The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-28

The House met IL o'clock m.
Prayer by the chaplain of the Senate
The journal of yesterday read and approved.
lIeHr-Housrs
The SPEAKER laid before The House q communication
from the Secretary OF the Treasury transmitting letter
from certain contractors for the construction Of lighthouses
the Pacific coast asking for additional compensation for
the completion OF their contracts referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce, and ordered 10 be printed.
KxrFprross TO cunA.
Mr. HARRIS, of Mississippi asked leave offer reso-
luton requesting the President furnish information rela
tive TO citizens OF the United States and others residing
therein being engaged 10 organizing and fitting out mill
ary expeditions FOR the invasion OF the island OF Cuba and
any information he may possess on the subject
Mr. CLINGMAN objected.
DEBATE on rm MExIcAS-rnEArY BILL
Mr. HOUSTON proposed that the debate on the Mexican
treaty bill close tomorrow, at IL O'Clock. He desired TO
that there great anxiety expressed amongst senators
that this session Of Congress should terminate the 3sf
Of July lie (Mr H. fully sympahized with them, and
Monday next when the resolution that subject would
come upf by that time be should that much pro-
gress had been made as TO satisfy him that the business Of
the session could be completed by the 3lst Of Juybe
would vote for concluding the session at that time lie do
manded the previous question
Mr. HAVEN asked the gentleman from Alabama TO with
draw the previous question: enable him TO make sug
Reston
The SPEAKER said by unanimous consent the gentle
man from New York would be allowed 10 make sug-
Mr. HAVEN said, from the disposition Of the House yes
terday, 1t evident that there intention to ask
man from Tennessee Mr. Josrs the gentleman from Mis-
souri, Mr. BESroS and the gentleman from Virginia Mr.
BayLy all agreed that this House had perfect right TO
withhold the appropriation II they TO upon this
question upon the face OF the treaty itself LET them erm
the debate at But IL the House would ask for
the correspondence and papers the subject debate ought
not 10 be closed tomorrow He supposed the
hsd been printed for the Of the senate and
1t would not take long to procure It.
Mr.. HOUSTON willing to withdraw the previous
question II the gentleman wished move amendment
for shortening the time of debate
ment
The question the passage Of the resolution then
taken and the House agreed TO close the debate
st ~ ocock-yeas of, nays SO,
uyps soR COMMITTEE OK rRscps " rm ocr,S-NArJ
I'm motion OF Mr.. MACE, the special committee on The
frauds IN the ocernma service was authorized 70 employ
clerk for thirty days
the legislature Of that State in relation 70 the public lands
duty railroad iron &c which referred to appro
pirate committee
Mr. FAULKNER asked leave TO introduce resolution
to make special order for The consideration Of certain
army bills objected to
TREATY AUTHORIZATION Bib
The House then resolved itself into COMMITTEES and pro-
ccded to the consideration Of the bin appropriang ten
million dollars TO enable the President 70 fulfil the third
article Of the Mexican treaty of December 80 1881
Mr. JONES, of Pennsylvania said that the treaty TO
iuhl which the House asked 70 appropriation
would secure TO this country twenty million acres Of land
This item not Of much imporance TO us account
Of its intrinsic value hut II secured ne what supposed
had secured iy former trcatythst the right OF
way for railroad to Pacific possessions whilst
would release from the nth article Of old treaty
which the effect that the United States should
strain the Indians from all ncursons the Mexicans
and in event Of the Indians committing such ncursions
the United States to punish the Indians and exact
compensation from them precisely the they would
exact from them II the ncorsions made upon them
selves
The Mexiesn government however construed that treaty
d@erent and whenever damage done by the Indians
they bed this government responsible for the damage and