The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-28
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON Iune 81

TIE SUPPOSED EXHIBITION AGAINST CUBA.
Mr. HARgn, (dem) Of Miss, asked but did not obtain
leave--Mr Clingman, (dem OF N. c. ohjecting-to in
troduce resolution requesting the President far in
his opinion il Is not compatible with the public inter
ests furnish the House with any information relative
TO citizens of the United States and other persons
siding therein being engaged in organizing and fitting
out military expedition for the invasion OF Cuba, as
may have been in his possession the 3lst of
May last the date of his proclamation.
gADsDES TREATY.
Mr.. Houston, (dem Of Ala offered n resolution to
terminate debate the Mexican treaty to at
He said great anxiety is expressed that this
sion shall terminate on the 3Is Of July and in that
feeling he sympatbized much any member. On
Monday next he should to take up the resolution
for adjournment, and II the progress of business shall
Mr.. HAVEN (whig) of N. Y said from the turn the
debate hso taken it evident il the House will not
call for the correspondence ami instructions relative to
the Mexican treaty, the debate might as we'll
be closed now as not. 1t seemed to be con-
right, as q matter of expeiency, to withhold the
appropriation II the friends Of the adm
before the House that it may be acted question
Of expectancy snd propey then the debate ought not
to be closed for several days He supposed tho CORES
poncepce and instructions was in condition to be trans
mitted to the House, having already been before the
Senate conGdeDsy The treaty looks fair its face,
but II the House word test whether il Is proper ono,
they shculd have the documents before them
The resolution adopted-yeas "a, nays IS.
CLERK FOR COMMITTEE
Mr. MACE, (dem Of Ind, offered re solution, which
adopted, allowing the select Committee frauds
connected with mail steamers, to employ clerk for
twenty days.
The House went into committee on
THE MEXICAN TREATY BILL
Mr. J0NEr, (dem) of Ia, saidihe provisions Of the
treaty explicit that every member easily
prehond Il The frSt possession secured to us by the
treaty is twenty millions OF land which not Of
impo lance for its intrinsic value, that II
secures to what supposed secured by former
tieatythat u.s. the right of southern route for rail-
read to Pacific possessions This treaty releases
from the eleventh article of the treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalpo, which gave rise 10 long continued and able
debate In the Senate and has been productive Of
thing but agitation uncertainty and doubt since
The eleventh provision stpulste hBt the United States
shall restrain the Indians from all ncursions Mexican
territory and further that in the event Of being
able to tire United States will punish the In ans
and compensation and justice to the Mexicns
damage done. There have been two constructions put
upon that article from the day Of its ratification till
now. We stipulated nothing more than that If these
Indians should make ncursions Mexican soil, the
United States by armed force, shall punish the Indians
and make exActions Of them 10 the amount that
would exact for ourselves under similar circum-
eta But this Is not the construction Of the Mexi
government, which holds responsible for such
damage and says must make compensation out OF the
national treasury II is known that the Mexican gov.
las already presented claims TO the amount OF
BIG COO 600 and II Is said that President Fillmore
willing 20 ray SO geo 600 and thus settle the qtcsto
II lie sas mistaken then he had been msinornad. "
1s r, r,rd That Mexico preferred caius for ~ o.
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