New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-12
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1853

The rest Of the b provides fIr the numerous details
OF there new provisions
Ii Was referred to the Committee on Com
me-ce
Mr.. MA.exs report says: The Committee
have been unable satisfactorily ascertain wls;
tne extent Of the claim or pretension Of Grea; Britain
m reSerd 70 the territory dominion the Gull %
AondurAs In the unsettled condIion of the country
pending hosules hetwees spain and the Colonies il j.
manifest that whether with OF without the sanction OF
he b'l1sh Government :he settlers there pashl ihs.r
occupancy lar beyond the southern limits assigned 70
mem y resiy and now appears TIA, \ ri.ht Is
erteo 70 maintain such occupancy as /. stood in ISL
WIEN the Colonies were 3ismembered from Span.
Ine-t are Gsiions properly belonging 70 the powers
OF Greet BRAIN and Guatemala but tie question Of
Dominion Of different character and 4 l. one IN he
oisPositon Of which This Government caa never be in
olrerenf Whether II shall Ultimately BE- determined
that The English settlements on the Honduras are in
Mexico OF Guatemala tie question remains the same 81
regards the United States and As connsed xi,h til,
INQUIRY tie Committee have considered il iacum1eat
tEe1l 70 express an opinion.
Trey then enter into a long argument the subec.
and cicse as follows: On tie whole the Committee
therefore report H their opinion 10 the Sslsts, tast
ne Islands OF Rustzn, BOnaire U.s, Barbart Helena
and Morst IN and near the Bay Of HOnduras constitute
part Of the territory Of The Repuhlc OF H9biurss AMI
therefore iorn part of Central America and Ia couse
quence inst shy occupation or colonization Of these
Islsnds by Great Briran would be violation OF the
Treaty oil Iy-h April, ls50. The COMMITTEE from the
information before them, entertain a decided opinion
that the British authorities q Belize defined BY the
treaties With Spain, lie within tie territory Of tee Rs
public q Guatemala and equally constitute part Of
Central America Should such be the TACT while the
COMMITTEE are not preped 70 say that the engagements
OF the treaty Of 1850 would require that those settle
merts shall be abandoned and discontinued on the part
OF Crest Britain, yet this Government would have Just
cnue Of compliant against any extension Of the limits OF
these settlements beyond those prescribed by Spain or
os furtie allowed by the Republics when they may be
founded, cnd that in any to enlarge change
tie character Of these settlements BY any mode Of uEs
dicticn, would BE in violation OF said treaty.
Mr.. USDERwooD said that ne was a member
Of the Committee, and les ais silence MI ht be con
strued scquescence, he desired 10 say that he did
not concur IN The report
The bills for the relief of William Weeks;
for the relief Of the OF Bsleview Iowa; the rect
OF Mary Woodward, J. e. Pitcher, Christine Barnard,
and tue bill authorizing exchanges inhelocaOn OF Land
Offices were seyerally taken up aud passes.
Mr.. MILLER gave notice that on tomorrow
be would ask permit % address the Seuete upon the
subject OF Recognizing the independence OF Liberia
The Texas Debt bill was taken up.
Mr. HoUsToy addressed the Senate for an
hour in opposition 10 the bill He said Texas incurred
the debt aud she bert undersoodher own rights and hon
or and the rights and equity OF her creditors and should
be 6owei settle her pecuniary Affairs in her way
independent Of the interference OF the United STATED
Texas bad maintained her honor and her faith IN the
darkest hours OF War and Want and that honor should
not now be questioned by the Uutet States At the nst
cation Of speculafors, none Of whom came forward
during her struggle fer Independence TO aid her. bur
who when they saw the star of her glory ascending
brightly, came there, and by corruption and fraud in
vOyed her In speculafOns in which they r.sked but
little and that Little NJ enormous premiums.
The bill was postponed till Thursday next.
The Senate then went into Executive Session,
snd while therein Mr. BADGERS nomination, by Yeas 20
to Nays ., was postponed indefinitely.
Adjourned