The daily union., 1854-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1854.
HOUSE OF REpREsENTATIvEs


10 whom were referred the reeolu,ions relating 10 me
presentation OF the thanks OF Congtess 10 Duncan ~
ngraham, reported back the same with substitute
which was read, as follows:
Ben ,ssnrsa sihs Senate aad Hpss Of Rfsssafates -
congress assmbsd That he naaks ., Tonx'sss pe' 'a
they arc hereby, presented % Danean n lng'aha 90 W.
mandiug the United States Sopp-uiWh ~ LOUIS. lof
his udciou aud galaut coadnc on me "a oay q lnp
as' 10 extending the protection Of me Aeaan ara
Illegal aud i'm rsonmen on board ihe Austrian ORG
Hussar
Rssoea That the President the Uaed States be- and
hereby requested cause 10 be made medal VIVA
! .uiah bic devices and presented Cspain Duncan n,
Ina,nLsm ss esrluonal high entertained y
Congress Of his vaior prompnas5 and jndicloas conaua
on rhe aforementioned occasion.
Hsoird Thathe President OF tho Uniied States cause
the foregoing reson'ioas g be eonnanaea'sa -
d. ~ ngrehsn. In such ~fms as ne may deem pos car
ealat ted ave effect TO Tho clI,cts thereof
| Mf DEAN. As there is no proper place to which to
refer there resolutions and they are reported here by
a comntee, and a declaration OF thanks to
Captain lngrabam, without asserting anything as to the
citizenship of koszta, hope iy House will consent
TO their immediate passage and u there no one who
desires 70 speak upon the subject, move the previous
Mr. CLlNGMAN called for ellers upon the demand
for the previous question. which were ordered; and
Messrs. HARRIS and CAMPBELL were appointed
The House then taken, and the iellers reported
ayes So, noes not counted,
The SPEAKER There not being majority OF
quorum, the proposition falls.
Mr. svfi8ELER. ~ ss.s sI.. r~.oie"- b.
prred to the Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union
Mr. ORR was absent for a single moment. and
was somewhat surprised that the previous question was
not seconded In this matter. suppose no debate is
necessary in regard 10 the resolution the House IN
dersland it, presume there will be objection to pass
ng il, as has been reported unanimously by the Com
miilee on Foreign Aaalrs have so understood it
Mr.. BAYLY, OF Virginia The committee were unan.
Mr. ORR The resolutions which were originally Of
fesed by the gentleman from New York Mr. DEAN are
changed They provided tor giving sword . 70 Cay.an
flon, and provide for presenting him with a medal
Mr. BAYLY. Do understand the gentleman from
csa S ;sy hs thai thai ss he 0n change
/ Mr. BAYLY Then my friend is mistaken. The
resolutions have been changed in epects than that
We not only changed the direction from c sword 70
ham rather civil than military. but we changed II very
essentially in other particulars We avoided all questions
about ci,izeAshp. II The House will look at the resou-
lions hev will find that thank Captain Ingraham for
nehing bu. judcious conduct N extending protection TO
man Illegally inprisoned The ground Of The extern
zion OF thai protection ia moi settled at all II was by
design, and properly, too, that we did not 60 into thai
question We merely thaak him for his prompt and lu-
dIcions in extending the protection OF onf ma
lonalty Kcs2a. 10 which he was undoubtedly en-
titled All contsoverted questions that had been brought
10 have been carefully ie out; and in Ibis case, do
ao hesnf e s ,Sfy ana @scoosy s e1 0a a. oo
/ The SPEAKER The ,.enilemaR from Soulh Carolina
tMr osRl entitled TO he ioor, and yielded to The
gentleman from Virginia for explanation. me geniie
ma NJ therefore. has Iigb; 10 yield The G3or.
Mi ORR desire ,ha' ne gentleman from Virginia
MIR MIIIsoNl shall propoand his question TO his col
| league and Will Weld the f1or for iha, purpose.
/ Mr. MiLLSON. | was aboul 10 ak my colleague.
[Nr BAyLY,l who SUPP losed entitled 10 the floor,
II there any necessity Tor the immediate considefa
lion oi these j,ioi resolutions I am ntpfmet-and |
gather as much from the remarks us made By M col.
e yuetha the resolutions referred 10 the Committee on
Foreign Affairs have been materially changed by that
committee.
They are long resolutions and, affecting they DO
our foreign relations, they ought TO be carefully con
sldered.
Now sir, L have no hesitation in saying that bave
never entertained a doubt that The justification OF the
conduct oi Captain lngrabam was complete but not for
many Of The reasons which have been assgaed con
cur in much OF the reasoning contained IN the letter of
the Secretary OF State upon ,hls subject but an snx
ous that resolution passed BY the House shall
commit Congress to any questionable principle; and for
th. reason greatly desire that tins matter should DC re.
fered 10 lhe Committee OF the Whole on The stale o the
Union and that il shall ibere be taken up a,
venen, day-st some early day -and disposed Of may
seem proper,
/ MAKE these remarks, not with view Of in,erposing
any obstacle the passage of the resolutions but tor the
parpo.e of giving oppouuiy Oi becoming asturei
Tor m, sell thai they are ~ such terms and contain such
sentiments, as shall be willing To subscribe ~ can
see necessity for any immediate acon ~ relation 70
them and hoe therefore. that they wall be reierred 10
The Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union
MIR BAYLY. ! dislike 10 respass rron the time Of
ms trend from South Carolina tMf. oRRl aod will moi
proceed fouher u be objects.
MIR ORR. Go on.
Mr. BAYLY Thtn, az the gentleman has no obisc.
tiop, sil say word IN reply 10 my colleague, Nr.
MlII.ogl Now 10 respect TO the proposition 70 refer
10 The Con nillee 0 The Whole The state OF the Union,
e, Us look Al il When The resolutions we're htsl intro
duced bs the geallenan from New York, lMr DEAN
look he ground that they should go the Comma,sh
on Foreign Aasirs dad u for reason that did not
choose 10 assign Mt the ime. did il because thought
in framing them he had followed too close nrecedens
sci IN Other cases. and especially in which had
IN view | ihnugh VI we eould get them into the Com
miitee on Foreign Atsits, composed Of such gentlemen
ae the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr.. tiiANDLrR
and others tho are known 70 this Hou,el mention that
gentleman particularly, because he IS known TO be, what
ne prdes himself upon beng, not only whlg but led.
aughefl he has been EDITOR. and Is able
critic; be understands the OF the English lang
say thought that committee OF that sort, II they met
together 10 ak their phraseOogy, could, after
While get them nearly right. Well, ae dad meet and
talk tppm over We made suggestions, and we made
anendnrnts and Al last got the resolutions IN such
shapr that the committee agreed 10 them unanimously
and they have been reported back 10 the House BY The
gentle nan from New York ~
II My colleague wants to send them now 70 The Com
uee of the Whole on the Of ihs Union Ceitonp
To tals over the Language OF them again To get them
right aeainl Why sr, this matter Of paying compll-
ment amounts 10 nothing il Is grndsngy and tardly
done.
My colleague asks what 10 the occasion OF immediate
action That i partly the occasion for immediate ac-
lion But s.yond that sndsrfske 10 say here, we have
taken IN his matter department IN respect to our
loteisn affairs II may be excused for nsng iechnlcal
txpe ss,ons this nation has been constantly The pslnb
We have WAYS been after other nstiors tos what they
have done TO Now am tired OF seeing his nation
eternaily The plaintiff. want want TO see
this nation .onc,ines The defendant say j, emPbacay,
and sjsh 10 20 10 iae country Not only - That
mo ,,intnp hepye that ID r. the opinion uf the