The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16
Congress.
SATURDAY.. II

Fishery. Referred to the Committee OF
Commerce
HousE-Thc Joint resolution, rela
tive to the Census Returns, was discuss
CO at length
Monday. FEB. 7.
SENATE Mr.. Hunter of Va. report
ed additional amendments to the def
cheney appropriation bill
Mr.. Gwin, of California, offered a res
olution calling for statement of the
time and sum necessary to place Sar
Francisco in a good condition of defence
A lso, the time and money required tc
transport and place in secure depots and
magazines the necessary ornaments and
munitions Agreed to.
The bill to create an additional col
lection district in Vermont was taken ur
and passed
Mr.. Cass's joint resolution affirming
the Monroe doctrine was taken up. de.
bated at length, and postponed until
Monday
Unsuccessful attempts were made to
get up the bill granting lands to the sew.
eral States for the benefit of the INDECENT
insane. Also the Pacific Railroad bill.
After which Mr.. Clarke moved an exec.
utive session, which was agreed to.
HoUse.--Mr. Toombs, of Georgia.
moved suspension of the rules to en-
able him to introduce resolution pro-
vidine for the repeal of all existing nav
igation laws. Disagreed to.
Mr.. J. w. Howe, of Pennsylvania.
offered resolution for printing 10000
copies of the speeches and proceedings
in both branches consequent on the death
of Daniel Webster. Referred.
1hcsdoy, FEB 8.
SENATE.-The bill granting further
remedies to patentees was taken up and
passed.
Mr. Weller, of Cal, reported a bill
granting land to aid in the building of
telegraph to the Pacific.
The Tehuantepcc resolutions of Mr..
Mason were taken up,when Mr.. Seward.
of New York, spoke at length, in oppo.
sition. After some preliminary remarks
he alluded to the Garay grant, which the
resolutions Of Mr.. Mason stated had
passed into the hands of American citi.
zens. He stated that he could not vote
for the resolutions The Administra-
tloh and one third of the Senate would
go out of Office in loss than 80 days. and
their places would be filled by others
Any opinion given by the Senate ought
to be fixed one He was not willing
TO embarrass the action Of the incoming
President in this matter.
He briefly reviewed the history of the
Garay grant, contending that in the first
place its creation by Santa Anna. while
provisional President was illegal, mas
much as the Mexican Congress alone had
The right to make it. And secondly,
hat in 1851 the Mexican Congress de-
,lafed the grant to be void and conse-
luently the assignocs have no title. lie
llso read the correspondence of Mr..
Letcher, the American minister to Mex.
co, showing that Mexico,-the people
md the government - had been al |
Ways opposed to the recognition of the
iaray grant.
He then examined the argument of
'lr. Mason that "the Government of
he United States had a natural, nation
j right to this way, by law higher
han the Constitution of the United
'tates and Mexico" and pronounced it
bungling piece of diplomacy.to attempt
" negotiations to get that which we now |
AVE by indefeasible right. under the
Iigher law. But we waived that right |
n asking Mexico for it. When she was |
lnder our feet Mexico did not object to
rant to us the right in national char
cter and for national purposes. If the
iaray grant were out of the way, there
'ould be no obstacle in the way of the
realty. He was therefore in favor of
etracing our steps, dissolving the part
ership between the Government and
peculators. and prosecuting the suit by
air and friendly negotiations with Mex
20.
He concluded by stating that wheth-
the refusal of Mexico to affirm the
American title were justifable or not,
o candid person would deny that,
! the present condition of Mexico. the
xcreise of the franchise claimed would.
all human certainty, result in the dis.
lemberment of Mcxico-the dissolution
T the Mexican Union,a and the extinction
that Republic.
HousE.-The House went into Com
littee Of the Whole on the bill to es-
'blish the territorial government of Col
mbia.
Wednesday, FEB. 0.
SENArE-After joining the House to
lnvass the electoral vote, the Senate re-
The Chair laid before the Senate a
eport from the Secretary of the Treas.
ry, showing the expenditures of the
larine Hospital fund for sick and dis
bled seamen, for the year 1852. Laid
n the table and ordered to be printed.
HoUsE.-After the departure of the
TENDERS Of the Senate. tae House was
allied to order.
Mr.. Briggs of New York presented
nc memorial of the New York Chamber
Commerce, in relation to the Senate
varehouse bill now pending in the
louise, proposing certain amendments.
deferred to Committee on Commerce.
Thursday, FEB. 10
Mr. Cooper offered resolution of in
ulry, as to the prepriety of establish
lg line of mail and war steamers be.
ween California and China. Adopted.
Mr. Hamlin reported a bill for a Ma
inc Hospital at Burlington, Iowa.