yr.
tue OF which the three powers should severay and collect
lVey now and for the future ell intention 10 obtain
possession Of the Island of Cuba and should bind
70 nance al 10 that effect the part Of
% on the Of this Government referred 10 ia bs
Messsse :? the two Houses Of Congess on the inst,
Mr. Mason said:
Ar President: The subject ia regard 30 VIII ct this
resolution ess for information Is brought 10 our notice
In the Annual Messageof the President to both Houses
at the commencement Of this seseon Tae President
brings TO our notice the invitation which was received
from the Ministers Of England aad France The len
guage OF the Message IN regard that need MOI read
Du, VIII read tpe sentence which follows, "Tais In
vtstion has beenfespectfy declined orreasons which
would occupy too much space in this communication
10 state N detail bu, which led nc TO tnink that tie pro-
posed measure would bc Of doubtful constitutinnalty
impoArc END unayaillng." 50 much OF the Message
wheh hss rciierce u 'ic acst is purely narrative,
gng 10 Congress the iaorna ion a. 10 the fact Tho
te-hee o. Inc paragraph, however expresses the judg
MEM Y the resident upon the subject mat,er and
"ih rehd IT, lie here quoted from the Message tho
IssrsPh whore the President says tne ACQUISITION OF
Cuba s frsuglt with evil
hr frcsicen'; II any further evidence were neces-
roy 10 rskiy tbs country that the eyes Of the tao
maritime and commercial powers OF Europe have
Dse directed with increasing Interest to the re,si0n
Derne " the Continent Of North America the Island
=. Cuba, would be furnished by the fact iiScosed in
ne messsgs TO which this resolution refers TIE relson
winch the Island q Cuba geographically bears 10 this
coentIy ssGch that almost ever became MARION
III bee been loo ked upon with the deepest Interest BY all
cur s'stesnfn The Island of Cuba lies m tie gsssay OF
the Gulf Of hexco, and ell statesmen OF every po-
hnesi cemnlexicn from the foundation Of Tie Govern
inert 10 uis day were admonished thereby that the
'slancc n tlH country must never BE- resxei Ia re-
gre &c IRE political condition O. thst Island But hers
something more which spprehsnd has led these two
greai Erroi can powers to make proposition which
Ihey SIsw When they made il woali be declined Tney