The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-12
TTJrRTY-SHOOND CONGRESS-.
sRC0ND SESSION.


tf s.@ Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb IL, 1859.
UxxKs IN THE srArx DgPARMNT
mo Chair laid before the Senate communication from
the State Department giving the number Of clerks in
that department
Mr. sxwAkD. (free soiD of N T., presented petitions
from O. Vanderbilt from the Of the Collins line
steamers and from those engaged in steamship business
praying for suspension OF the steamboat law Of last
session. Petitions Of like nature also presented
from Lake Huron, Hartford, and other places.
TIE CLAYTON AND BULwR rRRATY-RKPoRr OF TIE CON-
hrrEx on FOREIGN AFrAIRs-
NJ MASON, (dem.) Of Va, from the Committee on
Foreign Ahss, to which referred the President
message ON the subject Of the establishment OF British
colony at the Belize and also the resolution to inquire
whether any action of the Senate be necessary in
4uence Of the explanations by Messrs Balwer and Clayton
NJ the excbaI OF the ratification Of the Central Amer
can treaty, made report Of which the following Ia
synopsis:-
The committee have been unable satisfactorily to as
certain what is now the extent Of the claim prcten
nion on the Gulf Of Honduras. In the unsettled condi-
te Z, 'ce ceoOs pending the h9ss between Spain
Of sns ths T,sn
Tiers there pushed their occupancy far beyond the south
limits assigned to them BY treaty and now appears
stood in 1871 when the colonies dsmembered from
spain. These are questions properly belonging to the
OF dominion is of different character and Is one In
the disposition OF which this government be
that the English settianents On the Honduras arc In
Mexico or Guatemala the question remains the Same as
regards The United States and connected with this Ia
quiy, the committee have considered it incum-
bent on them to express opinion. They then
enter into long argument on the subject, and
fore report as their opinion to the Senate-That
the islands of Roatan, Bonaire, UtIlla. Barbarit,
Helena and Morat in and near the Bay Of Honduras
f he of
and therefore, form part Of Central America; and in
that occupation colonization these
tsasy Of 18th April 1850 The committee from the in,
formation before them, entertain decided opinion that
treaties With spain lie within the territory Of the RpuS
No Of Guatemala and so equally constitute part ofUcn
4ral America Should such bc the fact whilst the
the treaty q 1850 would that these Settlements
BE- abandoned and discontinued the par. of Great
Britain, yet this government would have just Of
complaint against any extension of the limits Of these
settlements beyond those prescribed BY Spsin or fur
70 s the
Ter Of these settlements by any mode OF Jurisdiction
would be in violation of said treaty.
he decaIaton ON the part Of the Ritish government
md tho reply thereto BY the secretsyof State As pre-
mnsry to the exchange Of the rstfcaons OF tho treaty
oneluded at Washington between the governments Of
reA Britain and the United States the 10th Of April
pSse, impcrt nothing more than An admission on the
part Of the two governmental their functonares at
the time Of such exchange that nothing contained in the
eaty is TO be considered affecting the title exist
ng rights of Great Britain to tho English settlement In
Honduras bay and consequently, in the opinion Of the
Committee no measures necessary, on the part OF
the Senate to be taken In reference to such dee alton
and reply"
Two thousand copies Of the report were order ID 10 be
Nr UxDrawooD (whig) Of KY, said that he was Nom
er Of the committee, and lest his silence might be con
~ acquoscencs he desired 70 that he did no,
eopcur in the report.
nj ros rm REGULATION or The COMMERCIAL xARIxr-,HF
PRESERVATION OF DISCIPLINE, nc.
Nr FDH, (whig) Of N T. introduced q bill for ths bet
Ar management and safe conduct Of American merchant
esses and for maintaining discipline board the
- bill contains twentysx sections and provides that
amen guilty Of refusal neglect TO obey lawful orders
ifu disobedience, using provoking threatening lam
aee gestures menaees, drunkenness quarrcling or
;shfing, dsordery conduct, unlawful combination, OF
nsre to tho vessel cargo, theft not exceeding
- the captain IL given discretion to fine such offender
- weeks wages and confinement bread and water for
~ more than three days but before pain OF penalty
Indicted the master to enter on his log statement Of
he offence end the punishment awarded TO Be certified
81 the mate one or moro witnesses. the master
ects 10 make such entry and 70 read the same to the
b6onder and proceeds 10 nfiet the punishment then
non the seaman, together with fine Of $50 for cseh
~ Of confinement. ANY justice Of the peace within
seton district IL empowered to try the case in sur
~ manner, and TO give sentence. II the offence b
mitted In foreign port, the United States Consul o.
emmsrcls agent or senior officer OF the United State
~ b vesed with the powers to try tho oase an
- couhns them on board OF any public vessel not
esang ten wechs anl On bread and va.cg scy NJ. sz
aedn1 tea days.