New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-21

that Mexico desired the payment 70 be N de o.,
wise than Itssas made. and Congress hal TIE pos.,
so 20 direct without another treaty Mexico vo,S
BY this means have sayedtwo or three hundred tAs,
sand dollars
Nj Housros did no, question the power Of ca,
gresS 10 instruct the moce and manner OF man,
the payment. but the position which he heretoeoss
took wss, that unless some gentleman shall say ~,
the executive offcers have done 50 improDery -
fraudulently, the House ought 10 DO rs cuy anto,s
the bill. placing the responsibility OF payment sAr,
/, belonged
Nj McMuILEN remarked that the gentlrm,. a.
med tina, some gentleman should prefer ch.rge, ~
improperly CT corruption but would any ole 81
hiIn hat this is the duty of any member, ca!ess -
is thorouehly satisfied of the fac. No. Bst !.
enc MEMBER, he had a night 10 ASK that pay-,-,
should be made differently even If II be only 70 s,-.
money, apart from the charge OF corruption
Nh HousroN said, II the President has faiea,,
protect the Government ard ITS interests and NJ
puiit IL the power o. foreign bankers 70 impose o.
Mexico, ana fleece her, he has rot performed n,
cuty prop ny.
MIR NcNrILSN remarked. such is the charge No..
ferred Against the President and his Cablnet, net IN
Con gress St through the newspapers, and II ousA,
to demand an investigaton
My DISNEY. OF Ohio, said that the ohairmas off,,
Committee o. WAYS and Means could ascertain n,
facts in the case b. going 10 the State Department
and inform the House accordingly, and meet "a,
MI HousroN replied, that the gentleman was,
member q the last Congress, and Was too Obser,r,
ami nteheent gentleman to let anything Of this
hlIu NllnOQt knONlLg IL iuANu dupuk IL as
other member OF this BODY. Then, why did no, The
etntem an offer aresolutOE calling for the lnfotm,.
ton The President would be bound TO answerAs
call.
Nh DISNEY said, If the gentleman could not Get
along without sucn a resolution, he should have It.
Mr. HouSroN replied. defending the CommlIies
OF WAYS and Means The money Is due, and ousa
TO be paid. II the President proposes Ia any pr.
ncuaf way 10 pay the money, and the House Goa
cemns or questions the mode, let them act accord
mg,y ,,.,s,,,,, ,h,, ,hs .r,...
should be lnye stga,ed and he should tel the Cam
man of Ways and Means, II he does not make the
invest CATION, he will be he'd responsible by the
country II statements IN the newspapers he true
Mexico must have been most shametuly and VA
tonly lmposed upon by the President, the Barnc
and Corcoran q Rigs II permitted to indulge IN
speculatlcns he thought he could SATISFYING House
that II there was no. corruption, there was mueso
favorItiSm
Mr. MARsHALL Of ny, after noticing the grounds
of the complaint urged SAID ne dd ho' rise TO d.
fend the secretary OF state but To suggest the pro-
nrIety Of taking the vote and securing the passage
of the bill az once. Ii seemed TO him that u wu
not now proper, and this was not the time for the
enemies OF the Secretary TO make an assault On
him nor was this the occasion for criticism on his
conduct in the transaction IL Is understood tia, tie
payment OF this inStallment IS covered by contract
Shall the House alter the contract memorials
now btf0Fe the Judiciary Committee on the subject
and when their report shall be ma e, gentlemen can
pronource upon the conduct of the President an!
The Secretary Of State. But, 20 indulge In assaults
now is premature
Mr. DuNHAN apprehended that there 10 an IN.
doubted necessity tor this money, to comply With the
Treaty al therefore the true course is, TO pass the
bill Let the money be applied, and then genilenen
Wno think that the conduct OF the Secretary Of
State is improper can come forward and move The
investigation. All he asked was, that the laws Of
the land and the Treaty may be executed by the Et
ecullve authorities, who should De helu responsible
for THEN conduct The House should not hesitate
to pass the BILL ard not countenance The revensefal
feelings Of certain stockholders, who failed TO get
the contract.
Mir DISNEY advocated inquiry, ard repeated his
surprise that gentlemen would refuse Isht.
Mr. MARSHALL, of ny. asked him II he was will
ing on official responsibility, TO present 70 Ias
country the charges adveIted TO.
Mr.. DISNEY replied that the public prints teemet
with charges of this sort and he had heard them uA
nj his mind was broughtto the CONVICTION tina! there
ought to be an investigation Ii was not requisite
that a member should make the charge as true, but
oil bis belief that there were reasonable grounds or
the inquiry.
Mir Brooks referred to the remarks which he
mace during the last session on this subject and
SAL that he did approve of the mode OF payment
then proposed, but submitted proposition providing
that the payment of money to Mexico should DO
given a loans TO the highest bidder. But he wn
able to obtain only fifty votes for II in COMMITTEE
and In the House enougc would not vote to makes
record by yeas and nays. different stale OF htns
has since arrived the faith OF the Governments
uledged II 1t had been the desire OF the House that
The time to take the responsibility, they would nave
done so. In conclusion, he challenged investigated
INTO the conduct of the Secretary OF state lie ieb
satisfied that no dishonesty or corruption could az
| taoh TO that official.
Mr. GIDDrSGs replied TO the remark OF his colleague
(TAYLoR) made while the kossUTH Resolution oil
| welcome was pending, and accused MN OF comoln
ing with the minority to break up the Committee Of
| the Whole, by factions and revolutionary move
ments.
Mr. CAMPBELL Of Ohio. Did understand my
colleague To say that the minority was factions
Mr.. GiDDINGs. IL you don't attack me never
shall assail you. Il Laughter
crowd OF members collected ia that part OF tho
Hall where GldGlngS was speaking
Mr.. CAMPBELL replied that when II became neces.
sary 10 make an attack he should do so. lie voted
throughout with the minority not regret ltant
had endeavored To bring the house 10 direct vote
on the hossuth resolution and to keep up quorum
on that occasion. lie had faced the music
Mr.. GIDDISGs-l don't see the relevancy and pei
tnency OF my colleague thrussing his head IN BE-
tween us
Mr.. CAMPBELL. | wished 20 put myself right, with
out u teTferiDg In the fight.
Mr GIDDINos. Is itimportant to pu, oneself night
Mr.. CAMPBELL. IL is important to prevent Others
from dong wrong. lLaughterl
Nh. GIDDINGs resumed. He loved he said, TO con
tend with the Shareholders There was something
honorable about them. But as to doushIfacs
babcs of daughter lie then branched of 10
speak on the bill before the Committee.
Mr. TAYLOR replied TO Mr.. ddng, and eI
p'alLtd his vote aganstthe kossuth resolution MI
Glccings had accused him Of things which he knew
TO be Untrue He (Mr Taylor should consider him
sell degraded. were he 10 notice man, whether In
high place or low, who wilfully misrepresentet
ne nbeT on this floor. lie referred 10 The Natl0Has
Era and The remarks in it, against those members
from Ohio, who had voted against the KOssuih Re.
solution. saving he had card that Mr. CARTIER had
prompted the editorial article
Mr. CARTIER denied This, and demanded where
his colleague got the information. Explanations
took place between these gentlemen and Messr
bARREKE and HUNTER the result OF which WAS, that
the lest named had been Misunderstood, with refer
eIce to private conversation which he had 70
pc aHd.
Mr. TAYLOR then resumed, and concluded his re-
marks, and spoke about the factions seeking OmlN
capital out OF KOssuths name, and said that on Ia:
the evening Of the Presidential election he should
not surprised 10 SEQ certain Southern gentleTnen
shaking hands, and clasping In their embrace Ine
AbOlltlOIists. lie said the Committee ought 10 nF
ara report 10 the Ilouse.
Mr. CAMPBELL made explanations relative 70 biz
opposition 10 the Kossuth resolution, and against 10
teryention.
Mr.. GrDDISos Corrected one or two points in Mr.
Taylorf speech.