The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-24
vnIRTY-sE0uNO CONGRESS-.
sICOND SESSION.
Senate.

WAsHrNorcw, Dec 2S, 1862.
Mr. sksAsr,Ar, (dsm) Of AIkansss, appeared to-day.
AN ADJOURNMENT MONDAY AGREED TO.
Mr.. BaDora, (wbie) Of N. O.. moved that when tho
Senate adjourn, 1t be till Monday.
Mr. CAss, (dem) Of Michigan, said, it was said BY Mr.
Adams, few days ego, that these adjournments over
were foclipg away the time He did not regard and
such remarks were calculated to create false Impressions
During those days when the Senate not in session,
much business was prepared and matured by the CON-
ttsss aud by who had then opportunities Of
whiting the Departments aud obtaining necessary pa
perS and Information Business had to be prepared and
sturtd sn&t could not be done during the t ipes OF
the Senate Members hal much to attend to for their
ecrstus nss which coud he attended TO during ses
eion.
Msesrs ADAMS, BoRL.rp, BArARD, and BADorn, ocn
eaued the debate, and tho motion was agreed to.
1uE PAYMENT CREDITORS.
Mr. M.sor submittea subs situtc which ne intended
10 offer to be bill providing for the psyneut Of Texas
creditors.
nxyoRMATror RELATIVE TO TIE REJFcrsD rRoro
TRIrAaTxE coSvFNTios FcR raE rno-
TEcrr~a CUBA spAi.--spkEcuEs or dEssns MASON,
.cAss kIc.
Mr.. Msso,, (dsm.) OF Va submitted the fci'osng:--
Resolved That the President Of the unitsd States COM
VsSls with public intars copies q sh9 ooia note' re-
5 S .hS % saU to n ps
with hores: Britain and France 70 tpartte ocnyS,nt.on,
so.etieiy sisolsn % nov and SoT ali intention
s:sS e. ali to bst eject on
shs part every power or whaever aud o. 'ns
ssh inst
Mr. MASON ssid-Mr President, the SUBJECT In regard
60 which this resolution calls for information Is brought
to tho annual message Of the President to
both houaes at the Of this session The
Preside MT brrgs to notice the invitation which
rsceiyed from the ministers Of Englsnd and France
The language Of the message In regard to that,
reed DO. read, but viii read the sentence whioh
follows--H This invitation has been respectfully do
cliued tor reasons which IL would occupy too much
spsoe in this communication to state in detail
nut which led me to think that the proposod mea
sure would 10 OF doubtful conctutonaiity impolitio
and uraystrgn SO much Of the Message which mas
reference to this eubisos purely nssrasc ewing 70
Congress tns TO the fact The residue o.
the psrsrraph however expresses the Judgment OF tue
prssi en-, upon the subject matter, and vii read IT,
have however In common with several Of my prede
an sted the mnisfprs France and England TO
be assured that the United states cntertsin NO designs
sssnss ouhs but tns, to op % ,no ~ -, time as
frauahs witch serious periln Mr. President-N any ur
thsr eyidepce vers necessary to satisfy TINS county,
the eyes Of the two great maritime ara oomme.ea o
powers Of Europe have bop directed With ncrsa Ia
ferest to the relation borne by the continent o.
ME- fa dlscose0 in the Message 20 which this resolution
acfs tho relation ehieh the leland Of Cuba geoera
gss se n nson has Sssn looked % with
hc deepest Interest by all Statesmen Che slasd ot
Cuba lies in the gateway Of the Gulf OF Mexico and oil
Sur statesmen, OF every political comPcxcn from tue
nundsiicu of the government 70 this day were admo.
Shsd thereby that the Vigilance OF this country must
ne relaxed In regard to the political ccndon oi
s6st ,sIard Rut there is something more which ep
NJ shend hns led thesc tgo great kuropem powers e Y
sSe nropcsition which .hcS knew, when they MADE ~
ss y. asclined They knew that sir, because the
~Soe poscs action Of this eountry would disclsin 81;
acceptance Of tuch an in,cn; Sus .Sey ts
snss b.s Seen declined Sir the reasons fer making u
net 100 -cp 70 BE- opsa 70 the he, nss,
~ o.a,Ishsd pcl,cy o. this country made anown "
ns most opsr ard n a, 70 s S
y,' ~ isnsndenoy OF Spain We would never IN
f.ssrs Nth H. but that e ever any ambitious Of grasp re Y
ng potsatats ehsud attempt, s,,Sos so ~ ~ nassssson
ss1 n - would become thi, country cost What might
g ntcrisre sad 70 prsvent Eyory oo"n s -
snr,v ertsudsd by the great powerful mat,tme Nv
oas q ssrocs-Srspoe, and Engisnd-as s'b time mi