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seen what disposition that Senator would make
Mr.. SHIELDS withdrew his motion, and II . re.
solution was laid over. - = #rIr1F724I
FoREIaN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pocraIsE.
Mr.. CASS moved that bis joint resolution reaf
hrming the Monroe doctrine, and applying it to
Cuba, be postponed till Wednesday next.
Mr.. MASON gave notice that on Wednesday
next he would move to refer to the Committee on
Foreign Relations the message of the President Of
the united States communicating the correspon
dence relating to the proposed trpartie treaty re
speeding Cuba. And tn t on that day gentlemen
portunity OF doing SO. II III.
lABoRERs ON THE CAPITOL -.s,s
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
approprlatlng one months pay to the workingmen
on the Capitol for the time lost by them during
the suspension Of the work last spring.
And the question being taken on the third read .
Ing OF the bill, it was decided in the negative
yeas II, nays 81. So the bill was rejected
PRIVATE BILL. r.
On motion of Mr.. RUSK, the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the bill for the relief of Will
liam Moss and Matthew Mos; and the same was
considered and passed.
TEXAS DEBT.
On motion of Mr.. PEARCE, the bill making pro-
vision for the satisfaction of the claims of the Gre
dltors OF Texas, was taken up, and then postponed
and made the order of the day for Wednesday
next.
THE COINAGE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mr.. GWIN, submitted the following resolution,
which was considered and agreed TO:
Resetoed, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
requested to inform the Senate what was the nomi
nal and what Is the actual fineness of the gold
coins struck at the mint prior the year 1884 and
at what they are now received by the mint for re-
colnage also, to furnish copies of the reports for
the last ten years Of the commissioners who have
met annually in conformity with law, to examine
the weight and fneness of the coins of the United
States and OF all communications to and from the
Executive Department of the Government in rela.
ton to any debasement of the coins struck in the
mint or either of its branches which may have
been detected by said commissioners other.
wise.
Also, by what authority of law neither gold nor
silver is separated for the benefit of the depositor
In the mint when the net product of the operation
estimated upon the charges by the mint, is less
than five dollars; whether said gold and silver is
separated for the benefit of the mint, and used for
Its contingent expenses to the loss of the depostor
and if 30, by what authority of law, and what has
been the amount, if any, both of the gold and of
the silver respectively, taken from depositors by
the mint at Philadelphia during each of the last
four fiscal years
Also, what is the amount of silver now left un-
extracted in the gold coins of the United States
by the mint ut Philadelphia; and to furnish state
ment OF the aggregate Gums both of the gold and
silver deposited, and of the deductions made there
from respectively, and for each quarter, as well as
the rates charged for silver alloy, as exemped in
tne abstracts OF accounts Of the mint, accompany
tnS tnS reports OF the FIRST Auditor, numbered
l05,l2O, los 600, LOG 256 LOG 1884, and i07 65; and
whether the depositors of mixed gold bullion from
the l4th November. 1850, to Let April 1851, were
charged by the mint full price for separating their
silver from their gold to wit, five cents Der ounce
and then deprived of nearly the half of said silver
TO wit, hve per cent by weight left In the gold
coins by the melter and refner, and charged to
said depositors as alloy, and if so, then for what
was the aggregate amount, if any, of sei1 five per
cent. of silver taken from said depositors; and
to furnish copies of all communicate to and from
the Department lr any manner relating to this
subject
Also what deductions, if any, are made BY the
assayer OF the mint in the reported fineness of
gold bullion deposited, from the actual assay re
suits thereof; and, if any, then what disposal ia
maze OF the profits thence accruing, and by what
authority of law.
Also, by what act of appropriation or authority
OF law the profits of the coinage of silver three.
cent coins are used by the Mint of the United
STATES 10 oefray Its contingent expenses.
THE MINISTER FROM NICARAGUA.
MIR. BROOKE submitted the following resoIu-
ton, which was laid over
Resolued, That the President be requested, if in
his opinion not inconsistent with the public inter
est, TO commE nicate the Senate the reasons
which have induced the Department of State to re.
fuse to hold further official intercourse with S. nor
Don Jose de Mareuleta, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenlpotentiary of the Republic of Mica
rauga near this Government.
Mr. MASON submitted the following resolution,
which was laid over
Reso!red, That the President of the United States
be requested, if in bis opinion not incompatibIe
WIN the pubic interest, TO communicate to the
senate copies OF any further correspondence that
may have taken place between the Minister of the
United States at Paris and the Department of
State concerning the revolution in France of De.
cemoer, 1851, since the correspondence of like
character communicated by the President to boz h
Houses OF Congress, with his message of January
40, 1852.
PERSONAL ExPLANATIoN-THE CLAYTON AND Bull
wER TREATY.
Mr.. CASS made personal explanation. He
said that some time since since he had called by
resolution, on the State Department for informa
ton relative to the establishment by Great Britain
OF new cole ny in the Bay of Islands, in Central
America. The President and Secretary of State
bad answered that they had no official information
on the subject. Among the papers transmitted BY
the Secretary OF State was letter from Mr.. Clay
ton acknowledging the receipt of quasi ratifica
ton of the treaty by Great Britain and note from
Sir Henry Bulwer stating that Great Britain had
ratified the treaty on the express understanding
that the claims OF Great Britain in Honduras were
not affected by it. To this qualification of the
treaty Mr.. Clayton assented. He (Mr CAss) was
one Of those who at that time did not nderstand
the treaty; for if he had he would never have voted
ior It, He voted for the treaty because he thought
1t would sweep from the whole of Central America
the British power. But it appeared from this let
ter that Me. Clayton and Mr. BuIwer understood
Central America as not IN ca ming Central Anne
RIGA, but part of it onlv
Mir Clayton further states in his letter that Col
onel King, then the chairman OF the COMMITTEES IN
Military Affairs was informed of this understan din
OF toe treaty, and said to him (Mr. ClaytouI thai
'the Senate pefecly understood that the treatv did
not include British Honduras" Colonel King had
informed him (hr Classy this morning that he
had made no such statement; that when Mr. Ciav-
ton called ON him, and informed him of the quail
heation put In the treaty by Great Britain, and
asked II 1t should be sent TO the Senate he mir
klNG) told him that if il were sent to the Senate il
would not receive single vote; but that he had
better dismiss the qualification entirely. and lot
the treaty stand without it. Until the presenI tine
he (Mr KINel believed this to have been done ..
Mr.. CAss thought that it was proper to have
thus stated publicly that he never understood the
treaty did Mr.. Clayton, and, if he had, he would
never have voted for it.
MIR. DOWNS said that be was astonisbed tb;s
morning upon reading the documents transmit
ted by the President to find the condition and qua
LITIGATION to the treaty asseuted to by Mr. CLAYTON
He would have voted fer the treaty if he had
thought it subject to such Construction, nor did
he believe it would have received single vote in
the Senate. The object of the treaty was, as he
understood and was said at the tme to exclude
Great Britain forever from any control over any
part OF Central America; to effect that object he
had voted for il; but it now appeared that the ex-
nlanation of IL 0iven EvM M gCIavtor. afoot,l